Budget Director

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Budget Director
The candidate will manage a cohort of support managers and specialists, strategically coordinating and supporting the Borough/Citywide Offices scope of operational work. The incumbent will provide expertise and direction in budget, grants management, contracts, procurement, and/or payroll. The Budget Director will serve in a managerial confidential capacity, with significant discretion and independent decision-making authority on behalf of the Director for Finance and Human Resources, Borough/Citywide Offices. In addition, the incumbent will serve as key advisor to the Director for Finance and Human Resources on operational support matters. Also works closely with school-based personnel, striving to meet the goals of the Borough/Citywide Offices while driving the schools served by the Offices to meet their cumulative performance targets. All Borough/Citywide Office staff, including the Budget Director, work to engender high levels of principal satisfaction with the services and support they provide. Performs related work. Key Relationships: The Budget Director works closely with school-based personnel in two capacities: (1) to provide comprehensive and/or specialized support for operational functions, such as human resources, budgeting, grants management, contracts, procurement, and payroll; and (2) to build capacity at the school level for operational practices. Additionally, the Budget Director works with the First Deputy Chancellor’s Office and Central leadership to ensure that schools supported by the Borough/Citywide Offices are receiving high-quality, targeted transactional support and guidance. Borough/Citywide Office staff work together to ensure the provision of high-quality support and service to principals that is seamless and coordinated. Provide guidance and resources to principals, school administrators and school-based personnel to schools served by the Borough/Citywide Office, to increase the operational/administrative capacity and autonomy of each school. This includes frequent school visits to troubleshoot and provide one-on-one support as necessary. Provide strategic coaching to principals and staff regarding resource optimization, talent management, and alignment of operational resources to student achievement and instructional goals. Manage one or more operations specialists, ensuring the provision of high-quality service while building operational capacity in schools. Liaise with the First Deputy Chancellor’s Office and Central offices when necessary to ensure that operational transactions are executed to meet compliance mandates and schools’ satisfaction. Liaise, as appropriate, with the First Deputy Chancellor’s Office and Central leadership for the purposes of fulfilling principal and school needs that must escalate beyond the Borough/Citywide Offices. Identify complex and systemic needs of schools served by the Borough/Citywide Office, and arrange for the provision of services to meet those needs. Advise principals on when and how to seek additional resources and/or expertise. Assume a leadership role in shaping the internal and external market, assisting the team in identifying services for schools. Serve as an advocate for schools, engaging leadership in potential policy changes. Identify shared operational challenges and advise accordingly regarding policy updates or changes. Implement policies advancing a service-oriented culture designed to attain high levels of principal satisfaction with the services and support provided by the Borough/Citywide Office. Support the work of principals to capture and disseminate knowledge among the schools served by the Borough/Citywide Office. This includes sharing best practices related to business services and operational issues. Provide critical, technical operational information as available from the First Deputy Chancellor’s Office and/or Borough/Citywide Office, including Central policy and process updates and changes. Identify areas in which schools are in need of administrative and/or operational training, and ensure that training opportunities are provided to each school. Design and deliver professional development for school-based professionals based on individual school needs.

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