Senior Athletics Director, Sport Administration

Dartmouth College; Hanover (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, invites applications for an Executive Associate Athletics Director for Sport Administration. This executive will provide strategic leadership and day-to-day direction across all varsity sports, co-lead cross-department initiatives, and supervise a team of sport administrators to ensure top-tier athletic program administration.

The role emphasizes project management, resource planning, and performance tracking to support departmental decision-making in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 6+ years athletics admin experience.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
• Proven leadership and management experience.
• Six or more years of athletics administrative experience.
• Demonstrated project management skills with multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Strong planning and analytical skills with benchmarking data interpretation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in sensitive situations in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience engaging with coaches, staff, student-athletes, alumni and donors.
• Working knowledge of NCAA rules.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across all 35 NCAA Division I varsity sports.
• Co-lead department-wide projects from scope definition to execution with timelines and resources.
• Lead a team of sport administrators to ensure high-quality support across programs.
• Build and maintain sport administration tools and dashboards for program management.
• Ensure competition schedules meet NCAA and conference rules and support department priorities.
• Partner with Athletics Advancement to support sport-specific fundraising and donor stewardship.
• Analyze varsity sport practices and benchmark against peers to optimize resources.
• Oversee roster management and compliance oversight within sport programs.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Planning and analytics

Verbal and written communication

Collaboration

Teamwork

NCAA rules knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree + 6+ years experience

Job description

Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, invites applications for an Executive Associate Athletics Director for Sport Administration. This executive will provide strategic leadership and day-to-day direction across all varsity sports, co-lead cross-department initiatives, and supervise a team of sport administrators to ensure top-tier athletic program administration.

The role emphasizes project management, resource planning, and performance tracking to support departmental decision-making in a