Associate Athletic Director, Student-Athlete Welfare and Compliance

REGIS COLLEGE•Weston, MA

4d•$75,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Welfare and Compliance is responsible for managing the department’s student-athlete support system and oversight and implementation of a comprehensive NCAA compliant athletic department. Additionally, this position serves as Regis’ Senior Women’s Administrator and supervises selected intercollegiate athletic teams and their respective coaching staffs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
Strong organizational skills required
Excellent oral and written communication skills, computer literacy and strong interpersonal skills to work with various college constituencies.
The ability to work a flexible and irregular schedule.
Works well as a team member or independently.
Excels in prioritizing multiple tasks with attention to detail, problem solving and follow-through to consistently meet expectations and deadlines
Strong management skills and mentoring ability for interns and assistants.
Must hold valid driver’s license.
Ability to uphold the University’s commitment to inclusive excellence in a diverse educational community.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred
Prior NCAA compliance experience preferred

Responsibilities

Assists the Director of Athletics in establishing policies and procedures that ensure effective development of quality, competitive athletic teams and support of the individual educational goals of student-athletes.
Works closely with academic support and other campus partners in student-athlete retention efforts.
Supervises selected intercollegiate athletic teams and their respective coaching staffs.
Serves as the member of the Athletic department’s leadership team and the Senior Women’s Administrator (SWA).
Assists in serving as a site supervisor for intercollegiate competition.
Coordinates travel logistics for all teams, including, but not limited to, van leasing and bus transport reservations for external competition and training.
Oversees talent acquisition process including coordination of posting open staff and graduate assistant positions, organizing phone interviews, coordinating campus visits, and assists in initiating hiring process with supervisors.
Leads on-boarding process for all new graduate assistant hires.
Responsible for coordinating orientation and ongoing professional development for graduate assistant positions.
Assists in the coordination of athletic department staff meetings, functions, and other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics.
Serves as a member of the institutional Case Management Team.
Works closely with the Faculty Athletics Representative to develop and coordinate an effective academic enrichment program utilizing study halls, existing peer tutoring programs, and academic support programming.
Collects and analyzes academic indicators to manage academic eligibility on a semester basis (GPA, academic progress towards a degree, academic standing).
Actively manages student-athlete records on the Starfish online retention software program.
Designs an effective data gathering instrument(s) to collect academic information for student-athletes on a timely basis.
Facilitate end-of-season student-athlete satisfaction surveys for all teams.
Coordinates student-athlete recognition events and programming and special events focused on improving student-athlete welfare.
Works closely with Chief Conduct Officer in managing student-athlete conduct incidents and climate concerns that may arise, while also assisting in developing athletics sanctions when necessary.
Monitors compliance with institutional, conference and NCAA rules and regulations governing intercollegiate athletics.
Develops and implements effective protocols to monitor student-athlete compliance.
Coordinates rules education program for staff and student-athletes.
Educates student-athletes in the area of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) legislation.
Manages the transfer portal, and all transfer eligibility forms.
Schedules and conducts all introductory NCAA compliance meetings in the fall, winter and spring.
Completes all mandatory NCAA compliance surveys, sport sponsorship forms and coordinates the completion of the NCAA Graduation Rate Report and the NCAA Financial Aid Survey.
Selects, supervises, and evaluates graduate intern and coaching staff as assigned.