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Head of Community

Location: Redditch United Football Club, Redditch, B97 4AU

Responsible to: Managing Director

Hours: Full Time, 45 hours per week. Flexibility is required, including evenings and weekends.

Salary: Competitive

About Redditch United Football Club

Redditch United Football Club is committed to being much more than a football club. We believe football has the power to inspire, educate and transform lives, creating opportunities for people of all ages while strengthening our local community.

Over recent years, the club has established a growing portfolio of community programmes that support children, young people and adults across Redditch and Worcestershire. These include football development, school partnerships, curriculum support, holiday activities, inclusive football, fundraising, health and wellbeing initiatives and community engagement projects.

As highlighted within the club’s Social Impact Report, our ambition is to become one of the region’s leading community focused football clubs, delivering meaningful social impact alongside success on the pitch.

To support this vision, we are seeking an ambitious and innovative Head of Community to lead the next stage of our development.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Head of Community will provide strategic and operational leadership for all community activity delivered by Redditch United Football Club.

The successful candidate will oversee the planning, delivery and growth of the club’s community programmes while identifying new opportunities to increase participation, strengthen partnerships, generate sustainable income and maximise social impact.

The role will lead existing programmes including holiday camps, after school provision, curriculum support, football development and community events, while developing exciting new initiatives in mentoring, alternative provision and education.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced leader who is passionate about using football to improve lives and who wants to play a key role in shaping the future of one of Worcestershire’s most ambitious football clubs.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and deliver the club’s community strategy in line with the overall vision of Redditch United Football Club.
• Identify opportunities to expand community provision and increase the club’s impact across Redditch and the surrounding area.
• Develop innovative programmes that respond to local need and support long term sustainability.
• Provide regular reports, performance updates and strategic recommendations to the Managing Director.
• Represent the club at local, regional and national meetings, events and networking opportunities.

Programme Delivery

• Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of all community programmes.
• Oversee the delivery of holiday camps, after school clubs, curriculum support and football development activities.
• Develop inclusive programmes that engage people of all ages and backgrounds.
• Design and deliver engaging community events that strengthen relationships between the club and local residents.
• Lead the development of mentoring, education and alternative provision programmes for children and young people who require additional support.
• Ensure all programmes are delivered to the highest possible standard.

Partnerships and Business Development

• Build and maintain strong partnerships with schools, colleges, local authorities, charities, businesses and community organisations.
• Identify and secure new funding opportunities through grants, sponsorship and commissioned services.
• Develop commercial opportunities that generate sustainable income for community activities.
• Promote the work of the club through effective marketing, communications and community engagement.

People Leadership

• Recruit, manage, support and develop community staff, coaches, mentors and volunteers.
• Create a positive, inclusive and high performing team culture.
• Ensure all staff receive appropriate training and professional development.
• Manage staffing resources to meet programme requirements.

Governance and Safeguarding

• Ensure all community activity complies with safeguarding, health and safety and relevant legislation.
• Maintain accurate records, policies and operational procedures.
• Ensure appropriate monitoring and quality assurance across all programmes.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion throughout all areas of delivery.

Monitoring and Social Impact

• Monitor participation, outcomes and programme performance.
• Produce impact reports for the Managing Director, funding partners and stakeholders.
• Collect and evaluate data that demonstrates the difference Redditch United is making within the community.
• Support the production of the club’s annual Social Impact Report.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience managing community, education, youth or sport development programmes.
• Experience leading and managing teams.
• Strong leadership, organisational and project management skills.
• Experience working with schools, children and young people.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Experience developing partnerships across education, local government or the voluntary sector.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection responsibilities.
• Ability to manage budgets and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong IT and administrative skills.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Desirable

• Experience delivering mentoring programmes.
• Experience working within alternative provision or education settings.
• Experience working with children and young people with additional needs.
• FA Coaching Qualification.
• Teaching, Youth Work, Sports Development or Education qualification.
• Experience writing successful funding applications.
• Understanding of social impact measurement and reporting.
• Emergency First Aid and FA Safeguarding qualifications.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about making a positive difference through football.
• A confident and inspiring leader.
• Creative, ambitious and forward thinking.
• Able to build meaningful relationships across the community.
• Commercially aware and able to identify opportunities for growth.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Committed to delivering outstanding experiences for participants and partners.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first twelve months you will have:

• Increased participation across all community programmes.
• Expanded partnerships with schools and local organisations.
• Successfully launched mentoring and alternative provision programmes.
• Increased external funding and commercial income.
• Delivered high profile community events that strengthen the club’s reputation.
• Produced measurable evidence of social impact across Redditch and Worcestershire.
• Established Redditch United as a recognised leader in community football provision.