Operations Coordinator Jobs in Chicago, IL
Operations Coordinator jobs in Chicago are concentrated in the Loop, River North, and Fulton Market, across logistics, healthcare, financial services, and professional services firms. Employers actively hiring right now include Herc Rentals, Neolytix, and Northwestern Medicine. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Top employerHerc Rentals
Work type54% Hybrid
Top credentialBachelor's degree
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Operations Coordinator, Chicago Campus
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Dominican University
Operations Coordinator, Chicago Campus
Chicago, Illinois
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The University of Chicago
Operations Coordinator, Colon & Rectal Surgery
Chicago, Illinois
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Healthcare Operations Coordinator - Chicago
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Neolytix LLC
Healthcare Operations Coordinator - Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
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Sales Ops Coordinator - 3343046
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IQVIA
Sales Ops Coordinator - 3343046
Chicago, Illinois
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Maintenance Operations Coordinator
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WeDriveU
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Operations Coordinator, Chicago Campus
Dominican University·Chicago, Illinois
Job functions:
$55k - $56k/yr
Bachelor's degree in business administration
Job Description
JOB TITLE: Operations Coordinator, Chicago Campus
DEPARTMENT: Chicago Campus
REPORTS TO: CEO, Chicago Campus
PRIMARY PURPOSE/ POSITION SUMMARY:
The Operations Coordinator, Chicago Campus, plays a central role in ensuring the effective day-to-day operations of the campus. This hands-on position coordinates campus logistics, facilities and space needs, student meals, events, student operations workers, and operational communications. The position also provides essential logistical support for the City as Campus experiential learning program, coordinating transportation, scheduling, materials, and communications to ensure students and faculty can successfully participate in learning experiences throughout Chicago. Working closely with campus leadership, university departments, and community partners, the Operations Coordinator helps create an organized, responsive, and welcoming campus environment that supports student success and the university’s place-based educational model.
EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL DOMINICAN EMPLOYEES:
To support the University’s mission of preparing students to pursue truth, to give compassionate service, and to participate in the creation of a more just and humane world.
JOB COMPONENTS/PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Campus Operations and Logistics
- Coordinate daily operational logistics, ensuring classrooms, meeting spaces, common areas, and campus resources are prepared to support academic and student activities.
- Serve as a point of coordination with Facilities, Information Technology, and other university departments for maintenance requests, technology issues, equipment needs, and space readiness.
- Coordinate campus space utilization, room reservations, furniture arrangements, equipment requests, and logistical preparations for classes, meetings, and campus activities. Work with DU Chicago Academics and the Registrar to assign classrooms in MyDU and manage instructional space.
- Manage ordering and delivery of student meals, including vendor communication, meal schedules, counts, and resolution of service issues.
- Coordinate departmental purchasing, payment processing, travel requests, supply inventory, equipment tracking, and budget documentation in accordance with university policies.
- Maintain operational calendars, records, inventory of campus equipment and event materials, and routine data tracking and reporting; recommend process improvements.
- Supervise Chicago Campus student operations workers, including scheduling, orientation, training, task assignments, and monitoring completion of responsibilities.
- Coordinate logistical arrangements for campus visitors and external partner meetings, including guest arrival, meeting spaces, technology, and refreshments.
- Identify and respond to day-to-day logistical challenges, escalating issues and coordinating solutions with appropriate campus personnel.
City as Campus Program Logistics
- Coordinate the day-to-day logistics of the City as Campus program in collaboration with the City as Campus Faculty Lead, campus personnel, and community partners.
- Manage transportation arrangements for off-campus experiences, including scheduling, transportation requests, departure and return times, and communication of arrangements.
- Communicate meeting locations, schedules, transportation details, attendance expectations, and changes to students, faculty, staff, and participating partners.
- Coordinate materials, supplies, meals, and other resources needed for experiential learning activities.
- Maintain operational records, including transportation schedules, participation rosters, partner locations, and related documentation.
- Troubleshoot logistical challenges before and during activities and coordinate timely resolution with appropriate personnel.
