Director of Operations, Women's Basketball

University of Texas at Austin•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Assist with the overall management and operations of the Women’s Basketball program at The University of Texas at Austin. This position is designated as an Administrative Officer and serves without a fixed term and at the pleasure of the President. Significant responsibility in coordinating the day-to-day operations for the Women’s Basketball program, managing the team schedule, and ensuring robust communication with stakeholders. Provide oversight and fiscal management of the operating budget, and order, store, distribute, and maintain inventory of all team apparel and equipment. Assist in monitoring student-athlete practice and competition hours and required days off. Assist coaching staff with timely production and submission of required documents. Hire, evaluate, and supervise student managers and student workers. Oversee all aspects of team travel, including coordination, team hotel meals, ground transportation, and meeting rooms. Assist with the planning and coordinating of official and unofficial visits by prospective student-athletes. Coordinate preparation of Women’s Basketball camp operations, including budget preparations, expenses, projections, scheduling, logistics, housing, transportation, apparel, equipment, and securing camp facilities. Maintain camp website, prepare correspondence related to camp publications, and maintain correspondence with attendees. Hire and supervise camp coaches and counselors. Recruit, enroll camp participants, and collect payments. Complete and submit camp documentation by established deadlines. Develop collaborative relationships with Texas Athletics and University departments to refer and provide resources, offering guidance and direction to student-athletes. Serve as a liaison with the T-Association, the Longhorn Foundation, External Affairs, Student Services, and related areas. Assist the Head Women's Basketball Coach, the Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach, and the Assistant Women's Basketball Coaches as assigned. Drive a UT or rental vehicle on and off campus. Consistently exemplify the core values and quality service standards of Texas Athletics. Act ethically and proactively seek guidance when unsure of applicable laws, rules, or policies. Actively participate in assigned education and training programs. Comply with all applicable laws, policies, rules, and regulations. Annually obtain prior written approval and report all outside activities and outside income. Report any knowledge of, or reasonable cause to believe, violations of laws, policies, rules, or regulations to the appropriate authorities. Fully cooperate with any investigation by providing complete and accurate information when requested. This position may be a Non-Confidential Employee as defined by University policies on Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Interpersonal Violence, and Stalking, and will be required to report incidents of such prohibited conduct to the University’s Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree.
Two years of experience as a professional Women’s Basketball player or in the areas of operations and/or coaching at a Division I school.
Technological proficiency.
Ability to collaborate with staff and provide critical thinking and consultation to achieve positive outcomes.
Professional demeanor.
Ability to project the image of the University of Texas and the Athletics Department with dignity and grace regardless of circumstances and environments.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enhance interaction with student-athletes, peers, alumni, administrative personnel, and the community.
Class "C" operator's driver's license.
Must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence.
Must obtain a Texas driver's license within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident if not currently a Texas resident.
Must complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.
Must present acceptable and original documents to prove identity and authorization to work in the United States no later than the third day of employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Student-Athlete in collegiate athletics.
Experience hiring, supervising and evaluating employees.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the day-to-day operations for the Women’s Basketball program.
Manage team schedule and ensure robust communication with stakeholders to ensure smooth operations.
Collaborate with events and facilities to coordinate scheduling day-to-day practices, event set-up, logistics and operations.
Provide oversight and fiscal management of operating budget.
Order, store, distribute and maintain inventory of all team apparel and equipment.
Assist in monitoring weekly/hourly student athlete practice and competition hours and required days off.
Assist coaching staff with timely production and submission of required documents.
Hire, evaluate and supervise student managers and student workers.
Oversee all aspects of team travel to include travel coordination, team hotel meals, ground transportation and meeting rooms.
Assist with the planning and coordinating of official and unofficial visits to campus by prospective student-athletes.
Coordinate preparation of Women’s Basketball camp operations, to include camp budget preparations, expenses, and projections, scheduling, logistics, housing, transportation, apparel, equipment, and securing camp facilities.
Maintain camp website, prepare all correspondence related to camp publications and maintain correspondence with attendees.
Hire and supervise camp coaches and counselors.
Recruit, enroll camp participants and collect payments.
Complete and submit camp documentation by established deadlines.
Develop collaborative relationships with Texas Athletics and University departments to refer and provide resources to provide guidance and direction to student-athletes, as appropriate.
Liaison with T-Association, the Longhorn Foundation, External Affairs, Student Services and related areas.
Assists the Head Women's Basketball Coach, the Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach, the Assistant Women's Basketball Coaches as assigned.
Drive a UT or rental vehicle on and off campus.
Consistently exemplify the core values and quality service standards of Texas Athletics.
Always act ethically.
Proactively seek guidance when unsure or unclear of a law, rule or policy applicable to you or your department/sport program.
Actively participate in assigned education and training programs.
Comply with all laws, policies, rules and regulations set forth by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, The University of Texas at Austin, NCAA, Conference, or other governing body, including state and federal laws.
Annually obtain prior written approval and report all outside activities and outside income.
Report knowledge of, or reasonable cause to believe, violation(s) of state or federal laws, policies, rules, or regulations of the University, Conference, or NCAA to IA ARMCS or IA HR.
Fully cooperate with any investigation by providing complete and accurate information when requested to do so by Texas Athletics and/or the NCAA and do not influence others in any way during an investigation.
Report incidents of prohibited conduct to the University’s Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator as required by applicable law or University policy.
Other duties as assigned.