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Athletic Programs

The Athletic Program Specialist coordinates all operations for intercollegiate athletic programs; facilitates student athlete recruitment and retention efforts; 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 summer camp programs.

• Facilitate recruiting efforts for an intercollegiate sport program; coordinate visits for prospective students
• Contribute to retention efforts of student athletes; serve as a liaison with admissions and financial aid; arrange for academic support tutoring services; track student progress; deliver orientations and freshman seminars
• Coordinate logistics for athletic camps including housing, registration, payments, and staffing; provide support for participants via email and phone
• Plan and coordinate all aspects of team travel; develop itineraries; coordinate transportation and hotel arrangements, meals, practice times and sites, purchases, and staff meeting schedules
• Monitor program budget; process transactions; authorize purchases; and maintain financial records
• Maintain and create records including game notes, statistics, team record books, and news releases
• Collect, distribute, manage, and organize team inventory including uniforms, merchandise, and equipment
• Oversee administrative aspects of athletic events such as scheduling, staffing, venue set-up, and ensuring equipment and vendor availability
• Ensure player and coach compliance with NCAA regulations; administer tests; monitor eligibility
• May supervise staff members, including hiring, 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 – 7
• Minimum – $46,400.00
• MidPoint – $56,800.00
• Maximum – $67,300.00