Director of Recruiting & Scouting

EXPIRED

Job Summary:

The Director of Recruiting and Scouting for Men's Basketball strategically plans and plays a primary role in the execution of all student-athlete recruitment activities for the program. They are responsible for digital recruiting content, coordination and planning of on-campus recruiting visits and logistics of recruiting travel by the coaching staff. Additionally, this person assists in recruit evaluation and plays a substantial role in scouting of opponents and preparation of analysis of opponents for coaching staff and student-athletes.

Responsibilities:

Manages team scheduling, travel logistics, budget and maintenance, and monitoring of compliance and athlete eligibility for an intercollegiate athletics program to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the program. - 10% Monitors student-athlete academic eligibility and status to ensure compliance with established rules and regulations - 20% Evaluates existing strategies, policies, and procedures and makes recommendations to unit leadership for program enhancement; ensures compliance with existing requirements - 20% Schedules logistics, secures resources, and finalizes team scheduling of facilities and travel for games, practices, camps, clinics, and special events - 5% Manages the unit or program budget - 15% May travel with assigned team to ensure compliance with applicable state and university rules - 10% May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees - 10% Maintain and oversee all aspects of recruiting, including recruit graphics, subscriptions, evaluations, services, ticket allocations, all correspondence, etc. - 5% Provide statistical and analytical breakdowns of opponent player personnel, including scouting reports of upcoming opponents - 5% Coordinate and assist with all on-campus recruiting visits

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Job Summary:

The Director of Recruiting and Scouting for Men's Basketball strategically plans and plays a primary role in the execution of all student-athlete recruitment activities for the program. They are responsible for digital recruiting content, coordination and planning of on-campus recruiting visits and logistics of recruiting travel by the coaching staff. Additionally, this person assists in recruit evaluation and plays a substantial role in scouting of opponents and preparation of analysis of opponents for coaching staff and student-athletes.

Responsibilities:

Manages team scheduling, travel logistics, budget and maintenance, and monitoring of compliance and athlete eligibility for an intercollegiate athletics program to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the program. - 10% Monitors student-athlete academic eligibility and status to ensure compliance with established rules and regulations - 20% Evaluates existing strategies, policies, and procedures and makes recommendations to unit leadership for program enhancement; ensures compliance with existing requirements - 20% Schedules logistics, secures resources, and finalizes team scheduling of facilities and travel for games, practices, camps, clinics, and special events - 5% Manages the unit or program budget - 15% May travel with assigned team to ensure compliance with applicable state and university rules - 10% May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees - 10% Maintain and oversee all aspects of recruiting, including recruit graphics, subscriptions, evaluations, services, ticket allocations, all correspondence, etc. - 5% Provide statistical and analytical breakdowns of opponent player personnel, including scouting reports of upcoming opponents - 5% Coordinate and assist with all on-campus recruiting visits

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Bachelor's Degree

Qualifications:

o One to three years of intercollegiate athletics experience is preferred.
o An understanding of NCAA, Big Ten and University rules and regulations is also preferred.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $63,800 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as:
- Generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off;
- Competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits;
- Badger gear & season tickets for Badger football, men's basketball and men's hockey, and/or the varsity sports pass.

More Benefits information can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/.

Additional Information:

Conditions of Appointment: This is a 100% Academic Staff appointment. Salary will be assigned within the appropriate range, commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and experience. An excellent benefits package is also included. Successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Unless confidentiality is requested in your online application, information regarding the names of applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.

UW-Madison conducts criminal background checks for final candidate(s).

How to Apply:

To ensure full consideration, complete applications must be received by no later than 11:55 p.m. CST, on the assured consideration date. Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter addressing your qualifications and experiences specifically relating to the responsibilities of this position, a comprehensive resume, and contact information for at least three professional references. The hiring unit will notify finalists prior to any communication with these references.

Applicants selected to participate further in the selection process will be notified directly. All applicants will be notified once a final selection has been made and the search has been completed.

Contact:

Kayla Weisensel
kw4@athletics.wisc.edu
608-262-6340
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Athl Prog Operations Mgr(AT027)

Department(s):

A42-INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS/BASKETBALL (MEN)/BBALL-M

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

299340-AS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu...

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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