Center Operations & Events Manager

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits seeks a Center Manager to oversee program operations and provide administrative support. This role includes budgeting, staffing, and coordinating daily workflows, with collaboration on communications and website updates.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of event coordination or office management experience, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years event coordination and/or office management experience.
• Experience tracking payments and expenditures and managing budgets.
• Demonstrated ability to present complex information and coordinate logistics for events and programs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Center budget by developing and tracking programmatic and event budgets.
• Coordinate staffing needs including hiring and training staff; manage daily workflow.
• Oversee execution of events: conferences, lunch talks, speaker series, and symposia.

Skills

Event coordination

Budget management

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Lexis/Nexis

Westlaw

Job description

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits seeks a Center Manager to oversee program operations and provide administrative support. This role includes budgeting, staffing, and coordinating daily workflows, with collaboration on communications and website updates.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of event coordination or office management experience, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.