Assistant Director of Sports Programs

Middle Tennessee State University’s Campus Recreation has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Director of Sports Programs to join our team. Reporting to the Associate Director of Programs, the Assistant Director of Sports Programs serves as a leader who provides visionary leadership for a robust Intramural and Club Sports Program.

Who We Are: MTSU Campus Recreation is a department that strives to support the MTSU Community by providing holistic recreational opportunities that foster the development and education of all students.  We are a team that welcomes employee input and ideas from all levels in effort to continually improve to serve the MTSU Community.  Through recreation, we ignite growth and inspire success. 

What We Expect From You:

• Have a master’s degree in Recreation Management or closely related field
• Provide exemplary leadership to two Graduate Assistants and over 30 student staff
• The ability to create and implement staff trainings that not only prepare student staff for the technical proficiencies of their jobs, but also trainings that prepare them for their careers
• Lead and grow a wide-ranging and inclusive intramural program that serves a population of over 17,000 students
• Experience in facilitating referee training programs
• Strong fiscal management and dynamic oversight of a $175,000+ budget
• The ability to lead and grow a large-scale Club Sports program which includes officer training programs, fiscal oversight and auditing procedures, inventory management, and sound risk management procedures.
• Utilize data to drive sound decision making practices. Benchmark off of national best practices and CAS standards to foster growth in Sports Programs
• Be an effective communicator and utilize different methods of communication to reach MTSU students, staff, and faculty
• Create and implement audit and inventory controls for all club sport equipment purchases
• Create a structure for Club Sports teams to ensure the successful implementation and execution of competitive play against other universities
• Research, recommend, utilize, and serve as an administrator for all technology needed for Sports Programs to operate
• Assist and communicate with Facility staff in regard to operations of two separate field complexes totaling 24 acres
• Be a leader in and outside the Department of Campus Recreation by thinking creatively and acting collaboratively

What You Can Expect From Us:

• A highly collaborative team that works outside of its programmatic boundaries to support each other
• A team that is focused on creating an inviting and supportive atmosphere for our employees, students, faculty and staff, and external community
• A team that appreciates the strengths and contribution of others while working to grow through our areas of improvement
• A team that uses data informed decision making to ensure that we are acting in the best interest of our students
• A team that has a strong emphasis on creating co-curricular relationships to further enhance our ability to positively affect student success
• Being challenged daily with the support and resources to be successful
• A positive, fun work environment
• The autonomy to work creatively and make an impact across campus

Review of applicants will begin June 1st and will continue until a successful candidate is found

What We Require:

• Master’s degree in recreation or associated field
• A minimum of two years prior experience in university recreation programs whereas 2 years of a graduate assistantship is equivalent to one years’ experience.
• First Aid/CPR/AED certification

What We Would Like You to Have

• Full-time experience directing intramural and club sports programs at the university level
• Experience in supervising large-scale, complex budgets
• Proven experience in leading successful student staff training programs
• Knowledge and creation of program assessment measures

*All applicants must apply through MTSU's application portal located at: https://careers.mtsu.edu/jobs/search 

About Middle Tennessee State University Campus Recreation

MTSU is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, about 35 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. With an enrollment around 19,000 students, the university has eight undergraduate colleges, offering more than 40 departments and more than 140 degree programs. The College of Graduate Studies offers more than 100 degree programs. MTSU athletics competes in Conference USA.

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