Senior Operations Manager

University of New Mexico

1d•$59,093 - $84,552•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Operations Manager is a key leader for the Center for Development and Disability (CDD) Early Childhood Center, reporting to the CDD EC Center Director. The role oversees daily operations and administrative functions for a large, diverse group of core programs focused on early childhood and maternal-child well-being. It is part of a new Early Childhood “Center within a Center” at the University of New Mexico’s longstanding CDD and serves on the CDD EC Center leadership team, acting as the primary liaison and representative to CDD Central administration leadership. The position supervises key administrative personnel and ensures administrative, fiscal, hiring, purchasing, evaluation, and grants and contracts functions are completed efficiently and collaboratively with leadership. It plans, delegates, and directs work and manages the performance and evaluation of unit administrators and other key administrative personnel. The manager develops, implements, oversees, and audits business practices and procedures to support quality performance across the CDD EC Center’s programs. The role manages large, diverse, and complex budgets; interprets financial and operating information; and prepares financial reports for CDD, the EC Center, and program directors. It prepares ongoing operational budgets and budgets for new funding proposals, coordinates hiring processes with division leads and CDD’s HR representative, coordinates technology and computer application systems, and oversees purchasing and expenditure index assignments to ensure costs are allocated appropriately. The role requires fully on-site work and collaboration with faculty and staff leaders and directors in an environment supporting individuals with developmental disabilities, children at risk, and families in need.

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 substitute 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with UNM’s business and financial processes and demonstrated knowledge of key principles of advanced accounting, hiring, and other UNM enterprise systems.
Experience supervising employees, including delegation and direction of work, performance management, and evaluation; demonstrated capacity to build a positive staff culture and mentor staff to learn and grow.
Experience providing administrative and budgetary support for grant writing and grants and contract management, and experience supporting programs funded by restricted and fee-for-service mechanisms.
Strong teaming and collaborative skills working closely with diverse leaders at UNM CDD, including programmatic, clinical practice, fiscal, HR, evaluation, and facilities leadership.

Responsibilities

Oversee daily operations and administrative functions of the CDD EC Center’s core programs.
Supervise key administrative personnel and ensure administrative, fiscal, hiring, purchasing, evaluation, and grants and contracts functions are completed efficiently and collaboratively.
Plan, delegate, and direct work, and manage the performance and evaluation of unit administrators and other key administrative personnel.
Serve on the CDD EC Center leadership team and act as the primary liaison and representative with CDD Central administration leadership.
Develop, implement, oversee, and audit business practices and procedures for quality performance across CDD EC Center programs.
Manage large, diverse, 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 allocated appropriately.