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Athletic Operations

The Athletic Operations Specialists coordinates all operations for a specific Division I athletic program; acquires, organizes, and analyzes development videos, opponent films, and team statistics; manages program budget; coordinates practice and game times; plans and coordinates all aspects of team travel; serves as a liaison to athletic administration, training staff, sport staff, marketing, and other organizations; plans, organizes and coordinates all logistics of the summer camp program.

• Coordinate the production, acquisition, and maintenance of team development videos, opponent films, playbooks, drill logs; distribute to coaches as appropriate
• Perform analysis of practices, games, future opponents, and team/player statistics; provide coaches with reports for review
• Utilize software to manage and organize scouting reports, play diagrams, playbooks, and videos
• Oversee administrative aspects of practices and games such as scheduling and arranging for equipment availability
• Plan and coordinate all aspects of team travel and recruiting visits; develop itineraries; coordinate transportation and hotel arrangements, meals, practice times and sites, purchases, and staff meeting schedules
• Serve as a liaison to athletic administration, compliance, facilities, training staff, equipment manager, communications, marketing, and other organizations
• Manage program budget as it relates to summer camps, video exchange, recruiting, equipment, and team travel
• Liaison with external officiating groups including Big Ten, NCAA; internal departments such as academic support units and fundraising teams
• Plan, organize, and coordinate all logistics of the summer camp program; promote program by creating and distributing brochures; manage the budget to ensure expenses are within budget; organize registration; oversee staff hiring, and establish camp schedules
• Hire, supervise, and evaluate team manager and student intern program
• Coordinate team community service activities
• May supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

Level:

– Senior Supervisor

Base Description:

– Supervises direct reports, but primarily completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge to perform own work; spends majority of time on tasks related to own job responsibilities. May demonstrate subject matter expertise. Demonstrates intermediate to advanced planning, organizing, directing, and facilitating skills. Demonstrates the ability to coach assigned employees. Assigns and reviews completed work to verify accuracy, quality, and adherence to professional standards. Trains, coaches, mentors, and motivates staff. Anticipates potential problems, issues, and opportunities; researches and recommends solutions within defined policies. May develop creative recommendations for solving problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Typically oversees at least 2 full–time direct reports or equivalent team of part–time and/or student workers (for Professional track, performs work at the Senior Professional level or higher)

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets for specific area and/or grant(s)
– May assist in planning and forecasting budgets

Problem Solving:

– Encounters moderately complex problems
– Applies general precedents and practices and specialized knowledge and skills to resolve problems
– Understands benefits, limitations and impact of potential solutions
– Anticipates potential problems and recommends possible solutions within general guidelines

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on moderately complex work assignments, reviews progress, and evaluates results
– Organizes work of direct reports and sets team priorities
– Reviews the work of others to verify accuracy, quality, and adherence to professional standards

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and the University
– Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
– May communicate with external audiences for business purposes
– Collaborates closely with team members; may interact with other staff outside of area
– Utilizes a communication style that is appropriate for a given situation
– Interprets and communicates information, ideas and instructions clearly, accurately and persuasively both verbally and in written materials intended for distribution

• Comp Grade – 10
• Minimum – $61,800.00
• MidPoint – $75,700.00
• Maximum – $89,600.00