About Bloomsbury Football
Young people in London are facing a growing mental and physical health crisis, made worse by the pandemic, social media and the cost-of-living crisis. These challenges disproportionately affect young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
At Bloomsbury Football Foundation, we believe in the transformative power of football to help address all these challenges. But the benefits of regular access to the beautiful game are not open to all and impossibly expensive for many families.
Our financial assistance model, coupled with our approach of mapping our service delivery around areas of highest Income Deprivation Affecting Children, is already making regular football accessible for over 5,000 children and young people each week.
In the context of an increasingly segregated society, we also bring together children from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities and nationalities – facilitating friendships across these societal divides.
We are on a mission to reach 20,000 young people a week by 2028, ensuring access to all, regardless of ability to pay or play. This includes a commitment to reach 10,000 girls weekly, as well as significantly expanding our Refugee & Asylum Seeker and Disability Football programmes.
As this role involves working directly with children, please note that Bloomsbury Football has a commitment to keeping children safe from all forms of abuse and to uphold our safeguarding responsibility. We will expect you to adhere to this commitment.
This post is subject to an extensive disclosure check.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Special Projects Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing and developing Bloomsbury Football’s provision for Refugee and Asylum Seekers and Pan Disability children. This role is essential in ensuring the smooth day-to-day operations of this programme while also planning for its long-term growth and impact. The successful candidate will work cross-functionally across the organisation to drive inclusivity and engagement, ensuring that Bloomsbury Football continues to provide football for all.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Programme Management: Oversee the daily operations of the Special Projects programmes, ensuring sessions run efficiently and effectively.
2. Coach Coordination: Schedule, and support coaches, ensuring high-quality delivery across all sessions.
3. Budget Management: Manage programme budgets, ensuring financial sustainability and maximising impact.
4. Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with key partners, including community groups, local authorities, and funding bodies.
5. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams such as operations, fundraising, and marketing to drive programme success.
6. Monitoring & Evaluation: Track programme impact, collecting data and reporting on key metrics to measure success and identify areas for improvement.
7. Strategic Growth: Develop long-term strategies to scale and enhance the Special Projects programmes in alignment with Bloomsbury Football’s goal of reaching 20,000 children per week by 2028.
Essential skills, experience and knowledge required
We are seeking a motivated and entrepreneurial individual who is passionate about making a difference. The ideal candidate will have:
Essential:
1. Experience in programme or project management.
2. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
3. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
4. Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
5. Passion for using sports as a tool for social change and inclusion.
6. Excellent academic record.
Desirable:
1. Experience working with Refugee and Asylum Seekers, Visually Impaired, or Disability communities.
2. Experience working in a startup or fast-paced environment.
3. Evidence of leading a project from inception to completion.
4. Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and Teams.
Other requirements
1. The candidate must have the right to live and work in the UK. Bloomsbury Football does not sponsor visas.
Benefits
1. Ongoing internal and external CPD.
2. Be a part of a rapidly growing organisation.
3. Opportunity to increase salary and grow your role.
4. Network within the non-profit & sports industry.
5. Branded Nike kit.
6. Discounts in Camden Markets.
7. Regular staff socials and football matches.
About the hiring process
Application review.
First interview with Harry Clarke (15-30mins).
Final Stage with CEO & Programme Manager (30-60 mins).
Reference checks.
Closing Date: March 28th.
Bloomsbury Football Foundation is committed to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion, and freedom of discrimination for all applicants. We encourage persons from any race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, religious or political belief, and disability to apply for our available roles.
We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and we encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. We are an equal-opportunity employer.
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