Senior Operations Manager

The University of New Mexico•Albuquerque, NM

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Operations Manager is a key leader in the Center for Development and Disability’s Early Childhood Center (CDD EC Center), a new “Center within a Center” at the University of New Mexico’s Center for Development and Disability. The role reports to the CDD EC Center Director and oversees daily operations and administrative functions for a diverse set of core programs focused on early childhood and maternal-child well-being. The position serves on the CDD EC Center leadership team and acts as the primary liaison with CDD Central administration leadership. The manager supervises administrative personnel and ensures that administrative, fiscal, hiring, purchasing, evaluation, and grants and contracts functions are carried out efficiently and collaboratively. Responsibilities include directing and delegating work, managing performance and evaluations, and developing, implementing, overseeing, and auditing business practices and procedures. The role manages large and complex budgets, interprets financial and operating information, prepares reports and operating budgets, and develops budgets for new funding proposals. It also coordinates hiring with division leads and CDD’s HR representative, coordinates technology and computer application systems, and oversees purchasing and expenditure-index assignments to support appropriate cost allocation. The position is based fully on-site at the Health Sciences Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The successful candidate will support programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities, children at risk, and families in need, and will collaborate with faculty, staff, leaders, and directors. This is a benefits-eligible, exempt, term staff position ending June 30, 2027.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 5 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified; completed degrees above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.
Ability to work in an environment supporting individuals with developmental disabilities, children at risk, and families in need.
Ability to support a large core set of programs housed within a larger federally designated Center.
Ability to work fully on-site.
Capacity to partner and collaborate with faculty and staff leaders and directors.
Specialized certification may be required depending on the specific needs of the designated role.

Nice To Haves

Experience with UNM business and financial processes and demonstrated knowledge of advanced accounting principles, hiring, and other UNM enterprise systems.
Experience supervising employees, including delegating and directing work and managing performance and evaluations; capacity to build a positive staff culture and mentor staff.
Experience providing administrative and budgetary support for grant writing and grants and contracts management.
Experience supporting programs funded through restricted and fee-for-service mechanisms.
Strong teaming and collaboration skills with diverse leaders at UNM CDD, including programmatic, clinical practice, fiscal, HR, evaluation, and facilities leadership.

Responsibilities

Oversee daily operations and administrative functions for CDD EC Center programs.
Supervise administrative personnel, including planning, delegating, and directing work and managing performance and evaluations.
Ensure administrative, fiscal, hiring, purchasing, evaluation, and grants and contracts functions are completed efficiently and collaboratively.
Develop, implement, oversee, and audit business practices and procedures for quality performance across programs.
Manage large and complex budgets; interpret financial and operating information and prepare financial reports for CDD, the EC Center, and program directors.
Prepare ongoing operational budgets and budgets for new funding proposals.
Coordinate and oversee hiring processes in collaboration with division leads and CDD’s HR representative.
Coordinate technology and computer application systems for the CDD EC Center.
Oversee purchasing and assignment of expenditure indices to ensure costs are appropriately allocated.
Serve on the CDD EC Center leadership team and act as the primary liaison with CDD Central administration leadership.