Seasonal Assistant Coach - Women's Soccer

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 intercollegiate 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 Soccer 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 position will work 17 hours per week during the spring, non-championship segment of the women’s soccer varsity sport season through May 2026.

• Assists in 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 on-campus recruiting and retaining talent consistent with values of excellence and inclusion; assists in developing team enthusiasm for recruitment and retention.
• Please note this position is not eligible to recruit off-campus.
• Supports culture of education through athletics. Assists in academic integration with team, as appropriate.

• Typically assists in the execution of strategy, logistics and operational direction of the team, with greater supervision.
• 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.

• Focus on training and overseeing the goalkeepers.
• Experience with film breakdown, data analysis, and social media preferred but not required.
• Support the day to day operations of the program

Basic Qualifications

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

Additional Qualifications

• Requires substantial sport-specific knowledge and knowledge of relevant issues
• Understands the philosophy, principles and policies of Harvard and Ivy League athletics (including the University Conflict of Interest and Commitment policy)

Certificates and Licenses

• Valid drivers’ license
• CPR and First Aid

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift equipment associated with the

Working Conditions

• Some evening and weekend work
• Job requires work in extreme environmental conditions, including extreme heat and cold, rain, and high levels of noise.

Work Format

On Site