The FA's Grassroots Division are looking for a National Development Manager - Solutions & Innovations to:

• Design, lead and implement annual events and resources, including a national conference, roadshow and various multimedia resources for families, coaches and young people, all aligned with The Greater Game behavioural change principles.


• Implement and grow The Greater Game Flagship Clubs offer to ensure national reach and alignment with stakeholder priorities.


• Lead the expansion of sessional football activities for 14-16 year old girls


• Support the creation of a range of female health initiatives


• Support the design and delivery of CFA and National Partner workforce training


• Support the evolution of the Youth Game

Please include a cover letter with your application, clearly outlining how you meet the specified criteria.

Interviews are currently scheduled to be held on Tuesday 8th October in Wembley.

What will you be doing?

• Design, lead and implement annual events and resources, including a national conference, roadshow and various multimedia resources for families, coaches and young people, all aligned with The Greater Game behavioural change principles.


• Implement and grow The Greater Game Flagship Clubs offer to ensure national reach and alignment with stakeholder priorities. Utilising the support of Flagship Club relationship managers.


• Maintain effective communication with The Greater Game Senior manager and various stakeholder groups to ensure new and existing interventions are developed to achieve maximum impact and drive transformational change.


• Lead the design, development, and piloting stages of new interventions to ensure The Greater Game is embedded into grassroots football clubs. Ensuring partners are engaged and embedded throughout.


• Develop strong relationships with programme partners, County Football Associations and Grassroots Football Clubs


• Develop a strong network of experts and remain up to date with effective practice (nationally and internationally) and identify domestic solutions that can improve grassroots football participation.


• Support the creation of a range of female health initiatives


• Support the design and delivery of CFA and National Partner workforce training


• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.


• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.


• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential Skills:

Knowledge

• Undergraduate degree/equivalent qualification


• Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football

Experience

• 5 years' experience of volunteering in grassroots football clubs


• Experience of implementing off-pitch practices (Eat, sleep, move, think) to help improve on pitch performance.


• Experience of delivering events for adults and or young people


• Skilled and practiced at using creative and innovative thinking to engage target audiences


• Ability to design and create football practices/ interventions that meet the needs of the football pathways


• Communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.


• Ability to manage, prioritise and complete work across multiple streams and deadlines.


• Experience of designing training events for adults


• Demonstrate creative delivery approaches to diverse audiences.

Technical Skills

• Basic budget management skills


• Advanced event and project management skills


• Advanced reporting and writing skills


• Advanced Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, one note


• Ability to create presentations and present to a wide range of key stakeholders

Desirable Skills:

Knowledge

• Postgraduate degree


• UEFA B Certificate in Coaching Football


• Recognised project management qualification

Experience

• 5 years' experience of working and delivering football for players aged 12-16 (male, female and disabled) in football clubs.


• Experience of developing and implementing behavioural change programmes for teenagers


• Experience of creating resources for 12–16-year-olds

Technical Skills

• Extensive event and project management skills


• Extensive Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, one note


• Experienced at creating and delivering presentations to project boards

A full clean driving licence

What's in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.


• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.


• Free private medical cover.


• A contributory pension scheme.


• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.


• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.