"Operations Manager"

Job Details

Posting Details

Working Title
Operations Manager

Position Number
00492A

Department
DEAN HEALTH SCIENCE

Location
Norfolk, VA

Type of Position
Classified

Type of Job
Full Time

EEO Category
B Professionals

Job Description
This position is responsible for serving as the Operations Manager for the Ellmer College of Health Sciences. This position involves working closely with the Dean’s Leadership Team (Chairs, Directors, Lab Directors, etc) to carry out broad organizational and management activities.

Type of Recruitment

Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of academic processes and organizational systems. Considerable knowledge of healthcare disciplines and higher education. Demonstrated time management and organizational skills. Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated skill in proofreading documents to include the ability to pay close attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to write reports and summarize information. Demonstrated ability to think strategically and work independently. Demonstrated ability to lead and direct the work of others and to manage operations within a unit. Demonstrated ability to take initiative.

Special licenses, registration or certification
None

Education or training
None

Level and type of experience
Considerable experience providing operational support to an executive team.

Additional Considerations (supplemental knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience, licensure, certification)
Considerable knowledge of administrative processes and procedures. Considerable knowledge of problem resolution techniques. Considerable skills with Microsoft Office Suite. Combination of education, training, or related experience.

Conditions of Employment
None.

Annual Salary/Hourly Rate
Salary commensurate with education and experience

Posting Detail Information

Job Requisition Number
S03038

Job Open To
General Public

Open Date
09/01/2025

Close Date
09/19/2025

Open Until Filled
No

Special Instructions Summary
Please upload cover letter and resume.

Criminal Background Check
The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.

Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.

Alternative Hiring Process
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.