Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations
Lawrence University
Application
Details
Posted: 10-May-23
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
Type: Full-time
Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Sector:
Professional Sports
Reporting to the Director of Athletics, the Associate Director of Internal Operations will work to support the mission and core values of the University and Department as a member of the leadership team. The Associate Director of Internal Operations will have broad supervision of the department’s events, compliance, support staff and budget operations. This position will serve as a department liaison to campus partners including campus career services, communications, marketing, admissions, and student affairs. In addition, this position will provide oversight of selected intercollegiate programs.
Lawrence University is a member of the NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference. Northern Collegiate Hockey Association, and Midwest Fencing Conference. Lawrence fields teams in 22 intercollegiate sports with approximately 360 scholar-athletes and is committed to a well-balanced program promoting excellence in both academics and athletics.
Responsibilities
Serves as a member of the leadership team and has oversight in the Director of Athletics absence.
Oversees NCAA rules compliance education, monitoring and student eligibility.
Establish monitoring processes for oversight of spending by sports and administrative units. Works directly with various internal and external constituencies to ensure proper execution of the department’s fiscal goals and expectations.
Develop, initiate, and support strategies that drive revenue, increase attendance, supports recruitment, and enhance in-game and fan experiences.
Work with athletic staff to fully integrate ARI software.
Assists with the oversight of various support staff groups.
Create and maintain positive relationships with students, staff, and community members.
Liaison to, campus career services, communications, marketing, admissions, and student affairs.
Serve as Sport Administrator for select sports.
Contribute to the creation, promotion and running of various specialty events for student athletes and/or coaches and support staff. Support the planning, execution and tracking of community engagement opportunities for student-athletes, teams and department.
Attends university, conference, NCAA and other organizational meetings, as assigned.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Requirements
3-5 years of experience at the collegiate level.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Master’s degree preferred.
Must have successful completion of criminal and MVR background check, meet University Authorized Driver Policy requirements, and favorable completion of reference checks.
Lawrence University is a residential liberal arts college and conservatory of music, both devoted exclusively to undergraduate education. It is a supportive academic community of 1,500 intellectually curious, diverse and multi-interested students from nearly every state and 50 countries—all committed to a rigorous and challenging educational experience.
Taught by a faculty of 165 professors (95% of whom have earned a PhD or other terminal degree), Lawrence is devoted to “Engaged Learning” as the most effective way to prepare students for lives of personal fulfillment and professional accomplishment. It is a demanding approach to education for students who demand much of themselves. “Engaged Learning” is what characterizes a Lawrence education and distinguishes Lawrentians.
Using this engaging approach to learning, Lawrence helps students develop the abilities that are highly valued by employers as well as graduate and professional schools. Among these are the ability solve problems, communicate effectively, work collaboratively and thrive in a rapidly changing world.
Lawrence is located adjacent to downtown Appleton, a vibrant community of 73,000 in which the city and the college benefit from one another.