A new vacancy has arisen at the Liverpool FA.
Liverpool County Football Association working in partnership with The Football Association is looking to appoint a Senior Football Development Officer.
This exciting new position will report to the County Development Manager and will commence from December 2011 and will be based at Liverpool County FA Headquarters, Walton Hall Soccer Centre, Walton Hall Avenue, Walton, Liverpool, L49XP.
The successful candidate will:-
- Be a Graduate or of Graduate calibre.
- Have significant Sports / Football Development experience.
- Experience of managing staff.
- Have the ability to lead a team and to work as part of a team.
- Demonstrate individual initiative.
- Support team members to set personal objectives and targets.
- Be able to work strategically with partner organisations to deliver programmes and courses.
- Be have excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Hold a driving licence.
The successful candidate will fulfil the following roles:-
- Ensure that the Football Development Team work effectively to deliver the County Plan.
- Be responsible for goal setting with the Football Development team.
- Be responsible for monitoring and evaluation of the workforce including delivery of Key Performance Indicators.
- Have a solid understanding of The FA’s National Game Strategy.
- Posses excellent customer service skills.
- Posses leadership qualities, be fair and have an understanding of Equality and Inclusion issues.
You need to be passionate about and committed to the development of football at a local level. You must be able to motivate people, work under pressure, willing to work flexible hours, handle multiple priorities and be well organised and meet deadlines.
In addition, you must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence at all levels. You need to have credible experience in sport/football development. The post will require the need to travel extensively in the local area.
For further information on this role, please contact Hannah Simpson on 0151 5234488 or e-mail
hannah.simpson@liverpoolfa.com To apply for this position, please submit your current CV together with a covering letter detailing how you meet the demands of the post, your current salary and salary expectations.
All applications should be marked 'Private and Confidential' and addressed to Hannah Simpson, County Development Manager, Liverpool County FA Headquarters, Walton Hall Soccer Centre, Walton Hall Avenue, Walton, Liverpool, L49XP or alternatively via email to
hannah.simpson@liverpoolfa.com Closing date for this position: 12pm on Friday 11 November 2011.
Interviews will take place on: Monday 28 November 2011.
Due to the volume of applications we will only inform those candidates who have been selected for interview. If you have not heard from us by Friday 18 November please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Liverpool County Football Association is committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
