Dept Number/Name: 0-0510-000 / Intercollegiate Athletics

College Division: Exec Svcs-Intercol Athletics

Salary Plan: Administrative

Job Code/Title: 9476 / Athletics Administrator

Hiring Salary/Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

Position Number: 00006863

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

The USF Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is an integral part of USF and its mission by sponsoring a diverse and nationally competitive Division I athletic program. The program serves several significant constituencies, including its student-athletes, who are students first. The most important priority of the program is the progress of the student-athletes toward graduation. Other priorities include the health, fitness and emotional development of student-athletes at USF.

Intercollegiate Athletics provide a sense of collegiality, allegiance, and pride for students, staff, faculty, alumni, boosters and the greater Tampa Bay community at large and serves as a focal point for their support. Within the framework of competitive excellence, Intercollegiate Athletics at USF are also a contact vehicle leading supporters to a greater awareness of the University?s mission, academic programs and prominence as an educational institution.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the working title of Director of Player Personnel, this position reports directly to the head coach and is responsible for managing the overall recruitment process for the football program, while adhering to all NCAA, Conference, and institutional rules and regulations. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, directs the day-to-day operations of the university's player personnel division for football. Creates and implements processes involved in the evaluation of prospective student athletes, Directs and oversees personnel in conducting player evaluation activities, oversees development of recruiting travel schedules, and coordinates necessary NCAA recruiting paperwork.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coordinate the daily recruiting operational and logistical processes within the USF Football Program. Plan and supervise execution of twelve (12) month vision of Recruiting Calendar (Mail, video, graphics, social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.).

Identify, evaluate, collect data, collect video, etc. on prospects to provide direction to the Coaching Staff through available and permissible sources (e.g., recruiting services, internet, event website, etc.)

Monitor permissible recruiting websites at direction of the coaching staff to provide them updates on committed prospects and prospects coaches identify. Create and update recruiting lists at the direction of the coaching staff. Coordinate updates to the recruiting database.

Monitor the number of contacts and evaluations conducted by the coaching staff and work with Athletics Compliance to ensure records are consistent.

Coordinate securing, evaluating and filing of transcripts for selected prospects in collaboration with Student Services and Compliance Staff. Supervise planning and coordinating of official and unofficial visits to campus (itineraries, travel, hotel, hosts, meals, name tags, seating charts, compliance paperwork, complimentary tickets, etc.).

Coordinate completion and submission of required paperwork and expense reports. Coordinate solicitation and securing up-to-date physicals for annual football camp. Supervise coordination of travel (commercial, charter and state pooling board) for coaches on the road recruiting. Supervise operator/dispatcher when coaches and/or prospects are traveling to campus. Monitor and work collaboratively with the staff to keep them updated on changes in the rules (University, Conference, and NCAA).

Serve as a liaison between all departments on recruiting matters (compliance, student services, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, travel, business, facilities, housing, parking, tickets, etc.)

Position will supervise Director of On Campus Recruiting, Director of Football Creative Services, and student employees.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM:

This position requires a Master's degree in education or a field of study related to the academic program, or a Bachelor's degree in those same fields with a minimum of two years of experience.