Deputy Athletic Director, Intercollegiate Sports

Job Summary

About the Position:

• We are looking for someone with a strong background in:         
  • Coaching, leadership and development;
  • Relationship building;
  • Communication;
  • Strategic planning and execution;
  • Assessment;
  • Policy development and execution;
  • Risk management / Crisis response.

Responsibilities:

Intercollegiate Sport Programs:

• Responsible for the day to day administrative and competitive supervision of the various intercollegiate sports teams/programs;
• Manage and monitor all aspects of assigned sports, including, but not limited to:         
  • Performance;
  • Athlete recruitment and experience;
  • Management, development and evaluation of coaches;
  • Practice and game scheduling, game contracts and competitive performance;
  • Budget/finance and travel;
  • Event production.
• External relations - work collaboratively with external relations staff to ensure sports are meeting fundraising goals and utilizing effective marketing and communications strategies;
• Act as a lead sport supervisor, developing other sport supervisors and create a pipeline for future sport supervisors;
• Schedule, plan and conduct coaches' meetings and staff meetings, as appropriate;
• Ensure sport programs' compliance with NCAA, University, A10, departmental policies and procedures;
• Assist Athletic Director in annual overall evaluation of the sport program(s);
• Develop and prepare for the Director, periodic quality assurance and improvement reports;
• Work collaboratively with AD, Intercollegiate HR on assigned head coach contracts and initiate athletically related bonuses;
• As a member of the Athletic Director's senior team collaborate on and assist with department planning and development, as requested;
• Represent the department with regional and national organizations (i.e., NCAA, Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), NACDA) when assigned by the Director of Athletics.
• Represent the department at development, fundraising and community relations events to further Athletic Department mission.

Required Qualifications:

• Advanced degree or training and work experience at a level that equates to an advanced degree;
• Substantial legal experience, NCAA Division I compliance related experience on campus, at the NCAA national office or in a conference office setting;
• Excellent working knowledge of NCAA Division I rules;
• Technologically proficient and have prior experience or familiarity with NCAA applications (e.g., LSDBi, RSRO, CAi);
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships (e.g., with coaches, student-athletes, faculty, staff and the community);
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines and multiple competing priorities;
• Ability to travel domestically (and occasional international) travel for games and events;
• Highly developed problem-solving skills with demonstrated sound judgment evaluating, interpreting and applying policies and procedures with complex compliance issues;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills;
• Ability to balance multiple projects;
• Successful experience working in a collaborative and team oriented environment;
• Ten plus years of relevant professional experience;
• Experience in legal, sports management / administration / performance, higher education administration, collegiate athletic administration and/or Division 1 coaching.