Senior Associate Athletic Director

Job Summary

Job Overview

• Enhance the experience of our student-athletes’ from a diverse perspective.
• Serve as the point of contact on the Executive Team for student-athletes and staff to bring issues and concerns.
• This position will provide leadership and guidance for all direct reports,.
• Will continue the advancement of gender equity, diversity and inclusion with the initiatives aimed at creating an inclusive environment in athletics, on campus and in the community.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the sports administrator for multiple sports as assigned.
• Responsible for managing all aspects of the sports programs.
• Prepare contest contracts for supervised sports and ensure that contracts are maintained and administered.
• Oversee and ensure proper coordination of officiating assignments for all supervised sports where necessary.
• Accept responsibility of the dissemination of important Division, Campus, Conference and NCAA information to all staff and Executive Team.
• Prepare, in cooperation with the Athletics Business Office, the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act report, and ensure timely submission on an annual basis.
• Assist supervised unit and sports programs with preparation of annual operating budgets and ensure compliance with that approved budget plan.
• Ensure sport programs are in compliance with the principles of awarding athletics grants-in-aid, recruiting expenditures and roster size in relation to our equity initiatives.
• Serve as the communication contact for issues pertaining to sports supervised.
• Serve as a member of the Athletics Director’s Executive Team and participate in the administrative process of determining and working toward established Division of athletics goals.
• Travel to at least one away contest with each program/sport supervised every year.
• Represents the University at Conference and NCAA meetings.
• Serves as a daily voice for diversity, gender issues and Title IX, within the Division of Athletics.
• Represents the Division of Athletics and the Athletic Department Staff in the planning of all special events related to women’s athletics hosted by the University.
• Complete and assist with the end of the year Teams Survey process.
• Ensure proper awarding of athletics grants-in-aid for all women’s sport programs.
• Take steps whenever necessary, to ensure appropriate equity between men’s and women’s programs.
• Respond in a timely manner to correspondence to inquiries from Athletics Director.
• Assist the Athletic Development Office in the identification, cultivation and solicitation of donor prospects for our women’s athletics program.
• Be the Division of Athletics representative to the University’s Conduct Committee and coordinate any issues with UPD, EDI, Student Advocacy, and local Police.
• Responsible for collaborating, creating and amending department policies and procedures. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• 10 years of progressive Intercollegiate Athletic experience or 4 years of experience with a Master’s degree.
• Experience should include, budget preparation, strategic planning, and supervision.
• Excellent written, oral and computer skills.