Director of Player Development, Football

Position Summary:

Duke University is seeking a qualified candidate for the Director of Player Development position. This position will oversee the coordination and organization of student-athlete development within the football program. Candidates must have the ability to work a flexible schedule, including some nights and weekends. 

Essential Functions:

• Liaison to former players
• Liaison to the Iron Dukes
• Liaison to Collective/NIL activities
• Coordinate special guest invites to team events and away games
• Liaison to academics
  • Manage class checks
  • Report back to coaching/strength staff about players missing obligations
  • Coordinate post practice golf cart shuttles for players to get to/from class
• Player housing management
• Player parking management
• Liaison to parents of current team
• Manage and grow the scale of all community service initiatives
• Coordinate guest speaker programming
• Manage home and away player tickets
• Travel With Team to Away Games
  • Manage attendance and curfew check at all away travel and hotel functions
  • Assist at check-in during TSA screening
  • Support player guest tickets as needed by ticket office
  • Assist with wives trip
• Attend home hotel the night before the game
  • Manage attendance and curfew check at all team functions
• In game responsibility of assisting with former players and donors
• Coordinate logistics and needs for new player orientation / move-in
  • With Assoc. Director of Football Recruitment
• Manage curfew check assignments during preseason camp
• Attend meetings/practice when there is a working purpose
• Attend all staff meetings

• Support operations department as needed
• Support recruiting efforts as needed
• Additional duties as needed to drive the success of the Duke Football Program

Knowledge, Skills, Ability:

• Excellent written and oral skills
• Ability to multitask and work on multiple projects at once
• Proficiency in many computer system such as but not limited to all Microsoft systems and Adobe.
• Ability to learn quickly and communicate effectively
• Excellent organizational ability and attention to detail
• Ability to manage time well and prioritize tasks

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 1 year of related operational and program experience (2 years preferred), preferably with a Division I program

How to Apply:

Interested Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and list of three references online at https://hr.duke.edu/careers/apply

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, or disability. Duke Athletics has a strong commitment to Affirmative Action and is actively seeking to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of our staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires analytical, communications and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.

Experience

Work requires three years of experience in program administration or OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE involving academic, instructional or counseling activities to acquire skills necessary to plan, coordinate and implement a variety of program activities and events.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

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