Sport Clubs Program Manager - Student Hourly

Center for Public Partnerships & Research; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Center for Public Partnerships & Research is seeking a Sport Club Program Manager to support daily administration of sport clubs at KU. The role involves coordinating compliance, risk management, event support, database management, policy enforcement, and program-wide communications to promote club activities and visibility, acting as liaison between club officers and staff.

The position emphasizes student hourly employment with campus engagement, requiring regular office hours, training

Qualifications

• Experience supervising in athletics, sports, or recreation setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain regular office hours and serve as a customer service representative.
• Maintain databases (waivers, equipment, practices, events, report card, etc.).
• Enforce all policies and procedures.
• Assist in all Sport Club Program initiatives, including club training sessions and meetings.
• Responding to emergency situations.
• Attend all mandatory staff training sessions and staff meetings.
• Implementation of Inventory Procedures.
• Provide home event coverage as needed (games, seminars, tournaments, etc.).

Skills

Supervision experience

Job description

Position Overview

The Sport Club Program Manager serves as a key student leadership position within the Sport Club Program. This role supports the daily administration and operation of sport clubs by assisting with club compliance, risk management, event support, customer service, database management, policy enforcement, and program-wide communications, including weekly club updates, event notifications, athletic training coordination, website content recommendations, and social media. The position develops and distributes timely information, promotes sport club activities and achievements, and enhances the visibility and impact of KU Sport Clubs. Program Managers act as a liaison between club officers and professional staff while helping ensure a positive, safe, and successful experience for all sport club participants.

Job Description

• 20% - Maintain regular office hours and serve as a customer service representative.
• 20% - Maintain databases (waivers, equipment, practices, events, report card, etc.).
• 20% - Enforce all policies and procedures.
• 15% - Assist in all Sport Club Program initiatives, including club training sessions and meetings.
• 10% - Responding to emergency situations.
• 5% - Attend all mandatory staff training sessions and staff meetings.
• 5% - Implementation of Inventory Procedures.
• 5% - Provide home event coverage as needed (games, seminars, tournaments, etc.).

Required Qualifications

• Experience in supervision in an athletics, sports and/or recreation setting.

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

To ensure consideration apply before the application review date 8/17/2026.

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Advertised Salary Range

$12.60 per hour

Anticipated Start Date

Monday August 24, 2026