Vacancy description
Key Information
- Division:Women's Technical
- Location:National Football Centre, St George's Park
- Vacancy Type:Full-time, Permanent
- Closing Date:7 February 2025
Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation through Winning England Teams.
Lead the technical development, player pathways, performance support and England women's teams. Work closely with other divisions to ensure that all technical aspects of the women's game are aligned with international standards and best practices. Champion women's football both internally and externally driving increased investment, visibility, and growth of the game.
We are working with Nolan Partners to support us with this recruitment.
Please send your cover letter and CV to thefa@nolanpartners.com in order to apply.
What will you be doing?
- Oversee the development and performance of the national women's teams, including senior, WU23, and youth teams, ensuring that they are competitive on the international stage.
- Drive a high-performing culture across the women's technical division that leads to the achievement of superior results.
- Lead and deliver the 24-28 strategy for the women's technical division.
- Collaborate with the national team head coach to ensure that technical and performance strategies are in place for the optimal performance and development of players at the highest levels.
- Deliver a broad and diverse talent system culminating in a strong supply of talent for England women's teams.
- Oversee the creation and continuous improvement of player development pathways, ensuring that young female players have access to the resources and opportunities they need to succeed.
- Support the development of national youth teams, ensuring that the best young talent is identified, nurtured, and integrated into national team programs.
- Develop and implement frameworks for talent identification and recruitment, with a focus on both performance and potential.
- Drive innovation and excellence in coaching, player development, and talent identification to elevate standards.
- Work with clubs, and academies, to establish and enhance development programs that align with the technical vision.
- Work closely with domestic leagues, clubs, and coaches to ensure the consistent application of technical standards.
- Ensure that coaching standards are continually raised across the country, providing guidance on the latest coaching methodologies, tactics, and player development practices.
- Develop a national network of high-quality coaches, offering support, mentorship, and ongoing professional development opportunities for female coaches
- Monitor player progress and ensure effective integration of the best players into the national team setup.
- Support the development of performance analysis systems and data-driven approaches to track and improve player and team performance.
- Act as the primary spokesperson for women's elite football within the FA and advocate for the growth of the game at all levels.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including government agencies, sponsors, media, and partners to secure funding, resources, and visibility.
- Partner with international football organisations and federations to exchange knowledge and keep abreast of global trends in women's football.
- Secure additional funding and sponsorship for through partnerships and advocacy.
- Work with the Men's Technical Director and Director of FA Learning to strengthen St George's Park culture and reputation as an outstanding home for England Teams and Coach Education.
- Execute 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 for the role:
- A proven track record of leading high performing teams and developing a healthy and inclusive culture - can role model FA values.
- Can evidence coaching at the highest level were working with elite players is the norm.
- Experience of working within the English professional game.
- Operates successfully in a matrix organisation where managing and influencing internal stakeholders is paramount.
- Capable of building strong relationships with a complex range of stakeholders.
- UEFA A License.
Beneficial to have:
- FA Licenced Tutor/experience of coaching coaches
- Experienced with the media.
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.
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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