Senior Associate Athletic Director- Broncos Empowered

Job Description

  • Job code: 010771
  • Pay grade: I
  • Pay type: Exempt/salaried

General summary

Leads the Broncos Empowered Program, which serves as the Â鶹´«Ã½-athlete, staff, coach and community development unit within Intercollegiate Athletics. . Collaborates with internal and external partners to create the holistic development program for Â鶹´«Ã½ athletes. Manages and supports Â鶹´«Ã½ athletes with name, image, and likeness activities in compliance with applicable policies and laws.

Major duties

  • Creates and manages a comprehensive Â鶹´«Ã½-athlete development program focused on the holistic development of University Â鶹´«Ã½-athletes. Delivers Â鶹´«Ã½ athlete centric programming centered on personal health and wellness, leadership and career development, community engagement, life after college, financial literacy, and other related topics.
  • Manages the athlete network for Â鶹´«Ã½ athletes, which connects alumni and current Â鶹´«Ã½-athletes with mentors. Serves as a liaison to internal programs to assist with stewardship and professional networking connections for alumni and current Â鶹´«Ã½-athletes.
  • Develops leadership, mentoring, and professional development programming for athletic department coaches and staff, centered on personal and career growth, and effective leadership techniques. Assists and promotes the department’s diversity, equity, and inclusion program.
  • Collaborates with internal and external partners to manage the name, image, and likeness program. Develops robust education related to entrepreneurship, marketing, brand building and other related topics. Provides content distribution resources and maintains local connections to generate more Â鶹´«Ã½ for University Â鶹´«Ã½ athletes. Advises relevant committees and Â鶹´«Ã½-athlete leadership groups.
  • Manages the University’s name, image, and likeness program with collaboration from internal partners. Develops robust education, content distribution resources, and local connections for the further development of name, image, and likeness Â鶹´«Ã½ for Â鶹´«Ã½ athletes.
  • Manages the department’s efforts to identify, nominate, and pursue national awards Â鶹´«Ã½ for Â鶹´«Ã½ athletes, staff, and coaches.
  • Serves as a member of the executive leadership team, providing strategic direction on the affairs of the department of athletics.
  • May serve as a sport supervisor for specific intercollegiate athletic programs as directed by department leadership. Serves as a member of the department’s sport leadership team, providing streamlined policy and management of all sport programs.

Minimum qualifications

Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.

Required education

  • Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited institution.

Required experience

  • Eight years' relevant experience.
  • Experience working within a university setting.
  • At least four years' demonstrated experience in managing Â鶹´«Ã½ holistic development programming.

Required other

  • Ability to work irregular shifts and extended hours, including weekends and holidays.

Physical requirements

Light work with some physical demands such as continuously lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds, but rarely moving more than 25 to 50 pounds.

Working conditions

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Revised: 2023-03-13

This description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees in the above job. It is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.