Associate Director, Athletics Event Operations

About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship.

Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security.

Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

The Georgia Tech Athletic Associate (GTAA) sponsors varsity intercollegiate athletics competition in 17 NCAA Division I sports for the Georgia Institute of Technology. We are a proud member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Steeped in history and success while embracing strategic innovation, our programs compete at the highest level and strive for national championships. Tech fans are passionate about their support of their beloved Yellow Jackets and cherish the many traditions involved with the program.

Job Summary

Responsible for the oversight of areas of event operations and athletic facilities. This position will interact on a regular basis with:
Staff of various units, coaches, campus partners and external partners

This position typically will advise and counsel:
Campus and external partners.

This position will supervise: NA

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1
- Serve as primary event manager for assigned sports, and provide assistance for other team members as needed.

Job Duty 2
- Oversee parking and transportation for assigned sports.

Job Duty 3
- Coordinate and distribute all event credentials.

Job Duty 4
- Manage building scheduling and maintenance for assigned facilities.

Job Duty 5
- Assist with all National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championships hosted by GT Athletics.

Job Duty 6
- Oversee assigned operations and facilities budgets.

Job Duty 7
- Oversee or work special events and rentals as assigned.

Job Duty 8
- Manage special projects as assigned.

Job Duty 9
- Partner to develop and execute contingency plans for emergency and severe weather scenarios.

Job Duty 10
- Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Other

Required Qualifications

Valid State of Georgia Driver's License

Required Experience

Three years of job related experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS

This job requires skills in Conflict Management, Service, Safety Awareness, Decision Making & Problem Solving, Quality Orientation, Adaptability, Collaboration and good written and verbal communication skills.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

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