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Vacancy: Marketing Executive

Job Summary

The main purpose of the role will be to implement marketing strategy to support the acquisition and retention of premium (hospitality) customers across all events in the New Stadium.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Marketing Manager to activate marketing campaigns (both on and offline) to generate sales leads for all premium offerings at the New Stadium
• Work with creative agencies to ensure campaigns are developed to support all premium sales throughout the season
• Plan and implement a variety of customer communications tailored for the different premium areas in the New Stadium
• Prepare digital customer communications including informative newsletters, email itineraries and present upsell opportunities for seasonal and matchday guests using Dotmailer
• Plan and implement customer retention strategy in addition to driving demand in premium products for future seasons
• Organise process for welcoming new customers – membership packs, emails etc
• Take ownership of premium microsite to ensure information is always up-to-date and features compelling content to generate leads and showcase upgrade opportunities
• Deliver required collateral to deliver premium experiences
• Provide marketing support for conference and events sales
• Measurement and reporting of activity
• Assist with other marketing initiatives as business dictates

Personal Attributes

• Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas
• Values & respects others, builds relationships, collaborates
• Gets things done, delivers to highest of standards, takes responsibility
• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Driven and thrives working under own initiative
• Creative, energetic and flexible
• Able to work under pressure to tight deadlines

Skills & Experience

• Educated to degree level and either have attained or are working towards a professional marketing qualification (CIM or IDM)
• Minimum of three years’ experience in a marketing services role, ideally working across both B2B and B2C
• Marketing experience within the sports and entertainment industry with an emphasis on premium
• Proficient user of Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience of using email marketing platforms
• Interested in football and sport

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How to apply

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Vacancy: Head of Girls' and Women's Football/Head Coach

What is the role?

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us in the new role of Head of Girl’s & Women’s Football / Head Coach. You will be responsible for coaching and developing elite female players, primarily in the FA Women’s Championship, preparing them for elite women’s professional football at the highest level.

The Head of Girl’s & Women’s Football / Head Coach will select and coach the Women’s Championship squad in conjunction with the female multi-disciplinary staff. You will be responsible for developing and implementing a Player Development programme which maximises the opportunities for young players to reach their full potential across all age groups.

Any offer of employment will be conditional upon securing a licence to compete in the FA Women’s Championship from the 18/19 season.

What are we looking for?

The successful candidate will have significant experience in coaching at all levels, and will be able to demonstrate a history of developing players in an elite environment. You will be an excellent team player, able to work with key stakeholders across various disciplines in order to achieve the best outcomes for the players. With strong management experience, you will be a clear communicator and will have the ability to develop potential into excellence in both staff and players.

The competencies which are required include:

Essential Experience:

• Experience coaching in 17 – 23 + age group.
• Experience in an elite environment.

Desirable Experience:

• Working with senior professional players.
• Working with under 16 age group.

Essential Qualifications (including certifications):

• UEFA ‘A’ Licence.

Desirable Qualifications (including certifications):

• UEFA Pro Licence or Working towards.
• LMA Management Diploma or working towards.

Essential Skills:

• Good interpersonal skills – must be a consistent team performer.
• Dynamic Coach.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Student of the game; looking to improve and develop.
• Good disciplinarian. 

Desirable Skills:

• A strong motivator with high enthusiasm.
• Ability to relate to the age group.

What do you get in return?

If you are successful you can look forward to a healthy benefits package:

• A competitive salary depending on experience.
• Two Season Tickets.
• 27 days’ holiday per year.
• Life Assurance Cover of 2x salary.
• Contributory Pension Scheme.
• Incentivised Private Medical Insurance Scheme.
• Child Care Vouchers.
• Worldwide Travel Insurance.
• Free onsite parking.
• Discounted Southampton Football Club merchandise.

How to apply

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Vacancy: Marketing Officer

Our Organisation:

The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George’s Park.

Background:

This role will support the delivery of The FA’s strategic objective to double women and girls’ football participation and fan base by 2020. It will primarily support on the creation of marketing assets and content for the re-launch of the women’s domestic league structure (Women’s Super League, Championship and National League) and key girls’ participation initiatives including SSE Wildcats.

Supporting the Senior Brand Manager and Brand Manager through the following key accountabilities the role will include:

• Working with internal and external agencies to deliver the main women’s football marketing plan campaigns.
• Brief and deliver the assets (such as digital, social media assets) required to effectively support these campaigns – creating high quality elements for all relevant channels in a timely manner.
• Ensure all relevant FA Group channels as well as external agencies and partners are aligned to execute and have the assets required.
• Work with the women’s league club marketing officers to deliver all required assets and guidance to enable them to deliver their own campaigns.

What we are looking for:

• Experience in working with brands and have a base knowledge of how to execute in line with a brand strategy.
• Experience in project management and delivering multiple tasks to deadline.
• Strong communication and conversational skills.
• Experience in managing internal or external agency teams (writing briefs, giving feedback etc.)
• Experience of building rapport with and managing requests from multiple stakeholders.
• Experience of digital marketing including social media.
• Experienced in using Microsoft Office.
• Educated to degree level or an equivalent qualification.
• Knowledge and passion for women’s football.
• Experience in sports marketing.

What we can offer:

• An exciting and challenging role within a changing, dynamic and world-renowned sports organisation.
• Attractive benefits and a competitive salary for the right candidate.

How to apply

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The Football Association Group promotes inclusion and diversity, and welcomes applications from everyone. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process please mention this in your covering letter

Vacancy: Professional Clubs Equality Officer

The Professional Clubs Equality Officer is part of a team responsible for the implementation and delivery of Kick It Out’s work in all areas of football, with specific responsibility for engagement with Premier League, English Football League and Women’s Super League clubs across the Southern region.

Main objectives:

• To support professional football clubs with the development of their equality work and their efforts in working towards the Premier League’s Equality Standard and the English Football League’s (EFL) Code of Practice. 
• To continually develop and update guidance, advice, training and educational materials associated with both the Equality Standard and the Code of Practice to support a club’s understanding and progress with its equality work.
• To assist professional clubs to address issues of discrimination and exclusion within football; both internally as employers and externally as service providers and community partners.
• On average, 70 per cent of this role is spent supporting professional football clubs as they work to progress equality and diversity across all areas of their operations, and achieve the levels of the Premier League Equality Standard or the EFL’s Code of Practice.

Other Functions and Responsibilities:

• To be instrumental in the organising and the delivery of campaigning activities and events with professional clubs based within the southern region.
• To be a key member of Kick It Out’s Professional Game Guidance Group, aimed at maximising impact through group members’ networks and support, and acting as a conduit between the group and professional clubs. 
• To work closely with Kick It Out’s Reporting Officer to assist in dealing with incidents of discrimination at Premier League, English Football League and Women’s Super League clubs based in the southern region where required.
• To assist with the development and delivery of associated equality training packages for professional clubs, together with Kick It Out stakeholders and partners.
• To attend regional consultation meetings with professional clubs, supporting the Premier League, English Football League and Women’s Super League to promote collaborative working, enhance communication and share best practice.
• To assist the Programmes Manager and the Fans for Diversity Manager with initiatives to better engage with individual supporters and supporter organisations. 
• To develop and deliver educational activities with professional clubs and their community foundations and/or trusts to strengthen the messages of equality and inclusion across local areas.
• Work closely with the Programmes Manager, and other Kick It Out colleagues, to develop and initiate innovative and creative campaigns to tackle discrimination and promote inclusion within football.
• To provide detailed monitoring and evaluation reports as required for Trustees, the Professional Game Guidance Group, the website and annual reports.
• Work with all members of the Kick It Out team, to provide support and assistance to events, activities, projects and initiatives that form part of Kick It Out’s strategy.
• To assist the communications team, where necessary, with media relations for work undertaken at southern based professional clubs.
• Under the direction of the Programmes Manager, support work of other equality organisations, campaigns and initiatives reflective of Kick It Out’s messaging; such as Fans for Diversity, Pride in Football, Level Playing Field, Women in Football.
• To undertake organisational and administrative duties associated with the role as necessary.
• To deputise when required in the absence of the other Professional Clubs Equality Officer.

