The temporary Associate/Player Personnel Coordinator position works with the Player Personnel staff to monitor club compliance with the NFL Constitution & Bylaws, the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and other League rules designed to preserve and enhance the competitive aspects and integrity of the game. Department staff communicate with Club and League office executives, college players and administrators, and player agents to provide guidance and education about these rules to ensure compliance and promote competitive fairness.

A successful candidate should have knowledge of the League’s member clubs and a career interest in football operations, player personnel/scouting, and/or labor operations/salary cap. Experience in a college football or compliance office, a professional sports organization’s player personnel department, or with player eligibility rules is preferred. Candidates should be comfortable creating, communicating, and enforcing League policy. Candidates must enjoy doing research and working with data. In addition, they must be reliable, organized, detail-oriented, innovative, and have good communication skills. 

Responsibilities

The position works closely with the Player Personnel staff to:

• Communicate with club personnel and other parties regarding League rules.
• Pro Player responsibilities: Maintain and monitor personal, transactional, and contractual records for all players; prepare daily personnel notice and player personnel memoranda; assist with player contract review and salary cap reconciliation process. Other responsibilities include maintaining player records for players in other professional leagues, including collection of Consent Forms.
• College Responsibilities: Verify player eligibility, administer the college advisory committee, handle the special eligibility process, identify designated underclassmen, and monitor opt-out programs. Monitor college scouting rules, including pro days, private workouts, top 30 visits, video interviews, and college all-star game activities. Maintain the college relations website by working with clubs and college personnel. Assist in the administration of the NFL Player Assessment Test. Participate in operating the NFL Draft’s Annual Selection Meeting, and Supplemental Draft, if needed
• Compliance Responsibilities: Ensure clubs follow League Policies by monitoring club activity and investigating possible violations and recommending disciplinary action when necessary. Monitor paperwork and other information required to be filed by clubs to ensure timeliness and compliance with League rules. Manage department’s Compliance database that manages all of the department’s investigations, records, and results.
• Non-Player Personnel responsibilities: Maintain and monitor personal, transactional, and contractual records for all contracted club personnel, including all members of coaching staffs. Maintain and operate the Football Administration Website, which houses personal, transactional, contractual information used to report on hiring trends and related information (diversity, salaries, interview records, etc.) Assists with the administration of the video interview program for prospective general manager and head coach candidates.
• Committee responsibilities: Prepare discussion items, analysis, rule proposals, and reports (e.g., Competition Committee, General Managers Committee, Coaches Committee, College Relations Committee, Player Safety Committee, Chief Executive Committee, DEI Committee, Club Services Committee, etc.)
• Administrative responsibilities: Assist with department projects such as editing and production of the Player Personnel Handbook, Player Personnel Operational Manual, and Training Camp Directory and organizing the department’s files, and managing the document retention plan.
• Assist with other miscellaneous projects.

Required Qualifications

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited four-year College or University.
• Prior experience in a college athletics department or a professional sports league or club is preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook). Strong experience with statistical modeling and analytics a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication abilities.
• General understanding of NFL Player Personnel rules.
• Knowledge of NFL clubs and primary football front office personnel.
• Familiarity with the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• In-office, with some opportunity to work remote. 
• Minimal manual labor.
• Some weekend and holiday work.
• Long hours at times.
• Overtime/weekend work as necessary

Travel

• Minimal

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.