Events and Campus Activities
- Coordinate with campus event leads and the university events team to execute student, academic, community, and special events.
- Lead logistical planning for event spaces, scheduling, caterers, speakers, photographers, audiovisual and technical requirements, furniture, and supplies.
- Manage event inquiries and space reservations through the ASTRA system and maintain project plans and timelines for major events.
- Attend designated campus events to support on-site execution, resolve logistical issues, and represent campus operations.
- Coordinate event-related promotional materials, invitations, and programs with relevant campus partners and in alignment with university brand standards.
Operational Communications and Administrative Support
- Serve as the primary point of contact for student operational communications, coordinating with River Forest and DU Chicago campus partners to ensure accurate, timely, and consistent messages regarding schedules, transportation, meals, events, and campus logistical changes.
- Streamline student communication processes and maintain a coordinated communications flow and distribution calendar, managing drafts, reviews, revisions, and distribution in partnership with River Forest, campus stakeholders, and designated approvers.
- Prepare meeting agendas, notifications, correspondence, and administrative documentation in support of campus operations and the CEO.
- Support special projects, operational planning, and other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
All qualifications are required unless otherwise indicated.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong organizational, logistical planning, project coordination, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and respond effectively to changing schedules and operational needs.
- Experience coordinating vendors, transportation, facilities requests, events, and multiple stakeholders.
- Attention to detail in purchasing, budget tracking, records management, and student-facing communications.
- Strong problem-solving skills and proficiency with standard office, scheduling, and project management tools.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related field preferred.
- Experience in operations coordination, campus operations, event logistics, or a similar role.
- Experience in a higher education, community-based, or student-facing environment preferred.
- Experience supporting senior leadership preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Ability to spend long durations of the workday sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
SALARY AND FLSA STATUS:
- Salary: $55,000 – 56,000
- FLSA Status: Exempt – Full-time, 37.5 hours
Employment at Dominican University is contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation.
BENEFITS:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement plan with employer matching
- Professional development opportunities.
- Tuition remission for employees and their dependents
About Dominican University
Dominican University is a Catholic, comprehensive teaching university located in River Forest, a suburb of Chicago, with an additional campus in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Dominican University offers associate, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees. It is highly regarded for its academic rigor, thoughtful accompaniment of students, intentional affordability, and values-based, relationship-centered learning environment.
Dominican currently enrolls over 3,800 students, including 2,690 undergraduates and 1,114 graduate students. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of undergraduate students identify as Latinx, 5% as Black or African American, and 3% as Asian. Under-represented minority students comprise 77% of the undergraduate enrollment and 38% of the graduate enrollment. Over 90 percent of undergraduates receive some form of financial aid. Nearly half of all undergraduates are first-generation college students; over half are federal Pell Grant recipients, illustrating their families’ level of income; and 58% are eligible for low-income MAP grants from the State of Illinois.
Recognized since 2011 as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education, Dominican is committed to expanding and enhancing educational opportunities for Latinx students and all students from historically underrepresented groups. For more information, visit www.dom.edu.
Expectations for all Dominican Employees:
To support the University's mission of preparing students to pursue truth, give compassionate service, and participate in the creation of a more just and humane world, engage in university service work that promotes collaboration and community building. This includes participating in organizational initiatives, supporting campus events, contributing to community outreach, and fostering a diverse and inclusive environment through involvement in various staff-driven activities and groups.
Institutional Statement
Dominican University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Dominican University is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.
