Director-Business Operations - Student Union

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center seeks a Director-Business Operations for the Student Union to provide management and administration of departmental operations, including financial planning and analysis, resource allocation, and billing and collections. This role involves planning, directing, supervising, and coordinating the work activities of subordinates.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree with five years of business operations management experience and demonstrated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with five (5) years of business operations management experience.
• Knowledge of management principles for strategic planning, resource allocation, and policy development.

Responsibilities

• Administers all financial affairs including budgeting, billing, payroll, purchases, and fund allocation.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates work activities of subordinates.
• Ensures compliance with applicable policies and procedures.
• Researches, develops, and implements policies to maximize space utilization and improve administrative processes.
• Develops and administers policies to meet administrative objectives.
• Ensures compliance with financial and institutional policies.
• Maintains current record-keeping of activities and operational procedures.
• Liaises with internal and external constituencies.

Skills

Business operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Requisition ID

R00054946

Job Category

Professional and Technical

Organization

Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Location/s

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title

Director-Business Operations - Student Union

Job Summary

To provide management and administration of departmental operations including financial planning and analysis, human and physical resource allocation, and billing and collections. To plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate the work activities of subordinates.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree with five (5) years of business operations management experience.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources. Skill in examining and re‑engineering operations and procedures; formulating policy; and developing and implementing new strategies, policies, and procedures. Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications. Verbal and written communication skills. Organizational and analytical skills. Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports. Ability to train, supervise, and motivate employees.

Responsibilities

• Administers all financial affairs which includes budgeting, billing, collections, payroll, purchases, usage, and allocation of funds.
• Plans, directs, supervises, and coordinates the work activities of subordinates.
• Ensures that employees are compliant with applicable policies and procedures.
• Researches, develops, and implements policies to maximize space utilization and improve administrative processes, procedures, workflow, and worker productivity.
• Develops, plans, organizes, and administers policies and procedures to ensure that administrative and operational objectives are met.
• Ensures compliance with financial and institutional policies and procedures.
• Establishes and maintains comprehensive and current record keeping system of activities and operational procedures.
• Liaises with internal and external constituencies.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

Yes

Pay Class

Salary

FTE %

100

Work Shift

Day

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded: No

Job Posting Date

10/29/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified)

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