Director

SDSU Research Foundation•San Diego, CA

About The Position

Established in 1943, the mission of the SDSU Research Foundation (SDSURF) is to support the research objectives of San Diego State University by helping faculty and staff find, obtain, and administer funding for their research and sponsored programs. SDSU achieved its strategic plan goal of becoming an R1, premier public research university in early 2025 furthering discoveries, interventions, and solutions that improve communities and change the world. SDSURF provides the full life cycle of grants services to faculty and staff to further their important work. Our vision is to foster a culture of creativity and collaboration with integrity and respect for individuals that results in the delivery of superior service to support the university’s strategic aspirations. Our core values: Service: We are a service organization that strives to provide superior support to the university community to achieve SDSU’s goals; we are committed to being professionally competent by setting high standards and working hard to achieve results; and we continually seeking to improve our skills and capabilities by valuing education and professional development. Collaboration: We seek to actively engage with our stakeholders and employees to identify issues and design solutions, build strong relationships grounded in trust, openness, and inclusion and achieve the best results by taking pride in the accomplishments of our colleagues. Innovation: We work towards inspired solutions to improve and adapt to emerging opportunities and challenges, creative ways to streamline and enhance our delivery of services through resourceful and proactive problem solving and strategic use of technology and reduction of obstacles. Respect: We promote a culture where every individual is valued and treated with dignity, we honor open-mindedness toward different viewpoints and ideas and have a genuine appreciation for varied backgrounds, experiences, and ways of thinking. Integrity: We are committed to act with the highest ethical standards, with honesty, integrity, and transparency, provide consistent and accurate information and value and respect all individuals. The Healthy Early Years (HEY) clinic is a nonprofit training facility that offers low-cost family, couples, and child therapy. HEY is a counselor training facility operated by the Center for Excellence in Early Development (CEED) and San Diego State University, Department of Child and Family Development.

Requirements

Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with clinical, administrative, data, and leadership teams.
Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent training and relevant work experience involving study, analysis, and/or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of administrative policies, procedures, practices, or programs.
8 years of progressively responsible experience in an office or administrative environment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in psychology, child development, social work, public health, education, healthcare administration, nonprofit management, or related field.
5+ years of experience in program operations, healthcare, behavioral health, education, nonprofit, early childhood, school-based, or community service settings.
5+ years of experience coordinating programs, staff, services, grants, contracts, or community partnerships.
Experience managing or supporting multidisciplinary clinical, behavioral health, developmental, early childhood, or family-serving programs.
Experience with grant-funded or contract-funded programs.
Experience working with schools, healthcare systems, child welfare, early childhood programs, or community-based organizations.
Experience supporting program growth, workflow development, or sustainability planning.

Responsibilities

Support day-to-day operations of clinic-based, school-based, and community-based services.
Monitor whether assigned services, hours, and program expectations are being completed.
Support/monitor implementation of grants, contracts, and new service programs.
Help identify operational barriers and support problem-solving across clinic programs.
Support communication and follow-up with schools, districts, community partners, funders, and other external partners.
Assist with tracking program deliverables, service activity, and implementation progress.
Support development of workflows, procedures, and systems that strengthen clinic operations.
Participate in planning related to clinic growth, sustainability, staffing, and organizational coordination.
Coordinate clinician assignments, schedules, site placements, and service coverage across programs and contracts.
Coordinate with clinical leadership to ensure staffing and program operations support clinical training, supervision, and service quality.