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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.
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 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 where 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, FA 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.
Company
It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and successfully generates enough revenue to support investment of over £150m 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, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, and Vitality Women’s FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.
Football is a game for all, where anyone can change the world.
That might seem a bold claim. But we know it is true. Just look at how football steps up when times are tough. It provides education and empowerment, escapism and enjoyment. Promoting health and well-being, and the power of teamwork. And with our new strategy for 2020-2024, we have a plan for all. Positively impacting every community across the country. Everyone can win if we build on the progress made over the previous four seasons.
Football has the power to bring people together, remove barriers and be a force for good.
Our current equality, diversity and inclusion strategy will run until 2024 and forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.
Our three commitments,
* LEAD THE CHANGE - By actively tackling discrimination on and off the pitch.
* BE THE CHANGE - By building a diverse workforce from the inside out.
* INSPIRE THE CHANGE - By promoting an inclusive and united game which is for all.
Football Your Way – Disability Plan
We have an ambitious new three-year plan titled Football Your Way, to help develop, improve and raise awareness of Disability Football in England.
The new plan is the first of its kind and covers seven key areas, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring that as part of the equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, disabled people have the opportunity to engage and participate in football their way, from grassroots all the way to the elite end of the game. The plan comes under the umbrella of the broader equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which is about creating A Game For All.
The launch of the three-year plan, from 2021-2024, outlines our intentions to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce from inside the FA and out, and from top to bottom, whilst also growing participation, increasing the number and quality of coaches, developing an inclusive and diverse talent pathway, increasing support for elite players and raising the profile of disability football at every level.
Football Your Way will allow us to create and sustain a culture across the sport where disabled people have access to all opportunities and feel they truly belong, both on and off the pitch.
The seven pillars of focus are:
* Our People and FA Culture: Build full-scale awareness of what we have to offer disabled people while increasing understanding within the organisation around what it means to have a disability. Enhancing this understanding and creating an increased culture of inclusion will help increase disability declaration and representation within the organisation from 3.3 per cent to ten per cent.
* Participation: A focus on recovering and returning to pre Covid participation levels and then increasing the number of disabled people taking part in football, whether that be simply for fun or for competition across schools, clubs and the community.
* Talent Pathway: Ensure that disabled people understand what is available and how they can grow as athletes and showcase how sustainable and inclusive the pathway is. By 2024 the forecast is an increase of 25 per cent of players coming up through the Talent Pathway into England Para teams.
* National Teams: Provide world-class coaching and support services for six senior England and associated U21 teams with the aim of every Para team challenging for podium success by 2024. Football Your Way also commits to establishing two new blind and cerebral palsy England Women’s teams by 2024.
* Coach Development: Focus on recruiting and developing a great number of quality coaches that can nurture and grow future football players. By 2024, personalised support will have been delivered to all coaches in the talent and international pathway.
* Marketing and Communications: Embedding disability into everything that we do. This will range from ensuring disabled people are represented when we showcase our football offerings, to ensuring that we proactively increase the promotion of disability football. This will include driving awareness of opportunities available for disabled players, coaches or administrators and will be about working to challenge stereotypes and change perceptions.
* Partnerships: Ensuring sustainable funding is allocated to the future of disability football by securing two additional purpose-led partners.
Football can only become what we choose to make it.
Football means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some it’s dreams of elite excellence, for others it’s a way of connecting with their community and levelling the playing field. Both are true. For us, we’ve all got our own dreams and ambitions for how football can adapt, how it’s perceived, who it will reach and whose worlds it will change. Transport yourself ten years into the future, what does football look like?
That’s for you to decide.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
Lifestyle
* Pension Scheme
* Subsidised Onsite Gym
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Life Assurance
* Season Ticket Loan
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
At The FA, we are dedicated to developing our people both professionally and personally. We focus on business needs identified from our business planning process as well as the learning needs identified from our performance and development reviews.
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