Compliance Officer, Athletics

Reporting to the Associate Athletics Director for Compliance, the Compliance Officer for Athletics will assist with NCAA, University, and A-10 athletics compliance. This position will also work with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Advisor. The incumbent will also be responsible for the following duties:

General Compliance

• Collaborates with the Associate AD Compliance in the development and implementation of a comprehensive rules education program for the GW community (student-athletes, coaches, staff, and University Administrators) with regards to University, Atlantic 10 Conference, and NCAA rules.

• Oversees Camps and Clinics including the review and approval of all pre and post-camp paperwork associated with GW coaches’ LLCs. Monitors and approves department coaches and staff employment at noninstitutional camps and clinics.

• Monitors and approves department coaches and staff employment with local sports clubs.

• Administers the Student Assistance Fund and Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund (SAOF) along with assisting in the monitoring of the SAOF budget.

• Assists the Associate AD for Compliance with writing and filing any necessary violations, waivers, and interpretation requests.

• Assists in maintaining social media presence.

• Cross-campus liaison between GW Dining, GW Bookstore, GWorld Office, and the athletic department.

• Available as a resource for coaches, student-athletes, and department and campus administrators.

• Reviews NIL disclosures and tracks NIL deals across multiple platforms to ensure disclosures are submitted according to NCAA and GW Policies and DC Law.

• Assists in tracking incoming student-athletes during the admissions process.

Recruiting and Playing and Practice Seasons

• Coordinates and monitors all PSA and individuals associated with PSAs complimentary admissions.

• Monitors and approves all recruiting visits (official and unofficial).

• Assists with reviewing and monitoring phone calls, evaluations, and contacts with the ARMs online system.

• Works cooperatively with coaches, staff, and student-athletes to monitor and manage all aspects of playing and practice seasons including CARA logs.

Regular (Annual/Monthly) Projects

• Provides NCAA and A10 compliance guidance and education to SAAC which will consist of programming at least twice a year.

• Responsible for creating the annual Student-Athlete Handbook and monthly compliance newsletters.

• Creates and assists in presenting annual recruiting education for coaches to meet NCAA criteria to recruit off-campus.

• Crafts annual beginning-of-year and end-of-year rules education videos for student-athletes and coaches.

• Creates and assists in presenting monthly rules education sessions for coaches and the department.

• Attends and participates in annual Conference and NCAA Regional Rules seminars.

Scholarships

• Oversees and administers initial athletics aid agreements.

• Assists the Associate AD with monitoring the athletics aid budget and continuing athletic award agreements and cancellations.

• Oversees and administers the textbook process for all student-athletes and graduate assistants.

• Assists in the monitoring and maintenance of squad lists for each sports team.

• Assist with monitoring outside scholarship recipients

Eligibility

• Maintains IRLs on the NCAA Eligibility Center web page and monitors prospective student-athletes submission of required documentation to the NCAA Eligibility Center.

• Assists the Associate AD and certifying officers with the verification of student-athlete initial and continuing eligibility.

• Assists the Associate AD with transfer requests from GW student-athletes and student-athletes transferring into GW.

• Assists with the completion of transfer tracers for GW student-athletes.

The position is based at GW’s Foggy Bottom campus in Washington, DC.

The incumbent may perform other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position