Associate Athletic Director-Compliance

This position organizes, directs and administers all aspects of the college’s compliance program. Duties include, but are not limited to certifying initial and continuing eligibility of student-athletes; maintaining NCAA squad lists; preparation of waivers (NCAA & MAAC); monitoring recruiting and financial aid; coordination of monthly rules education meetings for coaches and staff;  implementation of community outreach projects. This position has oversight of the Student Athlete Advisory Council.

• Initial Eligibility / Freshmen
  • NCAA Eligibility Center
  • Update IRL and send daily emails to coaches
• Continuing Eligibility & Returning /Transfers
  • degree progress
  • degree completion audits
  • weekly monitoring of full-time status
  • review transcripts
  • transfer tracers / send/request releases
• Squad Lists
  •  maintain & update status of student-athletes
• Rules Education Meetings
  • monthly meetings with administrators & coaches
• Recruiting Exam
  • administer to coaches
• International Student-Athletes
  • verify academic status
• Medical Hardships
  • provide information to MAAC
• Coaches Paperwork – collect & review
  • contact Logs
  • telephone Logs
  • practice Logs
  • Minimum/Maximum Paperwork
  • Eligibility confirmation
• Official / Unofficial Visits
• Reconciliation of Official Paperwork
• Waivers
  • preparing the information
  • submitting them via AMA on the NCAA website
• Student Athlete Advisory Committee - Moderator
• Sport Game Day Administrator and/or Sport Supervisor
• Camps/Clinics
  • verify/approve NCAA rules
• Violations
  • report secondary and major violations
• Approve Schedules
  • verify that minimum /maximum NCAA regulations
• Call NCAA for interpretations
• Upload Financial Aid information on Compliance Assistant
• Utilize the tools of LSDBi on the NCAA Website
•  Utilize ARMS for compliance paperwork, forms
• NCAA Drug Testing
  • submit squad lists to NCAA for random selection
• NCAA Student-Athlete Rules Education Meeting
  • run the meeting
  • go through all the paperwork
  • walk-on paperwork
  • walk-on meetings
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics

Qualifications:

• B.S. degree required from a recognized college or university. Master’s degree preferred.
• Two years experience in NCAA rules and regulations as well as knowledge of ARMS, NCAA Compliance Assistant and Academic Performance Program.

About Iona University/EEO language

Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona also continues to be recognized in prestigious national rankings. Most recently for 2025, Iona has been named one of the nation’s best colleges by The Princeton Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and others. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report recognized Iona as one of top colleges for social mobility in the country, while Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranked an Iona degree in the top 5 percent nationally for long-term return on investment. Iona’s LaPenta School of Business, meanwhile, is also accredited by AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live.