Assistant Coach, Football

The Assistant Football Coach will support the Head Coach in leading and maintaining the football program, including developing game plans, overseeing training and conditioning programs, organizing practice sessions, and recruiting talented student-athletes.

This role focuses on maximizing on-field performance, fostering student-athlete development, and ensuring competitive success at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, while prioritizing the academic, personal, and athletic welfare of all student-athletes.

Responsibilities

Football Program Leadership

• Plan, organize, and manage all aspects of the football program, including game plans, practice sessions, and training/conditioning programs, ensuring competitive success at the conference, regional, and national levels.

Student-Athlete Development & Academic Support

• Mentor, develop, and retain student-athletes, supporting both athletic performance and academic progress, while monitoring eligibility, retention, and APR compliance.

The Assistant Football Coach will support the Head Coach in leading and maintaining the football program, including developing game plans, overseeing training and conditioning programs, organizing practice sessions, and recruiting talented student-athletes.

This role focuses on maximizing on-field performance, fostering student-athlete development, and ensuring competitive success at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, while prioritizing the academic, personal, and athletic welfare of all student-athletes.

Responsibilities

Football Program Leadership

• Plan, organize, and manage all aspects of the football program, including game plans, practice sessions, and training/conditioning programs, ensuring competitive success at the conference, regional, and national levels.

Student-Athlete Development & Academic Support

• Mentor, develop, and retain student-athletes, supporting both athletic performance and academic progress, while monitoring eligibility, retention, and APR compliance.

Recruiting & Talent Acquisition

• Assess and actively recruit student-athletes who align with the University’s athletic and academic standards to maintain a high-performing, competitive roster.

Community Engagement & Program Advancement

• Build and maintain relationships with alumni, parents, boosters, and the broader community; support fundraising, media promotion, camps, and outreach initiatives while representing the University with integrity and fostering an inclusive environment.

• Promote the sport in the state, New England, the region and nationally and assist the head coach assist the head coach in the pursuit of strong print and media attention.

Compliance

• Attend all mandatory NCAA compliance meetings and maintain appropriate forms and documentation in office files to be reviewed upon request.

• Maintain competency with respect to knowledge of, compliance with, state and federal laws, University policies/regulations, Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Conference rules/policies, and NCAA rules. Report to the Director of Athletics any violation of NCAA, conference, and/or institutional rules.

Professional Conduct and Program Support

• Assist the head coach with fundraising, camps, clinics, to support the football program.

•  Represent the University on a high professional level, with dignity, integrity, and strength of character. Respect the rights and dignity of each student-athlete, display sensitivity to diversity issues and work to create an inclusive and welcoming environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred.

• Minimum of 1–3 years coaching experience; 3–5 years at the collegiate level preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in NCAA Division I football programs, including knowledge of NCAA rules, compliance, and certification requirements.

• Proven ability to recruit, develop, and retain student-athletes who excel athletically and academically.

• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills; ability to mentor staff and student-athletes.

• Commitment to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and professional team environment.

• Willingness to travel, work evenings/weekends, and participate in camps, clinics, and fundraising events.

Applicant Instructions

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:

• Resume/CV

• Contact Information for 3 Professional References

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

The University of New Hampshire is committed to providing a safe environment for all persons, including but not limited to children, and to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect and crimes against children. All UNH youth program staff shall be subject to a criminal background check as required by NH State Law. Staff and volunteers will also be required to complete periodic child safety training.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Compensation Pay Range:

$40,000.00 - $85,000.00

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

Location:

Durham

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