Program Operations Coordinator

About Child Mind Institute We're dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need.

We've become the leading independent nonprofit in children's mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow's breakthrough treatments.

Position Details: The Program Operations Coordinator coordinates and supports the operational execution of organizational priorities and day-to-day activities within the Science and Engineering Enablement Core (SEEC).

This role works across teams to help coordinate operational processes, maintain key systems and records, and support the implementation of programs, projects, and organizational initiatives, as well as complex scheduling for the Director of the Autism Center.

The Program Operations Coordinator serves as a key operational resource for the team, supporting activities related to contracts, personnel processes, budget tracking, subscriptions, facilities coordination, and project implementation.

Reporting to the Director, Operations and Project Management, this is a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Midtown Headquarters office, requiring a minimum of 4 days in the office.

You Will: Coordinate operational processes across multiple teams, ensuring activities, approvals, documentation, and follow-up actions are completed accurately and on schedule.

Manage administrative operations including contracts, vendors, subscriptions, licenses, and other recurring organizational commitments.

Support personnel administration by coordinating hiring, onboarding, offboarding, and related processes in partnership with Human Resources.

Monitor operational spending, support the tracking of budgets v. actuals and maintain records and trackers to support effective planning and decision-making.

Manage complex scheduling and strategic calendar coordination for the Director of the Autism Center.

Coordinate office and facilities operations, including workspace management, logistics, and vendor requests.

Support projects and organizational initiatives through meeting coordination, documentation, action tracking, implementation support, and process improvement efforts.

Develop and maintain operational procedures, templates, and shared resources that promote consistency, efficiency, and organizational effectiveness.