Director of Program Engagement - Women's Basketball

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Job Title:

Director of Program Engagement - Women's Basketball

Job Family:

Professionals

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full time

Compensation Grade:

4S

Pay Type:

Salary

Department:

Women's Basketball

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Head Women’s Basketball Coach, the Director of Program Engagement will provide support and lead all external aspects of the women’s basketball program. The Director will oversee recruiting marketing communications, community service and engagement, the program’s social media platforms, fundraising and marketing events exclusive to women’s basketball, alumni relations, women’s basketball event logistics, and our program’s mentoring program. The Director will also oversee the program’s social media interns and communicate directly with the department’s marketing and fundraising teams along with community and off-campus liaisons. The incumbent is required to abide by the rules and regulations established by Furman University, the Conference, and the NCAA. Furman University is a member of the NCAA at the Division I level.

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• This is NOT a coaching staff position
• Duties align more with those with a marketing, event logistics, and public relations background

RECRUITING

• Create and manage all recruiting outreach including mail-outs, recruiting social media campaigns, and
• Design and create all digital recruiting communications in alignment with NCAA rules and regulations

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Develop a community outreach program for Women’s Basketball
• Oversee the public service projects for Women’s Basketball
• Make public appearances or speak at civic events within the community in the absence of the head women’s basketball coach
• Reports all community service activities to proper personnel within the athletic department

MARKETING

• Organizes and oversees all marketing and video appearances and functions involving Women’s Basketball student-athletes and coaches
• Incumbent will serve as the liaison to the marketing department and will collaborate with them on projects that will heighten Women’s Basketball’s presence on campus and in the community

FUNDRAISING

• Organizes all program fundraising initiatives and projects
• Primary contact for our annual “Hoops and Heels” fundraising event
• Oversees our “Circle of Distinction” Booster Club and ensures donors are getting their perks that align with their sponsorship level
• Serves as a primary contact for the Women’s Basketball annual fundraising golf tournament
• Liaison with our department’s development office to assistant with campus-wide fundraising initiatives such as Dins Day, Giving Tuesday, etc.

EVENT PLANNING AND LOGISTICS

• Organizes all program events such as annual banquets, fundraising and community service events
• Manages and oversees all expenses related to Women’s Basketball events
• Serves as the direct contact for on and off campus event vendors
• Works with our department assistant to reconcile all related event expenses

ALUMNAE RELATIONS

• Organizes all alumnae engagement events and correspondence
• Serves as the Women’s Basketball liaison with the University’s Alumni engagement department

MENTORING PROGRAM

· Oversees our program’s “Women of Distinction” mentoring program

· Organizes all meeting and events associated with our mentoring program

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

· Communicates the schedule for external events to staff and players

· Any other duties assigned by head coaches to facilitate fundraising, marketing, banquets, or community service

RELATIONSHIPS

Daily contact with members of athletic department, university staff, immediate supervisor, student-athletes, student interns and general public.

Daily contact with other departments, the general public, and community and program stakeholders.

EDUCATION/SKILL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in marketing, communications, public relations, or a similar field
• Extensive experience in creative and design platforms such as Adobe Photoshop/InDesign, Canva and others
• Experience with video creation and editing is preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of all conference and NCAA policies, rules, and regulations and adhere to these policies as they pertain to the duties and responsibilities of the job.
• Ability to work effectively with college student athletes, athletic staff, university personnel, Greenville community, donors, and alumni.
• Ability to take initiative and the lead with projects under your job description with very little guidance
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Independent judgment is necessary to plan, prioritize and organize a diversified workload with attention to detail.
• Time management skills and the ability to multitask are essential to successful performance of this position.

WORK CONDITIONS

• Work is performed under usual office conditions.
• Work requires:

Frequent evening and weekend work. Frequent travel. Daily exposure to varied weather conditions. Daily reaching and handling. Daily stooping and kneeling. Daily pushing and pulling. Daily lifting and carrying. Daily climbing and balancing.

RESPONSIBILITY

• Supervision of one or more positions – student graphics and social media interns

REPORTS TO

Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Education Requirements:

Certification Requirements:

Job Posting End Date (if date is blank, posting is open ended):