Assistant Director of Athletics

Part-time Position posted 4/18/24

This position serves as a member of the Athletics leadership team and assists with overall strategic direction for an expanding department. This individual will have key responsibilities in-game operations, eligibility and compliance, facility management, and assist in the athletic department's day-to-day operations. This is a part-time position.

Role Qualifications:

• Strong ability to collaborate and work effectively within a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative to learn, plan, organize, coordinate and perform work in various situations with numerous demands.
• Ability to think critically and creatively, have a high standard of integrity and exercise a high degree of independent judgment in interpretation, application and enforcement of all rules, regulations and policies.
• Commitment to the Articles of Faith, Mission, and Objectives of the University; and desires to be a role model for students by demonstrating an active Christian faith in personal example and in work related responsibilities.

Position Responsibilities:

• Direct oversight of NAIA and SAC eligibility for our student-athletes.
• Stay updated on all NAIA and SAC rules and regulations.
• Learn and assist in internal policies and procedures for athletics.
• Develop, plan and assist in the coordination and execution of events that connect former student-athletes to the University.
• Assist with developing and executing a JBU plan for NIL and for an Association of Student-Athletes.
• Assist the team in developing strategies and events in fundraising for athletics.
• Assist with the scheduling and maintenance of all athletic facilities.
• Assist with the planning and scheduling of any post-season hosting opportunities.
• Serve as a member of the athletics leadership team and assist with overall strategic direction
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Experience in the administration of athletic programs.
• Strong communicative, organizational and administrative skills.
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast paced, time sensitive environment.
• Working knowledge of sport.
• A suitable combination of education and experience may be substituted for minimum qualifications.
• Contributing member of a strong team focused department.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Working knowledge of collegiate athletics.
• Experience in rules compliance.

Education:

Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree; Master’s Degree Preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; stand; sit; use hands; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment can be excessive.

The employee is expected to adhere to all University policies.

Diversity

JBU desires to increase the diversity of its faculty, staff, and students to honor how all humans are created in the image of God, to reflect better the diversity of the Kingdom of God, to further our Christian commitment to justice, and to increase the quality of our educational experience. JBU is pursuing the goal of teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from ethnic minorities and women.   For more information, visit our diversity webpage.

About JBU

Information describing the university is available online.

Apply

To apply, please upload the following documents to the "Upload Your Documents" page:

1. Cover Letter
2. Your resume
3. Staff Application (completed and signed)

Only complete materials will be reviewed. Applicants selected for an interview will be contacted by the university.

Contact information:
Office of Human Resources
John Brown University
2000 West University Street
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479.524.7197
e-mail: jobs@jbu.edu