Position
Announcement
Terms of Appointment:
The Director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center position is a 9 to 12-month,
.75 to 1.0 full-time, (negotiable) Officer of Administration appointment
subject to annual review and contract renewal. The salary range at 12 month,
1.0 FTE is $130,000-$150,000. This position is based in Eugene, Oregon and reports
to the Assistant Dean for Centers of Excellence.
About
the position:
This position is responsible for the day-to-day management
of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center (WSMC). The WSMC employs a collaborative
team structure. The center’s core team
is comprised of a Director, an MBA Program Manager, an Undergraduate Program
Manager, an Industry Outreach Coordinator, and an Academic Director (tenured
faculty position). The WSMC is one of
four Centers of Excellence within the college.
Other centers are the Finance & Securities Analysis Center,
Lundquist Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Center for
Sustainable Business Practices. The four
centers report to the Assistant Dean for Centers of Excellence.
The University of Oregon is committed to creating a more
inclusive and diverse institution and seeks candidates with demonstrated
potential to contribute positively to its diverse community.
Essential Functions:
Strategic
and Operational:
Oversee
the day-to-day management & operation of the Center.
In
cooperation with the Assistant Dean for Centers of Excellence, develop and
institute the WSMC strategy. This includes recommending, developing and
implementing strategies and policies to ensure the continued success of
the WSMC.
Manage
budgetary and spending oversight over the WSMC.
Liaison
with sports industry business practitioners to enhance WSMC’s industry
relationships:
o
Maintain and expand WSMC’s active alumni and
industry-focused database, and related programs,
o
Create and manage a board of industry executives and alumni
as advisors to guide and support WSMC’s strategic vision,
o
Actively seek out opportunities to speak at industry
conferences,
o
Lead WSMC media relations efforts in collaboration with the
college’s communications office.
In
conjunction with WSMC program managers and staff, administer and
coordinate student-based activities including orientations, experiential
learning, and guest speakers.
Academic
Development:
Identify
opportunities and topics for an executive education short-course
program(s) that can be delivered to professionals currently employed in
the sports business industry,
Prepare
and deliver one class per year in support of the Center’s curricular
needs.
Work
with Center related faculty, Deans, and affiliated UO units to develop a
leading academic conference and collaborative research on problems related
to the sports product industry.
Recruiting
and Placement:
In collaboration with the MBA Program office and its
Associate Director of Admissions and Recruiting and the WSMC MBA Program
Manager, this individual will be responsible for recruiting a strong and
highly qualified cohort of MBA students interested in studying sports business.
Mentor and counsel students in career path planning and
identify internship and career opportunities in alignment with Center
themes.
Develop and implement initiatives that strengthen the
college’s and WSMC’s international ties.
Fundraising:
Nurture
industry/alumni relationships to identify and secure sources of external
funding:
Collaborate with the college’s development office to
raise operating capital to underwrite the WSMC’s initiatives,
scholarships, and programs.
Lead donor stewardship efforts in conjunction with the
college’s development stewardship officer.
Lead the securing of funding to facilitate the
industry research mission of the WSMC.
Seek
naming opportunities for donors that desire to have a lasting impact on
the sports industry.
Qualifications:
Minimum
Requirements:
·
A bachelor’s degree in business or related field
with extensive sports industry experience as measured by from seven to ten
years of visible, high-caliber industry experience in sports business
domain. Of special interest is an
individual with international experience.
·
Must have a strong work history and extensive
professional network within the sports business industry.
·
Ability to network, build relationships, and
collaborate with diverse constituencies (students, faculty, administrators,
donors, alumni, and business community) is required.
·
The drive, desire, and energy necessary to
succeed in an entrepreneurial environment that values integrity, teamwork, and
commitment to getting the job done.
·
Strong oral and written communication skills
that demonstrate experience developing narratives that persuasively share
information in the marketing and promotion of new and/or existing programs.
·
Demonstrated excellence in teaching or a strong
potential for outstanding teaching and mentoring.
·
Professionalism, adaptability, and initiative.
·
Demonstrated experience and/or commitment to
working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, in support of an
inclusive and welcoming environment.
·
Position is subject to criminal background
check.
Preferred
Requirements:
MBA
degree from an AACSB accredited institution
Demonstrated
networking experience with local, regional, national and international
business communities.
Successful
history of working with benefactors, forming partnerships, and fundraising
for programs.
Prior
academic administrative and teaching experience at graduate level
About
the Lundquist College of Business & the University of Oregon:
The Lundquist
College of Business (LCB) is one of seven schools housing academic programs on
the University of Oregon campus. The college works cooperatively with other UO
Colleges and Schools to prepare students for a broad range of career paths.
There are approximately 50 full-time faculty members, 45 instructors and
adjuncts, 35 administrative positions, 30 staff members, 1200 undergraduate
majors, 2,250 pre-business majors, 1200 undergraduate minors, 170 master’s
students and 30 doctoral students.
Located 110 miles south of Portland, the University of
Oregon has an enrollment of 20,000. The Eugene metro area (pop. 351,715) is in
a region noted for its dynamic quality of life and progressive cultural
environment. We are about an hour's drive from the Pacific coast and the
Cascade Mountains. The University is an AAU research institution and a member
of the Pac-12 conference.
The University of Oregon and the Lundquist College of
Business is committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse institution and
seeks candidates with demonstrated potential to contribute positively to its
diverse community.
About
the James H. Warsaw Sports Marketing Center:
Founded in 1993, the James H. Warsaw Sports Marketing Center
was the first program of its kind housed within a U.S. college of
business. Uniting alumni, practitioners,
and faculty members across multiple disciplines, the Warsaw Center provides a
platform for both research and education focused on the $500 billion dollar
sports business industry.
At the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center (WSMC), https://business.uoregon.edu/centers/warsaw,
MBA and undergraduate students enjoy an immersive, focused experience that
blends classroom instruction with real-world practice. Students don’t come to learn marketing,
finance, and operations principles and apply them to sports, but rather they
come to learn these business management skills in the context of sports. That’s a big difference – and it’s what makes
the Warsaw Center so original, and why its graduates go on to become leaders in
the sports industry for the likes of adidas, Nike, the NBA, IMG, GMR, Columbia
Sportswear, Octagon, the NFL, MLS, Visa International, ESPN, and many other
leading brands. Warsaw’s outstanding
alumni base is a high-value component of its offering to students and faculty.
The Warsaw Center is also a leading industry think tank for
cutting-edge sports business issues. The
Warsaw name is well known and respected, leading to open doors, firm
handshakes, and satisfied smiles. Our
affiliated faculty members have published research on topics ranging from
stadium finance to consumer behavior and sponsorship, and they are frequently
quoted by leading media organizations on their perspectives and insights on the
sport’s industry’s top stories. Faculty
and staff have been featured in or on ABC’s “Nightline”, ESPN’s “Outside the
Lines”, CNBC’s “Money Talk”, Forbes, BusinessWeek, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, and many others.
The Warsaw Sports Marketing Center is a leading part of the
University of Oregon’s programs affiliated with the sports industry. The Lundquist College of Business is also
home to a new Sports Product Management Master’s degree program launching in fall
2015 and the School of Architecture and Allied Arts plans a Sports Product Design
Master’s degree program for fall 2016.
To
Apply:
Submit a
cover letter, resume, names and contact information for 3 professional
references online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/5440. Review of applications will begin on April 10,
2015 and will continue until position is filled. To ensure consideration,
please submit application materials by that date. The final candidate must
successfully complete a criminal background check.
The University of Oregon is an equal
opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and
compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to
apply, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status,
including veteran and disability status.
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