Umes
Assistant or Associate Athletic Director of Academics
University of Maryland Eastern Shore · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$65k-$85kDetected 1 day ago
Project ManagementLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingTime ManagementMicrosoft Office
About the role
- Note: Appointment at the Associate Director level requires five (5) or more years of progressively responsible leadership experience.
- Preferences: • Experience working within an NCAA Division I athletics program.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement academic success strategies to improve retention,
- Admissions, and Faculty. Collaborate with coaches regarding student-
Requirements
- Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA academic eligibility legislation, Academic Progress Rate (APR), and Graduation Success Rate (GSR).
- Required Application Materials: C over letter, resume, and the names of three current professional references (including e-mail address, and telephone number.
- The successful candidate must be able to show acceptable documentation establishing the right to accept employment in the United States of America without employer sponsorship.
- Monitor academic progress, degree completion, and NCAA eligibility for all
Skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA Division I academic eligibility, progress toward degree, and continuing eligibility requirements.
- Excellent leadership, organizational, planning, and project management skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to establish collaborative relationships with coaches, faculty, academic advisors, and university administrators.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience supervising professional staff, graduate assistants, tutors, and student workers.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Degree Audit systems, Teamwork, ARMS, or comparable student information systems.
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced collegiate athletics environment.
- Additional Job Details
- Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
Compensation
- $65,000 - $85,000 (Assistant Director Level)
- $75,000 - $91,000 (Associate Director Level)
- $75,000 - $91,000 (Associate Level)
- $65,000 - $85,000 (Assistant Level) and
- Accounts (TIAA, Fidelity, or MSRP-Nationwide) with $600 annual state
Benefits
- Health insurance, including multiple medical plan options for employees
- Prescription drug, dental, and flexible spending accounts, and vision
- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, as a University System of Maryland institution and a Maryland State agency, provides a comprehensive benefits package to all regular faculty and staff.
- The Office of Employee Benefits provides consultative services and assistance with benefits planning, enrollment, and changes.
- Eligible employees may participate in a variety of benefit plans including:
- and dependents offered through the State of Maryland Employee Benefits
- Retirement plans: mandatory enrollment in a state pension system or an
- Optional Retirement Plan with Fidelity or TIAA, Supplemental Retirement
- match, Life Insurance (state sponsored MetLife, USM sponsored MetLife
- Plan, life insurance and long-term disability insurance).
- Tuition remission benefits for eligible employees and, subject to USM
Equal opportunity
- UMES is an EEO/AA employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation.
Visa & Work Authorization
- The successful candidate must be able to show acceptable documentation establishing the right to accept employment in the United States of America without employer sponsorship.
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