"Director of Operations - Women's Soccer"

Director of Operations - Women's Soccer

Position Number: 500264
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Anticipated Recruitment Range: $43,000 -$45,000
Position Type: Non-Faculty
Job Category: Non-Faculty Professional

Organizational Unit Overview:

The athletics department mission is to represent East Carolina University with distinction and create a challenging and supportive environment for student-athletes to excel in the classroom, in competition, and in life. We are committed to the highest standards of character, honesty, effort, and sportsmanship; respecting all people, their personal identities, differences and beliefs; and to provide a safe and equitable environment for student-athletes academic, athletic and personal development. The highly visible athletics program is committed to NCAA compliance, comprehensive excellence and to be trustworthy stewards of the aspirations of our student-athletes, the resources we manage, the reputation of our University, and our mission of service.

Job Duties:

Reporting to the Head Womens Soccer Coach, this positions responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Travel Planning:

• Secure hotel, buses, flight plans, and meals.
• Prepare season travel schedule with head coach and communicate to student development.
• Secure practice facilities and coordinate travel party with head coach.
• Handle travel money, meal per diems, and home/away game ticket allotment.

Practice Coordinator:

• Communicate with athletic operations practice times and needs.

Scheduling:

• Work with head coach to secure all opponents contracts and verify times and dates for game schedule.
• Establish pre-game schedule for home games and communicate to game management.
• Secure pre-game schedule for all away games and communicate with head coach.

Compliance:

• Have knowledge of NCAA rules and communicate with compliance office.
• Responsible for all compliance forms for travel.
• Responsible for working with soccer staff on all aspects of ACS software system.

Home Game Meals:

• Set up all home game, spring break, and after classes are out meals for team.

Team Functions:

• Organize with head coach any team dinners.
• Coordinate community service with student development/head coach. Keep record of individual and team hours for community service.
• Assist head coach in planning senior day, parents day, etc.

Video Coordinator:

• Responsible for coordinating video for all practices, home, and away contest.
• Supervise managers for video production.

Teamworks:

• Keeping team calendar
• Record team travel details

Other:

• Build quality relationships and work collaboratively and professionally with Pirate Club, athletics, and University staff, students, business vendors and all donors and stakeholders bi-monthly.
• Abide by all written policies and procedures of ECU, the Department of Athletics, The Educational Foundation (Pirate Club), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and all applicable conferences or associations.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Nights, weekends, holidays, extended hours, and travel are required in the performance of duties.

Minimum Education/Experience:

Bachelors degree required.
Qualifying degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions and conferred by the time of hire.

License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation:

None

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

Soccer experience and/or operations experience preferred.

Special Instructions to Applicant:

Candidates must also submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae/resume, and a list of three references, including contact information, online.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Official transcript required within 30 days of employment.

Additional Instructions to Applicant:

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.

Job Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Initial Screening Begins: 03/17/2026