Athletic Operations Manager
- Employer
- Ursinus College
- Location
- Collegeville, PA
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Athletics
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The Athletic Operations Manager reports to the Assistant AD for Athletic Operations and will be responsible for all aspects of game day operations including set up/breakdown, staffing, administrative oversight, and event management of all assigned events. This position will also have shared oversight of the department’s budget and will adhere to NCAA and conference guidelines. The Athletics Operations Manager will communicate effectively with head coaches to ensure that athletic team needs are being satisfied.
Responsibilities- Supervise all aspects of game day operations at assigned events, serve as game day administrator including set up, break down, and crowd control
- Shared oversight of budgeting and purchasing of athletic equipment
- Collaborate with campus partners including facilities staff, cleaning services, campus safety and CESP
- Communicate regularly with administrators, athletic training staff, head coaches and student athletes
- Assist with management of the athletic operations budget (shared oversight with Assistant AD for Operations)
- Perform maintenance and preparation of fields, facilities, equipment, and athletics venues
- Oversee field/venue prep for all conference and NCAA championships
- Work with vendors to obtain quotes for various needs
- Serve as primary contact for coaches for Athletics equipment, laundry, locker rooms
- Comprehensive oversight of all athletic laundry services, including budget ($2,000) and staffing
- Establish, communicate and execute all processes related to locker room facilities
- Coordinate locker room usage (away teams, home teams, and officials for all games/events: conference and NCAA tournaments)
- Oversee travel operations for assigned sports
- Oversee bat compression testing program for baseball/softball programs
- Supervise all operations of golf simulator room
- Oversee maintenance and upkeep of pool timing system
- Provide support, as needed, to Assistant Athletic Director and other Athletics Operations Manager
This person needs strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills. Must also be able to develop and implement improvements to move the department forward. This person must be prepared to troubleshoot any potential problems and must also work with coaches and staff to keep up with any NCAA and Conference changes. A flexible work schedule is a requirement depending on scheduled events. This person must be able work with and schedule student workers for each home event and any additional help as needed. This position must interact in a professional manner with a diverse group of staff, faculty, students and the community in a service-oriented environment.
- Associate degree required; Bachelor’s degree highly preferred
- Previous experience in collegiate athletics preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational, delegation and planning ability
- Must be able to think independently, work as a member of a team and be proactive
- Knowledge of NCAA Division III and Centennial rules and regulations
- Experience in field preparation and maintenance is preferred
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule to cover athletic events
- Must be able to do minor repairs and upgrades
Interested candidates should apply here. Once you create an applicant account, you will be prompted to upload your cover letter, resume, and a list with contact information for three references to the applicant database.
Ursinus is an AA/EO employer. Ursinus College does not discriminate on grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, creed, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, disability, or other classification protected by applicable law in the administration of any of its educational programs or activities or with respect to employment.
Organization
About Ursinus College
- Founded in 1869
- First admitted women in 1880
- 1,650 students from 35 states and 12 countries
- 20% students of color
- 12 to 1 student-faculty ratio
- Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- All students and faculty are issued laptop computers
- Nationally renowned First-Year Experience, including the Common Intellectual Experience(CIE) Freshmen Seminar
- Over 60 courses of study, including a variety of interdisciplinary programs.
- The Center for Science and The Common Good offers students the opportunity to focus on the intersection of science and society.
- Idyllic 170-acre campus 25 miles from Philadelphia
- Member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Watson Foundation list, Project Pericles, Bonner Leader Program
- Member of Project DEEP, the Annapolis Group, the Centennial Conference
- Home to the Berman Museum of Art
- U-Imagine Center for Integrative and Entrpreneurial Studies
The College's most important assets are its faculty and staff. From time to time, a variety of job opportunities are available, both part-time and full-time. Ursinus is an ideal workplace where there are excellent resources and benefits and, of course, great people. The campus is beautiful and the students keep you young.
Ursinus College is committed to the celebration of and respect for human diversity.
Ursinus College does not discriminate on grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, creed, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, disability, or other classification protected by applicable law with respect to all aspects of employment.
Ursinus College complies with all federal, state, and local statutes and regulations governing employment practices.
Ursinus College is an equal employment/affirmative action employer.
All employees are expected to abide by Ursinus College’s equal employment/affirmative action policy.
Specifically, in matters affecting employment and application for employment, the College will take affirmative action to ensure that each employee and applicant, regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, creed, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, or disability (except as limitations may be mandate by law) is accorded equal treatment with respect to terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, and opportunities for advancement. The College will make good-faith efforts to enhance employment opportunities for minorities and women compatible with the availability of qualified candidates in relevant employment markets in which Ursinus College is able to recruit.
Ursinus College is committed to the celebration of and respect for human diversity. We believe that human beings derive meaning and purpose through their membership in groups as well as through their common humanity and their uniqueness as individuals. Intellectual and personal growth are enhanced by understanding and appreciating the similarities and differences among groups and individuals.
The celebration of, and respect for, human diversity at Ursinus is based on the following:
- The principles of freedom and the quality of individuals as expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
- The practical goal of preparing students to make significant contributions in an emerging global community. All communities -- local, national and global -- are stronger and richer to the extent that individuals within them are able to communicate and to affirm life-enhancing values.
- Individuals whose education has been grounded on mutual understanding and the celebration of human diversity are best prepared to contribute to the making of a just and equitable society.
This statement on human diversity should inform and guide the Ursinus College community as it establishes and implements educational and administrative policies and practices. These ideals seem especially relevant to those policies and practices that touch upon race, ethnicity, age, religion, sexual orientation and gender, and all other aspects which tend to differentiate human groups.
In making this statement on human diversity, Ursinus College at the same time acknowledges the primary importance in an educational community of the diversity of ideas expressed in the pursuit of truth by all reasonable and free minds in an atmosphere of intellectual openness.
This statement on human diversity at Ursinus College has been developed in the context of the mission statement of the College and the institutional values generated by the mission.
- Website
- https://www.ursinus.edu/
- Telephone
- 610-409-3000
- Location
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601 E. Main Street
Collegeville
Pennsylvania
19426
US
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