Person specification can be downloaded here.

Application form can be downloaded here.

Note: The work of the Professional Clubs Regional Officer will occasionally consist of evening and weekend activities and will require frequent travel to professional clubs.

Vacancy: Goalkeeping Coach

Reporting to the Head Coach of Manchester United's first ever professional women's team, the Goalkeeping Coach will be responsible for delivering training / match preparation for Club goalkeepers and along with the coaching team, support the creation of a culture that maximises the talent of each player. You will also have an important role in supporting our Development squad coaches.

You will help to ensure exemplary standards of coaching, player analysis and data tracking, contributing to the recruitment of players and the monitoring and evaluation of player and coach performance. You will also contribute to the development of a working environment that is conducive to open communication and innovation.

What We’re Looking For:

A Goalkeeping B Licence holder (holding or working towards a Goalkeeping A License), you will have a proven ability to inspire, coach and mentor young and senior players and/or coaches in a professional environment. You should be able to demonstrate excellent session planning with strong organisational skills.

You should be used to working in a multi-disciplinary, high performing support team, with experience of data management tools like PMA. Building meaningful, strong strategic relationships with people at all levels also comes naturally to you, while strong existing relationships within the women’s pyramid in England would be desirable.

You must have  good awareness of the diversity and equality challenges in football; an empathy with, enthusiasm for and commitment to the long-term development of the game, coupled with a real commitment to education, learning, personal development and training.

About Manchester United:

Manchester United is one of the most popular and successful sports teams in the world, playing one of the most popular spectator sports on Earth. Through our 140-year heritage we have won 66 trophies, enabling us to develop the world’s leading sports brand and a global community of 659 million followers. Our large, passionate community provides Manchester United with a worldwide platform to generate significant revenue from multiple sources, including sponsorship, merchandising, product licensing, new media & mobile, broadcasting and match day.

Due to this post being in regulated activity, the potential employee will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check at the appropriate level. It is a criminal offence for a barred person to attempt to engage with vulnerable groups.

Manchester United Football Club Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in our work place.

Job Description

Rate of Pay and Benefits: Salary offered will be commensurate with relevant experience and the level of responsibility undertaken in the post. Benefits include membership of the Group Pension Scheme (subject to certain eligibility criteria), up to 25 days paid annual leave and an Occupational Sickness Scheme.

Accountable to: Head Coach

Purpose

To deliver training / match programmes for Club goalkeepers.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the post are:

• Delivery
• To attend all training sessions and matches played by the Club
• To be responsible for the coaching and development of First Team and Development Squad goalkeepers
• To deliver each session, paying particular attention to the desired learning objectives in the session plan 
• To liaise with outfield coaches on defending set plays and team aspects of attacking play
• To cooperate in ensuring the goalkeepers are coached alongside the outfield players, in addition to specific goalkeeping work

Playing & Coaching Philosophy

• To adhere to the Manchester United development & coaching philosophy at all times
• To explore alternative approaches to coaching and conditioning through driving innovation

Matches

• To work closely with the Head Coach to plan and conduct pre-match coaching sessions

Player Analysis and Data Tracking

• To produce reports on all goalkeepers in the First Team squad
• To work with performance analysts to produce video analysis sessions
• To deliver ‘best practice’ video sessions with squad goalkeepers
• To visit and liaise with loan players and Clubs to ensure that our GKs are developing as expected 

Recruitment

• To be involved in decisions on recruitment and release of goalkeepers
• To attend games for scouting and recruitment purposes as required
• To scout and observe targets nationally and record on relevant data management system
• To establish development pathways from RTC / Development Squad

Behaviour & Culture

• To uphold the standards of sportsmanship, behaviour and playing style expected at Manchester United
• To ensure the Club adheres to The FA standards for safeguarding women

To create a working environment:

• In which staff feel comfortable evaluating their own and others’ performance
• That is conducive with creativity, innovation and inventiveness in which staff can identify areas of operation that would benefit from a fresh approach
• Where staff are encouraged, and keen, to suggest innovative approaches to problems
• Which maximises staff participation by inspiring staff to take ownership of advancements and makes staff feel important and valuable

Relationships

• To maintain positive relations and regular contact with key England international staff
• To support the aims and objectives of the England international development pathway from youth teams to senior team
• To develop a strong relationship with Manchester United’s Regional Talent Club
• To work in conjunction with other departments (i.e. Recruitment, Education, Football Medicine & Science and Operations) as necessary. For example
• To support Football Medicine & Science staff when they are carrying out conditioning sessions, fitness testing, etc.
• To support Medical staff in dealing with injured players and their rehabilitation / prehabilitation programmes
• To work alongside the Strength & Conditioning Coach in implementing Sports Science programmes for female players

Essential Qualifications / Experience / Attributes

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Goalkeeping B licence
• Holds or working towards Goalkeeping A licence
• Experience of and enthusiasm for coaching and mentoring elite young and senior players
• Ability to demonstrate good session planning and strong organisational skills
• Track record of consistent high performance in a professional environment
• Understanding of learning, development and high performance with a proven ability to create optimum learning environments for players 
• Empathy with players with an ability to inspire 
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build meaningful, strong strategic relationships with Club staff
• Understanding and empathy with education and learning with a strong commitment to personal development and training 
• Experience using ‘Player Management Application’ system
• Awareness of diversity and equality challenges in football
• Empathy and commitment to the long term development of the game
• Willingness to work weekends
• Willingness to attend and coach / manage groups in tours, tournaments, festivals and training camps as and when required
• Ability to travel independently
• Exhibit pride in performance and possess high standards in the provision of service to Manchester United’s internal and external customers.
• A willingness to work flexible hours in accordance with the demands of the role

Safeguarding

• Ensure compliance with the company’s safeguarding policy by completing the DBS process for work in a regulatory activity or at a regulatory environment.

Customer Service

• Identify and meet the needs of colleagues and our customers, focusing on initiating and welcoming contact and communication whilst striving to deliver first class customer service.
• Recognise potential complaint situations and make effective steps to avoid and/or resolve these situations.

Self Development

• To undertake any necessary internal or external training sessions in accordance with the Company’s Performance and Development Review Policy and to take personal responsibility to seek opportunities to develop yourself and to realise your own potential.
• To assist with the provision of the training and development of colleagues as required.

Team Work

• Ensure effective communication within your work team and actively offer support and guidance as necessary.

Security / Stock Control

• Ensure compliance with all of the Company’s security, stock control, loss prevention and key holder procedures.

Equal Opportunities and Harassment

• Ensure understanding, awareness and compliance with the Company’s Equal Opportunities and Harassment Policies.

Health and Safety

• Ensure understanding, awareness and compliance at all times with Company Health, Safety and Environmental Policy.

Hours of Work

• There are no set working hours and the employee will be required to work such times and such periods as are necessary for the proper fulfilment of their duties according to the operational requirements of the department or demands of the business.

How to apply
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This document is a guide only.  The employee must undertake any other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Head Coach and Football Management from time to time.

Vacancy: Grassroots Manager

Objectives

1. To manage Kick It Out’s Grassroots team responsible for the implementation and delivery of Kick It Out’s work in grassroots football.

2. To work closely with Kick It Out Grassroots team to implement and enhance reporting processes and procedures in the grassroots game.

3. To work in close partnership with The Football Association and County FAs (CFAs) to support CFA delivery against agreed equality KPI’s and delivering KIO targets for CFA support and reporting progress to The FA.

4. To help deliver Kick It Out’s overall objectives associated with the pursuit of Equality, Inclusion and Cohesion.

Specific Functions and Responsibilities

1. To develop a work programme with the FA and KIO to support CFAs across the country. 

2. To establish a network of contacts for each of the 50 CFAs, raising awareness of Kick It Out’s role and seeking feedback as to the equality requirements and support that each CFA may need.

3. To develop a partnership programme of activity with 10 specific CFAs where engagement is a priority.

4. To provide support to CFAs on their inclusion KPIs, with particular focus on education for referees and officials relating to equality and issues of discrimination.

