Our Organisation
We govern, administer and develop Football across Worcestershire and have been doing that since 1893. We work alongside our clubs, leagues, players, coaches and referees to enhance the game for everyone.
The Role
Worcestershire FA is looking for a committed, enthusiastic and flexible individual to support the delivery of our strategy. Working as part of the Development Team, the successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the required knowledge, experience and values to successfully lead on Women's & Girls participation and development across the Worcestershire FA area. In addition, the role will lead the planning and delivery of the County FA's Coach Education offer and have input to a variety of projects with other members of the team.
The role will require the ability to influence and support the growth of the female football and Coach Education within the County, as well as other Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) detailed within Worcestershire FA's operational plan.
Key Accountabilities
- Work strategically to align current and future female football provision, ensuring an integrated approach across the County FA as well as alongside key partners from across the female community & voluntary sectors.
- Achieve KPI targets as laid out in the operational plan for the female game and coach education sectors, as agreed with your Line Manager.
- Retain and grow the number of affiliated female teams in accordance with the England Football Accreditation structures.
- Lead on planning and implementing Worcestershire FA's Coach Education offer.
- Work with the Facilities Lead in supporting female inclusion on all new 3G projects.
- Strategically coordinate the delivery of registered Girls' Wildcats centres and equivalent programmes.
- Work closely with the Disability and Inclusion Development Officer to ensure practices and programmes are carefully considered and inclusive for all.
- Develop and support leagues with their female offer to ensure their delivery is safe and inclusive through a programme of services that are modern, fit for purpose and have robust club and league structures in place.
- Raise the profile of the female game within the Worcestershire FA remit and work closely with key stakeholders in pursuit of this aim.
- Work to achieve any and all other remits which will be agreed with your Line Manager. To be reviewed annually to comply with the operational plan.
- You will be expected to work alongside the whole Development Team which may include supporting other events outside of your key responsibility areas.
- Ensure compliance with Worcestershire FA's health and safety policies and procedures.
- Provide the highest level of customer excellence to support volunteers across all FA Technology systems (FA Events, Club Portal, Whole Game System, Matchday app and Full-Time).
- Collaborate with the Designated Safeguarding Officer in all matters involving under 18s and adults at risk within the specified work remit.
- Contribute to ensuring that safeguarding and equality are embedded throughout Worcestershire FA and grassroots football.
- Execute additional tasks as required to meet Worcestershire FA's changing priorities.
What we are looking for
- Ability to work strategically with partner organisations across different sectors to plan and deliver football programmes.
- Project management skills and experience - to plan, set and achieve objectives to deadlines.
- Excellent IT skills, including the use of Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills.
- Good problem-solving and decision- making skills.
- Good communication and presentation skills.
- Exceptional customer service.
- An understanding of budget management.
- Good Report-writing skills and the capability to create multiple reports, budgets and plan.
- Ability to use data to monitor and evaluate programmes.
- Practical experience of sports / football / facility development.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of inclusion, equality, anti-discrimination and safeguarding.
- Knowledge of The FA coaching qualification framework.
- Knowledge of the structure and partner organisations within football, nationally and within the County FA locality.
To Apply
To apply for this role, please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter
explaining in detail how you are suitable for the position of Football Development Officer at Worcestershire FA. Your email should be marked 'Private & Confidential - Football Development Officer Application' and sent to
The
closing date for applications is
9:00am on Friday 23 rd September 2022. Interviews will be held in the
week commencing Monday 26 th September 2022.Due to the volume of applications received for most roles, we will only contact candidates if they are shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within five days of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been successful. We aim to provide feedback to shortlisted candidates who are unsuccessful at interview. However, due to the volume of applications received for most roles, we will unfortunately not provide feedback to those candidates who are not shortlisted for interview.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact for an informal discussion.
Documents
- FDO Recruitment Pack September 2022 V1.pdf (1.16 MB)