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L'viyim (Levites) in the bes hamikdash (Temple in Jerusalem) had various roles: some sang, some had overnight guard positions, etc. The kohanim ("priests", if you will) had a rosh bes av (family head) who was officially in charge of them and had a m'mune (appointed one) who assigned positions each day. (If I recall correctly — which I might not — some say that the m'mune and the rosh bes av were the same person. But that's neither here nor there.) Who was in charge of the group of l'viyim that served in the bes hamikdash each week (or whatever their shift was)? Who assigned their jobs?

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Inspired by a comment of avi's. –  msh210 Dec 19 '11 at 19:56
There are many references in Tanach to the chief levites of each of the 3 levite families. Are you asking about someone in charge of the 3 leaders? –  avi Dec 19 '11 at 20:27
@avi, thanks for making me clarify my question. I hope that this edit has done so? –  msh210 Dec 19 '11 at 20:30

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The Rambam writes (Hilchot Klei HaMikdash VeHaOvdim Bo 3:12) regarding the division of the Levite families:

שמואל הרואה ודויד המלך, חילקו הלויים לעשרים וארבע משמרות; ועובד משמר בכל שבת. וכל אנשי המשמר, מחלק אותם ראש המשמר לבתי אבות; וכל יום מימי השבת, עובדים בו אנשים ידועים. וראשי האבות מחלקין אלו העובדים ביום שלהן, איש איש על עבודתו.‏

Samuel the Seer and King David divided the Levites into 24 watches. Each week, a different watch would serve [in the Temple]. The head of the watch would divide all the men of the watch into different "clans." On each day of the week, designated men would serve. The heads of the clans would assign the workers on the day that they were designated to work, [allotting each] one appropriate tasks. (Translations from Chabad.org)

He later (7:1) writes that the Memuneh (Temple designee) you mention in the question did not only service the Kohanim. Rather:

חמישה עשר ממונין היו במקדש, וכן ממנים לעולם על כל דבר מחמישה עשר דבר אלו ממונה אחד; ואלו הן: (א) על הזמנים, (ב) על נעילת שערים, (ג) על השומרים, (ד) על המשוררים, (ה) על הצלצל עם שאר כלי שיר, (ו) על הפייסות, (ז) על הקינים, (ח) על החותמות, (ט) על הנסכים, (י) על החולים, (יא) על המים, (יב) על מעשה לחם הפנים, (יג) על מעשה הקטורת, (יד) על מעשה הפרוכות, (טו) על מעשה בגדי כהונה גדולה.‏

There were fifteen officers in the Temple and similarly, an officer would always be appointed over these fifteen matters.1 They are [responsible for]: a) the time [for the offering of the sacrifices], b) the locking of the gates, c) the guards, d) the singers, e) the cymbals and the other musical instruments, f) the lotteries, g) the pairs [of doves], h) the seals, i) the wine libations, j) the sick, k) the water, l) the preparation of the showbread, m) the preparation of the incense offering, n) the preparation of the curtains, o) the preparation of the priestly garments.

He proceeds to describe exactly what each Memuneh did, some working in 'departments' which manage the Kohanim's work and some in 'departments' which manage Levite work.

So essentially the Levites were managed the same way the Kohanim were: by the head of the family of the shift and by the designated staff of the Temple.

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It seems that according to Divrei Hayamim, chapter 23 that the leviim were broken up into 24 groups each with their own "Rosh Avot". It is hard to tell if they assigned themselves, or were assigned based on the Kohen in charge of such things. However, it seems strongly implied that it was the Cohen who gave orders to the Leviim who were not singing or on guard duty, or acting as judges and officers.

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