Assistant Director of Compliance - Tennessee Athletics - UTK

University of Tennessee Athletic Marketing Department
University of Tennessee Athletic Marketing Department

Compliance / Regulatory

Knoxville, TN, USA

Posted on Jun 13, 2026

The Assistant Director provides interpretations of NCAA and SEC legislation to coaches, administrators, student-athletes and boosters as needed. The Assistant Director also serves as a liaison between the Compliance Office and coaching staffs, sport administrators and other University entities.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!
The Assistant Director of Compliance serves as a member of the compliance team, working in conjunction with the Compliance Office staff to implement NCAA, SEC and University of Tennessee rules and regulations.

Required Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
  • Experience: Minimum 1 year experience(can include graduate assistantship or internship) working with student-athletes, coaches and officials regarding compliance issues.
  • Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
    • Significant working knowledge of the rules and regulations set forth by the NCAA and SEC
    • Excellent written and oral communication skills
    • Strong computer skills
    • Ability to multi-task and effectively balance multiple situations
    • Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects according to the severity and importance
    • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as in a team-oriented environment
    • Qualities of emotional maturity, genuineness, self-confidence, common sense and good judgment
    • Ability to make good, consistent and fair decisions (based on facts and data)
    • Working knowledge of LSDBi and the NCAA Eligibility Center
    • Working knowledge of Teamworks and Banner

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Education: Master’s Degree in Sport Administration, MBA (related field may be substituted) or Juris Doctorate
  • Experience:

    • A minimum of 1-3 years in NCAA administration or compliance

    • Experience working efficiently with student-athletes, coaches and administrators regarding compliance issues

  • Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: A strong understanding of the rules and regulations associated with the NCAA and SEC programs

Work Location

  • Knoxville, TN

  • Onsite

Compensation and Benefits

  • UT market range: 11

  • Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
  • Find more information on UT Benefits here

About Tennessee Athletics

Tennessee Athletics Mission, Vision & Core Values

Mission: To lead the way forward in all aspects of college sports

Vision: Deliver an unparalleled student-athlete experience fueled by the relentless pursuit of comprehensive excellence; be bold and innovative in our approach to recruiting and developing well-rounded graduates, championship-driven competitors and world-changing leaders.

Core Values: Vols lead through…
» Academic Success
» Inclusive Preeminence
» Honesty and Integrity
» Competitive Excellence
» Holistic Health and Well-Being
» The Power of Vol Nation

  • Serve as Bylaw practitioner for assigned NCAA bylaws. Monitor and document legislative requirements and procedural matters related to assigned Bylaws including, but not limited to:

    • Responding to interpretive inquiries of NCAA and SEC legislation and University policies related to assigned bylaws
    • Prepare and submit NCAA and SEC waiver requests related to assigned bylaws
    • Document NCAA Level III violations related to assigned bylaws, investigate if needed, then submit to NCAA for review via online portal

  • Support primary bylaw practitioners in monitoring and documenting legislative requirements and procedural matters related to assigned bylaws.

  • Serve as Sport Facilitator for select sports and Administrative Facilitator for select Athletics Department constituents:

    • Respond to interpretive inquiries of NCAA and SEC legislation and University policies related to Sport and Administrative Facilitator assignments
    • Investigate and file NCAA Level III violations related to Administrative Facilitator assignments
    • Gather information and file student-athlete reinstatement requests related to Sport Facilitator assignments via the NCAA online portal
    • Conduct and document rules education meetings with coaches, staff members and student-athletes for Sport and Administrative Facilitator assignments
    • Conduct and document Beginning and End of the Year team meetings related to Sport Facilitator assignments

  • Assist with operation of player-guest and prospective student-athlete ticket lists as determined by the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance

  • Assist with monthly all-staff compliance educational meetings

  • Other duties as assigned

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