Duties and Responsibilities 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 to Compliance 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 policy Compliance 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 act Compliance 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 manner Serve 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

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)

About University of Louisiana Monroe

We are committed to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the Human Resource Department at every level, while supporting the principles, values, vision, and mission of the University of Louisiana at Monroe through its most valuable resource - PEOPLE. We do this by providing our services to the University community through the application of honest and ethical judgments when developing and administering University policies and procedures. The Department will strive to treat each member of the University community with dignity and respect while using discretion in decisions which impact the University. Additionally, the Human Resources Department will support the mission by improving services, benefits, training and development programs available to the staff and faculty.Equal Employment Opportunity Policy StatementThe University of Louisiana at Monroe does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, retirement status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship, Vietnam era or veteran status, sickle cell trait; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its progra...ms and activities as required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; Executive Order 11246 of 1965; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; the Rehabilitation Action of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act of 2008; the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; and the Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law.

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