Assistant Director of Compliance

at  The University of Louisiana at Monroe

JOB SUMMARY

The purpose of the Assistant Director of Compliance job is to ensure that the University assets are protected through applicable external and internal regulations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Respect from community, campus, and leadership constituencies
• Ability to plan and execute plans
• Bachelor’s degree
• Two or more years of relative experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least three years’ experience in intercollegiate athletics
• Master’s degree or Juris Doctorate
• Experience with overseeing NCAA rules interpretations and education
• Experience with recruiting software (e.g. JumpForward)

• Compliance Oversight
• Provide leadership in the university’s efforts to maintain institutional control by assisting with developing systems that protect and assist coaches, student-athletes, the Athletic Department, and the university in following the rules. Systems must be implemented in all areas of the NCAA Operating Bylaws: ethical conduct, personnel, amateurism, recruiting, eligibility, financial aid, benefits, and playing and practice seasons.Continually monitor, audit, evaluate, and seek to improve compliance systems and those who utilize them to ensure accuracy and efficiency
• Serve as an additional liaison in the area of NCAA legislation and governance.Provide feedback to the NCAA and conference offices on proposed legislation.Ensure that university constituents are aware of new NCAA, conference, State of Louisiana, and UL-System legislation and policies related to athletics
• Assist the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance in oversight of the Athletics Financial Aid Coordinator and the allocation of grant-in-aid awards to ensure that NCAA institutional and individual financial aid limits are adhered toCompliance Education
• Foster a commitment to compliance by helping to ensure that ULM has a comprehensive rules education program for coaches, student-athletes, Athletic Department staff, and university constituents to ensure they receive a strong understanding of the rules
• Assist the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance with rules education and legislative updates at Athletic Department all-staff meetings, executive staff meetings, senior staff meetings, head coaches’ meetings, UAAAC meetings, and regular meetings with each individual coaching staff and Athletic Department units
• Keep abreast of NCAA, conference, ULM, State of Louisiana, and institutional rules, regulations, interpretations, and policyCompliance Interpretation
• Assist constituents in accomplishing their goals within the rules by conducting research and serving as the primary liaison to the NCAA national and conference offices regarding rules interpretations
• Maintain an open door/open access policy whereby coaches, staff, and other constituents are able to seek rules interpretations from the Compliance Office before they actCompliance Enforcement
• Assist with the university’s efforts to investigate and self-report violations of NCAA and conference rules.Assist the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance with investigating allegations of potential rules violations, review facts and case precedent, and serve as an additional liaison to the NCAA and conference office to determine whether violation occurred and appropriate penalties to impose.Self-report all violations of NCAA and conference rules to the NCAA and/or conference office. Help ensure that penalties have been satisfied
• Assist the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance to create an environment where allegations, investigations, and self-reports can be processed in a prompt fashion and comfortably discussed in a confidential mannerServe as Athletic Department’s assistant for submission of waivers of NCAA and conference rules, including medical hardship waivers, initial eligibility waivers, progress-toward-degree waivers, and SLR waivers.Assist with gathering and reviewing of facts and case precedents to determine whether to file waivers.Serve as an additional liaison with the NCAA and conference office regarding all waiver requests
• General Responsibilities
• Represent positively ULM and Athletic Department in the community
• Support university initiatives and participate on committees to develop campus relations
• Serve as advocate for the needs and interests of student-athletes within the Athletic Department, campus, and community