Dominican University
Operations Coordinator, Chicago Campus
Chicago, Illinois
New 12h ago
Job functions:
$55k - $56k/yr
Bachelor's degree in business administration
Job Description
JOB TITLE: Operations Coordinator, Chicago Campus
DEPARTMENT: Chicago Campus
REPORTS TO: CEO, Chicago Campus
PRIMARY PURPOSE/ POSITION SUMMARY:
The Operations Coordinator, Chicago Campus, plays a central role in ensuring the effective day-to-day operations of the campus. This hands-on position coordinates campus logistics, facilities and space needs, student meals, events, student operations workers, and operational communications. The position also provides essential logistical support for the City as Campus experiential learning program, coordinating transportation, scheduling, materials, and communications to ensure students and faculty can successfully participate in learning experiences throughout Chicago. Working closely with campus leadership, university departments, and community partners, the Operations Coordinator helps create an organized, responsive, and welcoming campus environment that supports student success and the university’s place-based educational model.
EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL DOMINICAN EMPLOYEES:
To support the University’s mission of preparing students to pursue truth, to give compassionate service, and to participate in the creation of a more just and humane world.
JOB COMPONENTS/PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Campus Operations and Logistics
- Coordinate daily operational logistics, ensuring classrooms, meeting spaces, common areas, and campus resources are prepared to support academic and student activities.
- Serve as a point of coordination with Facilities, Information Technology, and other university departments for maintenance requests, technology issues, equipment needs, and space readiness.
- Coordinate campus space utilization, room reservations, furniture arrangements, equipment requests, and logistical preparations for classes, meetings, and campus activities. Work with DU Chicago Academics and the Registrar to assign classrooms in MyDU and manage instructional space.
- Manage ordering and delivery of student meals, including vendor communication, meal schedules, counts, and resolution of service issues.
- Coordinate departmental purchasing, payment processing, travel requests, supply inventory, equipment tracking, and budget documentation in accordance with university policies.
- Maintain operational calendars, records, inventory of campus equipment and event materials, and routine data tracking and reporting; recommend process improvements.
- Supervise Chicago Campus student operations workers, including scheduling, orientation, training, task assignments, and monitoring completion of responsibilities.
- Coordinate logistical arrangements for campus visitors and external partner meetings, including guest arrival, meeting spaces, technology, and refreshments.
- Identify and respond to day-to-day logistical challenges, escalating issues and coordinating solutions with appropriate campus personnel.
City as Campus Program Logistics
- Coordinate the day-to-day logistics of the City as Campus program in collaboration with the City as Campus Faculty Lead, campus personnel, and community partners.
- Manage transportation arrangements for off-campus experiences, including scheduling, transportation requests, departure and return times, and communication of arrangements.
- Communicate meeting locations, schedules, transportation details, attendance expectations, and changes to students, faculty, staff, and participating partners.
- Coordinate materials, supplies, meals, and other resources needed for experiential learning activities.
- Maintain operational records, including transportation schedules, participation rosters, partner locations, and related documentation.
- Troubleshoot logistical challenges before and during activities and coordinate timely resolution with appropriate personnel.
Events and Campus Activities
- Coordinate with campus event leads and the university events team to execute student, academic, community, and special events.
- Lead logistical planning for event spaces, scheduling, caterers, speakers, photographers, audiovisual and technical requirements, furniture, and supplies.
- Manage event inquiries and space reservations through the ASTRA system and maintain project plans and timelines for major events.
- Attend designated campus events to support on-site execution, resolve logistical issues, and represent campus operations.
- Coordinate event-related promotional materials, invitations, and programs with relevant campus partners and in alignment with university brand standards.
Operational Communications and Administrative Support
- Serve as the primary point of contact for student operational communications, coordinating with River Forest and DU Chicago campus partners to ensure accurate, timely, and consistent messages regarding schedules, transportation, meals, events, and campus logistical changes.
- Streamline student communication processes and maintain a coordinated communications flow and distribution calendar, managing drafts, reviews, revisions, and distribution in partnership with River Forest, campus stakeholders, and designated approvers.
- Prepare meeting agendas, notifications, correspondence, and administrative documentation in support of campus operations and the CEO.
- Support special projects, operational planning, and other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
All qualifications are required unless otherwise indicated.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong organizational, logistical planning, project coordination, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and respond effectively to changing schedules and operational needs.
- Experience coordinating vendors, transportation, facilities requests, events, and multiple stakeholders.
