Assistant Athletic Director

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 and the athletic administrative leadership team as an Assistant Athletic Director for NCAA Compliance.

Essential Functions:

• Direct all aspects of an NCAA compliance program according to NCAA guidelines, requirements, and best practices.
• 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.
• Report all NCAA rule violations to the NCAA and GLVC and investigate when applicable.
• Ensure all student-athletes, including transfer students, are eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics programs, including certifying the continuing eligibility of current student-athletes.
• Research to provide interpretations regarding NCAA rules to coaches, student-athletes, administrators, university staff, and other representatives of athletic interests upon request.
• 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.
• Responsible for creating and completing all NCAA reports, including but not limited to, Academic Performance Census, ASR/GSR, sports sponsorship, and financial aid.

Qualifications:

• Experience with NCAA Division II compliance.
• Ability to work independently with a high level of individual responsibility.
• Demonstrate problem-solving skills and the ability to facilitate conflict resolution with co-workers and others.
• Ability to use database compliance software in particular Team Works.
• Thorough knowledge of and ability to apply expertise to complex problems.
• Ability to maintain confidential information and work with other departments on sensitive issues and solutions.
• Demonstrate consultative skills in working with diverse groups and individuals.