Manager, Varsity Operations

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Evening and weekend work and attendance at varsity games and celebration events are required.

Salary: $8,087.08–$12,117.08 CAD monthly.

Company

hirify.global is a world-class university with an Athletics & Recreation department serving more than 60,000 students through recreational programming, varsity teams, and competitive clubs.

What you will do

• Lead the end-to-end Varsity Game Operations program across preseason, regular-season, playoff, championship, and student-focused events.
• Plan and coordinate more than 100 varsity games annually, including schedules, officials, facilities, ticketing, promotions, security, and safety.
• Develop and implement game-management policies, protocols, procedures, manuals, scripts, public-address content, and signage.
• Coordinate with varsity coaches, senior leadership, conferences, national governing bodies, campus authorities, community partners, and external service providers.
• Lead championship-hosting bids and grant submissions and identify game-day sponsorship and promotion opportunities.
• Manage operating budgets, inventory, long-term planning, and the recruitment, training, scheduling, supervision, and evaluation of approximately 100 student staff.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum of five years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Canada West, USPORTS, and NAIA league policies and procedures related to game operations and hosting.
• Leadership, staff development, conflict resolution, organizational, financial, and time-management skills.
• Ability to exercise initiative, sound judgment, tact, diplomacy, and effective decision-making in a complex environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear business correspondence.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Nice to have

• Post-secondary degree.
• Experience managing game operations in a college, university, or multisport games environment.
• Human resources, administrative, and supervisory experience in a large, multifunctional organization.

Culture & Benefits

• Staff position with ongoing employment.
• Work within Athletics & Recreation and contribute to the student experience, department strategy, and varsity program development.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and respect for diverse perspectives.
• Opportunities to participate in committees, staff training retreats, and cross-unit initiatives.