Education Services Operations Manager

About the role

The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is seeking an operations leader skilled in financial, administrative, and business functions for the Education Services Operations Manager position. Under administrative direction, the position plans, directs, organizes, and oversees operational, fiscal, and administrative services for the Curriculum and Instructional Services division.

Responsibilities

Plans, directs, organizes, and oversees operational, fiscal, and administrative services for the Curriculum and Instructional Services division.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, education administration, accounting, finance, organizational management, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
• Experience: Five years of experience managing business, fiscal, administrative, and program operations in an educational setting, including two years in a supervisory capacity.
• Additional: Valid California driver’s license and availability of private transportation or ability to provide transportation between job sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Principles and practices of business planning, financial modeling, cost analysis, pricing, revenue forecasting, and sustainability planning for entrepreneurial and fee-for-service educational programs and services.
• Principles and practices for administering complex educational initiatives involving multiple funding sources, contracts, subrecipients, educational partners, and internal organizational units.
• Principles and practices of budget development, budget administration, accounting, auditing, and financial analysis.
• Understanding of organizational structures and operational needs of educational service programs, including the relationship between programmatic goals, staffing, fiscal resources, contracts, and service delivery.
• Knowledge of operational and administrative requirements of educational services and programs, including curriculum and instruction, professional learning, technical assistance, and other programs serving local educational agencies.
• Familiarity with state and federal education programs, grants, and funding structures, including requirements related to program implementation, fiscal accountability, reporting, compliance, and sustainability.
• Knowledge of applicable state, federal, and local laws and administrative regulations for budgeting, forecasting, accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and related systems as they pertain to school accounting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other applicable programs.
• Fundamental concepts of employment laws, codes, and regulations, including EEO, FLSA, FMLA, and Cal/OSHA and applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements.

Skills

• Analyzing & Interpreting Data – Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative and/or qualitative data
• Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Decision Making – Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Legal & Regulatory Navigation – Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations