Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance and Governance

• Oversee all day-to-day compliance activities to ensure the department is adhering to all rules and regulations of the institution, conference(s) and the NCAA.

• Educate athletic department staff, coaches, student-athletes, university liaisons and various alumni and external constituents/entities regarding NCAA rules and legislation. Additionally, support department and university staff in necessary NCAA rules interpretations.

• Oversee, monitor and forecast all athletic scholarship awards and allocations in collaboration with each varsity program for the academic year and summer sessions.

• Coordinates collaborative efforts, completion and submission of various University, Conference and NCAA annual reports and data collection including, but not limited to APR, GSR and federal

• graduation reports.

• Serve as the primary liaison to the office of Enrollment Management to coordinate and assist coaches with the comprehensive recruitment, admissions and financial aid processes of all student-athletes.

• Department liaison to university offices such as admissions, Financial Aid, and Registrar.

• Coordinate revisions and updates to the department of athletics policies and procedures manual as needed.

• Serve as Manager of NCAA Compliance Software, departmental compliance software, and NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse.

• Work closely with faculty representative in certification of eligibility and rules compliance issues.

• Administer and oversee recruiting activities, Athletics Grants-in-Aid programs, eligibility certification for practice and competition, financial aid, NCAA squad lists, National Letters of Intent and reporting of same.

• Develop and produce educational materials, such as but not limited to departmental and student-athlete compliance handbooks, and annual NCAA rules brochure for alumni/booster/and the general public.

• Develop compliance records collection, monitor, conduct interviews and report violations.

• Compile, review and submit requests for eligibility waivers and other requests for waivers and appeals related to NCAA rules.

• Attend annual NCAA Compliance seminar and provide continuous updates for compliance with rules and procedures.

• Serve as a member of the Athletics Department Senior Staff.

• Serve as a sport administrator for select varsity programs.

• Perform other duties as directed or dictated by the Vice President for Athletics. Duties may be changed and/or be added at any time.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s or Law degree preferred.

• Proven, progressive experience in all aspects of NCAA compliance at the campus and/or conference level, with previous experience at the Division I level preferred.

• Demonstrated knowledge of, and continued mastery of, the ever-changing world of NCAA governance and legislative matters. The ability to assist with/coordinate the enhancement of systems and infrastructure relative to the effective implementation of the NCAA House Settlement model is preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to implement NCAA rules education, monitoring and compliance procedures, strong interpersonal, organizational, written and oral communication skills.