Business Graduate Program Operations Manager

George Fox University's George Fox University's College of Business seeks a highly organized, proactive, and exceptionally detail-oriented Operations Manager for its graduate programs. This position is the central operational hub for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program (6 cohorts, 14-month, staggered schedule) and the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program (3 cohorts, 5-year, virtual / Newberg).

About the Job :

This role is not just administrative support; it is the comprehensive management of all program logistics, data, scheduling, and stakeholder communication. The successful candidate will be a self-starting systems-thinker who takes full ownership of recurring tasks, complex schedules, and critical deadlines, ensuring seamless and professional program delivery for students, faculty, and directors.

George Fox University, a Christ-centered community, prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion. Professors teach all truth as God's truth, integrating all fields of learning around the person and work of Jesus Christ, bringing the divine revelations through sense, reason, and intuition to the confirming test of Scripture. As a Christ-centered community, George Fox University is an institution that values diversity as an essential dimension of God's design for human communities.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Program Planning, Scheduling, and Policy Execution (40%)

Owning and managing the 12-18-month forward-looking operational calendar for all MBA / DBA cohorts, including all key dates, deadlines, and events.

Executing the complete, end-to-end annual accreditation and assessment reporting process for both MBA and DBA programs, ensuring 100% on-time submission.

Serving as the primary operational point of contact for students, providing accurate and timely (24-48 hour) responses and solutions for all non-academic issues.

Proactively contacting faculty for course preparation and review within the specified timeframe.

Managing all program events (e.g., New Student Orientation, Hooding, residencies) from conception to execution.

Recruiting, training, and supervising all student workers for the graduate programs.

We're looking for candidates who have :

Preference will be given to those who have the following attributes :

Job information :

George Fox University has been transforming student's lives for over 125 years. We are a Christ-centered community that prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion. Our vision is to be the Christian university of choice known for empowering students to achieve exceptional life outcomes. We put students first, with Christ at the center of our work, embracing change in order to improve. We are looking for enthusiastic candidates to join us in creating transformational experiences for our students.

Being a part of our community means a commitment to faith and to a lifestyle that is consistent with the university's mission as described in the Statement of Faith and Community Lifestyle Statement on our website.

As a Christ-centered community, George Fox University is an institution that values diversity as an essential dimension of God's design for human communities. In seeking to become a more inclusive community, we especially encourage applications from women and candidates from racial and ethnic backgrounds that are underrepresented in our community.

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The university is an equal-opportunity employer. Every employee has the right to work in surroundings free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. It is our policy to make decisions about applicants and employees without regard to sex, age, race, color, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status to the extent prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This prohibition applies not only to the recruiting and hiring process but to all facets of the employment relationship, including promotion, pay, training, classification, performance reviews, discipline, and termination.

George Fox is owned by the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church and its mission is distinctly Christian. Employees are required to agree with and abide by the university's faith statement and its statement of community responsibilities. Within the context of this agreement and commitment, employment opportunities are otherwise available to all persons on the basis of their experience and skills.

In the recruiting process, the university may make special effort to solicit applicants from underrepresented groups. This is done as an affirmative step to increase the representation of these populations in the university's workforce to better match their availability in the labor market. Hiring decisions are based on the applicants' qualifications as they relate to the needs of the position.