Female Football Development Coach in Burnley

Overview

Department: Football Development

Location: Turf Moor, Harry Potts Way, Burnley, BB10 4BX and various locations across Burnley and Pendle

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 21 hours per week (Mon-Fri and Sun)

Closing Date: Thursday, 5th March 2026

Salary: £22,300 per annum

The Role

The Female Football Development Coach will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day delivery of the Female Football Development Pathway. This role will work closely with the Female Football Development Manager and the Senior Female Football Development Coach to plan and deliver a comprehensive and purposeful Female Football Development programme, including but not limited to the Post 16 Girls’ Programme, FA Emerging Talent Centre, BFC Women Juniors, and community-based female football development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver high-quality sessions for the Post 16 Girls’ Programme, FA Emerging Talent Centre, BFC Women Juniors, and other community-based female football development initiatives.
• Engage, inspire, and empower participants in female-specific sessions to help them reach their full potential.
• Take an active lead with one of the BFC Women Junior age-group teams by planning, delivering, and evaluating high-quality training sessions and match experiences.
• Provide players with individual development plans (IDPs) and tailor sessions to meet their objectives.
• Identify talented female footballers and participants within the projects, referring them to the appropriate level within the female football pathway.
• Support the growth of the female football pathway by assisting the Senior Female Football Development Coach with student/player recruitment events such as tournaments, school visits, assemblies, workshops, and open training sessions.
• Ensure consistency of standards across all female football initiatives.
• Support the Senior Female Football Development Coach in organising guest speakers, trips, visits, work experience opportunities, and value-added experiences for Post-16 Girls.

Organisational & Engagement

• Proactively promote and assist other areas of the organisation when required, including BFC matchday activities and occasional evening work.
• Work in partnership with BFCitC and Burnley Football Club departments on community initiatives as identified by the Director of Football, Sport & Education, CEO of BFCitC and Board of Trustees.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Administration

• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation processes to ensure progress and impact are reported to key funders in a timely and effective manner. This includes maintaining registers, producing case studies, tracking KPIs, and using the Salesforce platform.
• Undertake appropriate administrative duties to ensure the smooth running of the programme, such as organising fixtures, officials, and transport, creating player reports, and collecting payments through various methods.

General

• Understand and implement the Charity’s Safeguarding policy, procedures, and best practice guidelines in your role.
• Work flexible hours where the role of the job requires.
• Comply with all Charity policies.
• Promote the Burnley FC in the Community brand and ethos in a professional, strong, and positive manner.
• Hold a commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.
• Willingness to attend training courses to enhance own professional development.
• Always demonstrate the Charity’s values.

This job description is issued as a guideline to assist you in your duties and is not exhaustive. You may, on occasions, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description.

Essential Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• FA Level 2/UEFA C in Coaching Football.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
• In date FA First Aid.
• In date FA Safeguarding.
• Experience of planning and delivering inclusive, high-quality regular football coaching sessions to players of all ages and abilities.
• Experience of managing a football team.
• Experience of working within a high pressured, results-driven environment.
• Ability to plan specific sessions based on Player IDP’s.
• Full clean driving license with access to own transport to travel to locations throughout the local area.
• Time management skills to be able to plan and regulate workload including the ability to prioritise demands and thrive under pressure.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills.

Please email hr@burnleyfc.com to request a copy of the full Job Description and Person Specification.

Safeguarding Statement

Burnley FC in the Community are committed to safeguarding children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Check (DBS), which will be paid for by the Charity.

E, D & I Statement

Burnley FC in the Community are committed to equality and diversity within the workplace. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Reasonable adjustments are available for candidates and those employed by BFCitC who disclose.

Veteran Statement

Burnley FC in the Community are committed to supporting veterans, reservists and the wider armed forces community. We are actively engaged in the recruitment of Service Leavers.

Mental Health Statement

Burnley FC in the Community are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and Mental Health of all of our staff.