The Hopkins Athletics department seeks an innovative and forward-thinking Associate Athletic Director, Facilities and Events. The employee must operate within the framework of a best-in-class athletic and recreation department at Johns Hopkins University. Hopkins encourages inquiries from candidates who value professional and personal development and will actively contribute toward a culture of diversity and inclusiveness within both the department and University setting. Hopkins Student Affairs seeks to hire, and support the professional development of, colleagues who: are equity-minded; demonstrate a commitment to inclusion; share a keen understanding of the importance of our identity as a diverse community of learners; are poised to contribute to our efforts to support student learning and offer robust leadership development and community engagement opportunities; and can contribute to our efforts to foster student connection and a sense of belonging across our university.

The Associate Athletics Director, Facilities & Events works to support the mission and integrity of the Johns Hopkins University and the Athletics Department. Demonstrating adherence to the department philosophy, facility and staff schedule, equipment and facility maintenance expectations, and communication responsibilities is essential. The strongest candidates will have a demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, team-based environment and a strong history of building and sustaining relationships with staff, student-athletes, and coaches. The individual works to develop and formulate future plans to reach institutional and departmental goals, to lead initiatives and to create an excellent experience for our students through their participation in athletics. This leader will oversee and execute facility and event operations for a variety of internal and external events.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage Athletic facilities including day-to-day operations, scheduling, maintenance, improvements and equipment to ensure facility readiness for all users.
• Oversee event management including all event staffing, security, and operations for external and internal events within the athletics and recreation footprint. This includes home contests, conference and NCAA championships, student and Hopkins community events, and external rentals.
• Helps to oversee the facility budget, and generates departmental revenue through facility rentals, camps, clinics, and other events.
• Directly oversees the facility and events team of 6 full time staff members as well as 20+ undergraduate interns and student staff.
• Department liaison for Plant Operations and Campus Safety and Security.
• Collaborate with campus partners in Student Affairs and JHFRE
• In conjunction with Senior Associate Athletic Director, provides evaluation of risk factors for all department facilities in conjunction with the Office of Risk Management and General Counsel.
• May potentially serve as sport administrator for varsity teams, a responsibility that includes, but is not limited to: oversight of the program, direct supervision and evaluation of head coaches, monitoring budget and NCAA compliance, and working with the head coach to facilitate an environment conducive to both academic and competitive success.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of athletics facilities and event management experience or relevant equivalent
• Experience with hiring and/or supervision of employees preferred

Key Relationships:

The Associate Athletic Director, Facilities and Events is directly supervised by the Senior Associate Athletic Director, Capital Projects and Facilities. This position will work closely with student-athletes, coaches, department staff, and other campus stakeholders.

Physical Effort/Environment:

The position will be a full-time, fiscal year appointment, with frequent early morning, evening and weekend work required throughout the year. To apply, please email Jess Coppolino at jcoppol7@jh.edu

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is a private institution founded in 1876, and principally located in Baltimore, Maryland. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of ~5700 (Homewood campus), and a graduate enrollment of ~25,000 (multiple campuses). Johns Hopkins was ranked 9th in the 2021 edition of Best Colleges by US News and World Report. Centered on a departmental mission of “Be More,” Hopkins Athletics is in a period of heightened growth and evolution. Many recent investments have been made in state-of-the-art athletic and recreation facilities, innovative programming and partnerships, student-athlete mental and physical well-being, and strengthened connections between holistic student development and the professional world.

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