5. To manage the employees and work output of the Grassroots team.

6. Development of a guide for CFAs, grassroots leagues and participants to enhance reporting of incidents of discrimination and the delivery of an accompanying communications plan. This will be supported through a small number of events that will allow further engagement and knowledge sharing on reporting.  

7. Support individual complainants through the reporting process, and where required act in an advocacy role and/or demonstrating conflict resolution.

8. Deliver educational and rehabilitation support for CFAs where required

9. Support CFAs in equality events and community engagement across the year; in Year One this will include Kick It Out 25th anniversary work and a specific grassroots community event in May 2019.

10. Oversee the implementation of the Grassroots activity fund.

11. Support Kick It Out’s communications team to promote the work being undertaken within grassroots areas, through the submission of regular content and images.

12. Provide quarterly progress updates to the Senior Management Team, The Trustees and The FA.

13. Work with all members of the Kick It Out team, to provide support and assistance to events, activities, projects and initiatives that form part of Kick It Out’s strategy.

14. Undertake all organisational, administration and finance duties associated with the post as necessary.

Person specification downloadable here.

Application form downloadable here.

Note: The work of the Manager will require some evening and weekend working, travel around the country and, on occasions, abroad.

Vacancy: Operations Manager

Objectives

• To support the delivery of all operational activity agreed by the CEO and Trustees.
• To provide support to the strategic management of Kick It Out, and its team managers.
• To help to deliver on Kick It Out’s monitoring and evaluation requirements.
• To support the organisation’s fundraising initiatives.  

Specific responsibilities

• To support the delivery of the organisational work programmes for all areas of the organisation taken from the Operational Plan agreed by the Trustees.
• To manage a number of key managers to deliver against key work programmes.
• To ensure the effective planning, management and evaluation of all Kick It Out events in accordance with relevant team members.
• To assist Kick It Out achieve agreed quality assurance frameworks with regard to people management, internal systems and external recognition.
• To support the SMT, the CEO and the Trustees in building the delivery and quality of Kick It Out Services.
• To manage all services associated with internal HR processes.
• To lead on all service provisions within the office facilities as well as support for the remote  workers.
• To ensure that good relationships are maintained with all partners within the stakeholder framework.
• To support in the 25 Year programme within the 2018/2019 season

Person specification form download here.

Application form download here.

Note: The work of the Manager will require some evening and weekend working, travel around the country and, on occasions, abroad.

Vacancy: Northern Grassroots Officer

Objectives

1. To work closely within the Kick It Out’s Grassroots team responsible for the implementation and delivery of Kick It Out’s work in grassroots football.

2. To work closely with the full time and part time Kick It Out Officers to implement and enhance reporting processes and procedures in the grassroots game.

3. To work in close partnership with The Football Association and a number of local County FA’s to support delivery against agreed equality KPI’s.

4. To help deliver Kick It Out’s overall objectives round the pursuit of Equality, Inclusion and Cohesion.

Specific Functions and Responsibilities

1. To visit a number of the Northern and Midlands CFAs over the course of the first year, both delivering a programme of awareness of Kick It Out‘s role and seeking feedback as to the equality requirements and support from each CFA.

2. To work at a greater depth with five CFAs, as a pilot/research programme over a year, so that greater understanding around the type and level of support Kick It Out can offer CFAs in subsequent years can be developed.

3. To provide support to CFAs on their inclusion KPIs, with particular focus on supporting referees and officials knowledge around discrimination.

4. To contribute to the development a simple guide for both CFA’s, leagues and participants around grassroots reporting that can be widely disseminated and the delivery of an accompanying communications plan. This may be supported through a small number of events that will allow further engagement and knowledge sharing on reporting.

5. To support individual complainants through the reporting process, and where required act in an advocacy role and/or demonstrating conflict resolution.

6. To support CFAs in equality events and community engagement across the year; in Year One this will include Kick It Out 25th anniversary work and a specific grassroots community event in May 2019.

7. To provide where appropriate, signposting for equality, inclusion and diversity for CFAs on request.

8. To promote and administer the Grassroots Small grants fund.

9. To support Kick It Out’s Communications team to promote the work within grassroots areas through the submission of regular content and images.

10. To contribute to quarterly progress to the SMT, The Trustees and The FA.

11. To work with all members of the Kick It Out team, to provide support and assistance to events, activities, projects and initiatives that form part of Kick It Out’s strategy.

12. To undertake all organisational, administration and finance duties associated with the post as necessary.

Person specification downloadable here.

Application form downloadable here.

Note: This role will be home based.  The work of this officer will require some evening and weekend working, travel around the country and, on occasions, abroad.

Vacancy: Female Football Development and Health Officer

AFC Wimbledon Foundation is seeking to appoint an experienced individual to maintain and further develop our women's and girls’ programmes. The successful candidate will also develop health and fitness programmes for the Foundation across South West London targeting inactive children, disabled and older adults. Excellent work has been achieved over the last three years, culminating in a nomination for Community Project of the Year (London Football Awards 2018). This is an exciting opportunity with the Club moving to a new stadium in 2019.

Key Responsibilities:

• To manage, coordinate and deliver our female football development programmes including PL Girls, London FA Leopards, Surrey FA Wildcats sessions.
• Develop new funding streams and projects to increase participation in girls and women's football and other sports.
• Lead Monitoring and Evaluation processes for all projects including use of Upshot and VIEWS.
• Liaise with AFC Wimbledon Girls and Women’s section supporting the quality of their provision and securing appropriate exit routes for Foundation projects.
• To develop a range of sport, health and fitness projects for the Foundation including sessions and activity for inactive disabled participants, families and older adults.
• Promote and publicise all elements of this work with local children, families, participants and wider community partners and funders.
• Contribute to other elements of Foundation work programmes including supporting its wider education, and social inclusion projects as required by the Director.

Person Specification:

Essential:            

• FA Level 2 Coaching Award / UEFA B qualified, ideally degree educated in a related subject area
• Two years' experience of working in football development and girls and women's sports.
• Knowledge and understanding of sports development and project management techniques.
• Ability to enthuse and motivate participants, parents, staff and community partners.
• Excellent communication, time management, administrative and organisational skills.

Desirable:

• Ability and experience of developing and writing successful funding applications.
• Additional sports coaching and or health and fitness qualifications.
• Experience of working with inactive disabled and older adults.
• Knowledge of the PE National Curriculum and educational priorities.

The candidate should be an enthusiastic and responsible individual who is motivated to go the extra mile to provide sporting, health and educational opportunities for the client groups they will be working with.

AFC Wimbledon Foundation is a young charity currently based at the Cherry Red Records Stadium, Kingston that predominately serves Merton, Wandsworth and Kingston and seeks to support the ‘Club Together’ philosophy of AFC Wimbledon Football Club.

The successful candidate will undergo an enhanced DBS through the Foundation before they start the post.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying please complete a covering letter explaining your suitability for the post and a CV and send to philip.rudling@afcwimbledonfoundation.org.uk.

The closing date for receipt of letters and CV’s is Monday 30 April 2018. Please note only short listed candidates will be notified.

AFC Wimbledon Foundation is committed to Equality of Opportunity.

Vacancy: Head Coach

Manchester United’s application to join the second tier of the women’s game has created the possibility (if the application is approved by the FA) to become the first Head Coach of a professional women’s team in the club’s history. A new Head Coach would be responsible, along with the General Manager of women’s football, for creating a culture that maximises the talent of each player, supporting our Development squad coaches and managing a team of staff consisting of an assistant coach, performance coach, goalkeeping coach and physiotherapist. 

You will also develop a working environment that is conducive to open communication and innovation. You will ensure exemplary standards of coaching, player analysis and data tracking, contributing to the recruitment of players and the monitoring and evaluation of player and coach performance.

What We’re Looking For:

A UEFA A Licence holder and a FA Licensed Coach, you will have a proven ability to inspire, coach and mentor young and senior players and/or coaches in a professional environment. You should be used to managing a multi-disciplinary, high performing support team, with experience of data management tools like PMA. Building meaningful, strong strategic relationships with people at all levels also comes naturally to you, while strong existing relationships within the women’s pyramid in England would be essential.

You must have  good awareness of the diversity and equality challenges in football; an empathy with, enthusiasm for and commitment to the long-term development of the game, coupled with a real commitment to education, learning, personal development and training.

