Associate Athletic Director, Intercollegiate Events

POSITION IS OPEN TO APPLY ON USAJOBS FROM 26 JUNE 2026 - 07 JULY 2026

Serves as a senior athletic administrative faculty member responsible for leading, administering, supervising, integrating, evaluating, and improving intercollegiate athletics education program and event-management functions that support USAFA's cadet-development mission, intercollegiate athletics enterprise, institutional representation, and public-facing athletic programs. Provides senior athletic program leadership, first-level supervisory oversight, intercollegiate event program governance, stakeholder coordination, risk and resource integration, compliance support, program assessment, and continuous improvement for assigned intercollegiate athletics education program functions. Leads and administers assigned intercollegiate athletics education program and event-management functions that support cadet development, institutional representation, and USAFA's competitive athletics mission.

Establishes program direction, priorities, standards, processes, assessment methods, and continuity practices that align assigned athletic event programs with Directorate of Athletics priorities, DAF expectations, NCAA and conference requirements, safety and security considerations, available resources, stakeholder needs, cadet-athlete support, and senior leader priorities related to the assigned event-management portfolio. Improves athletic program quality, continuity, compliance, and mission alignment by identifying gaps, resolving complex program issues, applying critical judgment, developing practical solutions, and recommending innovations that strengthen cadet-development outcomes and institutional confidence in event program delivery. Advises leadership on program direction, event readiness, stakeholder requirements, policy effects, risk, resource implications, compliance considerations, program performance, and improvement opportunities affecting assigned intercollegiate athletics event program functions.

Develops, reviews, updates, and improves program guidance, communications, planning products, briefing materials, procedures, continuity tools, assessment products, and other program materials that support repeatable, accountable, and mission-aligned event program execution. Translates senior leader priorities and program requirements into practical, flexible, and sustainable approaches that improve event readiness, stakeholder coordination, and long-term athletic program effectiveness. Represents the Directorate of Athletics, and when delegated the Director of Athletics or senior athletics leadership, in meetings, working groups, planning forums, event reviews, stakeholder engagements, site visits, cross-functional teams, and institutional coordination forums involving assigned intercollegiate athletics event program matters.

Coordinates assigned event program requirements across athletic staff, coaches, cadet support stakeholders, mission elements, installation support organizations, safety, security, medical, communications, facilities, logistics, protocol, public affairs, visiting teams, officials, conference representatives, vendors, volunteers, community partners, and other internal or external partners. Builds and sustains working relationships that support senior leader priorities related to assigned events, resolve program issues, strengthen institutional coordination, and improve athletic event program outcomes.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required

• The selected candidate will be subject to a security investigation leading to successful completion of a background investigation with a favorable adjudication. The selectee's failure to meet this requirement will be grounds for termination.

• Essential qualities expected of every faculty member include the personal attributes of integrity, industry, cooperation, initiative, and breadth of intellectual interests.

• Bachelor’s degree (see Qualifications for required academic disciplines)

• The salary shown is the minimum (Annual) amount to be paid and may be set higher commensurate with individual's qualifications and experience.

• You will be required to serve a 1-year trial period

• As a condition of employment, male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. For additional information go to: http://www.sss.gov

• This is NOT a designated drug testing position

• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required by PL 104-134 to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in athletics administration, intercollegiate athletics, athletic event management, sports management, higher education athletics administration, physical education administration, recreation or sport program administration, public administration, business administration, organizational leadership, or another closely related field that provides the knowledge required to perform the primary duties of the position. Demonstrated sustained superior performance performing

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in NCAA, managing 20+ sports

Candidates will have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.

Leadership experience in curriculum development and academic assessment is desired.

Applicants will be assessed based on education, evidence of teaching effectiveness, quality of scholarship, and demonstrated service to educational institutions and the discipline commensurate with years in the discipline.