Director of Operations

Position Description

Why Join Us? Drive Institutional Success: Serve as a key organizational leader managing fiscal strategies, academic schedules, human resources, and essential business operations across the School of Education. Empower a Shared Mission: Lead and support dedicated teams, empowering educators, staff, and students across Alaska while helping shape the future of teacher preparation. If you thrive on executing complex operational strategies, guiding dynamic teams, and building efficient administrative systems, we want to hear from you. Apply today and lead the operations that power educational excellence! As the central engine for the UAS School of Education, the Director of Operations keeps our academic mission thriving. In this role, you will direct end-to-end departmental operations: leading budget strategy, human resource workflows, course offerings, and administrative personnel to maintain seamless, high-integrity service. Why You'll Love This Role *High Impact: Direct essential functions across fiscal, HR, academic, and facility operations, driving decision-making that influences the whole department. *Collaborative Leadership: Partner across the campus community-mentoring administrative staff, supporting faculty needs, and working alongside university leadership. If you thrive on solving multi-layered challenges, building structure, and serving as the operational backbone of a dedicated academic unit, this is the place for you. What You'll Do *Lead Fiscal Management & Budgeting: Develop, forecast, and manage multi-fund budgets including general funds, grants, tuition revenue, and foundation accounts while overseeing purchasing and financial compliance. *Manage Academic & Program Operations: Direct course scheduling, enrollment tracking, workload planning, accreditation systems, Title II reporting, facilities, and departmental records. *Direct HR & Personnel Administration: Function as the primary HR Coordinator overseeing recruitment, appointment processes, labor agreements, contract generation, and timesheets across faculty and staff. *Supervise & Empower Staff: Hire, train, schedule, evaluate, and mentor administrative staff, building a supportive, high-accountability team environment.