Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Sports Service

The Associate AD for Compliance and Sport Services oversees all aspects of the OSU Department of Athletics commitment to a culture of compliance and institutional control, including providing strategic leadership for NCAA and PAC-12 rules compliance for the Oregon State University community. The position works in concert with the university Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR), Athletic Director, and Executive Deputy Athletic Director/COO. The position educates, informs, monitors, and interprets all issues associated with NCAA and PAC-12 rules compliance. Constituencies include, but are not limited to: coaches, university faculty, student-athletes, high school personnel, parents, NCAA, boosters, agents, conference office personnel, and the senior management team of the university.

The Associate AD for Compliance and Sport Services is a member of the senior staff for the Athletics Department and provides vision and guidance on the strategic planning associated with all NCAA-related compliance matters. This position may also represent the department on various national conference, and institutional committees. Provides supervision and leadership for all Compliance Office FTE, student workers, and interns.

The Associate AD for Compliance also provides strategic leadership in several athletic student service areas, including the administration of Enrollment, Financial Aid, Housing, and Eligibility and serves as the departmental liaison to University leadership in those areas.

Responsibilities include: Evaluating and strengthening the University’s efforts to maintain institutional control of the athletic program and making appropriate recommendations to the Athletics Director, Faculty Athletics Representative, and Executive Deputy Athletic Director/Chief Operating Officer in regards to NCAA Governance matters and NCAA, Pac-12, and Institutional Regulatory Affairs, Policies and Legislation. This position serves as the Athletic Department’s Senior Compliance Professional.

Individual will oversee the execution of the NCAA rules education program for coaches, student-athletes, staff, internal and external partners. Individual will also oversee the execution of NCAA compliance monitoring systems including (but not limited to): recruiting, camps and clinics, amateurism, eligibility, awards, permissible benefits, personnel limitations, playing and practice seasons, and other NCAA related areas.

Individual has a leadership role in the strategic vision, process development, monitoring, and execution of all aspects associated with Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), institutional revenue sharing, the College Sports Commission (CSC), NILGo, and other matters associated with student-athlete benefits. Proactively identifies solutions for new systems and practices associated with changes in legislation.

Individual will coordinate, monitor, and administer other pertinent NCAA areas including (but not limited to): Interpretation and collection of input on proposed NCAA Legislation; Coordination of the athletically-related financial aid program; Collection, monitoring and submission of APR and GSR data to NCAA; Other NCAA and Pac-12 research projects; and the preparation and submission NCAA and other waivers of NCAA legislation. Individual is also responsible for coordinating investigations of possible NCAA infractions and file reports as needed.

Individual will serve as liaison for all eligibility functions & processes including the NCAA Eligibility Center, the eligibility certification process, serving as an athletic contact for the Authorized Eligibility Signatures in the Office of the Deans, Registrar, and Academic Support for Student Athletes and overseeing the declaration of final eligibility lists in all sports. Individual will also coordinate the athlete admissions process.

Individual will serve as an athletics department liaison for: Academics for Student Athletes, Athletics Advisory Committee, NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative, Office of Audit, Risk, and Compliance, Office of Admissions, and the Office of Enrollment Management. Individual will coordinate athletic department use of Banner. Individual will also monitor the Title IX participation count for the athletic department.

Individual will report directly to the Executive Deputy Athletic Director/Chief Operating Officer and will report regularly to the Athletic Director on matters of NCAA Compliance. Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred. In depth knowledge of NCAA regulations, interpretative processes, and institutional compliance concepts are also required.

Minimum/Requirement Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 7 years working in a Division I Athletic Compliance Office

• Experience administering rules education on matters related to NCAA Division I Rules

• Experience working with the NCAA Eligibility Center on eligibility matters

• Experience investigating and reporting violations of NCAA legislation

• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to communicate in a manner that shows respect and inclusivity for student athletes, student workers, staff, coaches and colleagues.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 month.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a Division 1 FBS athletic compliance office

• Membership and experience working with the National Association for Athletic Compliance (NAAC) is preferred.

Salary is commensurate with skills, education, training and experience.