Coordinator of Athletics

Job Summary

Job Description

• This position is revenue producing with a focus on gifts from individuals, businesses, corporations and planned giving specific to intercollegiate athletics, individual sports teams and athletic boosters.
• The staff member should manage a portfolio of approximately 150 prospects and donors and design a successful cultivation and solicitation strategy.
• Revenue produced annually for the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation should exceed 400,000 in cash and/or usable exchange or trade items. 

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Excellent Communication Skills - Able to work with diverse individual and business populations.
• High-level Interpersonal Skills - Ability to manage operational and logistical meetings.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Staffing and supporting the event staff and related subcommittees and volunteers.
• Solicitation-Develop, coordinate, and conduct cultivation, briefing, and solicitation strategies for prospects and preparing solicitation and briefing materials for prospective donors.
• Research-conduct individual and organizational donor prospect research to strengthen donor relationships and to grow new donor markets.
• Produce progress reports of donor related activity, including corporate sponsors, booster club and event metrics.
• Identify and solicit corporate sponsorships from individuals, businesses, and corporations specific to intercollegiate athletics, individual sports teams, facility development and athletic boosters.
• Manage a portfolio of approximately 150 prospects and donors and design a successful cultivation and solicitation strategy for cash and trade accounts.
• Manage and produce game and annual events, including golf tournament, to yield additional ticketing and funding sources.
• Organizing events and games ensuring staff and volunteers meet assignments and ensure a successful fan experience at the games and events.
• Develop athletic booster club; Club, to coordinate with all community and campus groups and individuals to provide individual financial support for teams, scholarships, uniforms and other athletic support needs.
• Implement strategies with campus and athletic personnel, including student government and student groups to encourage attendance at athletic games events.
• Be available to work weekends, and evenings as well as extensive travel around the valley and in the state.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in from a regionally accredited college or university, 3 years of experience as a full-time collegiate athletic administrator OR 4 years of experience as a full-time collegiate coach OR equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• 4+ years of experience as a full-time collegiate athletic administrator OR 5+ years of experience as a full-time collegiate coach.
• Knowledge of Workday usage and applications.
• Experience with team fundraising modalities.
• Experience in event oversight and development for facility and athletic.
• Experience in oversight of booster club management.