Strategic Executive Operations Lead

Area Cooperative Educational Services; Barnesville (CT); On-site; USD 91,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Area Cooperative Educational Services is seeking an Executive Office Manager to provide high-level administrative, operational, fiscal, and project-management support to the Deputy Executive Director from the on-site office at 370 James Street, New Haven, CT.

This role coordinates day-to-day agency operations across ACES schools, programs, and central-office functions, handling confidential information and coordinating cross‑department initiatives with vendors, staff, and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred and at least five years of progressively responsible experience in executive administrative support.
• Experience supporting senior leadership and managing confidential, time-critical work.
• Experience with budgets, purchasing, invoicing, contracts, vendors, and enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level administrative and operational support to the Deputy Executive Director.
• Manage priorities, schedules, information flow, correspondence, meeting preparation, documentation, and follow-up for the Deputy Executive Director.
• Coordinate cross-departmental work and maintain clear ownership, deadlines, approvals, records, and follow-up for agency-wide projects.
• Exercise sound judgment and strict confidentiality when handling executive, employee, fiscal, legal, contractual, and other sensitive information.
• Coordinate project meetings, gather information from responsible parties, identify delayed or incomplete work, and ensure timely follow-through.

Skills

Executive support

Office management

Fiscal administration

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

Paycom

Tyler Enterprise ERP (Munis)

PowerSchool

AI platforms

Job description

Area Cooperative Educational Services is seeking an Executive Office Manager to provide high-level administrative, operational, fiscal, and project-management support to the Deputy Executive Director from the on-site office at 370 James Street, New Haven, CT.

This role coordinates day-to-day agency operations across ACES schools, programs, and central-office functions, handling confidential information and coordinating cross‑department initiatives with vendors, staff, and external partners.