About Manchester United:

Manchester United is one of the most popular and successful sports teams in the world, playing one of the most popular spectator sports on Earth. Through our 140-year heritage we have won 66 trophies, enabling us to develop the world’s leading sports brand and a global community of 659 million followers. Our large, passionate community provides Manchester United with a worldwide platform to generate significant revenue from multiple sources, including sponsorship, merchandising, product licensing, new media & mobile, broadcasting and match day.

Due to this post being in regulated activity, the potential employee will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check at the appropriate level. It is a criminal offence for a barred person to attempt to engage with vulnerable groups.

Manchester United Football Club Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in our work place.

Job Description

Rate of Pay and Benefits: Salary offered will be commensurate with relevant experience and the level of responsibility undertaken in the post. Benefits include membership of the Group Pension Scheme (subject to certain eligibility criteria), up to 25 days paid annual leave and an Occupational Sickness Scheme.

Accountable to: Head of Women’s Football

Purpose

To create a culture that maximises the talent of each Manchester United player in all aspects of the four corner model to optimise the quality of team performance and ensure that FA Licence criteria are being met. To develop a working environment that is conducive to open communication, innovation and one in which staff feel comfortable evaluating their own and others’ performance.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the post are:

To manage a team of staff comprising of an assistant coach, a strength and conditioning coach, a goalkeeping coach and a physiotherapist.

Training

• To build a successful, winning first team
• To attend all training sessions and matches played by the Club
• To implement an annual training programme in line with LTPD guidelines 
• To manage and support the Youth Development Squad coaches to ensure their players are coached in relation to the overall philosophy of Manchester United

Playing & Coaching Philosophy

• To ensure high standards of coaching delivery across the First Team and Development Squad, taking into account current elite good practice
• To plan and prepare for each match, select match day squad and utilise tactics to maximise chance of success
• To coach an attractive brand of football that is synonymous with Manchester United
• To explore alternative approaches to coaching and conditioning through driving innovation

Behaviour & Culture

• To uphold the standards of sportsmanship, behaviour and playing style expected at Manchester United
• To create a working environment:
• In which staff feel comfortable evaluating their own and others’ performance
• That is conducive with creativity, innovation and inventiveness in which staff can identify areas of operation that would benefit from a fresh approach
• Where staff are encouraged, and keen, to suggest innovative approaches to problems
• Which maximises staff participation by inspiring staff to take ownership of advancements and makes staff feel important and valuable
• To ensure the Club adheres to The FA standards for safeguarding children 
• To represent the Club at relevant League Competition meetings
• To ensure that the Club adheres to The FA Rules and Regulations and Competition Rules
• To ensure that the Club adheres to Respect guidelines

Player Analysis and Data Tracking

• To oversee and manage the function of player analysis and data tracking

Relationships

• To develop and maintain a strong relationship with Manchester United’s Regional Talent Club
• To maintain positive relations and regular contact with key England international staff
• To support the aims and objectives of the England international development pathway from youth teams to senior team

Recruitment

• To contribute to the recruitment of First Team and Development Squad players
• To scout and observe targets nationally

Football Staff Management & Review

• To manage a football staff to advance the quality and development of the coaching and support service provision / delivery
• To develop and oversee a continuous professional development programme, to include a comprehensive mentoring strategy, for coaches and support staff involved within the Club 
• To formally monitor and evaluate Club player and coach performance
• To visit and liaise with loan players and Clubs to ensure that our players are developing as expected

Essential Qualifications / Experience / Attributes

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Minimum UEFA A Licence holder 
• FA Licensed Coach (Member of the Licensed Coaches Club to cover safeguarding and first aid)
• Experience of and enthusiasm for coaching and mentoring elite young and senior players and / or coaches
• Experience of data management tools e.g. PMA
• Track record of consistent high performance in a professional environment
• Experience of managing a multi-disciplinary high performing support team
• Understanding of learning, development and high performance with a proven ability to create optimum learning environments for players
• Empathy with young players with an ability to inspire 
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build meaningful, strong strategic relationships with Club staff
• Awareness of diversity and equality challenges in football
• Empathy and commitment to the long term development of the game
• Strong existing relationships within the women’s pyramid in England
• Willingness to work weekends
• Ability to travel independently
• Understanding and empathy with education and learning with a strong commitment to personal development and training

Coach mentoring experience

• Exhibit pride in performance and possess high standards in the provision of service to Manchester      United’s internal and external customers.
• A willingness to work flexible hours in accordance with the demands of the role

Safeguarding

• Ensure compliance with the company’s safeguarding policy by completing the DBS process for work in a regulatory activity or at a regulatory environment.

Customer Service

• Identify and meet the needs of colleagues and our customers, focusing on initiating and welcoming contact and communication whilst striving to deliver first class customer service.
• Recognise potential complaint situations and make effective steps to avoid and/or resolve these situations.

Self Development

• To undertake any necessary internal or external training sessions in accordance with the Company’s Performance and Development Review Policy and to take personal responsibility to seek opportunities to develop yourself and to realise your own potential.
• To assist with the provision of the training and development of colleagues as required.

Team Work

Ensure effective communication within your work team and actively offer support and guidance as necessary.

Security / Stock Control

• Ensure compliance with all of the Company’s security, stock control, loss prevention and key holder procedures.

Equal Opportunities and Harassment

• Ensure understanding, awareness and compliance with the Company’s Equal Opportunities and Harassment Policies.

Health and Safety

• Ensure understanding, awareness and compliance at all times with Company Health, Safety and Environmental Policy.

Hours of Work

There are no set working hours and the employee will be required to work such times and such periods as are necessary for the proper fulfilment of their duties according to the operational requirements of the department or demands of the business.

This document is a guide only.  The employee must undertake any other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Head of Women’s Football and Football Management from time to time.

How to apply

Please click on the link here to apply for this position.

Vacancy: Paid Marketing Officer Internship

About the Football Foundation
Established in 2000, the Football Foundation is one of the largest sports charities in the World. It is a partnership between the Premier League, The FA and the Government, who between them contribute more than £60 million per year towards the development of football facilities across the country, 40% of which is targeted at the 20% most deprived communities. The Football Foundation is responsible for the execution and delivery of the National Football Facilities Strategy.

The role
The Marketing Officer Internship will help communicate the role and activities of the Football Foundation with a focus on its performance management software Upshot. The role will expose the applicant to lots of aspects of the communications and marketing for both the Foundation and Upshot. The successful candidate will need to produce articles for the websites, create and design marketing collateral and assist with the preparation and the delivery of the overall strategic objectives of the organisation. The post holder will work on marketing for both the grantees of the Foundations and the marketing of Upshot.  

What are we looking for?
Successful candidates will have some experience in marketing and communications and have experience in using social media as a marketing tool. The post holder will have to work to tight deadlines and be a proactive self-starter. 

Candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both oral and written, as well as demonstrating that they are able to work towards tight deadlines.  The post holder will also need strong organisational skills and the ability to self-motivate. Most importantly, a willingness to work as part of a team to help the Foundation achieve its aims is a key part of the role.      

Interested?     
If you are interested in this unique opportunity to kick-off an exciting career in marketing, you can find out more by reading the description and recruitment pack attached to this page. If you wish to apply, please e-mail jobs@footballfoundation.org.uk with the following: 

• Covering letter    
• CV   
• Examples of your work (e.g. blogs,tweets campaigns you have run).  

Recruitment pack downloadable here.

Job description downloadable here.

We encourage all applicants to complete the automated equality and diversity monitoring form. This confidential form helps the Football Foundation build up a picture of who is applying to join the organisation.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 27 May 2018.
Interviews to be held week commencing 4 or 11 June

The Football Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or those who are pregnant or on maternity leave.

Vacancy: Junior/Graduate Commercial Sales Executive

Leeds United are looking for a full-time, permanent Junior/Graduate Commercial Sales Executive to join the Club with immediate effect.

The role will include liaising and building relationships with both current and potential business via selling new partnerships agreements along with advertising, hospitality and match day sponsorship.

