Assistant Coach - Field Hockey

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.

• Requires at least 1 year of either field hockey coaching experience or field hockey playing experience at the professional or Olympic level, OR 4 years of field hockey playing experience at the collegiate or international level.

Additional Information

Harvard is a highly selective liberal arts college whose mission is to educate citizens and citizen-leaders for our society. The College is a residential institution of nearly 7,000 undergraduates and is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard is deeply committed to the intellectual, social and personal transformation of its undergraduates during their four years at Harvard.

The Department of Athletics offers 42 varsity programs for men and women, more than any other Division I school in the United States. We also offer extensive recreational and intramural programs.

Harvard employees have access to a competitive benefits package that includes multiple options for the health and well-being of our employees as well as ongoing professional development.

All formal offers will be made by FAS Human Resources. We regret that, due to the number of responses we typically receive, we may be unable to respond to phone calls or contact personally those applicants not selected for an interview.

We actively seek and welcome applications from diverse candidates and from those with a demonstrable commitment to a more inclusive society.

Position Description

1.Athlete Team Management

• Focuses on developing student-athlete skills, helping to plan and execute practices, supporting in-game 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.

2.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.

Essential Functions:

In addition to the duties listed above, this Assistant Coach will help run the inter-collegiate Field Hockey program at Harvard. The Assistant Coach will handle administrative responsibilities associated with the program operations, including, but not limited to, recruiting logistics and planning, team travel details, game day operations and event management. This position will also assist with donor relationships and fundraising efforts as appropriate.

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Head Coach, the purpose of this position is to use athletics as a tool to educate college students. By using inter-collegiate competition and all activities related to such competition, this position serves as a teacher and mentor to help build student character, prepare students for a constructive and effective life, and teach valuable life lessons including work ethic; discipline; resilience; persistence; teamwork and selflessness; goal-setting and goal achievement; overcoming adversity; and leadership. This position typically influences student-athletes for their entire four years at Harvard and plays a key role in shaping their personal development.

This position assists in planning, directing and coaching the women's inter-collegiate Field Hockey program. Typically works with all student-athletes in the program.

This position typically requires experience coaching at the collegiate level or comparable experience. Comparable experience may include coaching/teaching at the professional level. Particularly for sports that are more prominent on an international level than in the United States, comparable experience may include playing in a professional or other high-performance environment, such as for a national team or at the Olympic level.

This is a one-year term position, with an end date of January 31st, renewable at the discretion of the Head Coach and the Athletics Director. This role is full-time with a partial year schedule of 11 months.