Director of Athletic Compliance

Join us on the beautiful campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, supporting 400+ student-athletes within an NCAA Division 1 FBS athletic department. Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Maintain within Ball State University’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics a culture of compliance with NCAA, Mid-American Conference, and university regulations through effective provision of continuing rules education for all Ball State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics employees.
• Support the development and provision of a compliance orientation program for all new Ball State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics employees.
• Support the development and provision of continuing rules education for Ball State university student-athletes and representatives of Ball State University’s athletics interests.
• Participate in the development and implementation of Intercollegiate Athletics compliance and eligibility policies and procedures to ensure full compliance with all NCAA and MAC regulations, including analyzing athletics compliance enforcement issues.
• Serve as the point of contact in all matters dealing with student-athlete initial eligibility, pre-enrollment amateurism, waivers, transcript review, and eligibility center communications, as well as Playing & Practice season education, monitoring, and enforcement.
• Develop and deliver educational programs to student-athletes, coaches, athletics administrators, staff, and others having relationships with the athletics program about University, conference, and NCAA rules and regulations.
• Support NCAA Financial Aid and Revenue Distribution, and Academic Performance Program Reporting as needed.
• Serve as a liaison with University units such as Student-Athlete Support Services, Admissions, Office of the Registrar, and Rinker Center for Global Affairs (International Programs).
• Facilitate matters associated with academic and athletic financial aid, foundation scholarships, book scholarships, equipment loans, etc.
• Serve as compliance liaison for department-wide camps and clinics.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience in NCAA Division 1 compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Three to five years of experience in NCAA Division I compliance.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; excellent interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of NCAA programs/applications; working knowledge of software systems such as ARMS, Banner, and Compliance Assistant.
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to make informed decisions in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Knowledge and familiarity with current and interim NCAA Division I policies and rules, interpretations, and education columns.

Benefits

• Paid 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 10 holidays a year.
• Paid parental leave (6 weeks).
• Affordable health and dental insurance.
• Robust long-term disability and life insurance plans.
• Range of retirement benefits.
• 90% coverage of undergraduate college tuition for your child(ren) at Ball State from the first day of employment.
• 100% coverage of your undergraduate tuition and 80% of your graduate tuition at Ball State from the first day of employment.

Pay

$47,000-$50,000