Assistant Director, Programs & Operations

Boston College; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission

Spouse/child tuition remission

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plans

Holidays

Sick leave

Vacation

Job summary

Boston College’s Lynch Leadership Academy seeks an Assistant Director of Program and Operations to provide programmatic leadership and oversee the implementation of key activities, including recruitment, communications, and fellowship programming.

The role partners with university offices to support financial operations, MOUs, event logistics, and external partnerships, ensuring processes are equitable, efficient, and aligned with the academy's mission.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in program management and operations, education and/or non-profit experience preferred
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented and tech-savvy
• Previous experience supporting financial management preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the outreach, application, interview and selection processes for interested program participants.
• Examine program processes and protocolS for inequities and propose and implement solutions
• Lead all logistics, so every professional development effort - days, retreats, institutes, school visits - run without a hitch.
• Contribute to proposal and program design for our Fellowship and consulting partnerships
• Contribute to our regional and national expansion efforts; help to identify, evolve and launch pilot initiatives.
• Responsible for all LLA social media, increasing our followers and aligning our social media with our values, strategy and programs
• Develop policies and establish procedures to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.
• Support the Director of Finance and Operations in the financial operations of LLA, including paperwork for facilitators, MOUs and invoices, purchasing, reimbursements, and reconciling spending.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Detail-oriented

Tech-savvy

Financial management experience

Job description

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

The Lynch Leadership Academy seeks an Assistant Director ofProgram and Operations who will be provide programmatic leadership and isresponsible for the implementation of specific program aspects of LynchLeadership Academy, including but not limited to: recruitment and selection,communications, and Fellowship programming. The Assistant Director is responsible for supporting fiscal, humanresources and operational functions associated with the academy. The Assistant Director communicates regularly withUniversity personnel in other departments and is often the primary liaisonbetween LLA and the University especially with items like event logistics,finance, and communication.

Reporting to the Lynch Leadership Academy Director of Finance and Operations responsibilitiesinclude:

• Lead the outreach, application, interview and selection processes for interested program participants.
• Examine program processes andprotocols for inequities and propose and implement solutions
• Lead all logistics, so everyprofessional development effort - days, retreats, institutes, schoolvisits - run without a hitch.
• Contribute to proposal andprogram design for our Fellowship and consulting partnerships
• Contribute to our regionaland national expansion efforts; help to identify, evolve and launch pilotinitiatives.
• Responsible for all LLA social media, increasing our followers and aligning our social media with our values, strategy and programs
• Develop policies and establish procedures to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.
• Support the Director of Finance and Operations in the financial operations of LLA, including paperwork for facilitators, MOUs and invoices, purchasing, reimbursements, and reconciling spending.

Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in program management and operations, education and/or non-profit experience preferred
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented and tech-savvy.
• Previous experience supporting financial management preferred

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored403bRetirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sickand Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.