Compliance and Student Services Coordinator

The Opportunity

The Compliance and Student Services Coordinator supports athletic compliance by ensuring NCAA and Ivy League regulations are followed across Cornells 37 varsity athletic programs. The role supports recruiting eligibility reporting and compliance processes while collaborating with coaches and staff to maintain institutional compliance. It also provides administrative and logistical support for student-athlete support services including facilitation of financial assistance academic resources and event coordination helping foster a positive student-athlete experience.

About Student & Campus Life

Student & Campus Life (SCL) supports Cornell students academic personal and social development by providing a wide range of programs and services. The division includes experts in student affairs who oversee areas such as health and wellbeing residential life dining recreation career services and student organizations. SCL serves approximately 25000 undergraduate graduate and professional students across multiple U.S. and international campuses.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate athletic compliance processes to ensure adherence to NCAA and Ivy League regulations across 37 varsity athletic programs.
• Manage official recruiting visit procedures including eligibility verification compliance review documentation and expense reconciliation for approximately 400 official visits annually.
• Review and approve recruiting and travel expense reports to ensure compliance with NCAA Ivy League and university policies.
• Monitor recruiting activities student-athlete eligibility NCAA Eligibility Center records and Countable Athletically Related Activities (CARA) providing guidance and follow-up with coaching staff.
• Assist with medical hardship waivers Ivy League non-participation waivers fifth-year eligibility requests transfer documentation and required NCAA/Ivy League reporting.
• Support rules education initiatives by assisting with compliance training and communication for coaches student-athletes staff and alumni.
• Process student-athlete financial assistance and reimbursement requests through the Student-Athlete Assistance Fund (SAAF) and Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund (SAOF).
• Coordinate student-athlete support services including tutor hiring and assignments loaner laptop management and academic resource administration.
• Plan and support student-athlete programs events and meetings by coordinating logistics scheduling facilities ordering supplies and arranging audiovisual needs.
• Provide administrative support to senior athletics leadership across compliance student services athletic training strength and conditioning and student-athlete wellbeing initiatives.
• Serve as the primary administrative contact for facility operations managing front-office functions visitor assistance and day-to-day building operations.

What We Need

For further consideration please submit a resume and cover letter.

• Associates degree with at least two years of relevant administrative or related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint) Zoom database management systems and other web-based technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment maintain confidentiality and resolve issues with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong organizational interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Proven ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.
• Experience modeling values that support inclusion belonging and wellbeing.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students faculty staff and community members.

If you have all those things great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have but its ok if you dont.

• Experience with or in a collegiate athletics environment preferably Division I.
• Familiarity with Teamworks software (HUB Compliance & Recruiting Influencer etc.) and NCAA application software (NCAA Eligibility Center transfer portal LSDBi).

Success in this role includes:

• Regularly utilize strong organizational skills demonstrating attention to detail to ensure efficiency and prioritize appropriately in an ever-changing environment that requires constant learning
• Ability to depict a friendly collaborative and positive attitude which allows for a strong service-oriented approach and the ability to cultivate effective working relationships.
• Being comfortable problem solving and making decisions independently while maintaining professional discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information
• Deliver well-developed written and verbal communications to all levels of staff partners and customers.

This is a full-time (39 hours/week) endowed position that is based in Ithaca NY and fully on-site. Core hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm. The final schedule will be established in collaboration with the supervisor.

Rewards and Benefits

• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health wellbeing and sustainability.

• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options generous retirement contributions access to wellness programs and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: Understand Your Benefits Working at Cornell.

• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving and the day after and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1. To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions: Holiday and Accrued Time Off Working at Cornell

• Cornells impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program tuition aid for external education and Cornell Childrens Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits Working at Cornell

• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell Total Rewards Working at Cornell.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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