You will need to manage sales both on a match-to-match and seasonal basis as well as supporting the Commercial team as and when required. In addition to standard Monday to Friday office hours, candidates are required to work match days and attend events.

You will also help organise the set-up for hospitality, direct and host guests and deal with any match issues regarding hospitality and sponsorship activation.

Job brief

We are looking for an enthusiastic Junior/ Graduate Commercial Sales Executive to contribute in generating sales for our Club.

You will be responsible for closing sales deals over the phone and maintaining good customer relationships.

An effective telesales representative must be an excellent communicator and have superior people skills. They must after training be comfortable presenting our products or services over the phone as well as handling any objection or doubts.

The goal is to help the club grow by bringing in customers and developing business.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and contacting business decision makers with the aim to meet and discuss Leeds United hospitality and advertising opportunities.
• Outbound, cold calling to business contacts within the region.
• Negotiating sales, sending out proposals and concluding each sale.
• Ensuring targeted numbers of appointments are made each week.
• Recording all sales activity on the companies booking system.
• Go the “extra mile” to meet sales quota and facilitate future sales.
• Ability to learn about products and services and describe/explain them to prospective customers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding negotiation skills with the ability to resolve issues and address complaints

THE PACKAGE

For the correct candidate we will offer a competitive salary. Please specify salary expectations. 

NEXT STEPS

Please email CV and covering letter explaining your suitability for the role to jobs@leedsunited.com. Please note that the deadline for all CVs is Friday 20 April 2018 and interviews will take place on a week day from 4pm to 6pm.

Vacancy: PR Officer

We are currently offering a fantastic opportunity for an experienced PR officer to join our engagement team. Working closely within the Engagement department, you will be responsible for the delivery, co-ordination and support of PR activity and output across a variety of key club areas including Everton in the community, Club Marketing, commercial operations and internal communications.

Working collaboratively as part of the PR team the PR Officer will deliver positive and engaging coverage for the Club in all aspects of operation as well as planning and generating content to be delivered to wider media channels focussed on achieving campaign-specific objectives and departmental KPIs.

Working closely with key departments within the Club the PR Officer will help deliver the organisation’s Internal Communications Strategy.

The PR Officer will need to forge strong working relationships with local and national media contacts and develop and grow the Club’s contacts database. The role requires the successful candidate to be willing to work flexible hours in order to oversee and deliver PR activation events and activity.

Key Responsibilities

• The PR Officer is required to have a clear understanding of objectives and measures to identify progress of PR activity against the Club’s wider goals.
• Undertaking research to support PR activity e.g. current trends, local and national events, competitor activity and sourcing materials.
• Providing creative and innovative ideas to generate and support PR activity.
• Managing the Club’s staff intranet
• Helping deliver the staff newsletter
• Work alongside colleagues to help deliver overall PR plan
• Use variety of new technology and media platforms to drive PR activity and engage with wider media.
• You will need to be able to work well as part of a team and be flexible in relation to daily activity and in support of PR campaigns, reporting and activity.  

If you have experience in public relation planning, theory and activities, and a good understanding of the media landscape, then get in touch today to find out more about this exciting opportunity.

In line with the Club’s grading structure, this role is graded as a 6.

How to apply 

Please have your CV ready and complete our online application at www.evertonfc.com/careers

If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the People Services Team.

The Everton Family is committed to equal opportunities and is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, we accept all job applications in a variety of formats and should you need any documents in a different format or require any further support or assistance please contact the People Services team on 0151 530 5205 or via email peopleservices@evertonfc.com .

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Vacancy: Physiotherapists/Sports Therapists

Stoke City Football Club of the English Premier League is looking for Matchday Therapists to support its operations across the seven teams within the Girls' Regional Talent Club and Women's Squads.

The successful applicants will be responsible for providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment and exercise rehabilitation on training days as well as pitch side preparation and first aid on match days.

Becoming an enthusiastic and committed member of our multidisciplinary medical team, you will be required to provide mentoring to our Physiotherapy and Sports Therapy students from local universities over the course of the season.

Ideal candidates will hold an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapist/Sports Therapy and associated professional registration and also FA IFAS or Intermediate Trauma Medial Management in Football ITMMIF or must be willing to complete by end of July 2018.  Applications from Final Year students due to graduate by July 2018 will also be considered.

A full UK drivers licence and access to your own vehicle would be advantageous as would some football knowledge and previous experience of working within a sporting environment in particular working with youth teams as well as experience of paediatric injuries, taping, strapping, and massage. 

You will be available to work evenings and weekends to cover training sessions, matchday fixtures and other adhoc events. Positions will be offered on a casual and intermittent basis. All relevant training will be provided.

Owing to the nature of this post a DBS disclosure will be undertaken before a final offer can be made.

How to apply

Please send your CV with a covering letter, to Human Resources, SCFC Jobs, PO Box 3573, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 9LL or email to stokejobs@stokecityfc.com quoting MDT1804WF in the subject line.

Stoke City Football Club is committed to being an Equal Opportunities employer. The Equality policy can be viewed on the club website. 

Stoke City Football Club endorses the principle of Equality and will strive to ensure that everyone who wishes to be involved in the Club will be treated fairly and with respect, without regard to their age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation.

The Club is committed to providing access and opportunities for all members of the community to take part in without threat of intimidation, victimisation, harassment, bullying and abuse. Any person associated with the Club can be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and individual worth are respected and in particular, that they are able to enjoy their engagement at the Club.

Vacancy: Trends Writer

Job Introduction

Do you enjoy creating compelling and passionate content on issues fans really want to know about? Football.London is the first 24/7 fan-led resource for the capital's football clubs, and we are on the lookout for passionate writers to be based out of Canary Wharf.

With a specific focus on search and social trends, you’ll provide coverage on compelling topics and shine light on exciting news that gets our audience talking. With occasional match coverage, you will have the opportunity to attend industry events, interviewing managers and players.

Role Responsibility

• Maximising opportunities for audience engagement and interaction
• Assisting with long-term planning and produce content ahead of major events
• Writing about multiple topics and stories across the day, where audience determines
• Using Buzzsumo, Trends and other audience tools to produce content with clear trending opportunities
• Assisting with long-term planning and produce content ahead of major events
• Maintain and promote our content through live blogging, podcasting, video and other formats
• Pitching your own ideas in line with the site’s brand
• Taking a creative approach to covering transfer stories and scouting reports
• Supporting the team with editorial responsibilities
• Taking direction from the Editor-in-Chief, Audience Editor and Engagement Editor over content creation and scheduling

The Ideal Candidate

You will demonstrate an excellent understanding of SEO techniques and use these to identify digital audience and content trends to drive audience numbers. Experience writing for a digital audience would be preferable, along with an up-to-date knowledge of media law.

Package Description

In addition to competitive salaries and a contributory pension scheme, Trinity Mirror Group plc offer a whole host of voluntary flexible benefits. For this role, these include: occasional match coverage, platform to write passion pieces/features, attend industry events, opportunities to interview managers/players, car scheme, holiday purchase, childcare vouchers, cycle scheme, staff discounts, season tickets & parking loans and an employee assistance programme.

How to apply

Please click on the link here to apply for this position.

We are committed to equal opportunity for all. We may collect relevant data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process. We will be reviewing applications as they are received so please don't delay in submitting your application.

About the Company
Trinity Mirror Group, with an award winning portfolio of newspapers, websites and digital products, is one of the UK’s largest multimedia companies employing more than six thousand people across sixty-plus locations around the country.

Vacancy: Facilities Management Site Coordinator

The role:

As Facilities Management Site Coordinator based at St George’s Park, near Burton upon Trent, you will support all operations at St George’s Park by the effective contractual and operational management of the onsite FM service provider. This includes resolve any issues arising within the defined FM responsibilities in the timescale required to maintain safe operations; as well as ensuring all plant, machinery and utilities are maintained and operated by the FM Contractor in the most efficient manner.

