Business Operations Analyst I - Climate Justice Student Projects Coordinator - 1.0 FTE - Office for
- Employer
- Portland Public Schools
- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Posted
- Jan 15, 2025
- Closes
- Feb 04, 2025
- Ref
- 2880490277
- Discipline
- Operations / Process
- Position Type
- Analyst, Internship / Student / Training
- Specialty
- Alternative Fuels
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- Academia
Posting Timeline
PPS strongly encourages and recommends everyone who is able, to be vaccinated and remain current on the COVID-19 vaccine.
This job is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as received. Portland Public Schools reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period. First review of applications will begin 1/21/2025.
Position Details
Portland Public Schools (PPS) is seeking talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to lead change and inspire PPS students. At PPS, every employee, despite having different roles, is an educator. We hope to attracttalented educators who model the core PPS Educator Essentials .With the District's focus on eliminating systemic racism and its adverse impact on student learning, we seek to hire individuals who bring to our district a deep commitment to racial equity and social justice.
The District is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all its educational and employment activities. The District prohibits discrimination based on perceived or actual race; national or ethnic origin; color; sex; religion; age; sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; pregnancy; marital status; veteran's status; familial status; economic status or source of income; mental or physical disability or perceived disability; or military service.
504 Coordinator: Katie Loewen x63337
ADA Coordinator: Jey Buno
Title IX Program Manager: Bobby Cruz
Accessibility Statement
Brief Description of the Role:
The Climate Justice Student Projects Coordinator supports the distribution of the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) Student Projects funding for student-led climate projects at all K-8, Middle Schools and High Schools. This project coordinator supports 39 school sites with the implementation of student-led projects through direct recruitment and support of the site-based Student Climate Project Advisors (SCPAs), acting as a liaison between the funding partner reporting requirements and project parameters and the site, and being a liaison between the necessary central office departments that need to be involved for successful project implementation.
This role involves developing communication materials and resources, providing coordination and support for SCPAs and students, and offering guidance on project development, budgeting, and navigating challenges. Responsibilities also include monthly check-ins with SCPAs, ensuring project reporting aligns with student climate project funding requirements, and collecting tracking data for funding partners. Additional tasks may include updating the PPS Climate Justice website, contributing to the student climate project playbook, and fostering community partner involvement. The position also supports student leadership spaces, collaborates with local nonprofits and districts, and helps integrate project-based learning into curriculum and teacher development.
Individuals with experience in environmental justice, climate justice, climate change and community-led project management are encouraged to apply. This position is grant funded for five years.
Learn more about PPS Climate Justice and the PCEF student climate project funds at
BASIC FUNCTION:
Under general supervision, support, analyze and/or manage routine, unique and special projects and programs; analyze, recommend and develop organizational processes, systems and structures; implement, analyze, and/or determine whether practices, policies, procedures and other operational activities are followed in accordance with local, state and Federal laws and District policies; identify opportunities for projects, programs, systems and structures improvements; support, participate in and/or lead compliance monitoring and oversight of designated programs, policies, budgets, contracts and grants; prepare, analyze and verify operational, financial, budgetary, and statistical data and reports; provide and present information to a variety of district and community stakeholders.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
The classification specification does not describe all duties performed by all incumbents within the class. This summary provides examples of typical tasks performed in this classification.
All levels of the Business Operations professionals' classification series participate in conducting programs and projects administrative work flow, programmatic, compliance and budgetary services for assigned administrators, departments, programs and services of the district. All levels, to varying degrees, conduct studies, plan and prepare financial, statistical and narrative reports and develop presentations. These classification levels are differentiated by the scope of work and complexity of assigned program(s), degree of technical expertise required and needed in conducting research, data collection, statistical analyses and reporting of findings, and latitude of discretion and independence in decision-making in development, implementation and leadership of programs and projects.
The Business Operations Analyst I is the second level of the professional series. Employees in this classification hold considerable autonomy and decision-making in implementing a wide variety of programs, projects, studies and operational process reviews. Program and project assignments are typically multi-dimensional and require working knowledge of business and operational functions, statistical analyses, report writing, presentations preparation and delivery. Employees will represent assigned programs within the district and with external partners. Employees at this level participate in and represent assigned programs within the district and with external partners.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:
Knowledge of:
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PPS strongly encourages and recommends everyone who is able, to be vaccinated and remain current on the COVID-19 vaccine.
This job is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as received. Portland Public Schools reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period. First review of applications will begin 1/21/2025.
Position Details
Portland Public Schools (PPS) is seeking talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to lead change and inspire PPS students. At PPS, every employee, despite having different roles, is an educator. We hope to attracttalented educators who model the core PPS Educator Essentials .With the District's focus on eliminating systemic racism and its adverse impact on student learning, we seek to hire individuals who bring to our district a deep commitment to racial equity and social justice.
The District is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all its educational and employment activities. The District prohibits discrimination based on perceived or actual race; national or ethnic origin; color; sex; religion; age; sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; pregnancy; marital status; veteran's status; familial status; economic status or source of income; mental or physical disability or perceived disability; or military service.
