Director of K-12 Education Consulting

Public Consulting Group (PCG)

Reporting to the head of PCG Education, and with a staff of more than 25 consultants, project managers, and others, this Director is responsible for the management and development of PCG's Education Consulting division, focused on helping K-12 school districts systemically improve their educational programs through leadership development, instructional improvement, and data-based decision making.

It is important to note that this position calls for both a high-level consultant AND someone who has managed a consulting team, with P&L responsibility. It also is important to note that the ideal candidate is unlikely to work for a software or other pure technology company—the focus here is on curriculum, leadership, school reform, data analytics, and other non-technical solutions. 

THE COMPANY

About PCG

Public Consulting Group (PCG) provides industry-leading management consulting and technology to help public sector education, health, human services, and other government clients achieve their performance goals and better serve populations in need.

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Public Consulting Group (PCG) has more than 1,100 professionals in 44 offices around the U.S., in Canada, and in Europe.

PCG has helped numerous public sector organizations to maximize resources, make better management decisions using performance measurement techniques, enhance business processes, improve federal and state compliance, and deliver solid client outcomes. Many of PCG's more than 1,000 employees have extensive experience and subject matter knowledge in a range of government-related topics, from child welfare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Welfare to Work (WtW), and Medicaid and Medicare policy to special education, literacy and learning, and school-based health finance. PCG's current work includes more than 1,000 active contracts in more than 40 states.

PCG has five designated practice areas, each with a proven track record of achieving desired results for clients:  Education, Health, Human Services, Participant Direction, and Technology Consulting.  The firm often combines resources from two or more practice areas to offer a multidisciplinary approach to solve a client's challenge or pursue an opportunity.

About PCG Education 

PCG Education Awarded Indiana Statewide Common Core Project

Florida Awards RttT Support Contract to PCG Education

PCG SME Contributes to Council of Great City Schools Paper

Tuxedo UFSD Awards Strategic Planning Contract to PCG Education

PCG Education’s consulting solutions help schools, school districts, and state departments of education to promote student success, improve programs and processes, and optimize financial resources. PCG’s technology solutions are used by educators to analyze and manage state and district data and student performance information. Its solutions are supported by 25 years of management consulting experience and significant K-12 educational domain expertise. PCG provide educators with the tools and skills to use data to make effective instructional decisions. 

Services

Education Analytics

PCG Education's school data systems are customized to target and solve 'real world' education problems, from at-risk student identification to state and federal reporting.... Read more

Literacy and Learning

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Revenue Services

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Operations and Technology

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Strategic Planning, School Improvement and Turnaround Services

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Student Success Planning

EdPlan™ is a collection of Web-based tools for student success planning in academics and behavior. Thoughtfully designed by former teachers, education professionals, and project management experts, the system addresses key school district concerns and delivers the proper supports to address identified needs. The EdPlan tools may be used individually to target particular areas of need or may be integrated for a more holistic approach to promoting organizational goals and student achievement.

The EdPlan system incorporates research-based practices and federal and state compliance guidelines to promote achievement, accountability, and compliance. Unique to PCG’s consulting approach, it also pairs all of its technology offerings with K-12 field knowledge and project management expertise from seasoned professionals who work closely with clients throughout the process to ensure that our solutions are impactful and sustainable. 

PCG’s EdPlan™ student success planning tools can help use the data schools collect to make informed decisions that promote student achievement.

The EdPlan™ Student Success Planning Suite can be implemented independently to provide a solution for a target area. Or their tools can be integrated to 'communicate' and enhance their value when multiple tools are combined.

About PCG Education Consulting

PCG's Education Consulting (EC) division is one of PCG Education's three divisions. Its overall mission is to help educators systemically improve their educational programs

through leadership development, instructional improvement, and data-based decision making.

EC fulfills this overall mission within PCG Education in three ways— 

• By managing and developing an EC portfolio of services and clients;
• By contributing to and supporting PCG Education both nationally and internationally; and
• By developing and managing PCG intellectual property.

EC engages its clients through the following specific service lines:

• Evaluation Service Line: Using a customized mix of qualitative and quantitative methodologies to determine levels of program implementation, program efficacy, and program impact in client schools.
• Literacy & Learning Service Line: Providing consulting services and professional development in the areas of literacy, curriculum development, and instructional support.
• Leadership Service Line: Providing consulting and professional development in school and district leadership.
• Data Use Service Line: Providing technical assistance and professional development in the area of instructional and administrative data use.

