The Coordinator reports to the Assistant Director of Campus Recreation/Competitive Sports. The Coordinator will assist with the overall planning, coordinating and assessment of a comprehensive Competitive Sports Program. Responsibilities include planning, assessing, and managing the day-to-day operations of the Sports Officials Development Program, assisting in the management and scheduling of the Intramural Sports Program, and serve as an advisor for select sport clubs within the Sport Club Program. The Coordinator also plans, assesses, and coordinates assigned Special Event and Extramural programs and handles various administrative tasks.  

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Recruit/hire, train, schedule, supervise, mentor and evaluate competitive sport team members including graduate assistants, interns/practicum students, program assistants, supervisors, and officials. 
• Coordinate the planning and evaluation of the Sports Officials Development Program, including training clinics, on-field/court evaluations, and awards and recognition. 
• Assist with administration of the Sport Club Council and serve as an advisor/mentor to assigned sport clubs through registration process support, budget development and management, conducting trainings, and assist with potential new club registration. 
• Maintain competitive sport inventory and documentation and coordinate routine inspections of equipment and facilities, maintenance schedules, and safety checklists. 
• Contribute to the development of goals and objectives for the implementation of the Intramural Sports, Sport Clubs and Special Event Programs.
• Assist with administrative tasks including policy and procedures development, program manual revisions, budget planning and monitoring, risk management, and annual reports. 
• Collaborate with marketing staff to identify and develop marketing strategies and promotional efforts to educate campus community about competitive sport programming. 
• Maintain affiliations with national, regional, and state recreation associations.
• Support student development through participation and travel to extramural events, meetings, conferences, and workshops.
• Support university programs outside of Campus Recreation through collaboration, outreach, and mentorship. 
• Perform other related duties as assigned related to the organizations vision, mission and values. 

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
• One year of intramural programming experience
• Staff supervision experience

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Master’s Degree in Recreation, Physical Education, Exercise Science/Physiology or related field? 
• Graduate Assistant experience in collegiate recreation programming
• 2 years of direct experience with: 
  • Student personnel supervision at the collegiate recreation level
  • Implementation and management of Officials Training in a collegiate recreation setting
• 1 year of officiating experience at the interscholastic and/or intercollegiate level 

• American Red Cross Instructor training for First Aid, CPR/AED, Blood borne Pathogen. 
• American Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid Certification 

About University of North Carolina Wilmington

Want to become a soaring UNCW Seahawk and work at one of the best universities on the East Coast? Want to put your toes in the sand after a day of work? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a wonderfully vibrant university community along with a beautiful location just miles from the beach. Employees of UNCW are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other programs, resources, policies, and practices that help to support a work/life balance. Our programs have been designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Full time employees are eligible for dental, vision and health insurance plans. Health insurance benefit plans eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available. Full time employees are also eligible for the tuition waiver program which covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to three (3) undergraduate or graduate courses per academic year at UNCW or any othe...r university within the UNC System. In addition, UNCW covers the cost of tuition and fees for one UNCW course each summer session. As a full time employee, UNCW also offers a free membership to the Campus Recreation Center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, meditation and yoga sessions, voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, 24 hours of paid community service leave time, paid vacation and sick leave accrual and family medical leave after 12 months of continuous service. We also offer an abundance of training and development programs through our Dare to Learn Academy, and the employee assistance program, many of which are offered free of charge.

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