504 Coordinator: Katie Loewen x63337
ADA Coordinator: Jey Buno
Title IX Program Manager: Bobby Cruz
Accessibility Statement
Brief Description of the Role:
The Climate Justice Student Projects Coordinator supports the distribution of the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) Student Projects funding for student-led climate projects at all K-8, Middle Schools and High Schools. This project coordinator supports 39 school sites with the implementation of student-led projects through direct recruitment and support of the site-based Student Climate Project Advisors (SCPAs), acting as a liaison between the funding partner reporting requirements and project parameters and the site, and being a liaison between the necessary central office departments that need to be involved for successful project implementation.
This role involves developing communication materials and resources, providing coordination and support for SCPAs and students, and offering guidance on project development, budgeting, and navigating challenges. Responsibilities also include monthly check-ins with SCPAs, ensuring project reporting aligns with student climate project funding requirements, and collecting tracking data for funding partners. Additional tasks may include updating the PPS Climate Justice website, contributing to the student climate project playbook, and fostering community partner involvement. The position also supports student leadership spaces, collaborates with local nonprofits and districts, and helps integrate project-based learning into curriculum and teacher development.
Individuals with experience in environmental justice, climate justice, climate change and community-led project management are encouraged to apply. This position is grant funded for five years.
Learn more about PPS Climate Justice and the PCEF student climate project funds at
BASIC FUNCTION:
Under general supervision, support, analyze and/or manage routine, unique and special projects and programs; analyze, recommend and develop organizational processes, systems and structures; implement, analyze, and/or determine whether practices, policies, procedures and other operational activities are followed in accordance with local, state and Federal laws and District policies; identify opportunities for projects, programs, systems and structures improvements; support, participate in and/or lead compliance monitoring and oversight of designated programs, policies, budgets, contracts and grants; prepare, analyze and verify operational, financial, budgetary, and statistical data and reports; provide and present information to a variety of district and community stakeholders.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
The classification specification does not describe all duties performed by all incumbents within the class. This summary provides examples of typical tasks performed in this classification.
- Support, participate in and/or lead the evaluation, implementation or development of programs, plans, processes, systems and procedures to achieve district goals for assigned programs' operations and administration; analyze, monitor, implement and/or develop short and long-term projects, programs, policies, goals and objectives.
- Participate in, conduct and/or lead special projects and programs; develop programmatic research designs, analysis and statistical studies; assist in compiling information, draft or lead the writing of statistical and/or narrative reports relative to programs, policies, budget allocations, grants and organization structure.
- Conduct internal audits of programs and projects, including work flow, systems and structures; coordinate programs and projects with leaders, managers, and staff to assess work processes and outcomes; recommend changes to maximize efficiencies.
- Prepare projections of revenues and appropriations for department leadership; conduct analyses and review budget expenditure plans and prepare recommendations to keep expenditures within planned amounts.
- Participate in, coordinate or lead the management of assigned activities through daily informal and formal contacts, planning and analysis and follow-up on programs and projects operations, issues, policies and procedures.
- Identify opportunities for improvements, expansion and/or redirection of programs, projects, operational processes and procedures, as assigned; monitor, document, and/or lead compliance with newly created and adopted activities, operations, grants, policies and procedures.
- Ensure that the District's racial educational equity performance metrics for programs' operations are effectively identified, implemented and communicated to internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrate a commitment to the Portland Public Schools Equity Initiative by developing a thorough knowledge and application of the district Racial Educational Equity Policy, Equity in Public Purchasing and Contracting and other board policies; participate in staff development, in-services and trainings related to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and in K - 12 education; model appropriate behaviors; develop, recommend and implement improvements to education and business practices with awareness and understanding of their impact in a racially and culturally diverse community.
- Assess the impact of public education, local, state and federal legislation as it relates to assigned programs, projects and operations; participate in, conduct, and/or lead the analysis of impending legislation; assist in or lead the drafting and recommending of new and revised legislation language to assure laws which enhance the programmatic and educational mission.
- Analyze, develop, prepare and review reports of findings, alternatives and recommendations involving a broad range of program, project and business operations and management issues; assist in, conduct and/or lead preparation and presentation of materials for committees, district management, employees, community partners, parent groups and other stakeholders regarding assigned programs, projects, operations' status and activities.
- Lead, participate in, and/or represent the District at a variety of meetings, workshops, seminars and in-services.
- Provide supervision, leadership, work direction and guidance to assigned staff; may provide input into the interview, selection, evaluation and training of designated staff, as appropriate to the classification level.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
All levels of the Business Operations professionals' classification series participate in conducting programs and projects administrative work flow, programmatic, compliance and budgetary services for assigned administrators, departments, programs and services of the district. All levels, to varying degrees, conduct studies, plan and prepare financial, statistical and narrative reports and develop presentations. These classification levels are differentiated by the scope of work and complexity of assigned program(s), degree of technical expertise required and needed in conducting research, data collection, statistical analyses and reporting of findings, and latitude of discretion and independence in decision-making in development, implementation and leadership of programs and projects.
The Business Operations Analyst I is the second level of the professional series. Employees in this classification hold considerable autonomy and decision-making in implementing a wide variety of programs, projects, studies and operational process reviews. Program and project assignments are typically multi-dimensional and require working knowledge of business and operational functions, statistical analyses, report writing, presentations preparation and delivery. Employees will represent assigned programs within the district and with external partners. Employees at this level participate in and represent assigned programs within the district and with external partners.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:
Knowledge of:
. click apply for full job details