Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance

Bemidji State University (BSU) invites applicants to join our team as the Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance. The Associate Director will collaborate with the Athletic Director in the management of departmental National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) compliance, scholarship budgeting, support services, personnel management, and conference representation. Primarily, this position will manage NCAA Division I and II compliance operations while monitoring and enforcing NCAA, NSIC, CCHA, and WCHA rules and policies, student welfare programs, student progress toward degree, gender equity, and Title IX.
 
Responsibilities of the Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance include:  

• Monitoring all aspects of NCAA compliance. (65%)
  • Maintaining department compliance data and records in various software systems (ARMS, Compliance Assistant, etc.).
  • Managing ARMS software for the tracking of NCAA compliance including CARA logs, compliance forms, unofficial and official visits, recruiting, etc.
  • Administering NLI program, including production/tracking athletic aid agreements.
  • Interpreting NCAA rules for coaches, student-athletes and parents as needed.
  • Creating, researching, and submitting all student-athlete waivers such as Student-Athlete Reinstatement, Progress Toward Degree, Initial Eligibility, and Legislative Relief.
  • Assisting with NCAA reporting, waivers, violations, etc. Assisting Financial Aid office with scholarship budgeting, awarding of institutional and endowed scholarships, and monitoring equivalencies while serving as the athletic department liaison to the office.
  • Maintaining department scholarship allocation records of the athletic department budgets.
  • Managing data collection and accurate submission of conference and NCAA forms and reports.
  • Developing a comprehensive and continuing NCAA rules education program.
  • Assisting with updating relevant portions of department policies and procedures manual, as well as the student-athlete handbook. 

• Maintaining effective liaison with members of the University community in order to accomplish the goals of the department within University regulations, including the coordination and oversight of the University Compliance Committee. (20%)
  • Providing supervision and management for the internal and some external operations and programs of the Intercollegiate Athletic Department, including personnel management.
  • Assisting with the initiation and coordination of policies to achieve full compliance with gender-equity and Title IX, including participation on the University Title IX committee and potentially serve as Athletics Title IX deputy.
  • Serving as the primary point of contact for student conduct issues and overseeing student-athlete code of conduct processes. 

• Representing the department at selected conferences. (10%)
  • Attending athletic contests to establish rapport with student-athletes outside of office setting. 

• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics. (5%) 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a related field and two (2) years of experience in NCAA Intercollegiate Athletics compliance OR three (3) years of professional experience in a related field OR an equivalent combination of post-secondary training, education and/or professional experience.
• Experience in intercollegiate athletics with demonstrated understanding of NCAA compliance, budget management, recruitment of student-athletes, equity in athletics, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of NCAA and conference rules with ability to thoughtfully assess facts and apply applicable rules to assist coaches, student-athletes, and administrators in a timely manner.
• Computer skills for word processing, database management and spreadsheets. Must have familiarity with NCAA Apps including RSRO, LSDBi, National Letter of Intent (NLI), Compliance Assistant, Academic Portal, and Eligibility Center applications. Preferred familiarity with ARMS compliance software and D2L.
• Demonstrated abilities to supervise and manage staff. Must have strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as interpersonal and organizational skills. Ability to write correspondence in a professional manner. Ability to effectively present information in both one-on-one situations and small group situations to students, parents, faculty, and staff.
• Must be able to manage a fast-paced, high volume office environment in support of 15 intercollegiate sports at both the Division I and Division II levels.
• A demonstrated commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution in a related field or juris doctor degree.
• Five (5) years of experience in NCAA Intercollegiate Athletics compliance or a combination of advanced degree and experience.

• Overnight travel will be required in order to attend NSIC meetings, NCAA National Convention and other professional opportunities. Occasional overnight travel will be required for administrative representation at post-season events for our teams.
• Night and weekend hours will be expected. Some light lifting for games management may be required to assist with game promotions and set-up.

TO APPLY:
External Applicants: Apply for Vacancy Posting JR0000003215, on our career site: https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/search-for-jobs/ or at https://minnstate.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Minnesota_State_Careers/job/Bemidji/Assoc-Director-of-Athletics-for-Compliance_JR0000003215?locationscity=a7c19120895110016721de68c3970000.
 
Internal Applicants: All current employees will need to log in to the career site in Workday to apply for the position. Employees will search for “Browse Jobs – Employees” in Workday via the search bar at the top to view open positions.

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Miller at mary.miller@bemidjistate.edu