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Director of Recruiting & Transition Coordinator

University of Illinois · Urbana, IL, US

External listingfull-time19 days ago

About The Role

Duties Responsibilities Player Transition • Lead the onboarding process for new signees and transfers from registration to campus arrival; • Develop a comprehensive onboarding program for incoming student-athletes and their families, providing guidance and education about university life; • Foster a smooth and effective transition for our incoming student-athletes, contributing to both their immediate comfort and long-term success; • Ensure that newcomers complete and submit required materials to admissions, academic departments, compliance offices, and medical staff; • Maintain communication with compliance to ensure enrollees meet NCAA eligibility standards; • Collaborate with operations staff regarding logistics for incoming student-athletes' move-in arrangements; • Draft and distribute a monthly newsletter to parents of prospective student-athletes; • Communicate directly with coaching staff to provide updates on the onboarding process; and • Serve as a contact for incoming student-athletes and their families, addressing any questions they may have. General Recruiting and Admissions • Contribute to the overall design of digital messaging and physical recruiting correspondence; • Assist fellow staff members in maintaining accurate information in recruiting database; • Direct communication plan with prospects and families for the coaching staff; • Preliminary transcript evaluations on high school and transfer prospects; • Cultivate and enhance relationships with recruits, families and coaches; and • Works with compliance staff to determine NCAA initial and transfer eligibility for each recruit; and direct each recruit through the admission cycle. On-Campus Recruiting and Admissions • Liaise with prospective student-athletes guidance offices and counselors to obtain copies of current transcripts, test scores and school officials' signature per NCAA rules prior to campus visit; • Assist with travel arrangements for all potential recruits including flights, airport transportation per NCAA rules; • Assist with all athletic ticket requests and meal allocation for official and unofficial visits for recruits, parents or legal guardians, student-athlete hosts and recruiting coaches; • Coordinate building aesthetics for all campus visits; • Provide on-campus tours for prospective student-athletes and families at the direction of the General Manager; • Construct and develop itineraries for visits throughout the year; and • Input pre and post visit compliance documents and ticket requests into the compliance software.

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