Deputy Athletic Director

Job Title

Deputy Athletic Director

Agency

Texas A&M University - Texarkana

Department

University Athletics

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Texarkana, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

The Deputy Athletic Director serves as a member of the Athletics Executive Leadership Team and provides strategic leadership for all NCAA compliance operations for Texas A&M University–Texarkana Athletics. Reporting directly to the Director of Athletics, this position is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring a comprehensive NCAA Division II compliance program that ensures institutional control while supporting the University's transition into NCAA Division II membership and participation in the Lone Star Conference.

The Deputy Athletic Director serves as the department's primary compliance administrator and works collaboratively with coaches, faculty, admissions, financial aid, registrar, student accounts, business services, human resources, legal counsel, and university leadership to ensure compliance with NCAA, Lone Star Conference, Texas A&M University System, University, state, and federal regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Regularly educating coaches, staff, and student-athletes about compliance-related matters such as recruiting rules, financial aid restrictions, and amateurism rules.
• Assists coaches with NAIA/NCAA requirements.  Supervises/monitors recruiting activities, including communications, evaluations, admissions, etc. to ensure compliance with NAIA/NCAA and University processes and procedures. 
• Assists in the certification of continuing, transfer and initial eligibility of student-athletes.
• Collaborates with Athletic Director to implement regulations, policies, and rules for educational workshops for Athletic Department personnel, student-athletes, and stakeholders.
• Communicates directly with the NAIA/NCAA Eligibility Center to monitor the eligibility of recruits and incoming freshman student-athletes.
• Monitors compliance with NAIA/NCAA regulations, including policies, procedures and forms involved to maintain internal controls and student-athlete eligibility. 
• Monitors paperwork involved with official and unofficial campus recruiting visits to ensure compliance with NAIA/NCAA regulations.
• Coordinates the National Letter of Intent program and scholarship agreements with Financial Aid and Conference Office.
• Oversee and/or assist in investigating concerns, complaints and potential rule violations as applicable.
• Monitors sports camp and clinic information and evaluates information for compliance with NAIA/NCAA regulations.  Performs in-person spot checks and reviews camp employment lists.
• Assist in transportation of athletes to/from athletic events, which may include driving a full-size passenger van or other large capacity vehicle.
• Overseeing the allocation of athletic scholarships to ensure they comply with regulations about limits on the number of scholarships and their distribution among athletes.
• Making sure the athletes receive proper financial aid packages that are compliant with NAIA/NCAA or other governing body standards.
• Acting as the primary contact between the college’s athletics department
• Sports Oversite
• This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Nine years of related experience.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree.
• Experience at an NCAA Division II institution.
• Experience during NCAA membership transition or provisional membership.
• Knowledge of Lone Star Conference policies and procedures.
• Supervisory experience.
• Experience with Teamworks, Banner, NCAA LSDBi, Compliance Assistant (or ARMS/Teamworks Hub), and other athletics management systems.
• Experience developing compliance education programs.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in collegiate athletics administration.
• Knowledge and/or experience regarding FERPA, Title IX, HIPAA
• CPR and/or Bloodborne Pathogens certification/training

Other Requirements

• Minimum