Administrative & Operations Leader — Flexible Schedule

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Virginia; On-site; USD 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virginia Retirement System

Paid time off

Flexible work schedules

Career development programs

Job summary

Commonwealth of VA Careers is seeking an experienced Administrative Manager for the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services to oversee administrative support, building operations, fleet management, and technology coordination ensuring smooth daily operations.

The role emphasizes leading data security, dashboards, and productivity reporting for executive leadership, plus budgeting, project supervision, and cross‑agency collaboration.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in business administration, accounting or related field supplemented with related experience or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Considerable knowledge of agency, department or section administrative and program practices, policies and procedures; and management principles and practices.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret, apply, and manage others on administrative and program policies, procedures and services; train others; provide leadership and guidance to others; manage others who are supervising staff; prepare budget and financial data; evaluate office services and administrative procedures; make presentations; set objectives and determine how work will be accomplished to ensure effective office support operations; and to promote good working relations and create customer service and positive public relations.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and supervision to a team that provides services to the department’s daily operations with administrative support, building operations, facilities maintenance, fleet management, help desk support, technology, safety services, and system coordination.
• Lead the department in data security processes, data dashboards, data collection, benchmarking, and productivity reports to the executive leadership team, monthly, annually, and as requested.
• Lead automation support for state and local applications, acquisition and oversight of hardware, and software for social service programs.
• Facilitate projects, meetings, and trainings related to information and data systems and collaborate with internal customers, vendors, County, and state partners to support the department’s mission and business operations.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget management

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Technology coordination

Education

Associate’s degree in business administration or related field

Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, accounting, finance, or related field

Tools

MS Word

Outlook

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Commonwealth of VA Careers is seeking an experienced Administrative Manager for the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services to oversee administrative support, building operations, fleet management, and technology coordination ensuring smooth daily operations.

The role emphasizes leading data security, dashboards, and productivity reporting for executive leadership, plus budgeting, project supervision, and cross‑agency collaboration.