Location: San Francisco, CA
URL: http:/www.WestEd.org
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Apply online at: http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/hr_pos/2816
Position Title: Director, Project & Portfolio Management
Reports to: Director, Information Services
Department: Information Services
Salary: Level J – $119,559 – $149,449
Location: San Francisco, CA
Time Base: 100%
Position No: 2816
Type: Regular Employee
WestEd, a nonprofit research, development, and service agency, works with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. While WestEd serves the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah as one of the nation’s Regional Educational Laboratories, our agency’s work extends throughout the United States and abroad. WestEd has 16 offices nationwide, from Washington and Boston to Arizona, Southern California, and its headquarters in San Francisco.
The Information Services Department has a staff of approximately 21 people. WestEd Interactive has a staff of approximately 40 people. In addition, there are employees throughout the agency who are working on various technology applications requiring support and coordination. Overall, WestEd has approximately 550+ employees located in 16 offices nationally. The Information Services Department is responsible for providing technology support for all WestEd Staff and programs. WestEd Interactive delivers web and media solutions to WestEd projects and clients.
The Information Services Department develops comprehensive and high-quality computing and communications infrastructure to support WestEd staff, programs and clients that require various digital interactive services and connectivity capabilities to accomplish their goals. Digital services include application and file servers, Internet connectivity solutions, video conferencing capability, and support for desktop and mobile computing systems.
WestEd Interactive services range from strategic planning and needs analysis to multimedia and content development, e-learning, and complex application development. WestEd Interactive team has developed and/or provided support for over one hundred projects, ranging from simple online website brochures to highly complex data management systems.
Position Description
The Director of Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) is a new senior level management position with overall responsibility for the organization