Assistant Coach - Women's Heavyweight Crew

About the role

The Assistant Coach will help run the inter-collegiate Women's Heavyweight Crew program at Harvard. This position will help instruct and develop student athletes; assist in making strategic decisions in contest situations; oversee the strength and conditioning of the athletes; assist in developing and implementing the overall recruiting strategy; and handle administrative responsibilities associated with the program operations, including recruiting logistics and planning, team travel details, and equipment ordering. This role will also assist in running special events.

Responsibilities

• Athlete Team Management: Focuses on developing student-athlete skills, helping to plan and execute practices, supporting race management, and coordinating a portion of team programming of particular importance. Helps team perform at competitive levels. Typically has some impact on developing the skills for a portion of student-athletes. Requires the ability to effectively communicate with students by generating enthusiasm through credible coaching. Assists in analyzing video for scouting opponents and team development. Assists in recruiting and retaining talent consistent with values of excellence and inclusion; assists in developing team enthusiasm for recruitment and retention. Supports culture of education through athletics. Assists in academic integration with team, as appropriate.
• Operational Complexity: Typically assists in the execution of strategy, logistics and operational direction of the team, with greater supervision. Where expenditures are permitted, operates within budget. Participates in professional activities, as appropriate. With instruction, follows trends and embraces innovation opportunities. Problems faced may be moderately complex. Requires the ability to communicate effectively with the coaching staff and athletics administrators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience required.
• Requires at least 1 year of collegiate rowing experience and/or crew coaching experience at the collegiate, national and/or Olympic level.

Additional Qualifications and Skills

• Substantial sport-specific knowledge and knowledge of relevant issues.
• Understands the philosophy, principles and policies of college athletics (including the University Conflict of Interest and Commitment policy).
• Recruiting experience at the NCAA DI level, Ivy-League recruiting experience a plus.

Pay

$51,000 - $80,000/annual

Schedule

Full-time, partial year (11 months)