Director of Operations – Track and Field/XC

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Minimum of one year of related administrative work experience in an intercollegiate athletics program, organizing and managing complex functions;
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills with ability to prioritize time-sensitive tasks and projects according to deadlines;
• Working knowledge and ability to:
  • Utilize basic office productivity software and online database systems (please specify);
  • Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills interacting with vendors, travel agencies, event managers, and customers/donors/fans;
  • Work effectively in a highly regulated team environment.
• Professional experience working effectively with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusting relationships;
• A valid U.S. driving license and the ability to meet and maintain University of Iowa Driving Policy standards. 

Desired Qualifications:

• Collegiate experience as a Track and Field Coach and/or Athlete and/or basic knowledge of Track and Field Programs;
• Basic knowledge and understanding of the professionalism and intensity necessary to successfully contribute to a Division I athletics program;
• Experience with event management and/or coordination;
• Working knowledge and ability to:
  • Serve as the liaison to external relations, social media terms and other Athletics units;
  • Utilize web and mobile team communication application such as Teamworks (please specify).

Application Process:  Visit our website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and search for keywords “Track and Field” Only applications submitted at https://jobs.uiowa.edu will be accepted.

•  Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. 
• Applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a relevant file to the submission.  Applications without both a cover letter and resume will be considered incomplete and ineligible for consideration. 
• The successful candidates will be subject to a driving record review, a credential and criminal background check and will be required to self-disclose any conviction history. 
• Five professional references will be required at a later step in the recruitment process. 
• As a part of the University of Iowa’s review of your application and consistent with its policies and practices, the University may access and/or view information about you that is job-related and publicly available on the internet, including but not limited to information on social media sites. The access, viewing and/or use of such information is governed by the University’s Policy on Human Rights, as well as state and federal law.
• For questions or additional information, please contact tanner-erwin@uiowa.edu