Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Student Success

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Athletics Administration Duties

• Execute all responsibilities in accordance with the NCAA, UW-Parkside, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), University of Wisconsin System, and UW-Parkside Foundation policies and procedures.
• Provide supervision and oversight for all aspects of assigned sport programs and other departmental functions, including sports medicine and strength and conditioning.
• Supervise personnel, including assigned head coaches, the athletics academic advisor, a compliance graduate assistant, the Director of Sports Medicine, and interns and student workers.
• Assist the Director of Athletics with the day-to-day operations of the athletics department.
• Work in conjunction with the Director of Athletics, athletics staff, and business services to ensure responsible budget planning and management.
• Provide direct oversight and vision to promote, support, and ensure the academic success and general welfare of student-athletes.
• Serve as the advisor of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
• Represent the athletics department through collaboration with a variety of campus groups, including serving as the department’s liaison to assigned campus departments (may include but not limited to financial aid, academic advising, academic resource center, student affairs, admissions, and housing).
• Assist with the review and strategies to promote gender equity and compliance with Title IX regulations.
• Assist with the preparation and the submission of the EADA reports.
• Represent the athletics department appropriately and intentionally through community involvement, speaking engagements, media responsibilities, etc.
• Consistently demonstrate a positive team player attitude, building and maintaining professional working relationships with all departmental staff, including but not limited to the athletics administration, the sports medicine department, support staff, and other department coaches.
• Represent UW-Parkside as appropriate with the GLIAC and the NCAA.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Compliance

• Monitor, direct, and perform all NCAA compliance activities for the athletics department.
• Provide compliance education and assistance on all matters related to NCAA rules and regulations, to alumni, staff, student-athletes, prospects, and parents.
• Responsible for eligibility certification, financial aid administration, self-reporting of violations, rules education, admissions, academic standards, submission of NCAA, Federal, and institutional graduation rate reports, and administration of NCAA, conference and institutional required compliance forms.
• Utilize the NCAA Single-Source Sign-On System.
• Responsible for hardship waivers.
• Monitor all community engagement, marketing and communications, and fundraising activities to ensure NCAA compliance.
• Chair the Compliance Committee and coordinates and directs regularly scheduled meetings.

Essential Knowledge And Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations, preferably Division II, and commitment to the student-athlete concept and NCAA Life in the Balance.
• Considerable knowledge of and adherence to NCAA, conference, and university rules and regulations.
• Sufficient organization skills to direct the program academically, athletically, developmentally, financially, and socially.
• Ability to create a positive coach/student-athlete relationship, including balancing academics with athletics and creating a supportive environment to develop athletes on and off the field in areas such as leadership, teamwork, maturity and goal setting.
• Ability to have excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to exhibit professionalism at all times and an ability to be an exemplary representative of UW-Parkside.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships within a diverse academic environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and troubleshoot and problem solve daily.
• Ability and willingness to work, including travel, frequently including nights and weekends.
• Ability to work on computers/laptop for an extended time period.
• Ability to work with mobile devices and social media.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate and work with supervisor and Athletics management.
• Sufficient mobility to perform event management duties.
• Ability to drive vehicle for travel.

Education, Experience, Training And/or Certifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least three years experience in NCAA athletics department

 Applications

Interested candidates should apply online at UWP.edu. Each application will require a resume, cover letter, and at least three references. Applications will begin to be reviewed immediately. Deadline to apply is Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 at 11:59 PM. If you would like to apply after this date please send application materials directly to Dr. Kurt Patberg (review of late submissions is at the discretion of the committee). The position will remain open until filled. For questions or inquiries, please contact Dr. Kurt Patberg, Senior Vice President at Athletics Staffing and Consultants at kpatberg.ASC@gmail.com.

Commensurate depending on qualifications and experience.

The University of Wisconsin System provides a liberal benefits package, including participation in a state pension plan. 

Benefit Details: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/summaries/fasl.pdf

Total Compensation Estimator: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/totalcomp/

HOW TO APPLY:
Applications must be submitted electronically through our employment portal. If you need additional assistance you may contact Human Resources at (262) 595-2204. Hours 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday.

STEP 1: Please select the applicable link below:

External Applicants: (NOT currently employed by the University of Wisconsin System)

Internal Applicants: (Currently employed by the University of Wisconsin System)

STEP 2: Submit application materials

Please be sure to complete all required fields and include all required documents before submitting your application. Once submitted, you will not be able to edit or attach any application materials. Files must be complete to be considered. All materials must be added at one time, once submitted you may not edit/add to profile. Please include the following documents:

• CV/Resume
• Cover Letter
• Names and emails of three professional references upon hire.

Review of Applications

Applications received by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday August 20th, 2019 are ensured full consideration. Position is open until filled.

Interested candidates should apply online at UWP.edu. Each application will require a resume, cover letter, and at least three references. Applications will begin to be reviewed immediately. Deadline to apply is Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 at 11:59 PM. If you would like to apply after this date please send application materials directly to Dr. Kurt Patberg.

You must select "SUBMIT". Selecting "Save" will not forward your application materials to the search committee. 

Please be sure to complete all required fields and include all required documents before submitting your application. Once submitted, you will not be able to edit or attach any application materials.

In instances where the Review Committee is unable to ascertain from a candidates application materials whether she/he meets all of the required qualifications, or if all of the application materials are not submitted, they will be evaluated as not meeting such qualifications and may be excluded from further consideration.

Employment will require a criminal background check, and if you have prior work history within the last 7 years with Universities of Wisconsin, a personnel file review check for employee misconduct. It will also require your references to answer questions regarding employee misconduct, sexual violence, and sexual harassment. If the results are unacceptable, the offer will be withdrawn or, if you have started employment, your employment will be terminated.

(see TC1 - App. 4 and p. 12)

It is the policy of UW-Parkside to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. If you need assistance or accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process because of a disability, please let us know. Employment opportunities will not be denied to anyone because of the need to make reasonable accommodations to a person's disability.