Executive Director - Massachusetts State Athletic Commission
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Job Description - Executive Director - Massachusetts State Athletic Commission (240007UM)

About the Organization:

The Division of Occupational Licensure (DOL), an agency within the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR), protects consumers by making sure the professionals they hire comply with state licensing laws. DOL oversees 26 boards of registration, which license and regulate more than 500,000 individuals and businesses to practice over 100 trades and professions.

The mission of DOL is to protect the public health, safety and welfare by licensing qualified individuals and businesses to provide services to consumers. In addition, it is the duty of the DOL to ensure fair and consistent enforcement of the licensing laws and regulations.

About the Role:

The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission (“MSAC”) is one of DOL's public safety boards. MSAC is tasked with establishing minimum qualifications for individuals seeking licensure in the professions it oversees, licensing qualified professionals; ensuring the integrity of its professions it oversees through the fair and consistent enforcement of applicable rules and regulations, and taking disciplinary action against licensees who engage in professional misconduct when necessary.

The Executive Director (“ED”) for MSAC reports to the Associate Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety Inspections (“ADC”). Under the ADC's direction the ED oversees the administration of processes, procedures, and policies that direct the daily licensing, enforcement, and compliance activities of MSAC and its programs. The ED manages MSAC's complaint management system and supervises investigations and compliance efforts.

The ED directly supervises professional and/or administrative staff member(s) who support MSAC's board functions. In this role, the ED is responsible for managing, training, and evaluating the staff under the ED's supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities: (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive)

• Oversee the daily administrative function for MSAC.
• Manage all board meetings and subcommittee meetings.
• Communicate with Commission members, set schedules, determine locations, and approve agendas and Commission packets, ensuring all documents required for meetings are accurate and complete.
• Ensure agendas and meeting minutes are accurate and posted in compliance with the open meeting law.
• Assist the Commission in reviewing regulations, updating regulations, and with the Agency, promulgating regulations.
• Provide written and oral advice to the Agency on regulatory matters related to MSAC.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with MSAC Commissioners.
• Introduce policy, regulatory, administrative, and enforcement issues for board consideration.
• Collaborate with assigned legal counsel in drafting proposed regulations.
• Oversee approved Amateur Sanctioning Bodies and ensure they are in compliance with Commission laws and regulations.

Qualifications

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must have at least (A) six (6) years of full-time or, equivalent part-time, professional, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in business administration, business management, public administration, public management, clinical administration or clinical management of which (B) at least two (2) years must have been in a project management, supervisory or managerial capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Substantive knowledge in unarmed combat sports.
• Significant supervisory and management experience.
• Ability to travel throughout the Commonwealth to attend sanctioned events, trainings, and other events as assigned.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and proficiency in the software programs necessary to support the programs of the Unit.

All applicants should attach a cover letter and resume to their online submission for this position.