THE POSITION

Reporting to the head of PCG’s Education practice, and with a staff of more than 25 direct and indirect reports, this Director is responsible for the management and development of PCG's Education Consulting division. She or he will face customers directly (and often) but will also manage other consultants and project managers, with full P&L responsibility.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing an overall EC vision and strategy that takes into account national and regional education policies, existing and emerging trends in education, staff capacities, and synergies with other PCG Education products and services.
• Working with service line directors to develop service line strategies, business models, and staffing plans that ensure collaborative and high quality teams, maximum educational impact, revenue growth, and maximization of profitability.
• Working closely with other PCG Education managers to build EC services and clients across the US and internationally.
• Ensuring high quality deliverables and project outcomes by reinforcing customer service, identifying and putting in place quality assurance measures, and resolving client issues.
• Accomplishing financial objectives by setting and achieving annual revenue targets, developing an annual budget, developing project budgets and pricing for bids, overseeing invoicing and accounts receivable, analyzing financial performance, and initiating corrective action.
• Directly supervising service line directors and ensuring overall staff readiness and growth through communicating high expectations, recruiting, professional development, coaching and discipline, performance reviews, and ensuring a safe environment that complies with PCG policies and procedures.
• Managing client relationships and direct larger, strategic EC projects.
• Creating new service lines and areas of expertise that extend PCG’s footprint in the K-12 market
• Maintaining a personal national presence within a relevant area of education through conference presentations, publications, and professional networking.
• Overseeing all aspects of the EC division of PCG Education.

THE CAREER OPPORTUNITY

To an experienced, senior-level consulting professional in the K-12 market, this opportunity offers several attractive features:

• The chance to work with a leader in public sector consulting in a key managerial, revenue-generating role
• The chance to manage a highly professional team of consultants, project managers and others to service K-12 clients
• The chance to work in a highly autonomous work environment
• The chance to be compensated well for superior performance by means of an attractive, bonus-weighted incentive plan
• The chance to work in either Greater Boston, Portsmouth NH, or some major hub within reasonable commuting distance to Boston.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate currently manages a team of consultants, project managers, and others delivering curricular and/or consulting services to the K-12 market. S/he is both consultant and manager—working with school clients directly and also managing a team of client development and implementation personnel. This could be with another consultancy or in the consulting division of a products or services company within the K-12 market.

Hard skills—

• Experience leading a significant consulting business or portfolio, with P&L responsibility
• High-level leadership experience, including business development, team development, and product/services development
• Experience serving school districts and State Departments of Education
• Nationally recognized expertise in the field of education—a thought leader who dwells in the school reform ecosystem
• Living in or willing to move to Boston or Portsmouth NH, or living in a major hub (such as Chicago) within a reasonable commute to Boston

Soft skills—

PCG Education enjoys a fast paced, energetic environment and is composed of dedicated professionals who are passionate and committed to the core values of the organization. The successful candidate must possess strong interpersonal communication skills as well as the ability to think critically, attend to detail, address multiple priorities at the same time, and communicate clearly and effectively. Requirements include:

• Entrepreneurial orientation and can-do attitude
• Ability to collaborate and work with management level peers
• Commitment to exceptional client service
• Creative problem-solving ability and a consultancy mindset
• Strategic and systems approach
• Dedication to accomplishing goals and challenges presented by clients and PCG executive leadership
• Ability to interact with high profile clients
• Enthusiasm for lifelong learning and staying well-informed about current issues in both the business and education fields
• Ability to embrace and be a catalyst for change
• Ability to anticipate and respond to colleague, client, and market demands.

This individual is a “player/coach”—strategic enough to handle critical management issues but also hands-on enough to manage day-to-day activities.  Culturally and temperamentally, the ideal candidate is a team player who believes that individual success flows from the overall success of the organization.

This involves a range of personal attributes—flexibility and adaptability; a great work ethic; leadership with minimal supervision; an ability to analyze and evaluate one’s own (and others’) performance and to develop plans to improve performance; excellent presentation skills; willingness to take responsibility for both success and failure—a thick skin; self-confidence and a positive attitude about self, company, and marketplace; consistent,  effective prospecting skills—knowing how to reach decision makers; effective listening and questioning; sincerity, trust, believability and warmth; and a strong desire for success. 

COMPENSATION 

Compensation will include salary and bonus in line with the individual’s experience.

TRAVEL

Travel may be as much as 50%.

CONTACT

Resume should be sent as a Word document to Ralph Protsik (ralph@bsgtv.com) and Lew Weinstein (lew@bsgtv.com), and also posted on the BSG website, www.bsgtv.com. No phone calls please.