Assistant Director Of Athletics For Ncaa Compliance #00056367

The Missouri S&T Athletic Department, a 17-sport NCAA Division II intercollegiate program competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), is seeking a rising professional to join the Athletic Department as an Assistant Athletic Director for NCAA Compliance.

The selected candidate must be highly organized and driven with exceptional multi-tasking and communication skills. Experience with managing people and providing leadership on various projects with attention to detail are required. This person will report to the Director of Athletics and will serve as the primary contact for NCAA compliance related matters. Time management and interpersonal skills are essential as the successful candidate will be asked to regularly work alongside other members of the department, as well as effectively lead a culture of compliance and integrity within the department. The person must be able to compile data, prepare, write, and review reports and be proficient with NCAA CAi and compliance software programs. This person will have the opportunity for growth within the department. Occasional evenings, weekends, and holiday work is required.

Essential functions include:

• Oversee, monitor, and approve items such as practice logs, official and unofficial visit requests, and entering student-athletes into the transfer portal system
• Responsible for and have expert knowledge regarding NCAA and GLVC policy and the ability to communicate to administrators, coaches, staff, faculty, and student-athletes when changes occur
• Direct all aspects of an NCAA compliance program according to NCAA guidelines, requirements, and best practices
• Monitor the Eligibility Center to coordinate initial eligibility processing for incoming freshmen and transfer student-athletes
• Monitor student-athlete progress towards degree and work with academic advisors and coaches to keep student-athletes on track to meet degree requirements and graduate on-time
• Responsible for submitting all NCAA certifications, squad lists, and drug consent forms, student-athlete reinstatements, and other related items as required by the NCAA
• Provide NCAA rules education to coaches, student-athletes, administrators, alumni, and athletic donors regarding recruiting, amateurism, awards and benefits, playing and practice seasons, and sport camps and clinics, emphasizing an atmosphere of compliance and institutional control
• Represent the athletic department on campus, within the conference, and on national committees as assigned by the Director of Athletics
• Report all NCAA rule violations to the NCAA and GLVC and investigate when applicable
• Responsible for creating and completing all NCAA reports, including but not limited to, Academic Performance Census, ASR/GSR, sports sponsorship, and financial aid
• Ensure all student-athletes, including transfer students, are eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics programs, including certifying the continuing eligibility of current student-athletes
• Maintain and annually update the department's NCAA compliance manual
• Work with the financial aid office, administer all athletic scholarships, including grant-in aid awards, National Letter of Intent, equivalency tracking, and summer scholarships
• Research to provide interpretations regarding NCAA rules to coaches, student-athletes, administrators, university staff, and other representatives of athletic interests upon request
• Responsible for preparing and submitting all waivers and appeals to the NCAA or GLVC when applicable
• Provide supervision and mentor direct reports
• Serve as a game day administrator for selected home athletic events to include all home football games

The successful candidate will be a key contributor to the overall success of the department and will be given additional duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics. This may include long and short-term tasks or responsibilities to provide professional growth with real-life experience. Examples include but are not limited to, building corporate club sponsorships, assisting with game day environment initiatives, providing supervision to other areas within the department, or being delegated to oversee new initiatives, not yet developed, on an ad hoc basis.