Assistant or Associate Athletic Director, Compliance and Student-Athlete Success

The Assistant/Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Student-Athlete Success serves as an integral member of the Athletics leadership team and is responsible for ensuring strict adherence to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulations, Atlantic 10 Conference (A10) regulations, and University policies, maintaining the highest standards of compliance across all varsity sports.

Essential Duties:

• Understand, adhere to, and guide staff, coaches, and supervisors in enforcing all departmental policies and procedures as well as rules and regulations of the University, NCAA, and the A10. This includes ensuring enforcement by the office that the institution is adhering to NCAA, conference, and University governance.
• Initiate innovative educational programs designed to maintain and enhance coach, staff, and student-athlete understanding of NCAA and conference rules and policies.
• Provide compliance education to various groups, both internal to the division and external.
• Research staff and coaches’ inquiries and provide interpretations of rules and bylaws.
• Maintain and oversee athletics grants-in-aid, National Letters of Intent, and squad lists. Serves as primary liaison to the Office of Financial Aid.
• Oversee the eligibility certification process in conjunction with the Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR), University Registrar, the staff within the Center for Academic Achievement.
• Prepare & submit NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR), Graduation Success Rate (GSR), and Federal Graduation rate reports.
• Responsible for NCAA waiver requests, appeals, and annual mandated reporting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 3-5 years’ administrative experience in NCAA rules and compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to teach a range of groups and individuals about NCAA compliance issues.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, effectively managing multiple tasks, meeting deadlines, and handling stressful situations with poise.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills, demonstrated ability to work with a diverse population, strong organizational and time management skills.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the mission of La Salle University.