DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Summary of responses re: what a Director of Operations’s role entails

Boathouse & Facilities Management

  • Oversee day-to-day boathouse operations

  • Coordinate equipment repair (in-house or outsourced)

  • Manage equipment ordering and resale in accordance with institution’s capital assets protocol

Team Operations & Travel

  • Plan and manage team travel logistics (hotels, meals, transportation, itineraries)

  • Manage all aspects of home racing (referee coordination, visiting team logistics, posting results on row2k, volunteers)

Administrative Duties

  • Data management (Regatta Central rosters, ARMS, parent/alumni mailing lists)

  • Budget support and liaison to business office

  • Order team awards and submit student-athlete information for department, institutional, league, and IRA/IRCA award recognition

  • Logistical coordination of all teams across and within the boathouse

  • Supervise student managers and LTEs (limited-term employees)

Event Planning & Support

  • Organize team events (banquets, graduation, awards ceremonies)

Alumni & Fundraising

  • Coordinate with development office on alumni relations

  • Support fundraising initiatives and donor engagement