Short Description:

OSSE’s CIO seeks to hire a Program Manager to support the management of the OSSE Faculty and Staff Data Collection. The contractor will implement the collection, provide technical assistance, and generate citywide educator workforce data insights.

The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is seeking a qualified Program Manager. The contractor will work with the Division of Teaching and Learning to ensure local education agencies (LEAs) submit accurate and timely data via the annual Faculty and Staff Data Collection. Specifically, the Program Manager will coordinate technical assistance efforts, monitor collection implementation, and develop processes for ensuring accuracy and compliance as necessary. The Program Manager must have experience working in D.C. government, managing census-level educator workforce data collections, and providing technical assistance to DC LEAs.

Duties/Responsibilities:

· Develop guidance, resources, and technical assistance to ensure LEAs submit accurate and timely data during OSSE’s school year 2025-26 Faculty and Staff Data Collection

· Coordinate and monitor Division responses to LEA support requests related to Faculty and Staff Data Collection data and systems

· Collaborate across the Division and with other Divisions within OSSE, including Data, Assessment and Research (DAR) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) to ensure accurate and timely data submissions during the 2025-26 Faculty and Staff Data Collection

· Provide progress reports to Division leadership on a regular and as-needed basis to ensure LEAs receive sufficient support and guidance to meet stated 2025-26 Faculty and Staff Data Collection deadlines

· Analyze and interpret data submitted via the 2025-26 Faculty and Staff Data Collection to support the public reporting of trends and patterns related to the statewide educator workforce landscape

Candidate Skills Matrix:

| Strong communication skills - ability to articulate technical terms and complex data clearly to a non-technical audience both verbally and in writing | Required | 15 Years | | Experience working in the D.C. education sector (Charter, DCPS, state) | Required | 15 Years | | Bachelor’s degree or related field or equivalent experience | Required | 15 Years | | MS Office + MS Project or other Project Management software | Required | 13 Years | | Experience using R, Stata, Tableau and PowerBI to improve data collections and generate insights from data | Required | 8 Year | | Experience with the Faculty and Staff Data Collection application tool | Required | 1 Year | | Candidate should have previous work experience with OSSE | Required | 8 Year | | Experience designing census-level data collection templates, tools and policy guidance with D.C. government | Required | 6 Year | | Experience managing complex projects with multiple groups of stakeholders | Required | 6 Year |

Background check:

An extensive criminal history background check will be required. We cannot submit candidates with recent histories (go back seven years) of extensive driving, drug, robbery or any other illegal activity. Any criminal activity on the background check will eliminate the candidate from consideration. If selected, please make certain that you inform all candidates that they will have to complete this criminal background check prior to starting. NATIONAL background checks are required; Federal background checks are NOT compliant under this contract. A national background check is a national criminal background check that pulls criminal records from State and County Courts in almost every US State.

Flexible work from home options available.