Assistant Athletic Director

Universities of Wisconsin•Platteville, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

University of Wisconsin-Platteville is excited to share an opportunity for an Assistant Athletic Director to join our Athletics Division. This individual will focus on; NCAA compliance, revenue generation, and sports administration. This dynamic role is intended for an individual who is highly organized and can balance many complex tasks. Compensation is commensurate with education and experience. The Assistant Athletic Director compiles and classifies reports in support of the athletic compliance program, assists leadership in regulatory report creation, coordinates notification issuance, and assists with the development and implementation of institution-wide policies to ensure compliance with institutional policies and/or laws and regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
2 years’ experience in higher education or athletics leadership

Nice To Haves

NCAA Compliance Experience
Fiscal Responsibility in following budgetary guidelines
Experience in fundraising and event planning

Responsibilities

Ensures compliance with department policies as well as bylaws, rules, regulations, and interpretations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC), and all applicable conferences with which the University may be affiliated
Assists with overall strategic planning efforts for the athletics program
Develops, administers, and monitors the compliance system for maintaining institutional control for the institution’s athletics program.
Coordinates and directs coaches on compliance of the recruitment, admission, initial eligibility, and continuing eligibility certification of student athletes
Serves as a liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups representing the interests of the athletic department
Oversees and monitors CRM System
Assists leadership with developing and publishing compliance reports in accordance with established laws and regulations
Audits and serves as a subject matter expert and point of contact for potentially affected units and affiliated organizations, ensuring appropriate notices are issued relating to compliance
Collaborates with other institutional compliance subject matter experts to review procedures and make change recommendations to leadership
Work in partnership with the AD and Foundation to oversee the continued success of the Pioneering Forward Athletics Fund and other department wide initiatives
Work in partnership with coaching staff to oversee a coordinated sport specific fundraising strategy for all programs
Continue a systematic process in partnership with head coaches for friends and family letter/mailers for all programs
Assisting AD with multiple revenue streams
Event manager for home athletic events and events hosted by the Athletic Department.
Assists with preparation and set-up of facilities for home events.
Clean-up of facilities at the conclusion of events.
Game management duties include hiring, scheduling, and supervision of staff for game management positions, event security and crowd control, management of ticket sales, and concessions.
Reconciliation, deposits and money management, and inventory of all ticket and concessions operations.
Student staff employment coordinator oversees hiring, training, payroll, scheduling of all athletic event and office workers as well as liaison for coaching staff’s student staff
Maintain knowledge of industry standards for game management and event security, as well as food safety regulations specific to concessions.
Event planning
Special projects as assigned by Athletic Director