Assistant Director of Compliance - Oklahoma Baptist University

About the University

OBU transforms lives by equipping students to pursue academic excellence, integrate faith with all areas of knowledge, engage a diverse world, and live worthy of the high calling of God in Christ.

All employees must embrace and model the following expectations:

• Demonstrate commitment to the essentials of the Christian faith.
• Commit to the mission and vision of Oklahoma Baptist University.
• Treat people with dignity and respect.
• Build relationships on honesty, integrity, and trust.
• Strive for excellence through teamwork, leadership, and a strong work ethic.
• Manage human and financial resources wisely and efficiently.

About the Role

To oversee the day-to-day operations of athletic compliance to ensure the university is meeting all NCAA, conference, and institutional policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of OBU’s athletic compliance, including but not limited to:
  • Ensure all student-athletes meet NCAA, conference, and institutional eligibility requirements.
  • Monitor all CARA activities to ensure student-athletes meet NCAA requirements.
  • Monitor all official and unofficial visits by recruits.
  • Track and monitor athletic scholarship budgets.
  • Track and monitor all recruiting activities of coaches.
  • Educate coaches, student-athletes, staff, faculty, and boosters on NCAA policies to ensure institutional control.
  • Distribute, check, and monitor all beginning-of-the-year forms for student-athletes.
  • Review and determine, in conjunction with the registrar’s office, eligibility for all incoming, transfer, and continuing student-athletes.
• Assist with game day operations.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations or the Director of Athletics.

Requirements

• Computer skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Able to lift 25 lbs.
• Knowledge of Compliance Assistant and ARMS software.
• Bachelor’s degree (required).
• Master’s degree and/or Juris Doctorate (preferred).
• 1 year of experience working in an NCAA compliance office (preferred).
• Previous experience as a graduate assistant or part-time work in an NCAA compliance office (required).
• Must be a member of a local evangelical Christian church. Evangelical is defined as a segment within Christianity that maintains the authority of the Bible and the belief in salvation by faith in Jesus alone.

Benefits

• Generous employer premium contributions for nationwide family-friendly health and dental coverage.
• Free life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment coverage equal to the employee’s base salary.
• Optional employee-paid ancillary benefits, including vision, hospitalization, critical illness, accident, and additional family life insurance.
• Education benefits at OBU and other institutions of higher education.
• Generous paid time off, including:
  • Annual granted vacation time.
  • Accrued sick leave.
  • Six annual holidays.
  • Week-long breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas, including energy conservation days.
• Employer matching for retirement investments in a 403(b)(9) plan (for employees working at least half-time).
• Additional perks, including:
  • Free family membership to the OBU Recreation and Wellness Center (RAWC).
  • Global outreach university mission trips.
  • Cafeteria discounts.
  • Parking privileges.