Director of FootballLahore Virgil FC

Location: Lahore, Pakistan
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Base salary of $1,300 per month, with performance-related bonuses taking total compensation to $2,500+ per month.

The Role

You will create and implement a football curriculum based on UEFA principles, lead coach education across the network and ensure every programme delivers a consistent, high-quality experience.

This is not a desk-based management role. You will be expected to coach on the pitch, lead from the front and take responsibility for the standards, structure and development of the coaching team.

You will report to the CEO and manage Directors of Coaching (City Leads), the League President and the Club Liaison Officer for Trips.

Key Responsibilities

Football Strategy and Growth

• Help deliver the CEO’s multi-year football vision.
• Expand Virgil Sports’ football offering across youth football, coach education, girls’ football and new programme formats.
• Build a connected football ecosystem including coaching, coach education, youth leagues and senior leagues.
• Support the launch and rollout of football programmes in new cities.
• Maintain Virgil Sports’ position as a leading football development organisation in Pakistan.

Curriculum and Player Development

• Own a single, coherent curriculum across recreational, competitive, school, charity and Sport for Good programmes.
• Adapt the curriculum by age group and programme type while maintaining clear standards across the network.
• Create training programmes based on European FA principles.
• Promote teamwork, discipline, sportsmanship and holistic player development.

Coach Management and Development

• Assign coaches to grounds, age groups and programme types.
• Publish full coaching schedules ahead of each term.
• Ensure coach allocation matches group size, capacity and curriculum requirements.
• Create and manage a formal development pathway from Junior Coach to Director of Coaching.
• Define the qualifications, competencies, contact hours, assessments and sign-off requirements for each stage.
• Mentor Directors of Coaching and Senior Coaches.
• Deliver internal workshops and provide feedback on session quality.
• Hire football staff independently and manage the performance of coaches and City Leads. Any dismissal will be subject to General Manager sign-off.

Football Operations

• Coach directly within the programme as part of a hands-on leadership role.
• Oversee weekly and monthly coaching schedules across all sites.
• Make decisions on training, fixtures and football activity based on weather, air quality, pitch conditions, safety and staffing.
• Ensure equipment checks, safeguarding reports and pitch setup duties are completed.
• Maintain strong operational and safeguarding standards.
• Ensure coaches record attendance accurately and that student records are kept up to date.
• Lead coach kit compliance across men’s, women’s and children’s coaching staff.

Leagues, Trips and Stakeholder Relations

• Oversee delivery of youth leagues, senior leagues, camps, tournaments, friendlies and domestic and international trips.
• Set the football programme, competition format, coaching standards and squad selection approach for leagues and trips.
• Manage football-side stakeholder relationships, including brand ambassador and player-facing partnership activity.

Person Specification

• Recognised coaching qualification: minimum UEFA B Licence; UEFA A Licence preferred.
• Proven experience leading, managing and developing a coaching team.
• Strong technical and tactical football knowledge, with the ability to turn this into a clear curriculum.
• Experience working with youth players across different ages and abilities.
• Safeguarding training and a clean background check.
• Excellent communication, people-management and organisational skills.
• Comfortable managing schedules and teams across multiple locations.
• A proactive, energetic and hands-on approach.
• Genuine passion for youth football development.

Benefits

• Accommodation and utilities provided through a collective budget.
• Domestic helper.
• Company car.
• Premium health insurance.
• Discounts at tourist sites.