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Athletic Programs

The Athletic Programs Manager directs the administration and operation of athletic programs including intercollegiate sports, camps, and athletic events; manages program budgets; develops policies and procedures; and directs student athlete recruiting strategies.

• Oversee operations for athletic programs including intercollegiate sports, camps, events, and programs
• Direct student athlete recruiting and retention activities
• Plan, manage, and evaluate all aspects of athletic camps including budgets, logistics, staffing, procedures, and compliance
• Administer the budget of assigned programs; plan and forecast financial plans; prepare and submit reports; allocate resources; and develop strategies to increase revenue
• Oversee the planning, promotion, logistics, and evaluation of athletic events; direct game day management activities
• Ensure compliance of programs with University and Conference policies; establish and asses procedures and best practices
• Provide leadership for team of athletic staff; responsible for hiring, scheduling, delivering training opportunities, directing workflow, and evaluating performance

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 – 12
• Minimum – $76,700.00
• MidPoint – $95,900.00
• Maximum – $115,100.00