ELPA21 Program Operations Lead

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing at UCLA (CRESST) seeks an Operations Coordinator for the ELPA21 program. You will support administrative operations, onboarding, procurement entries in BruinBuy+ and Concur, and serve as a liaison to consortium members and boards.

You’ll coordinate meetings, streamline procedures, and maintain records under the Internal Operations & Products Manager.

Qualifications

• Experience in training and onboarding staff (Preferred)
• 3-5 years Experience as project coordinator, administrative assistant, or executive assistant (Preferred)
• Demonstrated experience in acceptable accounting and business practices in financial, contract and grant, and administrative issues. (Required)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, clear, direct, concise. (Required)
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve problems and improve workflows. (Required)
• Knowledge in using new technologies to enhance work efficiency and productivity (Required)
• Attention to detail with confidentiality and integrity (Required)
• Independent judgment and initiative in decision making; ability to negotiate with campus departments. (Required)
• Familiarity with AI capabilities and K12 education in US (Required)
• Excellent time management and task execution (Required)
• Proofreading/editing skills for final documents (Preferred)
• Experience coordinating activities of an executive office (Required)
• Willingness to learn new subjects like high-stakes assessment and US education policy (Preferred)
• Knowledge of University policy in accounting, travel, purchasing, contracts (Required)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate meetings and events for ELPA21 and CRESST leadership teams.
• Refine and document operational procedures and maintain records.
• Lead special projects and procurement requests under University guidelines using BruinBuy+ and Concur.
• Serve as liaison to consortium members, governing boards, committees, and program directors.
• Provide support to Internal Operations & Products Manager and resolve issues with stakeholders.

Skills

Project coordination

Executive support

Communication

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Independent judgment

Tools

BruinBuy+

Concur

Job description

The Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing at UCLA (CRESST) seeks an Operations Coordinator for the ELPA21 program. You will support administrative operations, onboarding, procurement entries in BruinBuy+ and Concur, and serve as a liaison to consortium members and boards.

You’ll coordinate meetings, streamline procedures, and maintain records under the Internal Operations & Products Manager.