Key accountabilities of the role include:

• Ensuring FM Contract partner(s) compliance through audits and site inspections of all plant rooms and works undertaken by the FM provider and suppliers nominated by The FA as frequently as required.
• Supporting the Head of Facility Management to deliver value through synergies across all FA facilities.
• Supporting the health and safety plan across St George’s Park.
• Responsibility for the maintenance of all relevant equipment - managing contractors for regular service visits and emergency call outs.
• Responsibility for the scoping, procurement and delivery of minor works in conjunction with the Property Team.
• Supporting the energy management of the site by tracking, recording and cross charging current usage and implementing changes for the good of the site when required through innovative projects.
• Lead on the management of the FM service provider with respect to control, performance and budgeting across the key service streams including cleaning services, waste management, pest control, reception services, M&E maintenance and others.  
• Assisting the St George’s Park Operations Manager with the management of the FM service provider across the catering and security & stewarding service streams.

We are looking for someone with the following skills:

• Demonstrable contractor and vendor management skills and experience
• Proven experience/expertise in engineering FM service workstreams.
• Ability to deliver outstanding client services personally and through internal and external teams
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Health and Safety qualification IOSH/NEBOSH
• Qualification in a technical discipline such as mechanical or electrical engineering.
• High degree of accuracy and a methodical approach to workload
• Strong IT skills, and be a confident user of the Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent organisation and communication skills

In addition the following skills and experience would be an advantage:

• Experience of working in an events, sports or exhibition venue or health club
• Pool plant training and water quality training including Legionella and Microbiological awareness
• Working knowledge of CAFM systems
• First Aid trained
• Experience in other TFM contracts

How to apply:

If you believe you have what it takes to make a difference to England Team success, please click on the link here to apply.

The deadline for applications is midnight on 22 April 2018. Interviews will take place at St George’s Park on Friday 27 April.    

The Football Association Group promotes Equal Opportunities in employment, and welcomes applications from all parts of the community. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process please mention this in your covering letter. 

Vacancy: Media Manager

Chelsea Football Club requires a Media Manager to oversee the flow, cataloguing & delivery of video assets throughout our production environment

Overview: Chelsea TV is the umbrella brand for all video content produced by Chelsea Football Club and is a key contributor to the communications, fan engagement, marketing and commercial media strategies. The in-house content and production department create and publish video across multiple channels           

Digital Publisher: Original video content for chelseafc.com and all social media channels.

Broadcaster: Sky channel 421, multiple international broadcast partners and a live stream via chelseafc.com. Live programming includes over 50 live outside broadcasts, daily live shows and a variety of post-production programming.
Internal Production : Branded Content, Commercial Partners, Marketing Campaigns and Activations, Club Events, Foundation, Academy and Player support.  

Role: Day to day management of assets & deliverables through our Editshare MAM system, and related software applications This position demands a strong understanding of shared network storage solutions associated with linear editing & a good understanding of editing using Avid & Adobe Premiere Pro. Contribute ideas and help design workflows for future projects - e.g manage the digitising of our extensive archive to cloud storage with a third party. 

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee input & output of asset deliverables through our Editshare MAM system, and related software applications
• Responsible for improving our file-based workflows throughout the production process
• Responsibility for universal media ingest protocols
• Manage metadata & tagging within our VOD CMS
• Perform network attached storage system management & maintenance
• Support and troubleshooting of Avid software & Editshare MAM by liaising with third party vendors/support as required
• Basic editing tasks using Avid & Premiere
• Archiving and retrieval of media from our LTO tape archive
• Document systems and workflows for operational users

Person Specification

• Solid IT skills covering Windows & Mac OS
• Be able to evaluate new technology and systems, making recommendations where required
• Experience of media file transfer accelerators, such as Signiant and Aspera, would be advantageous, as would a sound knowledge of video codecs and formats

Measures of Performance

• Successful implementation of new asset management and storage workflows
• Increased efficiency within department in regards to the sourcing and management of media
• Meeting all set deadlines as necessary, such as new system roll outs etc. 
• High accuracy rate within all workflows
• Ability to work efficiently unsupervised
• Key and reliable point of contact for the department in regards to technical edit suite/asset management enquiries, issues and troubleshooting
• Contributes to the overriding video strategy KPI targets

The Employee must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relations amongst Employees and customers.

The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive, the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the Club.

How to apply

Please click on the link here to apply for this position.

Vacancy: BTEC Sport Educator

This is a new role within the Academy and will require an individual who is passionate about sport and teaching young people.

The role will report directly to the Academy Manager, as well as working closely with the Head of Education to ensure a coherent learning approach across all age groups.

The ideal candidate will have sound understanding of the delivery of BTEC Sport Level 2 and 3 and have a confident and personable disposition.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and deliver the BTEC Sport Leve 2 and 3 in line with the UK curriculum
• Liaise with local colleges and the Premier League in respect to the specific programme
• Identify players who may require additional support and source the most appropriate delivery method
• Provide innovative ideas on how to continuously develop the Education Department while maintaining its hybrid approach across all educational programmes
• Manage and monitor the level of participation, retention and progress of each player
• Maintain accurate records and registers of each player and complete individual player reports
• Form strong professional relationships with local schools, colleges, players and parents
• Attend and participate in management meetings
• Undertake own CPD and continuously remain up to date with education in sport
• Provide assistance with the Academy Life Skills Programme

Person Specification (Essential)

• Fully Qualified Teacher
• Minimum of two years of teaching within a school and/or college
• Previous experience of delivering BTEC Sport Level 2 and 3
• Confident when addressing a group and able to take control of a disruptive environment
• Strong IT skills, and able to use both Windows and MAC
• Excellent written and verbal skills

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within the sport industry
• Bilingual
• TAQA Assessor Award

Swansea City AFC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and strives to have an inclusive and diverse workforce.

As part of the Clubs commitment to equality we are committed to a fair recruitment process. If you require additional support in applying for any of our vacancies please contact jobs@swanseacity.com or 01792 616600.

How to apply

If you believe you have the right mix of skills for this position, please forward your CV and covering letter to jobs@swanseacity.com.

As this role will require regular work with children and adults at risk an enhanced DBS will be required along with two professional references.

Once you have applied for this role, you are required to complete an equal opportunities survey to allow the Club to monitor the diversity of its applicants and ensure we are reaching a broad spectrum of people. The survey will take less than five minutes and can be accessed by clicking here.

The Company is an equal opportunities employer. The Company does not tolerate less favourable treatment of any employee or job applicant on any ground, including but not limited to gender, marital status, race, racial origin, nationality, national origin, religion or belief, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age, membership or non-membership of a Trade Union, pregnancy, childbirth, political affiliation, relationships in the workplace, or any other prejudice.

Should an adequate number of applications be received prior to the closing date, Swansea City AFC reserve right to remove this advert.

Due to a high demand in applications the Club will be unable to respond to those applicants who have not been shortlisted for interview.

All applications will be retained on file for three months.

Vacancy: Producer/Director

Job Function: To deliver high end video content to multiple stakeholders including Fan Engagement, Commercial and Chelsea owned channels.

Overview: Chelsea TV is the umbrella brand for all video content produced by Chelsea Football Club and is a key contributor to the communications, fan engagement, marketing and commercial media strategies. The in-house content and production department create and publish video across multiple channels

Digital Publisher: Original video content for chelseafc.com and all social media channels

Broadcaster: Sky channel 421, multiple international broadcast partners and a live stream via chelseafc.com. Live programming includes over 50 live outside broadcasts, daily live shows and a variety of post-production programming.
Internal Production : Branded Content, Commercial Partners, Marketing Campaigns and Activations, Club Events, Foundation, Academy and Player support.   

Role: Ownership of bespoke video projects including Fan Engagement activations, Branded Content and films/programmes on Chelsea platforms. The role will require receiving briefs, creating treatments then self-shooting and editing or directing to deliver these projects.  

The role will require hands-on production in addition to meetings and creative sessions with internal and external stakeholders. A highly creative individual with the ability to translate their ideas and concepts into finished products is required. Experience working with brands is an advantage combined with a passion for sports content.

Projects will include Partner activation videos and content strands/programmes on Chelsea’s social media channels as examples. Content deliverables will vary, from a fast turnaround to long-term campaigns. Presenting ideas in a clear and concise way is essential.

The candidate will be comfortable taking full ownership of any project, identifying production resource and requirements. Flexible working hours including some weekends on location or filming on Matchday should be expected. 

