Director of Athletics
Director of Athletics
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Job Description
Title:Director of Athletics
Position Purpose:
The Director of Athletics will serve as the face of the department and is a visible presence on campus who contributes to the overall leadership of the college. In developing close relationships with faculty and staff the Director will develop programs policies and procedures that help studentathletes reach their full potential both on and off the field.
In partnership with key constituencies across the college the Director will outline a vision for athletics and fitness for the Bates community and provide both strategic and operational leadership to the entire Athletics enterprise. Successful candidates will have demonstrated an ability to lead a collective effort to develop and execute a strategic vision while building an organization that can meet the many operational demands on the department. The Director will support and assess coaches with their own team and professional development goals and will serve as an advocate for the needs of both coaches and studentathletes.
Job Duties:
- Develop and implement a strategic vision for Athletics at Bates including competitive teams at all levels and general fitness for the entire community.
- Design lead and evaluate a highperforming management team.
- Ensure the effective recruitment training supervision and evaluation of a highly skilled and diverse coaching administrative and support staff.
- Ensure college compliance with all NCAA NESCAC and Title IX regulations and guidelines while maintaining appropriate Department of Athletics policies procedures and practices.
- Ensure a culture of diversity and inclusion that serves the needs of all studentathletes coaches staff and Bates community members.
- Ensure an environment that promotes studentathlete safety health and welfare and be strongly committed to the studentathlete experience.
- Partner with the Office of Admission to ensure effective student athleterecruitment and enrollment strategies.
- Work with the College Advancement Office to foster and maintain relationships with and cultivate donors from within Athletics alumni parents of studentathletes and friends of the colleges athletics programs.
- Partner with the faculty to align Athletics with the overall academic mission of the college.
- Ensure proper event and facilities management including all aspects of revenue generation facilities scheduling facilities staffing and community relations.
- Supervise comprehensive intramural programs.
- In partnership with the Bates Communications and Marketing Office and senior leadership leverage the success and principles of Bates Athletics to effectively promote the college.
- Work collaboratively with the department and the Finance Office to ensure sound financial planning and resource allocations.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education
- A bachelors degree is required; a masters degree is preferred.
Experience
- Extensive experience in athletics with progressive increases in responsibility.
- Demonstrated success in developing and executing strategic planning and effective organizational leadership.
- Demonstrated experience with donor development and/or fundraising.
- Demonstrated experience and proficiency with financial planning and budgeting.
- Demonstrated experience in recruiting or supporting the recruitment of athletes coupled with a commitment to partnering with the Office of Admission to develop implement and manage a comprehensive departmentwide strategic recruitment program.
Skills and Knowledge
- Commitment to equity and inclusion and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
- Demonstrated commitment to a program that promotes and supports both academic and athletic excellence.
- Ability to foster collaboration and productive partnerships with a broad range of constituencies both inside and outside the college.
- Ability to recruit motivate supervise and evaluate departmental personnel.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with both internal and external constituencies.
To Apply:
Bates College invites nominations or expressions of interest to be submitted to the search firm assisting the college. Applications must include a cover letter resume or curriculum vitae and list of references. For full consideration application materials should be submitted to Parker Executive Searchs website by the priority deadline of March 14 2025. Confidential review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment is made.
Benefits:
Bates College offers competitive salaries excellent benefits (health dental sick leave 24 days of vacation 2 personal days 13 paid holidays dependent care subsidy free parking access to library and athletic facilities & more) and a supportive collegial environment in a drug and smokefree workplace.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color national or ethnic origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression age disability genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students in the administration of its education policies and programs or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty staff students contractors visitors and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the NonDiscrimination Policy.
Inquiries concerning the colleges policies compliance with applicable laws statutes and regulations (such as Title VII Title IX and ADA/Section 504 and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow Title IX Officeror via email at .
About Bates:
Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college attracting 2000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Since 1855 Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender race religion or national origin.
Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces intellectual trends demographic changes and technology that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admissions graduates over 90 percent of its entering students and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.
The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community Maines secondlargest urban area with a population of approximately 65000. Bates is located on a beautiful 133acre traditional New England campus in Lewiston an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate a lively arts scene and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland 140 miles north of Boston and 350 miles north of New York City.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
