Programme Coordinator - Girls Super League

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. 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. 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 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. This post is subject to an extensive disclosure check.

About the role:

We’re looking for an ambitious individual who will grow in the role, always striving to be better and, in turn, making the Girls Super League the best league provider in the country. Working as part of a small Super Leagues team, there is an opportunity to make a huge impact in this role. It requires a great team player who can navigate league admin, build and maintain strong relationships with our stakeholders, whilst consistently considering how we can work more efficiently. There will be challenges along the way but we’re looking for somebody that will see these as opportunities, removing the barriers and finding solutions!

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Program Management: Oversee the day-to-day running of each league, ensuring the smooth scheduling of staff, referees, clubs, and resources to deliver the highest quality league provision.
• Strategic Development: Collaborate with the Girls Super League team to implement a strategy for the growth of our league provision across London in line with our 2028 strategy.
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with other teams to support projects that align with Bloomsbury Football’s broader goals and mission.
• Club Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with representatives of our current and prospective clubs, with the aim of delivering the best experience as well as increasing participation.
• Advocacy: Represent Bloomsbury Football and the Girls Super League at events and forums, championing the role of grassroots football in driving social change, and highlighting the importance of our girls football provision.
• Other: Supporting the team with other duties as and when required.

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 excel in all of the following:

• Organisational Skills: Exceptional planning and coordination abilities, with experience managing schedules and resources across multiple locations.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging with diverse stakeholders.
• Relationship Building: Understanding, compassionate and fair, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels and tailor communication to the individual.
• Strategic Thinking: The ability to think critically and contribute to long-term growth strategies.
• Creativity: Innovative thinker with the ability to develop creative solutions to challenges faced within the role.
• Teamwork: A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work across teams and lead initiatives.
• Passion: A genuine commitment to creating social change through sport. Excellent academic record.

Benefits:

• Modern office in Camden Town with free gym membership.
• Regular staff socials.
• Opportunities to attend Premier League, WSL, FA Cup, League Cup, and Champions League football matches.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• 24 days holiday allowance, increasing by one day per year after two years’ service.