Program Specialist for the Sport Management Program

• Manages the recruitment and admissions process for the program.
• Implements strategic plans to recruit and engage students.
• Builds rapport and maintains communication with prospective students.
• Recruits students by phone calls, mailings, emails, and webinars.
• Conducts meetings with prospective students to provide information about the program.  
• Communicates with prospective students to distribute program information, inquiry response, application status, and program issues.
•  Provides periodic updates to the Sport Management program on admissions information to include statistics, application information, and enrollment and graduation data.
• Continually improves recruitment and marketing strategies as they pertain to overall program awareness and student recruitment. This includes yield events and prospective student engagement activities.  

• Develops and implements a minimum of 10 events each year to support student learning opportunities (e.g. professional development, guest speakers, networking, etc.).
• Works with the Program & Experiential Learning Coordinator to plan student engagement events.
• Provides career counseling activities such as mock interviews and resume reviews.
• Manages international internships to include assisting students with visa requirements, housing offerings, travel reimbursements, etc.
• Counsels and mentors students as they progress through the program requirements.
•  Attends UCCS and COB engagement events such as the Career Networking Nights and commencement, etc. 
• Travels and attends offsite career focused events as a College of Business representative.
•  Represents the COB in appropriate professional and community settings.
• Manages student club and club leaders to guide events and student engagement efforts, by which improving the overall culture of the Sport Management Program.

• Assists the Faculty Director of the Sport Management Program with managing and reconciling the program budget.
• Works with the COB Program Specialist to purchase programmatic swag and office supplies. 
• Manages the student program fee fund.

• High level of ethics and integrity. 
• Positive, enthusiastic, and caring attitude.   
• Ability to compile data and prepare reports.
• Ability to plan/executive recruitment initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Strong interpersonal skills to include excellent written and verbal communications. 
• Ability to work with diverse populations in a multi-cultural environment that is committed to diversity and equality in education.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to generate and maintain productive, professional working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously while effectively managing time and prioritizing tasks.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Knowledge of the Sport Management discipline and career opportunities.
• Knowledge of and commitment to experiential learning.
• Knowledge of advising strategies for individual students.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and to identify and resolve problems.
• Ability to recruit highly qualified students to the program and promote program offerings.

• Medical insurance, with the lowest cost option being $0 to the employee
• Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
• Generous paid vacation and sick time accruals (14.67 hours of vacation and 10 hours of sick accrued per month, prorated if part-time)
• Mandatory retirement plans. Employees contribute 5% of their annual compensation. CU doubles that and contributes 10%
• Tuition Assistant Benefit available to you or a dependent
• Paid Parental Leave after 12 months of employment
• Off Campus Housing Resources

• Applications will be reviewed upon submission. Priority will be given to applications submitted by 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time on January 8, 2024 (Monday). However, this posting will remain open until filled.
• The potential dates for phone interviews with the search committee will be January 15 & 17, 2024. 
• The potential dates for on-campus interviews with the Dean and internal admin team will be between January 24 & 25, 2024.
• The potential employee start date is late February - early March 2024. 

Please note that while the position details both required qualifications as well as preferred qualifications below, we want applicants to be aware that they do not need to have all of the preferred qualifications to be considered for this position. If you meet the minimum qualifications, have passion for the work, along with experience in a related field, you are encouraged to apply. We encourage on-the-job training for any additional skills or knowledge that become relevant to the position.

Minimum Qualifications:

•      Completed Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
•      At least 2 years of full-time equivalent marketing, event management, recruitment, or sales experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related sport discipline. 
• Experience with student engagement.
•  Experience with Olympic movement and the Colorado Springs sports community.
• Experience working with faculty, students, and employers in a traditional university internship program or career center setting.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. 
•  Employee is occasionally required to move.
• Tasks may involve using a computer screen continuously for long periods of time
• Ability to type on a keyboard and use a mouse continuously for long periods of time.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the established essential functions and meet the physical and environmental demands described satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability, physical and environmental conditions required of the employee on the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, physical and environmental demands.

Applicants with disabilities: If you have a mental or physical impairment, which limits one of your major life activities (e.g. walking, hearing, seeing, speaking, breathing, or learning) and require special accommodations for testing or interviewing, it is your responsibility to notify the office scheduling the interview or test at least 3 working days before the interview or test date.  If you need special accommodations at the work site, you must notify the appointing authority or Human Resources.