UCLA · 5 hours ago
Semel HCI Center Operations & Budget Manager
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expUCLA is seeking a Semel HCI Center Operations & Budget Manager to serve as the chief administrator for the Associate Vice Provost of the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative. The role focuses on creating structure and processes to operationalize priorities and manage the Initiative's financial commitments, ensuring effective support for the AVP's strategic goals.
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Responsibilities
Creating structure and processes in operationalizing priorities bridging the gap between the AVP's vision and the day to day operations
Providing the highest level of executive operational support for the AVP
Fluid management of the Semel HCI Center, including management of the Initiative's campus-wide and UC system-wide financial commitments
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 6 years of progressive financial management experience in a fast-paced, large-complex department
Minimum 8 years leadership experience in operations and budget management in a fluid, continuously evolving organization with demonstrated experience developing opportunities that creatively and effectively incorporate health and wellbeing into the organizational culture
Experience in overseeing projects in a fast-paced environment with ability to work independently in a complex working environment that requires great flexibility, efficiency, quick response time and prioritization of tasks with multiple and competing deadlines
Demonstrated experience in managing complex budgets with multiple fund sources and multiple entities from UCLA, UCOP and other UC campuses. Demonstrated competence in accounting and business practices to identify pertinent issues and ability to recognize when expert guidance needs to be sought
Demonstrated ability to address complex issues utilizing a clear, thoughtful manner and to come to resolution quickly without compromising the projects or relationships with the people involved
Excellent oral and written communication skills to clearly convey and obtain information to individuals at various organizational levels and to groups of different constituencies. Outstanding editing skills to ensure the highest standards of consistency, professionalism, accuracy are met
Demonstrated strategic thinking, planning and implementation skills coupled with solid professional judgment to anticipate problems and develop innovative solutions to correct problems or anticipate/prevent obstacles
Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively build and maintain cooperative working relationships with diverse stakeholders; executive level advising and working effectively with senior leadership; ability to work as part of a team, and as a mentor
Demonstrated fiscal management, time management, organizational skills to manage multiple and complex projects within designated schedules, set priorities that accurately reflect the relative importance of job duties and effectively complete assigned tasks to meet goals and objectives
Demonstrated skill in staff supervision and development, including training, mentoring, delegating work and reviewing performance
Masters or equivalent with minimum 8 years of budget and operations experience
Preferred
Experience and working knowledge of Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center: core values and goals, key participants, major areas of focus and projects
Experience writing grants and working with contracts and grants including familiarity with IRB, IRB requirements, IRB applications, IRB renewal processes; proposal writing to secure funding; preparing grant narratives and accounting documentation; coordination of grant reporting to funders
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$157.89MKey Investors
California Institute for Regenerative MedicineUS Department of EnergyDepartment of Cannabis Control
2025-01-30Grant· $29.14M
2023-08-14Grant
2023-04-25Grant· $2M
Leadership Team
James Puffer
Professor Emeritus
Jenny Lester
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