Female Football Development Coordinator

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000

Job Title: Female Football Development Coordinator

Department: Community Football Development

Reports to: Senior Manager - Football Development

Brentford FC Community Sports Trust is seeking a passionate, motivated and highly organised Female Football Development Coordinator to lead the operational delivery, coordination and continued growth of its female football development provision.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for the Trust's Girls Football Development Programme, Girls Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) and Girls U18 Junior Premier League (JPL) team, ensuring high-quality coaching, effective programme management and clear player development pathways.

The role will also focus on building and maintaining strong relationships with professional girls' academies, grassroots football clubs, schools, local authorities and key community partners to create meaningful opportunities for female players to progress and achieve their potential.

Working closely with the Senior Manager of Football Development and wider Trust departments, the postholder will contribute to the strategic development of female football, increasing participation, improving accessibility and strengthening the Trust's reputation as a leading provider of girls' and women's football.

• Programme Management: Coordinate and oversee the delivery and continued development of the Trust's Girls Football Development Programme, Girls Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) and Girls U18 Junior Premier League (JPL) team, ensuring high standards of coaching, organisation and player experience.
• Player Development and Pathways: Implement the Trust's coaching philosophy and player development framework, ensuring clear progression opportunities from grassroots and development football through to ETC, professional academies, Post-16 education and senior women's football.
• Academy and Grassroots Partnerships: Establish, develop and maintain strong relationships with professional girls' academies, grassroots clubs, schools, governing bodies and community partners to create opportunities for player identification, development, fixtures and progression.
• Strategic Development: Support the implementation of the Trust's female football development plan across Sports Participation and Community Engagement, contributing to the continued growth of women's and girls' football.
• Participation and Programme Growth: Identify and develop new opportunities for female football participation across Hounslow, Ealing, Richmond, Hillingdon, Spelthorne and Berkshire, focusing on recruitment, retention, accessibility and inclusion.
• Coaching Workforce Development: Coordinate, support and develop a workforce of part-time and casual coaches, ensuring consistent coaching standards through regular observations, feedback, mentoring and professional development opportunities.
• Fixtures, Tournaments and Events: Plan and coordinate competitive fixtures, development match days, tournaments, festivals and trials, including opportunities against professional academies and other suitable opposition.
• Programme Administration: Maintain accurate attendance registers, player records, VIEWS database information, risk assessments and other operational documentation, ensuring programmes are delivered efficiently and in accordance with Trust procedures.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Monitor and evaluate programme performance, player development, participation, retention and outcomes, providing regular reports and updates against agreed departmental objectives and KPIs.
• Community Engagement and Inclusion: Work collaboratively with internal departments and external partners to remove barriers to participation, promote equality and inclusion, and demonstrate positive outcomes in participants' physical and mental well-being, confidence and personal development.
• Safeguarding and Professional Standards: Ensure all programmes operate in accordance with the Trust's safeguarding, health and safety and equality policies, maintain appropriate equipment and resources, participate in relevant staff training and undertake any other reasonable duties as required.

• To ensure compliance with all relevant policies, including health and safety and safeguarding policies
• To ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements
• To ensure compliance with the Trust's Code of Conduct.
• To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally, maintaining a professional image at all times when representing Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
• To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Trust and its personnel
• To maintain a flexible approach to work at all times

• Senior Manager - Football Development
• Community Football Development Co-ordinators

· Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate young players.
• Excellent organisational and planning abilities.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and staying updated with the latest coaching methodologies.

· Ability to travel to variety of workplaces within West London utilising own transport.

· Flexible to work outside normal office hours including midweek evenings and weekends