Head Football Coach

• Until Filled (CST)
• Athletics
• Jefferson City, MO, USA
• 100,000-113,000 per year
• Salary
• Full Time

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Purpose:

The Head Football Coach serves as the chief administrator for the Lincoln University football program. The Head Football Coach is responsible for the administration of all football activities ensuring the university maintains compliance with all federal, state, and institutional guidelines and policies.

Head Football Coach

• Until Filled (CST)
• Athletics
• Jefferson City, MO, USA
• 100,000-113,000 per year
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• Salary
• Full Time

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Purpose:

The Head Football Coach serves as the chief administrator for the Lincoln University football program. The Head Football Coach is responsible for the administration of all football activities ensuring the university maintains compliance with all federal, state, and institutional guidelines and policies.

Commitment to Lincoln university students:

I understand and appreciate my contribution to the student experience at Lincoln University of Missouri. In concert with fellow administration, faculty, and staff, I will provide exceptional customer service to students. I will be approachable, get to know students, and use the available time to help them identify and develop their skills; and support them through any personal and academic challenges if asked or refer them to professional services when necessary. I will seek out, listen to and consider students' views, act on them when appropriate, and communicate a response. I will be intentional with my efficient communication and collaboration with all University departments while helping students progress through the academy showing the power of togetherness. I will embrace others from different backgrounds, create accessible and inclusive environments and demonstrate how we all benefit from our diversity. I will prioritize good occupational health; drawing on support when it is needed. I will maintain a professional environment, be well-prepared, reliable, and incorporate best practices to the extent that Lincoln University's standard mirrors that of the industry at a minimum. The environment created will be one in which everyone engages positively with university constituents, alumni, and the local community, treats others with respect, dignity, care, and makes a positive impact on the world.

Essential Job Functions:

• Oversee all football-related operations, i.e. recruiting, student-athlete personal/professional development, film review, game preparation of team, assistant coaches, and support staff.
• Recruit and maintain minimum of 110 student-athletes to roster annually.
• Collaborate with administration to promote fiscal responsibility crafting and monitoring budget including team/staff travel, equipment, recruiting, foundation account, and scholarship expenditures.
• In collaboration with administration, fundraise to augment program budget.
• Ensure atmosphere of compliance, student-athlete wellbeing, diversity, equity, inclusion, and championship culture.
• Conduct internal/external engagement, i.e. phone, email, mailing, zoom with various constituent groups, including, but not limited to faculty, staff, students, university personnel, donors, alumni, and fans.
• Collaborate extensively with other departments on campus including but not limited to Student affairs, Provost/Academic Affairs. Enrollment Management, Advancement, and Student Success.
• Travel required as it relates to position's responsibilities.
• Other responsibilities/duties as assigned by the VP of Athletics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred.
• 8 years coaching experience at the High School level or above. Collegiate coaching experience preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years working in intercollegiate athletics, and/or business office in higher education environment preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Personal Characteristics:

1. Excellent writing, oral, communication interpersonal, and customer service skills.
2. Attentive to details, active listener, and demonstrate emotional intelligence.
3. Ability to promote an ethical and professional work culture focusing on providing exceptional service to Lincoln University students, alumni, donors, colleagues, and other University stakeholders.
4. Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive data.
5. Ability to interact in a professional manner with internal and external constituent groups.
6. Ability to analyze data, solve problems, forecast and plan.
7. Ability to accept and implement positive change.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

None required.

Physical Demands:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk, working on a computer, domestic traveling and standing on field.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of Lincoln University. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.