This position reports direct to the County Secretary and will lead a team to co-ordinate and implement the County’s Football Development and Facilities Strategies.

The role encompasses the following areas:

  • Strategic planning,
  • Football development (including club development, education, small sided football, women’s and girls football, disability football, social inclusion, coach education, child protection and volunteer development),
  • Facility development (including working with Local Football Partnerships and the Football Foundation and identifying, visiting and supporting priority applications)
  • Devising an investment strategy to obtain the optimum resources for football development and facility development programmes within the county.
  • To apply you need to be of graduate calibre and have a minimum of two years’ experience in sports development. You need to be passionate about and committed to the development of football at a local level. You must be able to work under pressure, handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines. In addition you must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence at all levels. You need also to have a current driving licence

Salary £24k circa

For further information on the role please phone 0113 2821222 or log on to http://www.wrcfa.com/

To apply please send a CV and covering letter with details of your current salary and your salary expectation for the role marked "Private and Confidential" to:

Roy Carter, County Secretary, West Riding County FA, Fleet Lane, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8NX

Closing Date is Friday 14 January 2005

Interviews will be on Tuesday 8 February 2005


Job Description

Title: County Development Manager, West Riding County FA

Salary: £24k circa

Location: County Football Association Headquarters

Responsible to: County Secretary, west Riding County Football Association

A Steering Group, including County Secretary, County Development Manager, F.A. Regional Football Development Manager and F.A. Regional Facility Manager will be established to oversee the post holders work programme.

Purpose of Post: To co-ordinate and implement the County Football and Facility Strategy in partnership with key stakeholders ensuring high quality opportunities are available for all.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Leadership

  1. To manage the Football Development Team including objective setting, work programmes, performance measurements, appraisals and personal development plans
  2. To provide support to the work of the Local Football Partnership, create effective consultation processes with key partners including developing relevant strategies and reports.
  3. To support the County Football Association Development Committee (and other committees/council as deemed appropriate.) Produce verbal and written reports as required.

Strategic Planning

  1. To devise, develop and implement the County Football Development Strategy
  2. To devise, develop and implement the County Facility Strategy
  3. To devise an annual work programme and targets
  4. To monitor performance against set objectives and targets
  5. To manage the budget and provide reports to FA and other funding agencies as appropriate
  6. To attend FA/County FA Steering Groups on a quarterly basis. Provide quarterly reports to The FA on progress against agreed targets

Programme Management – Football Development

  1. Oversee the establishment of a comprehensive Club Development Programme within the County Association e.g. FA Charter Standard Programme, Volunteer Development
  2. Oversee the establishment of a comprehensive Football in Education Programme within the County Association e.g. FA TOP Sport Football, Junior Football Organisers Course, Charter Standard Schools Programme.
  3. Oversee establishment of the coach education, child protection and volunteer development (EFCA) programmes.
  4. Oversee the establishment of equity and inclusion programmes within the county

Small Sided Football

  1. To support the development of small sided football in partnership with relevant agencies.

Programme Management - Facility Development

  1. To identify, in consultation with Local Football Partnership(s) priorities for facility development.
  2. Provide Football Foundation workshops to support applicants in the development of capital projects.
  3. To visit priority applicants and provide support regarding facility and football development plans.
  4. To review the accuracy of the REFF audit and feedback amendments to the Football Foundation.

Investment Strategy

  1. To devise a strategy to obtain the optimum resources for football development and facility development programmes within the county.
  2. Provide a programme of information and support to partners regarding football funding applications.

Monitoring and Evaluation

  1. Monitor and Evaluate football and facility development programmes and ensure that there is effective equity throughout the programme
  2. In liaison with the Regional Development Managers agree performance indicators. Provide quarterly and annual reports on progress

General

  1. To carry out all duties with regard to relevant legislation and the County Associations policies and procedures including:

    i. Health and Safety Policy
    ii. Equal Opportunities Policy
    iii. Harassment Policy
    iv. Email and Internet Usage Policy
  2. To undertake such other relevant duties as may from time to time be determined by the Chief Executive/Steering Group.

County Development Manager - Person Specification

Essential

  1. Graduate or graduate calibre.
  2. At least two years sports development experience.
  3. Knowledge of relevant funding agencies.
  4. Understanding of sports equity.
  5. Leadership Skills including the ability to be able to control meetings.
  6. Experience of managing a team of people.
  7. Experience of managing projects/events.
  8. Evidence of influencing skills/negotiating skills.
  9. Strong communication skills.
  10. Presentation skills.
  11. Evidence of innovation and problem solving.
  12. Confident.
  13. Team working skills.
  14. Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative.
  15. Flexibility on hours and weekend work.
  16. Own transport and Driving license.

Desirable

  1. Knowledge of The F.A.’s National Game Strategy.
  2. Experience of working with budgets.
  3. Experience of writing reports.
  4. Ability to use Word, Excel and Powerpoint.