Assistant Coach - Men's & Women's Sailing

Overview

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Job Summary: Under the direction of the Head Coach, use athletics as a tool to educate college students. Through inter-collegiate competition and related activities, the position serves as a teacher and mentor to help build student character, prepare students for a constructive life, and teach life lessons including work ethic, discipline, resilience, persistence, teamwork, selflessness, goal-setting and achievement, overcoming adversity, and leadership.

This position typically influences student-athletes for their four years at Harvard and plays a key role in their personal development.

This position assists in planning, directing, and coaching the men’s and women’s inter-collegiate sailing 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. For sports prominent internationally, comparable experience may include playing in a professional or high-performance environment (e.g., national team or Olympic level).

This is a one-year term position renewable at the discretion of the Head Coach and the Athletics Director. Full-time, partial year (11 months).

The Assistant Coach will help create and execute practice plans and coach s role includes evaluating the team’s performance in practice and competitions and providing feedback. The Assistant Coach will assist in all aspects of recruiting and help identify and attract student-athletes who uphold high standards of integrity and achievement in the classroom and on the water. The Assistant Coach will also assist with scheduling, team travel, regatta planning, and management.

• Evening and weekend work required.
• Frequent travel required.
• Work in extreme environmental conditions, including extreme heat and cold, rain, and high levels of noise.

• On-Site

• Must be able to lift equipment associated with the sport.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of coaching sailing or sailing experience at the collegiate, professional, or Olympic level.

Additional

Qualifications and Skills:

• Substantial sport-specific knowledge and knowledge of relevant issues.
• Understanding of the philosophy, principles, and policies of college athletics, including the University Conflict of Interest and Commitment policy.

Certificates and Licenses:

• Valid driver’s license required.
• CPR and First Aid required.

• Appointment End Date: 06/30/2026
• Standard Hours/
  
  Schedule:
  
  32.25 hours per week
• Compensation Range/Rate: $55,000 - $87,000 annual
• This is an 11-month position and the salary is prorated accordingly.
• Visa Sponsorship Information:
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