NCAA Men's Volleyball National Assignor | NCAA

Nationwide, The NCAA National Collegiate and Division III Men’s Volleyball Committees are requesting applications from interested individuals to serve as the NCAA Men’s Volleyball National Assignor. The national assignor will select officials based on evaluations, rankings along with any other developed criteria. The national assignor will work with the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Committees. This position is a one-year term, renewable each year. The official term will begin when the hiring process is completed (in a typical year, the term begins September 1). A stipend is paid during the official term. Reports to: NCAA Men’s Volleyball Committees and NCAA national office staff with responsibilities to the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Committee. Application Process: Please submit a cover letter, resume and list of references no later than September 15, to Jonathan Youngblood (jyoungblood@ncaa.org) and Ethan Walker at (ewalker@ncaa.org). Duties, Requirements and Responsibilities: a. Maintain a regional and national database of officials; b. Serve as a liaison in the area of officiating to the Men’s Volleyball Committees; c. Participate in conference calls with Men’s Volleyball Committees and NCAA staff; d. Assign officials (including video review officials if applicable) for all rounds of the NCAA qualifying tournaments and championships, confirm those assignments with the national committee and NCAA staff. Develop a strategy to ensure the pool of officials provides opportunities for a cross section of officials from all experience levels, and geographic regions; e. Monitor that officials selected to work postseason are in compliance with the criteria set forth for selection (i.e. USA Volleyball/PAVO certifications, working minimum number of NCAA contests, years of experience, background check information, watch the sports betting education video, etc.); f. Notify officials of their assignments; g. Develop plan to recruit new officials. h. Communicate travel, contest and meeting times, and lodging arrangements (if necessary) with each official; i. Provide annual report to committee and NCAA staff; j. Attendance at annual meeting (if requested); and k. Travel to the championship final site to evaluate the officials. l. Other duties as mutually agreed by the national assigner and NCAA staff and/or the NCAA championship committees. m. Shall not be an active NCAA coach, official, or conference coordinator/assignor. Preferred Qualifications and Minimum Requirements: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to relate effectively with officials and coaches on a national level. Extensive knowledge of national, international and national collegiate men’s volleyball rules. Strong administrative and organizational skills. Ability to use email as a means of correspondence. Experience in officiating or coaching at the collegiate level (preferred). Cannot be an active NCAA men’s volleyball coach or official (required).