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Campus Recreation

The Campus Recreation Manager provides oversight of a Campus Recreation program including program content and offerings, business operations, long range planning, operating procedures, and budget; provides oversight and development of a campus recreation team; and makes recommendations for changes based on program assessments.

• Lead and oversee a Campus Recreation program; design engaging and relevant program offerings including lessons, events, trips, courses, and recreational opportunities; provide vision, direction, and long-range planning for programs
• Provide leadership for a campus recreation team; responsible for oversight of hiring logistics, staff schedules, development and training opportunities, workflow, and staff responsibilities
• Plan, analyze, and administer program budget
• Direct business operations including registration practices and program promotion strategies; draft proposals and reports to provide to stakeholders, directors, and unit leadership
• Develop operating procedures, policies, and action plans to ensure consistency, safety, and compliance; ensure compliance with government and University regulations
• Coordinate efforts between facilities, operations, marketing, and business offices to execute programming logistics
• Secure program resources including equipment, space, and staffing; recommend and select new equipment
• Assess program success; determine performance metrics; recommend improvements; provide leadership with data to represent program success and value

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

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