New Jersey PGA

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Tournament Management

• Create and provide a detailed event budget prior to events and P&L following events

• Secure venues for all New Jersey Section tournaments such as Assistant Professional Division evens, Weekly Pro-Am events, and Section Major Championships

• Coordinate with all host facilities to set up proper function sheets with all necessary food & beverage services, golf & clubhouse needs as well as pricing for budget purposes

• Prepare event registration set up through BlueGolf tournament management system

• Prepare all on-site needs such as scorecards, hole location/rule sheets, score sheets (if applicable), sponsor signage, etc.

• Serve as lead staff member on-site at all New Jersey Section tournaments

• Complete post-event tasks such as awarding Player of the Year points, providing purse breakdown, general website updates, and wrap-up reports

• Communicate with the Tournament Chairman from the Board of Directors on a consistent basis

Customer Service

• Consistently answer all member requests in a timely manner and provide them with the best possible service.

• Understand all Section policies to ensure all requests are within the club policies set forward.

• Calculate and distribute professional purse payouts within two business days after the conclusion of each event

• Communicate all requests with the Executive Director if unsure of proper procedure.

The current staff of the New Jersey Section, PGA, and our charitable arm, the NJ Golf Foundation, consists of eight (8) employees and is broken down as follows:

• NJPGA Executive Director

• NJGF Executive Director

• NJGF Director of Operations

• Director; Tournaments & Championship

• Director; Junior Golf & Player Development

• Tournament Administrator

• Director; Communications

• PGA WORKS Fellow

Additional per-diem tournament staff and collegiate interns are hired to provide additional support to our full-time staff above.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Including, but not limited to, the following:

• PGA Professionals in good standing preferred

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the golf industry preferred

• PGA Section, PGA of America, or Allied Association experience preferred

• A proven track record of strong budgetary and operational management skills with significant experience in recruiting, staffing, and training, as well as overseeing a large operation

• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills

• Experienced in written and oral business communications

• Energetic individual with superb customer service skills

• Experience with tournament management software such as BlueGolf or Golf Genius is strongly preferred

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is: frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and work in adverse weather conditions for a long period of time. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. This position must be able to travel for extended periods of time in various modes of transportation.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.