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Athletic Operations

The Athletic Operations Specialist coordinates operations for a 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.

• Oversee operational aspects of Division I athletic programs including staffing, schedules, communication, and other logistics
• Serve as a liaison to athletic administration, compliance, facilities, events, training staff, equipment managers, communications, marketing, and other internal teams
• Coordinate the production, acquisition, distribution, and maintenance of scouting reports, team development videos, opponent films, playbooks, and drill logs
• Perform analysis of practices, games, future opponents, and team/player statistics; provide coaches with reports for review
• Plan and coordinate team travel and recruiting visits; develop itineraries; coordinate transportation and hotel arrangements, meals, practice times and sites, purchases, and staff meeting schedules
• Ensure player and coach compliance with NCAA regulations; monitor student-athlete eligibility; maintain accurate records of student-athlete participation
• Manage program budget as it relates to summer camps, video exchange, recruiting, equipment, and team travel; review and approve invoices; prepare financial reports
• Serve as a point of contact for internal departments such as academic support units and fundraising teams
• Contribute to retention efforts of student athletes; arrange for academic support services; track student progress
• Collaborate with coaches and directors to develop long-term plans for programming, assess effectiveness, identify improvement opportunities, develop new strategies
• Plan, organize, and coordinate all logistics of summer camp programs, such as marketing, registration, staff hiring, and camp schedules
• May manage and organize team inventory including uniforms, merchandise, and equipment
• Coordinate team community service activities
• May supervise staff members, students, and part-time employees including hiring, training, development, and performance management

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