Director for Student-Athlete Development (Finance)

Department: Athletics Salary: 65,300-83,300
Description:

The position oversees the Student-Athlete Brand Development program for the department of athletics to support enhancing the overall student-athlete experience through brand cultivation, life skills development, career readiness, and name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities.

1. Promotes student-athletes' ownership and development of their academic, athletic, personal brand, career, and community responsibilities through dynamic programming and initiatives.
2. Leads the department committee on NIL initiatives, ensuring student-athletes are educated, empowered, and compliant.
3. Engages and collaborates with Corporate partners, sponsors, Athletics Lettermen?s Association , Alumni Network and other industry leaders through events and personal correspondence to provide student-athletes to work with career development and growth opportunities.
4. Coordinates a comprehensive Life Skills program and trainings to support total development of student-athletes
5. Creates and implements programming for all student-athletes, including workshops, seminars, and speakers to support key areas including, but not limited to, professional development, brand building, financial literacy, resume building, interview skills, and career discovery.
6. Develops relationships with alumni, community members, and corporate sponsors to facilitate support of the student-athlete community service program; measure and track team and individual participation in outreach and community service events.
7. Assists in supervision of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) guiding student leaders and promoting a culture of service and leadership.
8. Facilitates student-athlete attendance at national, regional, or local leadership events.
9. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of NCAA, conference, and university policies, ensuring all programs and activities are compliant.
10. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline, or the basic knowledge of more than one professional disciplines. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related, 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.

Additional Job Posting Information:
- Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.
- Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.