Head of Programmes and Impact (Aston Villa Foundation)

Department: Aston Villa Foundation and Community Partnerships - Central Team

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Up to £52,000 per annum depending on experience

Location: Villa Park

Closing Date: 1 November 2026

Interview Date: 5 November 2026

The Department

The Aston Villa Foundation is a registered charity (number 1152848) that delivers the community and charity work of Aston Villa Football Club. Over the last 30 years, Aston Villa's community work has continued to cater for the needs of local residents, community members and fans, laying the important foundations for Aston Villa's presence in the local community today.

We work with children, young people and young adults both within the immediate areas surrounding Villa Park and the wider Birmingham population, providing a holistic landscape of opportunities to support them on their life journey. Through our three key strategic functions of Delivering, Connecting and Supporting, we share a drive for the Foundation to be seen as excellent, collaborative and innovative, with the ambition to be seen as an outstanding social impact charity. In all we do, we follow our mission statement of "Working together to Enrich Lives."

The Role

The Head of Programmes and Impact is responsible for the strategic leadership, development, delivery, and evaluation of all Aston Villa Foundation programmes. The role ensures that the Foundation delivers high-quality, evidence-based interventions that create meaningful impact across priority areas such as health, education, employability, and community inclusion.

This role will drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and measurable outcomes, ensuring programmes align with the Foundation's mission, stakeholder expectations, and funding requirements

For further information about the Role, please see the Role Profile.

The Person

The ideal candidate will

• Lead the design and implementation of a high-quality, diverse programme portfolio aligned to the Foundation's strategic objectives.
• Oversee all Foundation programmes, ensuring consistency, quality, and safeguarding standards.
• Contribute to the Foundation's overall strategic planning and organisational growth.
• Lead, inspire, and develop a team of Senior Programme Managers
• Have excellent organisational skills with the ability to oversee multiple programmes simultaneously, ensuring delivery against timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Why Join Us?

There has never been a better time to join Aston Villa Foundation. We are building a family ethos and culture to be proud of, and realising our ambitious plans for the expansion and improvement of our world-class facilities. If you are already excited by this challenge and want to play your part in our historic Club, then you'll be pleased to hear about our amazing staff benefits you'll receive whilst working for us! See our Staff Benefits booklet to find out more.

As part of your application, please ensure you upload your CV and Cover Letter.

For further information and to ask any questions about the role, please contact Ross Alexander by emailing ra72@avfc.co.uk

Right to Close Vacancy Posting Early

The Club reserves the right to close any advertised vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received.

Equality Statement

Aston Villa Football Club celebrates the diversity of its Club and embrace equal opportunities for all.

We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, sex and religion or belief.

Safeguarding Statement

Aston Villa Football Club is fully committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk across our Club. As such, we adhere to Safer Recruitment processes and for some roles a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service may be required prior to starting in a role at the Club. For more information, please see Aston Villa Football Club | The official club website | AVFC - Safeguarding