Senior Director of Arts Administration & Operations

University of Houston; Houston (TX); Presencial; USD 110 000 - 140 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The University of Houston's Moores School of Music seeks a Senior Program Director of Administration to provide strategic oversight of budgeting, procurement, contracts, and university-wide administrative processes. This hands-on leadership role coordinates financial planning, vendor management, and academic administration to advance school priorities.

Reporting to the School Director, you will manage staff, oversee operations, build collaborative relationships with faculty and partners, and

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in financial management.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to think strategically and provide innovative solutions.
• Knowledge of regulatory and legal requirements related to financial and business operations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.

Responsabilidades

• Advise the School Director on administrative priorities, resource allocation, personnel needs, operational concerns, and implementation of school initiatives.
• Translate school priorities into coordinated plans, responsibilities, timelines, and follow-up while assessing staffing capacity, workload, vacancies, resource constraints, and continuity risks.
• Coordinate development and monitoring of the School’s annual budget and provide financial analysis, projections, and reports to support leadership decisions.
• Support the development and monitoring of budgets for major programs, productions, and summer activities, including the Moores Opera Center and Texas Music Festival.
• Collaborate with program directors and production personnel to develop financially viable seasons and track expenses, ticket revenue, restricted funds, and other financial activity.
• Serve as the School’s primary point of contact for vendors and manage the full contract lifecycle for productions, programs, guest artists, independent contractors, rights, rentals, and other services, including preparation, collection, routing, tracking, and completion of required documentation and approvals.
• Coordinate and process purchases, requisitions, invoices, vouchers, travel, expense reports, human resources actions, and related administrative transactions.
• Manage the School’s Monday.com administrative and financial boards, ensuring requests and contracts are assigned, documented, updated, and advanced through the appropriate workflows.
• Coordinate academic administrative processes, including class scheduling, accreditation reporting, academic deadlines, and implementation of program and curriculum changes.
• Build effective relationships with faculty, staff, guest artists, donors, community partners, and University offices while improving procedures, resolving workflow issues, and ensuring compliance with applicable policies and financial controls.

Conhecimentos

Financial acumen

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Regulatory knowledge

Confidentiality

Interpersonal skills

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The University of Houston's Moores School of Music seeks a Senior Program Director of Administration to provide strategic oversight of budgeting, procurement, contracts, and university-wide administrative processes. This hands-on leadership role coordinates financial planning, vendor management, and academic administration to advance school priorities.

Reporting to the School Director, you will manage staff, oversee operations, build collaborative relationships with faculty and partners, and