| Posting Number |
S1198P |
| Position Summary |
The Assistant/Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Student-Athlete Success serves as an integral member of the Athletics leadership team and is responsible for ensuring strict adherence to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulations, Atlantic 10 Conference (A10) regulations, and University policies, maintaining the highest standards of compliance across all varsity sports. This role leads the development and implementation of a comprehensive compliance program, overseeing education, monitoring, and certification processes to ensure that all athletic programs operate within regulatory guidelines.In addition to their compliance responsibilities, the Assistant/Associate Athletic Director is dedicated to providing a holistic, transformational experience for over 350 varsity student-athletes. They work closely within the Athletics Department and in partnership with other divisions to foster individual growth, academic success, and community service, ensuring that student-athletes thrive both on and off the field.As part of the Athletics leadership team, this position also administers assigned Athletic sport programs including supervision and evaluation of head coaches, monitoring budgets, developing competition activities, approving team travel and expenses, overseeing student-athlete academic progress and well-being, and educating coaches on NCAA and conference rules. |
| Essential Duties |
- Understand, adhere to, and guide staff, coaches, and supervisors in enforcing all departmental policies and procedures as well as rules and regulations of the University, NCAA, and the A10. This includes ensuring enforcement by the office that the institution is adhering to NCAA, conference, and University governance.
- Initiate innovative educational programs designed to maintain and enhance coach, staff, and student-athlete understanding of NCAA and conference rules and policies.
- Provide compliance education to various groups, both internal to the division and external.
- Research staff and coaches’ inquiries and provide interpretations of rules and bylaws.
- Maintain and oversee athletics grants-in-aid, National Letters of Intent, and squad lists. Serves as primary liaison to the Office of Financial Aid.
- Oversee the eligibility certification process in conjunction with the Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR), University Registrar, the staff within the Center for Academic Achievement.
- Prepare & submit NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR), Graduation Success Rate (GSR), and Federal Graduation rate reports.
- Responsible for NCAA waiver requests, appeals, and annual mandated reporting.
- Investigate all alleged violations of NCAA and A10 rules and regulations that govern La Salle Athletics and process and report rules violations in a timely manner.
- Annually update and maintain the Athletics Compliance Office polices and procedures manual and Student-Athlete Handbook.
- Administer assigned Athletic sport programs including supervision and evaluation of head coaches, monitoring budgets, developing competition activities, approving team travel and expenses, overseeing student-athlete academic progress and well-being, and educating coaches on NCAA and conference rules.
- Oversee student-athlete development programming, including but not limited to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and life skills, career development, and mental health initiatives.
- Oversee the SAAC and facilitate the group’s mission and goals, providing administrative oversight to the group, including but not limited to leading dialogues, scheduling external speakers and practitioners, and assisting with the production of student-led initiatives.
- Assist in the planning and production of special events (e.g., Welcome Back Event, End of Year Banquet) and forums.
- Represent the Athletics division at various internal and external events.
- Assist in the overall direction, management, and monitoring of the division, including making significant contributions to the strategic planning of La Salle Athletics by proposing, implementing, and assessing short and long-term divisional goals.
- Work collaboratively with faculty and department advisors to ensure that student-athletes understand academic requirements (e.g., program degree, general education NCAA DI progress toward degree).
- Lead Athletics in University assessment procedures and represent Athletics on University assessment committees.
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| Secondary Responsibilities |
- Serves on NCAA, Atlantic 10 Conference, University, and department committees as assigned.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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| # of Direct Reports |
1 |
| Required Qualifications |
- Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 3-5 years’ administrative experience in NCAA rules and compliance.
- Demonstrated ability to teach a range of groups and individuals about NCAA compliance issues.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, effectively managing multiple tasks, meeting deadlines, and handling stressful situations with poise.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills, demonstrated ability to work with a diverse population, strong organizational and time management skills.
- Knowledge of and commitment to the mission of La Salle University.
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| Preferred Qualifications |
- Master’s degree, preferably in legal, regulatory or a similar field.
- Minimum of 1-3 years serving as a sport administrator.
- Minimum of 1-3 years overseeing a compliance office.
- Experience with NCAA Compliance Assistant, ARMS Software, and the NCAA Legislative Services Database Internet (LSDBi) database.
- Demonstrated track record of developing strong working relationships with coaches, student-athletes, staff, administrators, and alumni.
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| Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours |
- Travel and off-peak hours will be required (e.g., attend on-campus and off-campus athletic events, department events, donor functions).
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| Special Instructions to Applicant |
La Salle University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports a fully inclusive, equitable, and diverse working and learning environment. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.
La Salle University offers its eligible employees comprehensive medical and dental plans, employer paid life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, generous paid time off (vacation, sick leave, and holidays), and tuition benefits such as no cost undergraduate and graduate degree programs for its employees (with no wait period) and no cost undergraduate degree programs for its employees’ dependents (after completing the required years of service). |