Dept Number/Name: 0-0510-000 / Intercollegiate Athletics

College Division: Exec Svcs-Intercol Athletics

Salary Plan: Administrative

Job Code/Title: 9608 / Director of Operations

Hiring Salary/Salary Range: $40,000.00/annually

Position Number: 00052246

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

The USF Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is an integral part of USF and its mission by sponsoring a diverse and nationally competitive Division I athletic program. The program serves several significant constituencies, including its student-athletes, who are students first. The most important priority of the program is the progress of the student-athletes toward graduation. Other priorities include the health, fitness and emotional development of student-athletes at USF.

Intercollegiate Athletics provide a sense of collegiality, allegiance, and pride for students, staff, faculty, alumni, boosters and the greater Tampa Bay community at large and serves as a focal point for their support. Within the framework of competitive excellence, Intercollegiate Athletics at USF are also a contact vehicle leading supporters to a greater awareness of the University's mission, academic programs and prominence as an educational institution.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position reports directly to the head coach and has responsibility for the fundamental functional needs of the USF Volleyball program, while adhering to all NCAA, Conference, and institutional rules and regulations. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting with equipment needs, apparel distribution, arrangements of team travel, game scheduling, game day activities, and coordinate logistics related to official and unofficial visits of potential student athletes. Position will coordinate the distribution of complimentary admission, serve as a liaison for Academics and Compliance and is responsible for obtaining prior authorization for travel, timely submission of expense reports, travel expense settlements, cash advances, P-card reconciliation of statements and receipts and other administrative functions needed to maintain effective operations of an intercollegiate sports program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Create and implement individual development plans to ensure student-athletes' needs are addressed.

Organize team travel in conjunction with the USF travel department. Solicit quotes, make recommendations, and review contracts hotels, airlines, and transportation. Create travel itinerary, travel squad list, hotel rooming lists, airplane manifest and seating charts.

Serve as the liaison for admission procedures and assist in filing with the NCAA Eligibility Center for prospective student -athletes. Responsible for compiling and processing academic information on prospects including, but not limited to pre -applications for admission, transcripts, test scores, progress reports, etc. Assist with the monitoring of academic progress of student-athletes. Establish and maintain an environment conducive to the welfare and academic success of student-athletes

Leads efforts in marketing and social media.

Act as staff liaison for NCAA Compliance Office and NCAA Eligibility Center. Address all compliance issue for team and staff. Maintain NCAA squad list and produce NCAA game participation roster. Coordinate practice logs, scholarship renewal/nonrenewal.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM:

This position requires a Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution and two years of relevant experience in coaching, athletics operations or athletics management; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

PREFERRED:

Bachelors degree plus three years experience in Professional or Intercollegiate Volleyball Preferred.
Experience with NCAA Div I sports operations.