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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:

– Principal Professional

Base Description:

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

Level Summary:

– Displays mastery of defined skill areas/applications, principles, theories and practices. Evaluates and enhances existing practices. Recognizes emerging trends in area of expertise. Works independently on complex or strategic assignments. Directs and delegates appropriate tasks to others. Implements strategies to ensure achievement of initiatives. Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and deliver to broad audiences. Identifies and implements innovative solutions to important, highly complex 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:

– Validates and pays invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets and funding
– May plan and forecast budgets

Problem Solving:

– Encounters complex and novel problems
– Applies policies, practices, 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 complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices as guidelines as well as working knowledge to determine specific work methods
– Carries out work activities independently, with supervisor available to resolve problems
– Reviews work of others to verify technical soundness

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and area leads across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

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