Director of Softball Operations

Vacancy #: 001312
Recruitment Range: Commensurate with Qualifications
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Organizational Unit Overview

The athletics department mission is to represent East Carolina University with distinction and create a challenging and supportive environment for student-athletes to excel in the classroom, in competition, and in life. We are committed to the highest standards of character, honesty, effort, and sportsmanship; respecting all people, their personal identities, differences and beliefs; and to provide a safe and equitable environment for student-athletes' academic, athletic and personal development. The highly visible athletics program is committed to NCAA compliance, comprehensive excellence and to be trustworthy stewards of the aspirations of our student-athletes, the resources we manage, the reputation of our University, and our mission of service.

Job Duties

Reporting to the Head Softball Coach, this position's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Travel Planning:

• Secure hotel, buses, flight plans, and meals.
• Prepare season travel schedule with head coach and communicate to student development.
• Secure practice facilities and coordinate travel party with head coach.
• Handle travel money, meal per diems, and home/away game ticket allotment.

Practice Coordinator:

• Communicate with athletic operations practice times and needs.

Scheduling:

• Work with head coach to secure all opponents contracts and verify times and dates for game schedule.
• Establish pre-game schedule for home games and communicate to game management.
• Secure pre-game schedule for all away games and communicate with head coach.

Compliance:

• Have knowledge of NCAA rules and communicate with compliance office.
• Responsible for all compliance forms for travel.
• Responsible for working with softball staff on all aspects of ACS software system.

Home Game Meals:

• Set up all home game, spring break, and after classes are out meals for team.
• Administer meal per diem for spring break or after classes are out.

Team Functions:

• Organize with head coach end of fall dinner for team.
• Coordinate community service with student development/head coach. Keep record of individual and team hours for community service.
• Assist head coach in planning senior day, parent's day, little league day, etc.

Video Coordinator:

• Responsible for coordinating video for all practices, home, and away contest.
• Supervise managers for video production.

Teamworks:

• Keeping team calendar
• Keeping track of departmental budget
• Build quality relationships and work collaboratively and professionally with Pirate Club, athletics, and University staff, students, business vendors and all donors and stakeholders.
• Abide by all written policies and procedures of ECU, the Department of Athletics, The Educational Foundation (Pirate Club), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and all applicable conferences or associations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education/Experience

Bachelor's degree and high school or collegiate softball experience required.

Qualifying degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions and conferred by the time of hire.

Special Instructions to Applicant

Candidates must also submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae/resume, and a list of three references, including contact information, online.

Original transcript required within 30 days of employment.

East Carolina University seeks to create an environment that fosters the recruitment and retention of a more diverse student body, faculty, staff and administration. In order to promote the university's diversity goal, the Athletics Department encourages applicants from women, minorities, and historically underrepresented groups.

Additional Instructions to Applicants

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.

Applications will be considered until position is filled. Please submit an online ECU application for vacancy #001312 to ECU Human Resources at http://jobs.ecu.edu.

East Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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