Head Women's Basketball Coach Northwestern College is seeking applicants for the position of head women’s basketball coach. Red Raider women’s basketball has claimed five NAIA national championships, ranks eighth all-time in NAIA program wins, and became the sixth program in NAIA history to eclipse the 1,000 total win mark this past season. This position is a full-time, 10-month (August to May) role. Join the excellent Red Raider athletic department that has claimed 12 GPAC regular season and tournament titles in the past year and a half, sent 13 teams to the NAIA postseason, and finished in the top 20 of the 2023-2024 NAIA Learfield Cup standings. Responsibilities will include administering and promoting the program in a manner consistent with the mission and goals of Northwestern’s athletic department. The head coach will direct practices, recruit athletes, and develop positive relationships with assistant coaches and athletes alike. This position will also involve responsibilities that may include teaching in the kinesiology curriculum or additional athletic department duties. The mission of Red Raider athletics is to “Honor Christ Through Excellence in Athletics.” The department core values include grit, gratitude, Christlike, competitive greatness, and focus. The Red Raider athletic vision seeks to Bring in student-athletes who desire to excel in all aspects of their life, Build them as individuals and athletes during their collegiate athlete experience, and Send them to championships on the competitive surface and ultimately out into the world as graduates of Northwestern College. A master’s degree is preferred, but all qualified candidates for the position will be considered. Applicants must possess excellent knowledge of the sport of basketball and have experience as a head or assistant basketball coach at the college or high school level. Northwestern College seeks candidates with an authentic Christian faith who will embrace and live out our mission & values (https://www.nwciowa.edu/mission-values) , including our Reformed, evangelical and ecumenical identity as stated in our Christian Identity Statement, Mission Statement, Vision for Learning and Vision for Diversity. We view these statements as complementary and draw from each in fulfilling our mission.