Job Function:  The NCAA Senior Vice President of Strategic Governance and Member Standards is responsible for overseeing and actively managing the NCAA’s legislative, oversight, and eligibility processes, ensuring that the committees work collaboratively and on a timely basis, to produce legislation and policy direction for the Association, and that NCAA staff correctly interpret those policies and apply them appropriately.  This newly established role will oversee the integration of policy development with membership oversight and eligibility services, ensuring that NCAA policies are informed by and responsive to the experiences and needs of our member institutions.

Job Responsibilities      

•  Assist the President and the relevant committees with developing and delivering on our annual goals & objectives, ensuring that the committees are working collaboratively and on a timely basis, and managing the process by which new members get assigned to committees as others reach their time and term limits.
• Actively manage the strategic direction of NCAA policy development and membership oversight and eligibility services, including establishment of committee performance metrics, supervision of staff and oversight of budgets.
•  Oversee and lead the development, implementation, and communication of NCAA student athlete eligibility, divisional governance, policy and bylaw development, and oversight across all divisions.
•  Supervise and foster close collaboration between the policy development and membership oversight and eligibility services teams, cultivating a culture of excellence, innovation, and responsiveness of over 200 staff members.
• Collaborate with leaders to streamline processes, reduce costs, and manage resources in line with the established budget.
• Establish feedback mechanisms that incorporate membership experiences into the policy and bylaw development and eligibility and oversight process.
• Drive continuous improvement with a focus on transparency, accessibility, and membership engagement across all departments.
• Serve as point person on select key policy initiatives and membership priorities.
• Oversee presidential outreach and education for newly named university and college chancellors and presidents & chancellors and presidents serving on governance leadership bodies. 
•  Lead the development of key policy and bylaw initiatives across three divisions and ensure that the committees and the staff at NCAA headquarters are aware of and in sync with the work being done by each.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the President and engage as a member of the senior management team (SMT).
•  Together with the policy and oversight staff, serve as one of the key contacts to the Board of Governors, Board of Directors and Presidents Councils.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements      

• Education Required  Bachelor's degree required; Advanced degree preferred.
• At least ten years of professional experience in governance, policy, or student athlete services in intercollegiate athletics and/or higher education required.
• Deep understanding of NCAA governance and bylaws, Association structure, and member institutions required.
• Lean Six Sigma or other demonstrated ability to assess and streamline processes preferred.
• Advanced analytical skills, including the ability to process and synthesize information in multiple formats from various sources, then articulate sophisticated analysis to a variety of audiences.
• Strategic thinker with a track record of driving cross-functional collaboration and organizational change.
• Ability to create clarity and positive direction in an environment that includes a high degree of ambiguity.
• Ability to evaluate and build improvements around processes, controls and performance management protocols.

• Estimated Travel Required <70%

Key Competencies

• Executive Presence: Has the ability to inspire others to be assertive in their roles through the consistent demonstration of confidence and clear leadership, has self-awareness and the ability to present oneself in a disciplined yet engaging manner.
• Drives Vision and Purpose: Communicates a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action by: Talking about future possibilities in a positive way. Creating milestones and symbolizing support behind the vision. Showing personal commitment to the vision
• Effective Communication: Can exchange ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data so that the message is understood with clarity and purpose.
• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly, can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately, has broad knowledge and perspective, is future oriented, can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods, can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Stakeholder Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders, gets first-hand stakeholder information and uses it for improvements in products and services, acts with stakeholders in mind, establishes and maintains effective relationships with stakeholders and gains their trust and respect through honesty, integrity, authenticity, and inclusivity.

Core Values          

• LEADERSHIP| We actively listen and continually strive to provide vital solutions, counsel and advocacy for student-athletes and intercollegiate athletics.
• INCLUSION| We seek and incorporate different perspectives and experiences to drive innovation and impact.
• COMMUNICATION| We commit to an environment of openness to build trust and make timely decisions.
• COLLABORATION| We work together, based on mutual respect, to lead and serve our stakeholders.
• ACCOUNTABILITY| We take ownership for our actions and results to add value every day.

Experience

• A deep understanding of NCAA governance and bylaws, Association structure, and member institutions
• 10 year(s): Professional experience in governance, policy, or student athlete services in intercollegiate athletics and/or higher education

Education

• Bachelors or better

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