Vacancy description
Key Information
- Division:FA Learning
- Location:National Football Centre, St George's Park
- Vacancy Type:Full-time, Permanent
- Closing Date:12 June 2025
Develop and inspire elite performance...
The FA are excited to be recruiting for a Women's National Teams Coach Developer, who will play a critical role in supporting and advancing the quality of coaching within the women's professional game, with a specific focus on identifying and developing elite coaching talent capable of leading national teams in the future.
This role will work directly with England pathway coaches and identified coaches in the wider domestic game to ensure the next generation of coaching talent is equipped to thrive in international football and high-performance environments. Central to this role is the vision of preparing future England Head Coaches through bespoke development, rigorous tracking, and deep collaboration with the game's key stakeholders. The role will collaborate closely with the FA Women's Technical Director and Head of Women's Youth Development.
What will you be doing?
- Work directly with coaches within the England pathway and identify elite coaches within the Women's Super League (WSL) to support their ongoing development through tailored development plans, including observations and mentorship.
- Mentor identified elite coaching candidates with potential to progress to senior national team roles, including the England Head Coach role.
- Lead the design and delivery of personalised development programmes for England pathway coaches (WU15–WU23), supporting them in areas such as leadership, tactical innovation, communication, and high-performance development.
- Use data and video to support coach reflection and connect coach behaviour with team and player outcomes.
- Deliver impactful learning opportunities, including immersive placements, peer learning forums, international study visits, and cross-sport collaborations.
- Identify and actively track high-potential coaching talent within the women's game, ensuring a pipeline of capable future England national team coaches.
- Build close working relationships with WSL and Championship club staff to share insight, coordinate support, and co-develop promising coaches.
- Establish robust mechanisms for tracking coach development over time, including the use of observation tools, performance reviews, and coach self-reflection.
- Provide specific support to coaches transitioning between club and international football, helping them adapt to the unique demands of tournament cycles, short preparation windows, and national team cultures.
- Work closely with the Women's Coach Development team and FA Technical staff to align coach development with long-term strategic goals for England teams.
- Promote inclusion by identifying and supporting diverse coaching talent across all levels of the women's game.
- Collaborate with the Senior Lead Qualifications & Standards to ensure formal qualifications meet the evolving demands of elite women's football.
- Regularly report on coach progress and development activity, including succession planning for national teams.
- Act as a thought leader in elite coach development within the women's game, contributing to research, insight, and innovation.
- Executes additional tasks as required to meet the FA's 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 for the role:
- UEFA A or Pro License.
- First-hand experience working within elite football environments (senior first team or national team level).
- Proven ability to develop coaches through observation, feedback, mentorship, and co-delivery.
- Strong understanding of high-performance coaching practice and its day-to-day realities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect meaningfully with coaches and build trust quickly.
- Skilled in video and data analysis, with the ability to use performance insights to inform coach development.
- Deep understanding of adult learning and coach education principles, especially in high-stakes environments.
Beneficial to have:
- Undergraduate/postgraduate degree in sports science or related area.
- Hands-on experience coaching at the elite level or with high-performance teams/players.
- Expertise in sports psychology, especially in working with elite coaches to help them manage the psychological demands of their role and improve their leadership and player management skills.
- Strong project management skills to design, deliver, and oversee long term coach development programmes.
- Ability to drive innovation by integrating new research, technology, and methods into coaching development programs.
- Ability to deliver presentations, workshops, and seminars at conferences or within the organisation, sharing insights on elite coaching practices and trends.
- Ability to work effectively with coaches and players from diverse cultural backgrounds, understanding the nuances and challenges of coaching in international or multicultural environments.
- Strong ability to analyse data and produce reports on coaching development programs, outcomes, and areas for improvement.
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 well-being.
- 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 (based on a full-time, permanent contract.)
- A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.
For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers
We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.
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.
ABOUT US
The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.
The FA oversees England international teams across men’s, women’s, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, and Women’s Adobe FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park, all with a purpose to inspire positive change through football.
Our game can tackle some of society’s core challenges. It can bring communities together, nationally and locally. It can be a platform for inclusion, ensuring there is a place for all. It can get people active and promote wellbeing often at a time when we need it most. With UEFA EURO 2028 – hosted in the UK and Ireland – on the horizon, we have an incredible opportunity to transform football across the country.
Now is the time to inspire positive change.
We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model, and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.
Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of Wembley Stadium or St. George’s Park unless the role is advertised as a homebased contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.
THE PROCESS
We believe that assessment and selection should be robust, fair, and inclusive.
Following receipt of your application and the closing of the application process, you can expect a period of circa two weeks for us to thoroughly screen and shortlist, ahead of any next stage and interview.
Please note, we receive a high volume of applications so this can vary but we ensure that our assessor panel reviews all applications, and no use of automated screening or AI is used.
At an interview, we want to ensure that we see the best of you as an individual and increase our understanding of your skills and experience relevant to the demands of the role. It is very much a two-way process with importance placed on the candidate experience so that regardless of outcome, you feel valued, and treated fairly and hopefully have a positive experience.
No process is ever the same, but we would like to create an environment that is welcoming and ensures the experience is as enjoyable as possible.
We tailor our assessment and selection depending on the nature and demands of the role. The FA Resourcing Team will provide you with as much notice as possible about the process and the format of any interview will always be communicated to you in advance, including what to expect on the day and who you will be seeing.
We often receive a high volume of applications, and for certain roles, we will supplement your application, utilising our on-demand video interviewing platform. On-demand video interviews enable you to answer preset questions, in the comfort of your own home or office setting and at a convenient time for you, giving us greater insight into you as an individual and the skills and experience you might bring to the role and working at The FA.
We also utilise Microsoft Teams for virtual interviews and of course host you at our world class venues, Wembley Stadium and our National Football Centre, St. George’s Park.
GROUP STRATEGY
WE HAVE MOVED FOOTBALL FORWARD.
From 2020 - 2024, we have – in collaboration with our key partners – been able to deliver meaningful change across the game.
From winning our first major tournament in over 50 years to delivering thousands of high-quality pitches to the grassroots game.
BUT WE CAN’T STOP NOW - AND WE WON’T.
This new strategy is about doubling down. Our game can tackle some of society’s core challenges. It can bring communities together, nationally and locally.
It can be a platform for inclusion, ensuring there is a place for all. It can get people active and promote wellbeing often at a time when we need it most.
With UEFA EURO 2028 – hosted in the UK and Ireland – on the horizon, we have an incredible opportunity to transform football across the country.
NOW IS THE TIME TO INSPIRE POSITIVE CHANGE.
Our ultimate purpose is to ‘Inspire positive change through football’ – everything we do ultimately ladders up to this end goal.
The 2024-2028 strategy focuses on tackling four long-term strategic challenges that will fulfil this purpose and drive real change across the game, our ‘Game Changer’ objectives.
Underpinning these Game Changers are then four activities and approaches that will enable us to meet challenges head on, our ‘Drivers’.
EDI STRATEGY
Our equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.
A GAME FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION
Our 2024 – 2028 strategy outlines three fundamental pillars for delivering a game free from discrimination – Boosting Representation, Driving Inclusion and Tackling Discrimination.
These pillars ensure that our work uniting communities, improving lives, and inspiring positive change on and off the pitch will remain a core priority for English football for years to come.
We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The FA actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.
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.
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