The Athletic Director provides leadership and administrative direction and oversight for all intercollegiate athletic programs. The Athletic Director is also responsible for maintaining an athletic program that stresses the scholar-athlete concept. The Athletic Director is responsible for ensuring compliance with the federal, national, conference, and College regulations in accordance with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC), and Talladega College standards. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Develops plans, policies, procedures, and programs that comply with the College, the SSAC Conference, the NAIA rules and regulations, and applicable State and Federal laws, and which promote the mission of the Department,