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About the Opportunity Job Summary: The Assistant Director of Compliance and Enrollment Management promotes education, monitoring and tracking of NCAA compliance and assists in enrollment services. The position plays an integral role in promoting a culture of integrity at Northeastern through education, communication and positive relationships. Primary responsibilities include: creating and delivering rules education to coaches and staff; collecting and monitoring documentation related to playing and practice seasons, recruiting and other pertinent areas; maintenance of required reports, forms and databases; providing NCAA rules interpretations and assisting the Associate AD in working with campus partners (admissions, financial aid, housing, registrar, colleges). This role provides a pathway to engage coaches, student-athletes and staff in embracing NCAA, University and department policies and procedures. Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities: Compliance Monitoring & Rules Education Review required documentation for compliance with NCAA rules. Types of documentation reviewed includes: playing and practice seasons, recruiting (i.e. complimentary ticket requests), awards & benefits (i.e. donation requests), financial aid, eligibility, squad lists, amateurism. Develop and implement a comprehensive rules education program for student-athletes, coaches, staff, alumni, and external constituents. Assist Associate AD in conducting beginning and end of the year team meetings as well as coaches on-boarding meetings. Process waivers and violations as assigned. Assist with staff rules interpretation requests and review of proposed and adopted NCAA legislation. Compliance Record Maintenance Regularly update the data in Compliance Assistant and Teamworks Compliance (formerly ARMS). Maintain and submit forms required by the institution, conference and NCAA including: Squad lists, medical/personal hardship petitions, NCAA Transfer Portal, NIL, academic year rollover in LSDBi and Teamworks Compliance, assists with the official visit approval process, collect end of the year participation reports, distribute Initial Eligibility Progress reports, conduct compliance audits as assigned, conduct recruiting exams, and monitor continuing eligibility certification. Assist with Athletic Scholarship program, collection of NCAA Academic Performance Program information and annual update of department compliance handbook. Enrollment Services Assists the Associate AD with processes as needed. Annually review and revise the department student-athlete handbook. Act as secondary liaison with institutional constituents including Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar. General Administration Contribute to the overall advancement of the athletics department by promoting an atmosphere of compliance and, thus, maintaining institutional control. Assist the Associate AD for Compliance/ES with continued development and implementation of a successful compliance program. Ensure the integrity of University and departmental policies and procedures with the timely submission of accurate expense reconciliation and time off from work requests. Assist in updating and/or revising sections of the Compliance policy and procedure materials as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge of NCAA rules interpretations and presenting education sessions, Teamworks Compliance (formerly ARMS) recruiting software system, Banner, Compliance Assistant, NCAA, LSDBi and RSRO systems. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to prepare well written correspondence, letters. Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and Publisher. Knowledge and skills typically acquired through a bachelor's degree (Master's degree or J.D. preferred), and a minimum of 2 years of full-time, grad or intern experience working with NCAA compliance (at an NCAA member institution, conference office, or the NCAA national office). Position requires occasional travel; nights and weekends required as necessary. Position Type Legal and Regulatory Administration Additional Information Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Compensation Grade/Pay Type: 107S Expected Hiring Range: $53,615.00 - $75,728.75 With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change. Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact. Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. The university’s residential campuses for undergraduate and graduate degrees are located in Boston, London, and Oakland, California. Our research and graduate campuses are in the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Arlington, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; Toronto; and Vancouver. Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment. Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.
