Senior Associate Athletic Director of Compliance and Governance

Position Details

Position Information

About Fordham

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

View Full Description

Position Details

Position Information

About Fordham

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

Apply Now

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (

EAP

); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Title of Position

Senior Associate Athletic Director of Compliance and Governance

Position Number

A02630

FLSA

Exempt

Scheduled Hours Per Week

35

Department

Athletic Administration

Campus

Rose Hill

Work Arrangement

Onsite

Hybrid Policy:

Please review the Hybrid Policy here .

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports, the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Governance will provide strategic leadership to the athletic department and the University community to ensure compliance with policies, rules, and regulations of the institution, the Atlantic 10, and Patriot League Conferences, and the

NCAA

.

This position requires frequent travel, as well as evening and weekend hours.

Essential Functions

Oversees all compliance department activities, educational programs, publications, manuals and website to ensure institutional compliance with University,

NCAA

, Patriot League and Atlantic 10 Conference regulations.

Serves as primary contact for all

NCAA

and conference interpretive requests.

Is responsible for the implementation and oversight of student-athlete-specific policies and procedures.

Serves as a member of the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics’ Cabinet

Acts as liaison with the

NCAA

Eligibility Center and monitors initial eligibility for prospective incoming student-athletes.

Serves as liaison to Financial Aid, Residential Life, and Admissions on behalf of the Department of Athletics.

Assists the Certification Officer with initial and continuing eligibility of student-athlete certification.

Monitors the practice and playing seasons and recruiting activities for all sports, as well as status of incoming and outgoing transfer of student-athletes.

Oversees the management of rosters, ensuring that they are accurate and distributed to University constituents.

Assists with data collection for mandatory and internal reporting.

Assists with the oversight of the

NCAA

Student Assistance Fund from the collection of applications to the distribution of checks.

Coordinates the National Letter of Intent Program.

Supervises administrative and competitive aspects of assigned programs as a sport administrator.

Develops and maintains up-to-date Name, Image, and Likeness (

NIL

) educational materials for student-athletes, recruits, coaches, and staff; schedules

NIL

speakers and identifies additional external resources for education and program development.

Manages, tracks and monitors athletic scholarships, summer school awards, book awards and meal plans for scholarship student-athletes.

Assists in the coordination of internal

NCAA

and conference reviews and associated

reports.

Complies with all

NCAA

, Atlantic 10 Conference, and University rules and regulations.

Serves as a sports administrator for assigned teams with the head coach(s) as a direct report, which includesproviding leadership, advice, counsel, support, oversight, and guidance for each assigned program.

Assists the coaching staff to develop a strategic vision for their program that aligns with the expectations of the university and athletic department while holding them accountable for

executing this vision.

Supervises the program at all levels to include administration, hiring coaching staff, budget management, oversee student-athlete experience.

Attends all home games, and travel to selected away games.

Essential Functions Note

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Management Responsibilities

Supervises the work of other Fordham employees who are individual contributors. Responsible for hiring, training and developing, managing performance and administering corrective action. Has significant input in compensation decisions.

Additional Functions

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum of 8 years’ experience working in

NCAA

compliance at a Division I institution.

Previous experience with

ARMS

or comparable programs.

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated commitment to integrity,

High level of communication skills.

Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks and

projects.

Attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree

Minimum Starting Salary

$105,000

Maximum Starting Salary

$130,000

Note

Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

Is this a Union position?

No

Posting Detail Information

| Posting Number | A668P | | Number of Vacancies | 1 | | Start Date | ASAP | | Posting Date | 07/02/2024 | | Special Instructions | | | EEO Statement |
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. |

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Physical Activity

| Sitting | Often | | Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) | Often | | Hearing, Listening, Talking | Often | | Standing | Often | | Walking | Often | | Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling | Often | | Climbing stairs | Often | | Climbing ladders | Not Required | | Reaching overhead | Not Required | | Pulling, pushing | Not Required | | Shoveling | Not Required | | Lifting – up to 20 pounds | Not Required | | Lifting – up to 50 pounds | Not Required | | Lifting – over 50 pounds | Not Required |

Work Environment

| Work Environment | Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes. |

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents 1. Resume 2. Cover Letter Optional Documents

Supplemental questions you will be required to answer on the application (No action is needed on this page)

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Do you have a bachelor's degree?

   • Yes
   • No

2. * Do you have a minimum of 4 years of experience working in NCAA compliance at a Division I institution?

   • Yes
   • No

View Less Description