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Position Title:Assistant Director of Athletics Compliance

Job Group:Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications:Experience working directly in a NCAA collegiate compliance office or NCAA conference office on regulations and interpretations.

Experience creating and presenting NCAA rules education at a higher-level program.

Job Description:

Iowa State Athletics is seeking candidates with a knack for public speaking, an enjoyment in understanding and analyzing NCAA rules and policies, and skilled at relationship building, to join our team as an athletics specialist II to serve as an Assistant Director of Compliance. This position will assist the Compliance Office in ensuring coaches, student-athletes, staff, former students, and boosters are informed of and abide by NCAA, Conference, and institutional rules and regulations. The position will initially have the primary responsibility of overseeing rules education.

Examples of what you'll do:

+ Create, coordinate and implement rules education programming related to NCAA rules, Conference rules, and ISU policies and procedures for the institution’s student-athletes, coaches, staff, and University stakeholders.

+ Monitor and coordinate functional program area(s) such as: initial eligibility, continuing eligibility, transfer eligibility, squad lists, practice and competition eligibility reports, camps and clinics, etc.

+ Serve as a subject matter expert and provide rules interpretations to the institution’s student-athletes, coaches, staff, and University stakeholders.

+ Analyze, request, research, verify, create, and distribute a large volume of information.

+ Maintain several modules and reports within databases such as Teamworks, ARMS, and Compliance Assistant 2.0 (CA2.0).

+ Assist in waiver writing, external and internal audits, and other compliance duties.

+ Complete NCAA/Big 12/Institutional paperwork.

+ Commit to adhere to all rules and regulations of the institution, Conference, and NCAA.

The ideal candidates will possess good knowledge of NCAA regulations and excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with individuals and groups. The candidates will also need to have strong organizational skills, be highly detail oriented, and have the ability to research and analyze compliance related issues and NCAA legislation through the Legislative Services Database (LSDBi). This position requires a high level of integrity, solid judgment, and decision-making along with the ability to handle confidentiality, multiple projects simultaneously, and meet departmental deadlines.

C andidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship.

Level Guidelines

• Intermediate-level position with solid professional and/or technical skills working under general supervision to achieve goals• Applies broad, working knowledge of the principles of the field to moderately complex, difficult, and varied problems and issues• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action and resolve problems• Responds to a broad range of inquiries and requests• May provide training and/or direction to lower-level staff• May lead projects of moderate scope and complexity• Provides guidance to students

About the Athletics Department

As an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision athletics program and a founding member of the Big 12 Conference, Iowa State University sponsors 18 intercollegiate athletics teams and supports 450 student-athletes in their pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. ISU Athletics employs over 250 talented and dedicated full-time staff members, more than 500 temporary and student employees, and multiple auxiliary partners who collaboratively work within a culture to support and enhance the experiences of Cyclone student-athletes and their loyal fan base. Iowa State student-athletes have produced 10-consecutive years of record-setting Graduation Success Rate scores in the classroom, while athletically, the Cyclones have captured 19 national team championships, 140 national individual titles and 162 conference team championships in its rich history. www.cyclones.com

Appointment Type:Regular

Number of Months Employed Per Year:12 Month Work Period

Time Type:Full time

Pay Grade:PS807

Application Instructions:

To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:1) Resume2) Contact information for 3 work references

3) Cover letter (optional)If you have questions regarding this application process, please email [email protected] or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.Why Choose ISU?Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans• Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)• Life insurance and long-term disability• Flexible Spending Accounts• Various voluntary benefits and discounts• Employee Assistance Program• Wellbeing program

Original Posting Date: May 22, 2025

Posting Close Date:June 1, 2025

Job Requisition Number:R17113

By focusing on the future and providing the best student experience possible, Iowa State attracts students and faculty who want to make a difference. With a comprehensive land-grant mission of education, research, extension and outreach, we produce scholars whose ideas change the world. And through Innovate at Iowa State , we provide innovative and entrepreneurial opportunities for students of all backgrounds. Located just 30 minutes north of Des Moines, the city of Ames was recently named one of the Top 10 cities in the U.S. for campus life and career opportunities.

Iowa State University is a welcoming community of students, faculty, and staff. Campus community members have a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and are committed to engaging with each other respectfully as outlined in the university's Principles of Community (https://www.iastate.edu/diversity-and-inclusion/principles-community) . Iowa State recognizes that diverse intellectual and philosophical perspectives are vital to innovation, critical thinking skills, and a dynamic academic community that fosters the land-grant ideals of putting science, technology, and human creativity to work.

All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent upon the university’s verification of credentials and other information required by federal and state law, ISU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a background check and/or a consumer credit check.

Iowa State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against. Inquiries can be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity, 2680 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, 515 294-7612, email [email protected] .

If you have questions about the application process please email [email protected] or call 515-294-4800 or Toll-Free at 1-877-477-7485 . Iowa State University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should email [email protected] or call (515) 294-4800 or Toll-Free: (877) 477-7485 . TTY users are welcome to use the Iowa Relay Service number by dialing 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2942 .

General ISU compensation information can be found on the University Human Resources (https://www.hr.iastate.edu/careers/compensation) website. Please note that this is only a list of ranges and individuals will be paid commensurate with qualifications.