This is an exciting opportunity within an established and talented production team, to produce video and grow our substantial global audience on the club’s multiple digital platforms. 

Main Responsibilities:

• Management of briefs from Partners and stakeholders
• Creative ideas and approach across multiple projects
• Develop and expand external production resource to enhance productions
• Deliver high quality innovative video content
• Working collaboratively with in-house production team 
• Build relationships with all stakeholders to understand all future content requirements 

Person Specification:

• Extensive, demonstrable previous experience in creating engaging video content
• Strong creative concepts and execution of ideas
• Expertise in identifying relevant filming techniques and equipment
• Able to lead on projects

Skills

• Clear articulation of ideas and process
• Strong presentation skills using treatments / storyboards
• Strong editing skills – Avid and/or Premiere
• Solid self-shooting camera work required

Organisation

• Excellent organisational skills with immaculate attention to detail
• Good communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to self-motivate and work effectively with minimal direct supervision
• Positive, team-oriented attitude and willingness to collaborate and share information

Measures of Performance

• Meeting content objectives as defined in the Video Strategy
• Delivering to publishing deadlines as dictated by the brief
• Work within budgets
• High production values exceeding expectations across all projects

The Employee must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relations amongst Employees and customers.

The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive, the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the Club.

How to apply
Please click on the link here to apply for this position.

Vacancy: Media Assistant/Junior Editor

Chelsea Football Club requires a media assistant / Junior Editor to provide day-to-day support to the video production team working across all output.

Overview: Chelsea TV is the umbrella brand for all video content produced by Chelsea Football Club and is a key contributor to the communications, fan engagement, marketing and commercial media strategies. The in-house content and production department create and publish video across multiple channels           

Digital Publisher: Original video content for chelseafc.com and all social media channels
Broadcaster : Sky channel 421, multiple international broadcast partners and a live stream via chelseafc.com. Live programming includes over 50 live outside broadcasts, daily live shows and a variety of post-production programming.
Internal Production : Branded Content, Commercial Partners, Marketing Campaigns and Activations, Club Events, Foundation, Academy and Player support.   

Role: This position demands a disciplined mind-set and an ability to manage content (media files) from acquisition through to delivery, to both our broadcast and VOD platforms, working on long and short term content. The candidate will be instrumental in helping the production teams with acquiring and delivering content. An understanding of and passion for video editing is key with future opportunities to develop as an editor. The role will require flexible working hours including weekends.

Main Responsibilities:

• Maintain our current library of assets across all formats.
• Procure, ingest, add metadata to, and archive footage.
• Research & retrieve assets from Media library.
• Movement of Media content to make efficient use of technical resources.
• Assistant editing tasks on our Avid system, supporting production staff with video content production.
• Support the channel Scheduler by ensuring programming media is available for delivery and transmission.
• Respond to media requests from Online and other business departments.
• Use of FTP and Media Accelerators to deliver and acquire content to and from various partners.

Person Specification

• Basic understanding of editing and post-production workflows.
• Avid/Premiere Video Editing skills.
• Experience of Media management in a broadcast environment.
• Excellent organisational skills and disciplined approach.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Good Computer literacy.
• Ability to work well in a team and individually.
• Good research skills
• An understanding of working within a media setting.

Measures of Performance

• High accuracy rate in all completed workflows
• Ability to work effectively unsupervised
• Successfully meeting deadlines
• Contributes to the increased efficiency of the media asset management processes
• Contributes to the overriding video strategy KPI targets

The Employee must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relations amongst Employees and customers.

The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive, the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the Club.

How to apply

Please click on the link here to apply for this position.
 

Vacancy: Digital Content Producer

Chelsea TV is the umbrella brand for all video content produced by Chelsea Football Club and is a key contributor to the communications, fan engagement, marketing and commercial media strategies. The in-house content and production department create and publish video across multiple channels

Digital Publisher: Original video content for chelseafc.com and all social media channels
Broadcaste : Sky channel 421, multiple international broadcast partners and a live stream via chelseafc.com. Live programming includes over 50 live outside broadcasts, daily live shows and a variety of post-production programming.
Internal Production: Branded Content, Commercial Partners, Marketing Campaigns and Activations, Club Events, Foundation, Academy and Player support.

Role:    

Self-shooting and editing on a daily basis at the Training Ground and on Matchdays to deliver existing content strands on chelseafc.com and all social media channels. Working on location for features and on non-filming days, developing new ideas as briefed.

The role will require filming at various locations including Cobham Training Ground – (player features and First Team, Academy and Ladies training), Matchdays (pre-match, pitchside during games and creative post-match content) and Feature locations as required.

Content will vary from short form viral content to longer crafted pieces and fast turnaround is frequently required so experience of working quickly and efficiently is essential.

The candidate will be a very competent self-shooter and possess good editing skills. There is a requirement for flexible working hours including regular weekends on location (Chelsea games as scheduled) and Stamford Bridge/Cobham training ground during the week.

This is an exciting opportunity within an established and talented production team, to produce video and grow our substantial global audience on the club’s multiple digital platforms.

Main Responsibilities:

• Filming and editing player training ground content for chelseafc.com and social media
• Direct single and multiple cameramen on location to create bespoke features
• Utilise match footage rights to create engaging material
• Creative ideas that look beyond Player access
• New features ideas including short films
• Viral content for social media platforms
• Work collaboratively within the existing production team

Person Specification:

• Extensive, demonstrable previous experience in broadcast and/or digital production
• Strong ideas and creativity essential
• Understanding of social media and how content differs per platform
• Responsible with exclusive access to talent

Skills:

• Strong Video editing capability required – using both Premiere Pro and/or Avid
• Solid self-shooting camera work required – on Sony FS7 and SLRs
• Ability to manage talent (players, ex-players, presenters) on high pressure shoots
• Able to create narrative through video

Organisation:

• Excellent organisational skills with robust attention to detail
• Good communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to self-motivate and work effectively with minimal direct supervision
• Positive, team-oriented attitude and willingness to collaborate and share information

Measures of Performance:

• Meeting content objectives as defined in the Video Strategy
• Delivering to publishing deadlines as dictated in the Content Syndication plan
• Regular innovative and creative idea generation for content across all platforms
• High production values across all platforms
• The Employee must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relations amongst Employees and customers.

The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive, the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the Club.

How to apply
Please click on the link here to apply for this position.

Vacancy: Junior Motion Graphics Designer

Chelsea Football Club requires a Junior Motion Graphics Designer to create engaging graphics content for all broadcast and digital platforms

Overview: Chelsea TV is the umbrella brand for all video content produced by Chelsea Football Club and is a key contributor to the communications, fan engagement, marketing and commercial media strategies. The in-house content and production department create and publish video across multiple channels

Digital Publisher: Original video content for chelseafc.com and all social media channels

Broadcaster: Sky channel 421, multiple international broadcast partners and a live stream via chelseafc.com. Live programming includes over 50 live outside broadcasts, daily live shows and a variety of post-production programming.

Internal Production: Branded Content, Commercial Partners, Marketing Campaigns and Activations, Club Events, Foundation, Academy and Player support.

Role: A role for an innovative self-starter with unique creative flair and excellent aesthetic judgment prepared to push motion graphics in compelling and original directions while collaborating within a team environment.

Main Responsibilities:

• Design and create enticing motion graphics for video deliverables (broadcast programmes, corporate videos, websites, marketing demos, etc.)
• Work with producers to understand project scope and objectives.
• Assist in selecting audio, video, colours, animation etc for motion graphics.
• Design and create storyboards.
• Maintain and follow best practices for organisation of graphic files.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge about latest graphic design techniques.
• Ensure compliance with company guidelines, deadlines and design standards

Person Specification:

• Demonstrable experience in motion graphics within a professional environment.
• Proven original creative capacity.
• Good knowledge of After Effects, Cinema 4d, Photoshop & Illustrator.
• Self-starter with the ability to work both independently or in collaboration with a team or under instruction from the Senior Designer.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to comprehend and uphold brand style guidelines, producing work of a suitable style.
• Ability to solve an array of challenges through visual design.
• Must be able to mediate creative problems to arrive at the best solution.
• Manage time effectively, ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented individual who reviews their work carefully, quality control is key.

