Chief of Staff, Gymnastics (5173U) Intercollegiate Athletics #89080

About the role

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty, and staff, who are among the most talented and accomplished anywhere, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and MacArthur Fellows. Since our founding in 1868, we have been an engine for innovation - driving intellectual, economic, and social progress that benefits California, the U.S., and beyond. Together, we change the world. At Berkeley, the best careers are built on a foundation of continuous learning and growth. We actively support professional development by providing all full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours of paid time per year and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups. We invite applicants who are inspired by our Principles of Community and who are eager to be part of our exciting Strategic Plan, which charts Berkeley's next era of excellence. Learn more about some of our accomplishments at Points of Pride. The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics consists of approximately 300 staff members and coaches; we sponsor 30 varsity sports programs. These 30 programs include more than 850 student-athletes who participate in our sports programs annually within the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Position Summary: The Gymnastics Chief of Staff develops, promotes, and supports the operational and strategic aspects of intercollegiate student athlete programs, including planning, scheduling, budget administration, and travel. This position aids and facilitates the operation of the women’s gymnastics program and serves as an advisor to the Head Coach and the program. This position supports the academics and student services aspects of the program, serving as the liaison to the Athletic Study Center and Compliance offices. The Gymnastics Chief of Staff plays a role in recruiting, assisting with all on-campus recruiting trips, and coordinating the travel plans of the Head Coach for all recruiting activities. Overall, this position helps support the overall operations of the program and ensures it promotes the holistic well-being and development of the student-athletes. This position creates competition schedules, recruiting strategies, manages scholarship budgets and allocations, and serves as the conduit between the gymnastics team and all the support units assigned to the program. This position works closely on all strategy around the program - fundraising, marketing, creative, broadcast, community engagement. The Gymnastics Chief of Staff serves as the main point of contact for all communication to the program and from the program and serves as the internal face of the program. This position ensures each student athlete is aware of time commitments – academic, community, training and others, while serving as a first-line resource to students. Additionally, this position engages in statistical analysis, development of analytic reports, and assists with the daily operation of the team to ensure cohesiveness between the gymnastics program, the support units and the Athletics Department.

Responsibilities

• Practice and Game Planning - 10%: Works with the coaching staff during the off-season and regular season to plan, create, and