Administrative Operations Manager

Overview

• Job :
• Category:
  Administrative
• Organization:
  Health Wellbeing and Safety
• Department:
  Police
• Location:
  
  Main Campus - UCR
• Salary: $84,100 - $154,700
• Date Posted:
  June 3, 2026
• Final date to receive applications:
  Open Until Filled
• Schedule:
  
  8AM - 5PM
• Full/Part Time:
  Full-time (100%)
• Level of Supervision:
  Direction
• Personnel Program Code:
  Professional & Support Staff
• Other Information:
  Qualifies for Employee Referral Bonus:
  No; UC Internal Job:
  No
• Other Information:
  Requires current work authorization; no visa sponsorship available.

Under the general direction of the Chief of Police, the Chief of Staff is directly responsible for supervising, managing, and coordinating the administrative operations of the Office of the Chief and associated Departmental skilled technical support functions for UCPD. The Chief of Staff directly supervises a wide range of administrative services and operational support activities, including executive support, accounting and payroll oversight, purchasing, budget‑related processing, records administration, coordination of staff workflow, crime analysis reporting, property and evidence supervision, and IACLEA Accreditation management.

The Chief of Staff functions as a key administrative advisor to Department leadership and is responsible for analyzing and interpreting policies, establishing and maintaining administrative procedures, monitoring internal controls, and ensuring accountability and stewardship of Departmental operational support, financial management, payroll reconciliation, and personnel matters. The position exercises independent supervisory responsibility over skilled technical support staff and/or assigned personnel, including managing workflow, setting expectations, monitoring performance, training staff, resolving operational conflict, evaluating the effectiveness of operations, and recommending performance improvement actions, as necessary to ensure efficient and effective service delivery.

The Chief of Staff also serves as the Department’s IACLEA Accreditation Manager and leads accreditation and reaccreditation planning, compliance monitoring, standards implementation, policy coordination, documentation management, and assessment preparation. The Chief of Staff partners with Command Staff and functional unit leaders to ensure professional standard compliance, organizational accountability, continuous process improvement, and operational readiness. The full salary range for the Chief of Staff is $84,100 - $154,700 annually.

However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $120,000 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, years of licensure experience, and other business and organizational needs. Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.