Measures of Performance:

• Hitting deadlines for live and post produced content
• Following creative briefs for clients and the department
• Regular creative motion graphics idea generation for use across all platforms
• Contributes to the overriding video strategy KPI targets

The Employee must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relations amongst Employees and customers.

The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive, the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the Club.

How to apply

Please click on the link here to apply for this vacancy.

Vacancy: Academy Football Secretary

This is a central role at the Academy and will manage all academy player, team and match day administration. The role will report directly to the Academy Manager, as well as assisting the Academy Operations Manager with any additional administration requirements.

This role will also require the individual to attend all U9-U16 home fixtures in the capacity of Match Day Coordinator

Roles & Responsibilities

Administration

• Maintain all department filing systems, with specific responsibility for player files.
• Act as the super-user for the Academy PMA system, providing assistance to both staff and players and managing any associated issues
• Provide support to the Academy Manager in areas such as: diary management, minute taking and day to day running of the Academy programme.
• Liaising with and supporting the Academy Management Team in respect to the end of season procedure for all development phases.
• Manage the Elite Player Performance (EPPP) tool and processes surrounding the Club’s Premier League audit.
• Manage all documents in regards to the EPPP and ensure they are kept up to date.
• Oversee and lead the administrative requirements for Academy Tours and Tournaments
• A key focus on the administration for U9-U16 age groups, in order for the Club to demonstrate compliance with external rules and regulations.
• Act as lead administrator for the Foundation and Youth Development Phases, including fixture details, transport coordination and parental communication.
• Liaise with the Academy Management Team regarding Academy fixture details.
• To be the point of contact for parents regarding any Foundation and Youth Development Phase queries.

Registrations/Trialist

• Manage registrations for U9-U16 players with the appropriate Youth Development forms.
• Assist with U17-U23 player registrations as directed by the Club Secretary.
• Book travel, transport and accommodation for overseas trialist, and create a schedule for their trial period.
• Assist in the production of the required documentation for TMS international clearance data
• Ensure each trialist entering the Academy structure has been presented with the relevant induction pack before the commencement of their trial period.

Person Specification (Essential)

• Minimum of 2 years in an administrative role
• Proficient IT Skills with extensive experience in using both Windows and Mac
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to form strong relationships with Players, Parents, Colleagues and Officials.
• Strong organisational skills, and able to multitask.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Flexible attitude towards working hours, and available on weekends and evenings.
• Self-motivated
• Strong team working skills
• Experience of report writing and taking meeting minutes
• Ability to maintain confidentiality 

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within the sport industry
• A Level or equivalent in Business Administration

Swansea City AFC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and strives to have an inclusive and diverse workforce.

How to apply

As part of the Club's commitment to equality we are committed to a fair recruitment process. If you require additional support in applying for any of our vacancies please contact jobs@swanseacity.com or 01792 616600.

If you believe you have the right mix of skills for this position, please forward your CV and covering letter to jobs@swanseacity.com.

As this role will require regular work with children and adults at risk an enhanced DBS will be required along with two professional references.

Once you have applied for this role, you are required to complete an equal opportunities survey to allow the Club to monitor the diversity of its applicants and ensure we are reaching a broad spectrum of people. The survey will take less than five minutes and can be accessed by clicking here

The closing date for this vacancy will be 30 April 2018.

The Company is an equal opportunities employer. The Company does not tolerate less favourable treatment of any employee or job applicant on any ground, including but not limited to gender, marital status, race, racial origin, nationality, national origin, religion or belief, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age, membership or non-membership of a Trade Union, pregnancy, childbirth, political affiliation, relationships in the workplace, or any other prejudice.

Should an adequate number of applications be received prior to the closing date, Swansea City AFC reserve right to remove this advert.

Due to a high demand in applications the Club will be unable to respond to those applicants who have not been shortlisted for interview.

All applications will be retained on file for three months.

Vacancy: Regional Talent Club Goalkeeping Coach

Reading FC Women are recruiting for the position of Regional Talent Club Goalkeeping Coach.

The job description can be found by clicking here.

How to apply
If you meet the person specification and wish to apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@readingfc.co.uk 

Vacancy: Board of Trustees

Surrey County FA are looking for dedicated, motivated and driven individuals to join their Board of Trustees and help to further develop football for all in Surrey. 

Following a skills audit the Board are recruiting for the following positions on their Board of Trustees:

1. Commercial Trustee
2. Health & Safety Trustee
3. Board Safeguarding Champion

A specific role profile is available for each position in the application pack which can be downloaded from the website here.

The successful applicants will have relevant experience in their area of expertise as well as good understanding of the responsibilities of a Board in the strategic management of a Limited Company with Charitable Status. 

All trustees will be required to attend monthly Board meetings usually held at the County Office, at Meadowbank Football Ground, Dorking. They are accountable to the Board of Trustees through the Chair.

They would also need to be available for other meetings of the Association as required and to meet with the Chief Executive Officer and the Chair as well as relevant staff members as needed for the role.

This is an unpaid voluntary position although reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. 

Closing date: 5pm Monday 30 April 2018

Interview date: Week commencing 4 June 2018

An application pack can be downloaded by clicking on the link here. Available in large print on request. For an informal discussion about the role contact Les Pharo, Chair on 07720 431 613.

To apply send an application form with a covering letter to: Les Pharo, Chair, c/o Surrey FA, Meadowbank Football Ground, Mill Lane, Dorking, RH4 1DX, or by email to les.pharo@surreyfa.com

Surrey County FA is committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Their Equality policy is available on the official website.

Vacancy: Finance Manager

The Club is seeking an experienced Finance Manager for an immediate/near immediate start to oversee the timely and accurate creation of all annual, monthly and weekly financially led documents and procedures.

The role will be based at the Matchroom Stadium with working hours of Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm plus home matchdays and occasional weekend / evening work requirements.

The Role

• To ensure the timely and accurate supply of financial accounts and documents to the CEO and Board
• To ensure a prudent but realistic approach is applied to all expenditure and value-added opportunities
• To provide regular and ad-hoc reporting as required plus financial analysis on trends etc.

Responsibilities

• Play a leading role in ensuring a precise and coherent transfer of systems, processes and understanding from the Club’s current financial services partner
• To ensure the timely and accurate creation of the Club’s annual budget, monthly / quarterly forecasts, balance sheet, cash flows and management accounts
• To keep abreast of changes within relevant financial regulations and legislation
• Ensuring the timely collection of monies owed to the Club
• Analysing raw data and producing timely management reports
• Full monthly balance sheet review and reconciliation
• Maintaining a strong working relationship with relevant budget holders
• Responsible for accurate completeness of all cash income
• Reviewing and implementing cost-reduction where possible
• Creating and managing the Club’s financial accounting and monitoring systems
• Overseeing the Club’s monthly payroll.
• Producing accurate financial, income and profitability analysis for various Club departments and operations
• Liaison with auditors to meet annual requirements
• Liaison with various external organisations including HMRC, league and The FA.
• Providing regular commentary to accompany financial statements
• Conduct post investment reviews
• Manage any client billing periods
• Overseeing of Club’s stock management
• Ensure compliance of purchasing and tendering Club protocols
• Liaison with suppliers and commercial partners in understanding financials e.g. retail and catering
• Preparation of Club’s annual Report & Accounts
• Assisting the CEO in ad hoc tasks and projects

Qualifications & Skills

• A minimum three years Financial Management experience
• ACCA / CIMA qualified accountant
• Experience and competent in use of Sage 200 and Xero
• Ability to meet deadlines efficiently
• Experience at working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Professional and up-to-date qualifications from degree level and above
• Proficient in use of finance software, preferably Sage 200 and Xero
• Thorough understanding of financial trends and market patterns
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills
• Effective and articulate, both in writing and by the spoken word
• Drive and determination (gets things done)
• Flexible and able to handle multiple tasks
• Enthusiastic and persuasive
• A knowledge of football desirable

How to apply

Please click here to apply for this vacancy.