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Athletic Compliance

Athletic Compliance Specialists assist with maintaining institutional control through effectively communicating and providing compliance education and guidance. Responsibilities include monitoring activity; conducting audits and investigations; identifying and reporting violations; assisting with remediation.

• Research and communicate NCAA, Conference, University, and governmental compliance rules and rules interpretation to coaches, staff, student-athletes, and boosters; provide counsel and guidance; implement educational programs and conduct training sessions
• Monitor all athletic-related activity including recruiting contact and evaluations, official and unofficial visits, financial aid tenders, speaking engagements, name/image/likeness, social media accounts, telephone records; identify, report, and investigate compliance violations
• Conduct internal quality assurance audits and reviews ensuring policy, procedure, rules and regulation compliance; assess program effectiveness; maintain records and data; prepare reports and present findings; recommend changes and corrective actions as applicable
• Prepare administrators, coaches, and all relevant personnel for external compliance audits and inspections; conduct pre-audit/inspection interviews and record reviews; identify areas of concern; prepare reports and provide advice
• Act as liaison between Admissions and Athletics Compliance; track and coordinate student-athlete applications and transfer admissions; complete course reviews and identify eligibility concerns; manage initial and continuing eligibility certification
• Ensure external community initiatives, such as donation requests and student-athlete promotional activities, meet regulatory compliance
• Keep abreast of changing compliance rules, regulation, and guideline requirements; make appropriate notifications

Level:

– Senior Professional

Base Description:

– Completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of a particular field. Works independently on moderately complex work assignments under limited oversight, reviews progress, and evaluates results. Monitors work and projects ensuring timeliness, quality, and efficiency. Identifies and mobilizes resources to achieve outcomes. Trains others and reviews progress with management. Presents ideas, concepts, and instructions in a clear and persuasive manner. Develops new techniques, concepts, and approaches and applies them to moderately complex and strategic and/or operational issues.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Indirect supervisor for other full–time employees
– May serve as direct supervisor for part–time, student, and/or temporary workers, volunteers, or a full–time employee

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets and funding

Problem Solving:

– Encounters moderately complex problems
– Applies specialized knowledge and skills to resolve problems
– Understands benefits, limitations, and impact of potential solutions

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on moderately complex work assignments, reviews progress, and evaluates results
– May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines established by supervisor
– May review the work of others to verify accuracy and conformance to required procedures and special instructions

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
– Coaches others in using appropriate strategies for resolving conflict; negotiating reasonable compromises; and proposing and evaluating possible solutions
– Give candid and constructive feedback to others to influence and persuade managers and employees to accept and implement findings and recommendations

• Comp Grade – 11
• Minimum – $68,200.00
• MidPoint – $85,200.00
• Maximum – $102,300.00