Director of Soccer Operations

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) or equivalent combination of education and experience is required
• Minimum of one year of administrative work experience, organizing and managing complex functions and/or a combination of experience as an intercollegiate athlete and Graduate Assistant coach in a DI athletics environment;
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills with ability to prioritize time-sensitive tasks and projects according to deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel and frequently work in the evenings, on weekends and holidays;
• 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 constructively and collaboratively in a diverse environment, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusting relationships.
  • Work effectively in a highly regulated team environment
• 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 Coach and/or Athlete and/or basic knowledge of intercollegiate athletics 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 the keywords “Soccer”. 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.