Director of Compliance

This is a full-time, 12-month position and reports to the Associate Athletics Director for Compliance. This position assists with the organization and administration of all aspects of the University’s compliance program. Duties include, but are not limited to conducting preliminary initial and transfer eligibility reads of prospective student-athletes; assistance with the maintenance of NCAA squad lists; assist with preparation of waivers (NCAA & MAAC) and serve as the primary contact for medical hardship waivers.

Essential Functions 

Responsibilities for this position will include, but are not limited to:

• Primary oversight over daily compliance monitoring, including, but not limited to: recruiting activities, practice logs, playing seasons, award and benefits, employment registration and complimentary admissions;
• Coordination of camps and clinics program, as it relates to both NCAA compliance regulations and institutional policy;
• Assist with the enforcement and supervision of the institution’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy.
• Monitoring, communicating information, and navigating issues related to the NCAA Eligibility Center and incoming eligibility and amateurism certification;
• Conduct initial eligibility preliminary evaluations for domestic and international prospective student-athletes;
• Assist with the review and evaluation of prospective transfer student-athlete eligibility;
• Assist in managing and monitoring complimentary admission distribution for home basketball games.
• Assisting the Assistant AD, Compliance as needed in preparing institutional, conference and NCAA reports, internal interpretive request, as well as waiver and violation submissions;
• Maintaining positive relationships with departmental coaches and staff, as well as campus partners to assist in maintaining a positive culture of compliance;
• Serve as a sport Game Day Administrator;
• Assist with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee as needed;
• Participate as a member of an institutional working group as assigned by the Associate Athletics Director for compliance;
• Employment duties require some physical effort (e.g., standing, walking, and lifting), manual dexterity in operation of office equipment, extended period of time at a keyboard, and, at times, working hours outside the normal university schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Associate Athletics for Compliance, Director of Athletics and/or Senior Associate AD/SWA.

Professional Experience/Qualifications

• 1-2 years of previous NCAA compliance experience (e.g. employment, internship, graduate assistant, etc.);
• Organizational skills with the ability to independently handle multiple tasks;
• Strong interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills;
• Experience working with NCAA applications such as LSDBi, RSRO, Compliance Assistant 2.0 and the Eligibility Center;
• Position may require availability on limited nights and weekends for athletic events and meetings.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-3 years of previous NCAA compliance experience at a Division I institution;
• Experience working with ARMS (Teamworks Compliance), Opendorse, and Vector products.

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree is required.

About Iona University/EEO language

 Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, nursing, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona is widely recognized in prestigious rankings, including The Princeton Review’s 2024 national list of “The Best 389 Colleges” and The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse’s “2024 Best Colleges in America,” which ranked Iona at #66 in the nation overall and #8 in the nation among Catholic schools. Iona's LaPenta School of Business is also accredited AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live, and in particular from historically underrepresented groups.