Essential Job Functions:

•Supervise all aspects of NCAA, WNE and Departmental Compliance including athletics eligibility and roster management. •Responsible for the scheduling of team contests, officials, team travel, practices, and other team events. •Coordinate all team travel in accordance with the athletic department and University policies •Secure officials for all home contests and maintain database for assignors. •Responsible for tracking student-athlete academic progress. •Prepare the annual Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) report as well as any required NCAA reports and institutional reports. •Prepare and submit through the RSRO system various NCAA Interpretation Requests, Self-Reported NCAA Rule(s) Violations, Legislative Relief Waivers, Student-Athlete Reinstatement Waivers, and Medical Hardship Waivers. •Handle all aspects of transferring student-athletes including completing transfer tracers, sending transfer tracers, and putting student-athletes in the transfer portal. •Coordinate NCAA rules education for the Athletic Department and other constituents on campus. •Responsible for modifying waivers for use in the Athletic Department. •Prepare the NCAA Tournament electronic bid and hosting forms. •Assist Director of Athletics in supervising and coordinating department recruiting activity. •Supervise student office labor. •Responsible for coordinating with Residence Life and Aramark all details with housing and meals for fall early return, intersession and spring late departures. •Sits on appropriate committees within the university including the Student Labor Committee

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong analytical skills including data-based decision-making skills.
• Strong research and writing skills, including use of NCAA LSDBi database.
• Strong Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations, and applicable laws, including Title IX and NCAA Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment policies.
• Excellent leadership and supervisory skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively as an individual as well as part of a team.
• The ability to articulate the vision, mission and core values of Division III Athletics and athletics at Western New England University.
• Ability to work collaboratively with athletic department and building staff members, as well as with members/staff of other groups/divisions on campus.

QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:  

• Master’s degree (in Athletic Administration, Sports Management or related field) and experience with NCAA compliance is required, Juris Doctor preferred. Strong written, oral, and interpersonal skills are also required.

ERGONOMIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Sitting, standing, bending, and reaching in a routine office environment.
• Sufficient mobility to independently negotiate the University Campus.

Excellent benefits including tuition remission for employee, spouse, and dependent children.

Western New England University (WNE) is a private, nationally ranked, comprehensive institution with a focus on preparing work-ready and world-ready graduates. Founded in 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts as a division of Northeastern College, WNE’s 215-acre suburban campus serves more than 3,700 students, including over 2,500 full-time undergraduates. More than 47,000 alumni have earned degrees through its 90+ undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs at Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and School of Law. Students come from 39 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries. Of 45,104 living alumni, 30% remain within the region, residing in the four Western Massachusetts counties and northern Connecticut.

WNE is classified among nationally ranked universities in US News and World Report, and among the Top 100 Undergraduate Engineering programs, and in the Doctoral/Professional Universities category in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Western New England University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We welcome candidates whose background may contribute to the further diversification of our community.

To apply to this position please visit http://employment.wne.edu.

About Western New England University

Western New England University (WNE) is a private, nationally ranked, comprehensive institution with a focus on preparing work-ready and world-ready graduates. Founded in 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts as a division of Northeastern College, WNE’s 215-acre suburban campus serves more than 3,700 students, including over 2,500 full-time undergraduates. More than 47,000 alumni have earned degrees through its 90+ undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs at Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and School of Law. Students come from 39 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries. Of 45,104 living alumni, 30% remain within the region, residing in the four Western Massachusetts counties and northern Connecticut. WNE is classified among nationally ranked universities in US News and World Report, and among the Top 100 Undergraduate Engineering programs, and in the Doctoral/Professional Universities category in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

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