• Assist in the direction, development, and administration of comprehensive sport and youth programs.
• Oversee compliance and serve as the secondary adviser for sport club officers, participants, coaches, and volunteers.
• Manage the administration of leagues and participants within Intramural and Extramural Sports.
• Supervise and provide development opportunities for 1-3 graduate assistants/interns and 150-200 student employees.
• Work collaboratively with Campus Recreation and University Risk Management to ensure safe and effective programming.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree plus 1 year of professional experience (2 year graduate assistantship = 1 year) developing and managing programs in a recreation setting required. Proficiency with computer software necessary. Experience training and supervising college age employees required. Ability to work as part of a professional team and to collaborate effectively with colleagues required. Must have exceptional interpersonal skills to relate to diverse campus and community groups. Current CPR/First Aid/AED certification or ability to obtain within 2 months of employment. Valid Nebraska driver’s license and UNL Large Passenger Van Training or ability to obtain upon employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in recreation, physical education, student personnel, sport management, elementary education, sociology, psychology or related field preferred. Experience developing and managing programs for youth and/or sport clubs in a university recreation setting desirable. Ability to manage programs largely dependent on self-generated income helpful. Demonstrated ability to assess programs preferred. FA/CPR/AED Instructor certification or ability to obtain upon employment desirable.

About University of Nebraska - Lincoln Campus Recreation

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln was chartered as a land-grant university on February 15, 1869, to create opportunity for the state of Nebraska. A proud member of the Big Ten Conference, the Big Ten Academic Alliance, and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), Nebraska is classified within the Carnegie “R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity” category. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

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