The Hopkins Athletics department seeks an innovative and forward-thinking Senior Associate Athletic Director. The employee must operate within the framework of a best-in-class athletic and recreation department at Johns Hopkins University. Hopkins encourages inquiries from candidates who value professional and personal development and will actively contribute toward a culture of diversity and inclusiveness within both the department and University setting. Hopkins Student Affairs seeks to hire, and support the professional development of, colleagues who: are equity-minded; demonstrate a commitment to inclusion; share a keen understanding of the importance of our identity as a diverse community of learners; are poised to contribute to our efforts to support student learning and offer robust leadership development and community engagement opportunities; and can contribute to our efforts to foster student connection and a sense of belonging across our university.

The Senior Associate Athletics Director works to support the mission and integrity of the Johns Hopkins University and the Athletics Department. Demonstrating adherence to the department philosophy, facility and staff schedule, equipment and facility maintenance expectations, and communication responsibilities is essential. The strongest candidates will have a demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, team-based environment and a strong history of building and sustaining relationships with staff, student-athletes, and coaches. The individual works to develop and formulate future plans to reach institutional and departmental goals, to lead initiatives and to create an excellent experience for our students through their participation in athletics. This entrepreneurial leader will oversee and execute facility and event operations for a variety of internal and external events, as well as direct multiple simultaneous capital projects in support of its 24 varsity teams.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic vision and goal setting for all areas of responsibility including capital projects, event management, and facility operations.
• Oversee capital improvements of facilities to include scoping, budgeting and scheduling in a 10-year strategic plan and executes all capital projects.
• Oversee Assistant Athletic Director and Associate Athletic Director, Facilities and Events and their respective team. The includes all day-to-day operations and maintenance of the Athletic facilities as well as event management.
• Maintains facility budget and generates departmental revenue through facility rentals, camps, clinics, and other events.
• Manage the facility and events team of 8 full time staff members as well as 20+ undergraduate interns and student staff.
• May serve as sport administrator for varsity teams, a responsibility that includes, but is not limited to: oversight of the program, direct supervision and evaluation of head coaches, monitoring budget and NCAA compliance, and working with the head coach to facilitate an environment conducive to both academic and competitive success.
• Oversees evaluation of risk factors for all department facilities in conjunction with the Office of Risk Management and General Counsel.
• Department liaison for Plant Operations and Campus Safety and Security.
• Collaborate with campus partners in Student Affairs and JHFRE to manage capital improvements within athletics and recreation facilities.
• The Senior Associate AD is a member of the Director of Athletics’ senior leadership team.  This group is comprised of individuals who are responsible for all athletics and recreational strategic initiatives and long-range planning, including but not limited to: communications, leadership program development, facilities & operations, department policies & procedures, fiscal management, health and wellbeing, and external relations. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of athletics facilities and event management experience or relevant equivalent
• Experience with capital project oversight
• Experience with hiring and/or supervision of employees

Key Relationships:

The Senior Associate Athletic Director is directly supervised by the Athletic Director or the Deputy Athletic Director. This position will work closely with student-athletes, coaches, department staff, and other campus stakeholders.

Working Environment:

The position will be a full-time, fiscal year appointment, with frequent early morning, evening and weekend work required throughout the year.  Occasional travel with teams required. To apply, please email Jess Coppolino at jcoppol7@jh.edu

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is a private institution founded in 1876, and principally located in Baltimore, Maryland. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of ~5700 (Homewood campus), and a graduate enrollment of ~25,000 (multiple campuses). Johns Hopkins was ranked 9th in the 2021 edition of Best Colleges by US News and World Report. Centered on a departmental mission of “Be More,” Hopkins Athletics is in a period of heightened growth and evolution. Many recent investments have been made in state-of-the-art athletic and recreation facilities, innovative programming and partnerships, student-athlete mental and physical well-being, and strengthened connections between holistic student development and the professional world.

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