Lead Goalkeeping Coach in Birmingham

Birmingham City Women’s Football Club is on the rise. We are part of an exciting period of accelerated growth and modernisation, playing our part in a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support the transformation of England’s second city as part of the Sports Quarter project. With significant investment across our football, commercial, and community operations, we are rebuilding the club for long‑term success — on and off the pitch.

We are seeking a high‑performing and driven Lead Goalkeeping Coach to design and lead an elite goalkeeping programme within our Women’s First Team competing in the WSL. You will create a high‑performance environment that maximises goalkeeper development across all phases, leading the goalkeeping department across the entire women’s pathway, ensuring alignment from development to First Team level.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head Coach in building a successful first team competing within the WSL in a high‑performing environment.
• Develop and lead a successful goalkeeping programme capable of succeeding in the WSL, considering technical, tactical, physical, and psychological elements.
• Lead the goalkeeping department across the women’s pathway, ensuring alignment, consistency and progression of goalkeepers at all levels.
• Line manage the PGA Goalkeeping Coach, providing leadership, direction, and support to ensure the effective delivery of the club’s goalkeeping philosophy.
• Write and lead on a BCWFC goalkeeping strategy that focuses on the development of all goalkeepers in the pathway.
• Deliver goalkeeping CPD internally to upskill staff within the women’s pathway.
• Attend all women’s first team training sessions and matches played by the club.
• Support the Head Coach in determining match day strategy/gameplan for squad and individual players through pre/post match analysis, opposition analysis, player IDP, and accumulative data capture.
• Support and deliver outfield sessions as and when required.
• Prepare, deliver and review the teams defending set piece strategy and principles as requested by the Head Coach.
• Be responsible for organising and documenting individual development plans for the goalkeepers, in collaboration with technical and interdisciplinary staff.
• Support and collaborate with PGA staff ensuring appropriate integration, transition and development of goalkeepers through the pathway ready for first team involvement.
• Support the Recruitment Lead in creating a database of potential goalkeepers, scouting targets and providing appropriate reports on performance and potential of individuals.
• Support the monitoring of any loan players as requested by Recruitment Lead and/or Head Coach.

What we’re looking for in you

Essential Requirements

• UEFA A Licence GK holder.
• FA Licensed Coach (Member of the Licensed Coaches Club to cover safeguarding and first aid).

Desirable Requirements

• UEFA A Licence holder.
• Understanding and empathy with education and learning with a strong commitment to personal development and training.
• Coach mentoring experience.
• FA Advanced Youth Award.
• Talent ID Level 3 or above.

Personal Attributes

• Flexible approach to working hours including evenings and weekends.
• Proactive and reliable.
• Enthusiastic, confident and 'above and beyond' attitude.

Birmingham City FC is proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Candidates are assessed solely on merit, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or caring responsibilities. We value diversity and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. If you require any adjustments to support you during the recruitment or interview process, please let us know when applying.