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Assistant Athletic Director for Internal Operations

Employer
Sewanee: The University of the South
Location
Sewanee, TN

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Institutional & Business Affairs, Athletics
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
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Job Details

Position Overview

Primary Function: The Assistant Athletic Director reports to the Athletic Director and is their primary associate in running the operations of the athletic department and ensuring compliance with NCAA rules and regulations. Thus, the Assistant Athletic Director functions as purchasing agent, event and facilities manager, and accounting and compliance officer for the Department of Athletics. In addition, they direct all operations of the Fowler Center including staffing, coordinating use of facility for events, reporting & resolving maintenance problems, monitoring facility budget, and responding to customer/visitor needs or problems.

Career Band: 2D

This position reports to the Athletic Director and will be responsible for supervising Equipment Manager and Control Desk Attendants.

Position Description

Typical Duties & Responsibilities:

    Operations

    Coordinate athletic department events including athletic contests. Provide support for event management and schedule event security

    Assist with team travel arrangements, specifically transportation and lodging

    Supervise football ticket operation

    Serve as purchasing agent and business manager for the department.

    Serve as liaison to treasurer’s office, specifically accounts payable

    Serve as the Human Resources Liaison by working closely with the HR to maintain the division/department’s organizational charts and ensure the classification descriptions are up to date Assist director with timely budget preparation and accurate oversight.

    Supervise the equipment room operation

Compliance

Ensure department’s strict compliance to NCAA rules and regulations

Request necessary rules interpretations and report any rules violations to NCAA

Administer annual rules test to athletics staff members

Monitor and manage the certification of student-athlete eligibility

Attend national rules seminar every three years as required by NCAA

Fowler Center Facilities Manager

Schedule Fowler Center attendants for hours of operation and special events. Inspect facility for needed maintenance and repair

Order supplies and equipment for facility

Provide information to prospective Fowler Center members and maintains memberships

Serve as liaison to Facilities Management on facility improvements, maintenance, and repair.

Budgetary Responsibility: Analyzes budgetary data and develops budget proposals.

Personal Interaction/Communication:
  • Student Contact: frequent; assisting visitors, answering questions, resolving problems
  • Internal: frequent; assisting visitors, answering questions, resolving problems
  • External: periodic; assisting visitors, answering questions, resolving problems; interacting with vendors and contractors; planning and coordinating the travel arrangements for intercollegiate athletic teams
Attributes of a Successful Candidate

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience: 3 years related experience
Personal Characteristics:

Excellent organizational skills, oral and written communication skills, conflict management, willingness to adapt to a variety of schedule changes, a can-do attitude, comfortable taking initiative


Licenses & Certifications: Valid Driver’s LicenseSupplemental Information

Confidential Information: Budget and salary information
Working Environment: Work is primarily performed in a normal office environment and athletic facilities.

Any additional requirements specific to this position:

Must be able to wear an approved mask for prolonged periods while performing job duties and responsibilities.

Employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to an approved medical or religious exemption.

Organization

Working at Sewanee: The University of the South

Known familiarly as “Sewanee” by its students, faculty, staff and friends, The University of the South offers an unmatched educational experience. The university remains purposefully small and dedicated to building a sense of community. All classes are taught by professors, not graduate teaching assistants, and close faculty-student interaction ensures that each student enjoys a rich and personal educational experience. It is not unusual for students and faculty members to work shoulder to shoulder on research projects and journal articles, to meet for coffee at a local eatery, or to serve together as members of the university orchestra, volunteer fire department, and other civic groups.

The result of such individualized education is clear in the academic success of Sewanee students and alumni. The university has had 26 Rhodes Scholars—a number that puts Sewanee in the top four nationally among American liberal arts colleges—as well as 27 NCAA Postgraduate Fellows, 43 Watson Fellows, and dozens of Fulbright Scholars, and has an acceptance rate to graduate and professional schools that far outpaces its peers. The School of Theology has added to its alumni ranks countless bishops, including three of the last four presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church.

Sewanee offers 36 majors, 32 minors, and 15 special programs, along with pre-medicine, pre-nursing, pre-law, and pre-business. More than 40 percent of students participate in study-abroad programs, and a comprehensive endowed program that provides financial support for summer internships has greatly strengthened career development for undergraduates. See more about Sewanee in the "Sewanee Snapshot" here.

In an era of specialization, Sewanee upholds the broad-based ideals of liberal education as a surer means to success. At the University of the South, the adherence to outstanding liberal arts education and enduring traditions of honor, community, and respect have transformed many generations of students, and have earned the abiding loyalty and support of alumni who are enjoying lives of integrity, leadership, and service.

The University is located atop the Cumberland Plateau between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sewanee’s physical environment, which includes the 13,000–acre Domain (as the campus and surrounding area is known), provides a remarkable academic and recreational resource, and an unparalleled place in which to study and reflect. It invites students to engage in both a multitude of outdoor activities and careful study of the natural environment.

As the University celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding in 2007–2008, it looked back on a rich history and forward to new opportunities for the next generations. “The essence of Sewanee is consistent from generation to generation,” said Vice Chancellor emeritus Joel Cunningham. “We are a university dedicated to liberal education, to time-honored traditions, and to our commitment to serve our students and this nation. We have been successful in advancing our mission, and I believe we have the resources and the will to ensure that Sewanee’s best years are still to come.”

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