About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Do you want to cultivate an inclusive environment that encourages free expression and civil discourse? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.  Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Job Summary

Responsible for all aspects of football recruiting activities and all related employees to coordinate all efforts in strategy, evaluations, and retention. Directs the recruiting budget, all recruiting related travel, recruiting service utilization, all prospect visits to campus, and coordination with Admissions. Manages and has in-depth knowledge of the university transfer process and coordinates transfer prospect evaluations.

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Do you want to cultivate an inclusive environment that encourages free expression and civil discourse? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.  Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Job Summary

Responsible for all aspects of football recruiting activities and all related employees to coordinate all efforts in strategy, evaluations, and retention. Directs the recruiting budget, all recruiting related travel, recruiting service utilization, all prospect visits to campus, and coordination with Admissions. Manages and has in-depth knowledge of the university transfer process and coordinates transfer prospect evaluations.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Manages the recruiting operations staff and creative media
2. Responsible for assisting all incoming first-year students with the application process to KSU, housing, financial aid and any other needs and/or issues that may arise
3. Develops, implements, and manages the strategic planning process for recruiting prospective student-athletes
4. Serves as the liaison between all departments on all recruiting matters such as compliance, admissions, registrar
5. Oversees recruiting travel for all KSU coaching staff and prospective student-athletes (e.g., official visits, unofficial visits, etc.)
6. Coordinates recruiting correspondence with prospective student-athletes, high school and/or junior college coaches and other appropriate entities and/or parties
7. Cultivates, establishes, and maintains relationships with high school and/or junior college coaches and other appropriate entities and/or parties
8. Manages, and monitors the sport program¿s recruiting budget
9. Coordinates monitoring process for the NCAA transfer portal
10. Creates and maintains recruiting list and database and independently identifies, views, collects data and video, etc. on football prospects through available and permissible sources and provides direction, input, and makes recommendations to the Head Coach and coaching staff
11. Manages and executes all recruiting efforts, both official and unofficial campus visits, and game day recruiting programming
12. Creates and executes a 12-month recruiting calendar including the creation of mail, video, graphics, social media, and any other means of recruiting
13. Monitors permissible recruiting websites to provide updates and follow up on committed prospects and identify prospects for coaches
14. Monitors permissible social media to provide unique and specific graphic designs to aid in personalizing recruiting materials to prospective student-athletes

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education

Other Required Qualifications
Current, valid and unrestricted driver's license

Required Experience
Two (2) years of experience in collegiate or professional football

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience
Previous experience as either a Director of Player Personnel or comparable with an extensive background in evaluating and recruiting student-athletes at the collegiate level

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

KNOWLEDGE
Maintains a thorough knowledge of and adheres to all applicable University, conference and NCAA rules and regulations

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management and presentation skills.
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e., Microsoft Office suite)
Strong attention to detail and follow up skills.
Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/sect....

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/sect....

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu.

Other Information

This is a supervisory position.
This position has financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 25% - 49% of the time

Background Check

• Standard Enhanced
• Education
• DMV
• 9 Panel Lab Drug Test
• Credit

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening
results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap...

LI-DNI