Head Coach – Football

This position serves as the leader of the Harvard Football program and embraces the vision of principled leadership, academic integration and competitive excellence. The Head Coach leads by developing a vision, setting team goals, and building a healthy and transformative culture.

Responsibilities:

• Plans and directs practices, in-game coaching; develops student-athlete knowledge and skills of the sport, and helps the team perform for competitive success.
• Promotes culture of education through athletics. Ensures student-athletes receive meaningful direction and support from coaches by fostering spirit of continuous improvement and learning. Balances athletics within the academic primacy context.
• Develops and oversees plan for student-athlete recruitment and retention that aligns with values of excellence and inclusion; responsible for plan’s impact on team performance and reputation.
• Credibly and effectively leads and communicates with student athletes. Mentors student athletes for athletics and personal development. Uses athletics to educate students about character development and accountability.
• Ensures academic primacy and integration of student athletes, aligning with the values of Harvard College.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Requires at least 8 years of coaching experience.

Certificates and Licenses:

• Valid driver's license needed.
• CPR and First Aid required.