Assistant Director Compliance and Enrollment Management

About the Opportunity

JOB SUMMARY

The Assistant Director of Compliance and Enrollment Management promotes education, monitoring and tracking of NCAA compliance and assists in enrollment services. The position plays an integral role in promoting a culture of integrity at Northeastern through education, communication and positive relationships. Primary responsibilities include: creating and delivering rules education to coaches and staff; collecting and monitoring documentation related to playing and practice seasons, recruiting and other pertinent areas; maintenance of required reports, forms and databases; providing NCAA rules interpretations and assisting the Associate AD in working with campus partners (admissions, financial aid, housing, registrar, colleges). These roles provide a pathway to engage coaches, student-athletes and staff to in embracing NCAA, University and department policies and procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Compliance Monitoring & Rules Education Review required documentation for compliance with NCAA rules. Types of documentation reviewed includes: playing and practice seasons, recruiting (i.e. complimentary ticket requests), awards & benefits (i.e. donation requests), financial aid, eligibility, squad lists, amateurism. Develop and implement a comprehensive rules education program for student-athletes, coaches, staff, alumni, and external constituents.
• Assist Associate AD in conducting beginning and end of the year team meetings as well as coaches on-boarding meetings. Process waivers and violations as assigned. Assist with staff rules interpretation requests and review of proposed and adopted NCAA legislation.
• Compliance Record Maintenance Regularly update the data in Compliance Assistant and ARMS. Maintain and submit forms required by the institution, conference and NCAA including: Squad lists, medical/personal hardship petitions, NCAA Transfer Portal, NIL, academic year rollover in LSDBi and ARMS, assists with the official visit approval process, collect end of the year participation reports, distribute Initial Eligibility Progress reports, conduct compliance audits as assigned, conduct recruiting exams, and monitor continuing eligibility certification. Assist with NLI program, collection of NCAA Academic Performance Program information and annual update of department compliance handbook.
• Enrollment Services Assists the Associate AD with processes as needed. Annually review and revise the department student-athlete handbook. Act as secondary liaison with institutional constituents including Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar.
• General Administration Contribute to the overall advancement of the athletics department by promoting an atmosphere of compliance and, thus, maintaining institutional control. Assist the Associate AD for Compliance/ES with continued development and implementation of a successful compliance program. Ensure the integrity of University and departmental policies and procedures with the timely submission of accurate expense reconciliation and time off from work requests.. Assist in updating and/or revising sections of the Compliance policy and procedure materials as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of NCAA rules interpretations and presenting education sessions, ARMS recruiting software system, Banner, Compliance Assistant, NCAA, LSDBi and RSRO systems. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to prepare well written correspondence, letters. Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and Publisher. Knowledge and skills typically acquired through a bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree or J.D. preferred), and a minimum of 2 years of full-time, grad or intern experience working with NCAA compliance (at an NCAA member institution, conference office, or the NCAA national office). Position requires occasional travel; nights and weekends required as necessary.

Position Type

Legal and Regulatory Administration

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Compensation Grade/Pay Type:

107S

Expected Hiring Range:

$52,820.00 – $74,607.50

With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.

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