- Attention to detail in purchasing, budget tracking, records management, and student-facing communications.
- Strong problem-solving skills and proficiency with standard office, scheduling, and project management tools.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related field preferred.
- Experience in operations coordination, campus operations, event logistics, or a similar role.
- Experience in a higher education, community-based, or student-facing environment preferred.
- Experience supporting senior leadership preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Ability to spend long durations of the workday sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
SALARY AND FLSA STATUS:
- Salary: $55,000 – 56,000
- FLSA Status: Exempt – Full-time, 37.5 hours
Employment at Dominican University is contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation.
BENEFITS:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement plan with employer matching
- Professional development opportunities.
- Tuition remission for employees and their dependents
About Dominican University
Dominican University is a Catholic, comprehensive teaching university located in River Forest, a suburb of Chicago, with an additional campus in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Dominican University offers associate, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees. It is highly regarded for its academic rigor, thoughtful accompaniment of students, intentional affordability, and values-based, relationship-centered learning environment.
Dominican currently enrolls over 3,800 students, including 2,690 undergraduates and 1,114 graduate students. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of undergraduate students identify as Latinx, 5% as Black or African American, and 3% as Asian. Under-represented minority students comprise 77% of the undergraduate enrollment and 38% of the graduate enrollment. Over 90 percent of undergraduates receive some form of financial aid. Nearly half of all undergraduates are first-generation college students; over half are federal Pell Grant recipients, illustrating their families’ level of income; and 58% are eligible for low-income MAP grants from the State of Illinois.
Recognized since 2011 as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education, Dominican is committed to expanding and enhancing educational opportunities for Latinx students and all students from historically underrepresented groups. For more information, visit www.dom.edu.
Expectations for all Dominican Employees:
To support the University's mission of preparing students to pursue truth, give compassionate service, and participate in the creation of a more just and humane world, engage in university service work that promotes collaboration and community building. This includes participating in organizational initiatives, supporting campus events, contributing to community outreach, and fostering a diverse and inclusive environment through involvement in various staff-driven activities and groups.
Institutional Statement
Dominican University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Dominican University is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.
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Operations Coordinator Jobs in Chicago: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an operations coordinator job in Chicago?
Focus your search on the Loop and Fulton Market, where Chicago's densest concentration of corporate headquarters, logistics companies, and healthcare systems post operations roles. Candidates who stand out here typically bring experience with process improvement, vendor coordination, or cross-functional project support. Familiarity with Chicago's major industry clusters, including supply chain, professional services, and health tech, signals local market relevance and gives your application a concrete edge.
Which companies hire operations coordinators in Chicago?
Chicago operations coordinator roles are posted by Herc Rentals, Neolytix, and Northwestern Medicine and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Chicago's mix of Fortune 500 headquarters, regional logistics firms, and large hospital networks makes it one of the more active markets for this role in the Midwest.
Are there remote operations coordinator jobs in Chicago?
Yes, though availability depends heavily on the type of role. Desk-based and analytical operations coordinator positions, such as those in SaaS, financial services, or consulting, are more likely to offer flexibility, while roles tied to facilities, warehousing, or on-site coordination are almost always in person. About 69% of operations coordinator openings tied to Chicago are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with hybrid arrangements most common among the city's tech and professional services employers.
How can I get an operations coordinator job in Chicago with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Chicago is through administrative or coordinator assistant roles at large employers in healthcare, logistics, or corporate services, sectors that routinely hire and develop entry-level talent. Chicago's hospital networks, third-party logistics providers, and professional services firms regularly bring on coordinators who move up from administrative support. Building familiarity with tools like Salesforce, project management software, or inventory systems helps you compete locally, even without a long work history.
Which industries hire the most operations coordinators in Chicago?
The sectors hiring the most operations coordinators in Chicago are Technology & Software, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Chicago's role as a national hub for logistics infrastructure, corporate headquarters, and one of the country's largest healthcare markets drives consistent, year-round demand for operations coordinators across these fields.
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