Policy Services Director

Illinois Association of School Boards•Springfield, IL

5d•$70,000 - $99,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vision of the Illinois Association of School Boards is excellence in local school board governance supporting quality public education. The Mission of the IASB Policy Services staff is to promote excellence in local school board policy through teamwork, expertise, professionalism, and dedication to service. This position is responsible for management of assigned policy and administrative procedures manual customization projects, visiting school districts throughout Illinois to facilitate such projects, as well as accuracy, delivery, development, marketing, and continuous improvement of existing and new policy services and trainings for IASB members.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Interpersonal skills necessary to work with members and other staff effectively in a team environment
Ability to work with diverse groups
Ability to self-start, self-direct, be detail-oriented, and work independently
Ability to consistently exercise discretion and independent judgement with respect to matters of significance.
Excellent verbal and written grammar and communication skills
Public speaking skills
Ability to manage multiple, competing tasks and deadlines
Ability to work days, evenings, and weekends
Ability to travel throughout Illinois with a valid driver’s license and provide own transportation
Ability to use a computer and current software including Microsoft Office Professional Suite, Microsoft Office 365, NetForum, and other web-based applications
Advanced knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Pro
Ability and willingness to learn and use new software and web-based applications quickly and competently
Attention to detail, high degree of accuracy, and excellent proofreading skills
Excellent organization skills
Public relations skills
The employee must have a valid Illinois driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

School board member, education, and/or legal experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Project management for assigned policy and administrative procedures manual customization projects (PMC and AP projects)
Visit school districts throughout Illinois to provide expertise to boards in order to customize and update local school board policy manuals.
Work with school district administrators to customize, update, and align administrative procedures manuals with locally adopted policy
Provide other policy training
Review district collective bargaining agreements to determine locally bargained policy topics
Proof PRESS Plus Updates and Responses to ensure accurate and timely delivery of services
Ongoing proofing of subscriber responses
Proofing of periodic customized draft updates
Review district collective bargaining agreements to determine updates to locally bargained policy topics
Serve on the PRESS Advisory Board to review PRESS Issue updates and provide suggestions and feedback to the PRESS Editors
Perform Key Staff Responsibilities for Policy Services subscriptions and projects as assigned
Provide efficient and courteous in-person, phone, email, and online assistance, training, and support to members, superintendents, and others, as appropriate
Participate in the continuous improvement and marketing of existing and the development of new services, tools, and resources
Maintain in the policy services shared files a list of and procedures for current tasks, duties, and areas of responsibility
Participate in cross-training with other Policy Services staff members to provide backup as needed
Maintain up-to-date Microsoft Office Professional Suite and other software skills as needed
Maintain accurate shared calendars in MS Outlook and FlexBooker
Attend the Joint Annual Conference in Chicago annually and perform duties as assigned
Participate in Association cross-department work teams on a variety of topics, such as school board governance
Participate in appropriate professional development offerings
Attend periodic meetings both in and out of the office for continuous improvement and alignment of work throughout the department and the Association
Attend frequent meetings outside the office that may require overnight travel
Develop content, presentations, webinars, trainings, and other materials regarding school board policy and governance
Present on school board policy and governance as requested for individual school boards, sister organizations, state agencies, universities, at the Joint Annual Conference, webinars, workshops, and division meetings throughout Illinois and nationally at the COSSBA and AASPS annual conferences and other state school board association conferences and workshops
Contribute to team effort and department mission/vision/goals work
Practice reliable and consistent attendance and punctuality
Perform other duties as assigned