Assistant Director, Recruiting Operations

Stanford’s Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (“DAPER”) is the premier intercollegiate athletics program in the country. We are the proud Home of Champions! We lead the nation with 139 NCAA championship titles and a legacy of sustained excellence, including multiple Women’s Capital One Cup victories, and have brought home the Learfield Director’s Cup 26 times.  We support nearly 900 student-athletes who compete on 36 intercollegiate athletics teams and also support the university’s physical education, recreation and wellness initiatives. 

Stanford Football is seeking a high-energy, relationship-driven communicator to join our recruiting operation. In this early-career, high-responsibility role, you’ll serve as a front-line recruiter, building strong relationships with prospective student-athletes and their families through consistent, high-quality communication that helps convert priority targets and strengthens Stanford’s position with top prospects. 

This fixed-term onsite role will report to the Director of Recruiting Strategy + High School Personnel and work closely with position coaches, the Director of On-Campus Recruiting & Football Events, and Player Personnel staff. 

Ideal candidate: Organized, responsive, and detail-oriented, with strong interpersonal skills and the maturity to manage meaningful recruiting responsibilities independently while representing Stanford Football at a high level. Football or recruiting experience preferred; personnel/evaluation experience is a plus. If you thrive in a fast-paced, competitive environment and want to help shape the future of Stanford Football, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

Core Duties:

• Independently implement, administer and evaluate day-to-dayactivities of the unit, function or program by identifying and executingtasks and objectives, making recommendations that impact policies andprograms, and assigning resources to achieve the goals of theprogram.

• Collect and analyze data, create reports, review and explaintrends; formulate and evaluate alternative solutions and/orrecommendations to achieve the goals of the program orfunction.

• Analyze and interpret policies; develop, revise and implementprocedures for program or function.

• Represent the program or function as the key contact and subjectmatter expert within the department, unit or school. Commit resourcesand provide information and/or training. May also represent the programor function to external/internal stakeholders andconstituencies.

• Organize and/or participate in outreach activities that mayinclude developing communications and training, planning/promotingevents and/or conferences.

• May participate in development of budgets, monitor, and approveexpenditures. May perform limited forecasting and providerecommendations that determine the budget.

• May direct staff to perform various tasks and assignments. Mayalso supervise staff.

Minimum Education andExperience

Bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant experience, orcombination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize own work andmulti-task.

• Demonstrated excellent organizational skills.

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and ownership ofprojects.

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and inwriting.

• Ability to routinely and independently exercise sound judgment inmaking decisions.

• Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of ateam.

• Relevant subject matter knowledge.

• Ability to direct the work of others, for jobs requiringsupervision.