AVP, University Athletic Director - East Falls

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Responsibilities

Job Summary

Thomas Jefferson University seeks a seasoned professional to lead its Division II athletic program as the University Director of Athletics. This pivotal role demands a candidate with a proven record of fostering academic excellence and the successful graduation of student-athletes. Responsibilities include overseeing a diverse portfolio of athletic programs, spearheading fundraising efforts, and ensuring compliance with NCAA regulations. The Director will provide leadership to 17 intercollegiate teams, maintain a culture of integrity and academic achievement, and manage scholarship funds. Additionally, they will develop fundraising strategies, cultivate donor relationships, and coordinate events to support the department's financial needs. With a focus on compliance, budget management, and facility oversight, the ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, financial proficiency, and a commitment to student-athlete development.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

Team Management:

• Provide leadership to 17 intercollegiate athletic teams, fostering a culture of sportsmanship, integrity, and commitment to academic excellence.
• Supervise and support coaching staff, ensuring effective recruitment, development, and retention of student-athletes.
• Collaborate with coaches to create a positive, inclusive, and accountable team environment.

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Responsibilities

Job Summary

Thomas Jefferson University seeks a seasoned professional to lead its Division II athletic program as the University Director of Athletics. This pivotal role demands a candidate with a proven record of fostering academic excellence and the successful graduation of student-athletes. Responsibilities include overseeing a diverse portfolio of athletic programs, spearheading fundraising efforts, and ensuring compliance with NCAA regulations. The Director will provide leadership to 17 intercollegiate teams, maintain a culture of integrity and academic achievement, and manage scholarship funds. Additionally, they will develop fundraising strategies, cultivate donor relationships, and coordinate events to support the department's financial needs. With a focus on compliance, budget management, and facility oversight, the ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, financial proficiency, and a commitment to student-athlete development.

Essential Functions

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• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

Team Management:

• Provide leadership to 17 intercollegiate athletic teams, fostering a culture of sportsmanship, integrity, and commitment to academic excellence.
• Supervise and support coaching staff, ensuring effective recruitment, development, and retention of student-athletes.
• Collaborate with coaches to create a positive, inclusive, and accountable team environment.
• Management of scholarship funds for student-athletes
• Certify all student-athletes are meeting NCAA and University eligibility and academic standards.

Fundraising and Revenue Generation:

• Support a “culture of philanthropy” within the athletics department where development opportunities and initiatives are valued and supported by athletics leadership, coaches, staff, and athletes.
• In partnership with TJU’s Office of Institutional Advancement, develop and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies to support the financial needs of the athletic department.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with donors, alumni, parents, and community partners to deepen engagement with TJU and Athletics.
• Participate in fundraising events and initiatives to enhance the department's financial resources.
• Assist in the development of content for the athletic e-newsletter, Hall of Fames updates, or other strategic communications to alumni, donors, and friends of athletics.
• Provide guidance for allocation of fund raised dollars including unrestricted operational dollars and individual team fundraising accounts.

Compliance and NCAA Regulations:

• Ensure strict adherence to NCAA rules and regulations by coaches, student-athletes, and staff.
• Stay abreast of changes in NCAA regulations and proactively implement compliance measures.
• Collaborate with compliance officers to conduct regular audits and educational programs.

Budget Management:

• Develop and manage the athletic department budget, allocating resources effectively to meet the needs of each program.
• Provide financial oversight, monitor expenditures, and identifying opportunities for cost savings.

Facilities and Operations:

• Oversee the maintenance and use of athletic facilities to ensure a safe and conducive environment for training and competition.
• Collaborate with facility management to address any maintenance or improvement needs, including interior building needs as well as outdoor fields.
• A focus on safety, compliance, and accountability related to all athletic facilities.
• Communicate and coordinate event, game, and practice schedules and share with campus partners.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in collegiate athletics administration.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

• Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations
• Proven success in fundraising and revenue generation within an athletic department.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to foster a positive and inclusive team culture.
• Strategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset.

Positions Supervised or Directed:
Associate/ Assistant Directors, Coaches, Athletic Staff, volunteers and vendors

Closing Statement

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

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