Nottinghamshire Football Association – Football Development Officer – Role Profile
Job Title:
Reports To:
Football Development Officer
Senior Football Development Officer (SFDO)
Jobs Reporting into the Job Holder:
None
Job Purpose
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Lead, support, develop and sustain the delivery of the County Plan in partnership with key stakeholders
Provide high quality service to our customers
Principal Accountabilities/Responsibilities
All responsibilities covering the defined geographic areas (Newark & Sherwood, Bassetlaw and Rushcliffe) and local leagues. Lead officer across the County on Girls &
Women’s development as well as Disability football development
Growth and Retention
 Develop programmes to sustain and grow the player base of all formats of football
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Identify and develop positive intervention to raise awareness and increase participation
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Identify gaps in provision from mini soccer to youth, adult and veterans football and take appropriate action
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Identify and implement strategies to address the drop out of players
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Support and build links between schools, colleges, universities and FA Charter Standard Clubs
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Deliver a clubs services programme providing a range of training and support services
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Support a high quality introduction to football within schools, working with all school partnerships to deliver coaching, out of school hours programmes, volunteering and
young leadership programmes and the implementation of the competitions framework
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To support the ESFA, BCS and BUSA to run high quality flexible competitions
Raise Standards and improve behaviour
 Support and deliver the FA Charter Standard Programme
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Develop a network of high quality FA Charter Standard Community Clubs
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Support the implementation of behaviour initiatives e.g. Respect
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Work with the County FA Welfare Officer to ensure compliance
Better players:
 Support, resource and monitor the player pathways including under-represented groups by investing in high quality clubs and coaches
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Identify gaps in coaching provision and work with funding partners to address the need
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Implement the outcomes of the Youth Player Development Review
Running the game effectively:
 Work effectively with the Operations Team
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Work with key partners and volunteers to develop, implement and evaluate the County Plan and Local Area Plan
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Guide, support and lead volunteers through the Committee structure to deliver the County FA’s objectives
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Strengthen relationships with clubs/leagues
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Work with club/league administrators to promote and support IT developments
Workforce:
 Support the recruitment, retention and development of all volunteers
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Develop and deliver the coach education programme
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Develop and invest in young volunteers locally through the Football Futures Programme
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Recognise and reward volunteers through the annual Awards Event
Facilities:
 Support clubs and community groups to access small grants
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Support applicants to develop football development plans for capital bids to the Football Foundation and other sources
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Protect existing playing facilities and identify sites of potential risk
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Establish positive relationships with local partners
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Improve the access and quality of training and playing facilities
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Help prioritise investment into facilities and provide support and guidance to schemes to obtain funding
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Provide support and guidance to existing football facility providers and users to ensure their sustainability
Marketing PR and Communications:
 Support grass roots football to promote the game
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Support the delivery of targeted campaigns
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Positively raise the profile and the perception of the CFA in leading and developing grass roots football
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Use local data collected to identify our customer base and market accordingly
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Promote partnership/sponsorship opportunities across the County
Disability Lead:
 Effectively manage the Nottinghamshire Disability Football Family (NDFF) project
 Co-ordinate schools festivals and leagues for both Pan Disabilities and Impairment Specific groups
 Attend and successfully represent both the NDFF and Notts FA at conferences and meetings for disability and sport both on a county, regional and national level
 Co –ordinate and implement the “Ability Counts Flexible Football” League programme as the base for all adult players to participate in football
 Support the development of 4 county leagues, U16 Pan (W2PFC) 16+ (Ability Counts) Mental Health and School football
 Manage the Want 2 Play FC club programme to allow it to grow into a full network of teams
 Manage and map the opportunities for Disability Football in the county
 Effectively manage and administer the FA Cerebral Palsy Centre of Excellence for the region
 Effectively manage and administer the FA Player Development Centre in the county
 Be responsible for the budgets in this area
Girls & Women’s Lead:
 Effectively manage and influence KPI’s in order to improve female provisions in the county
 Attend all local and national meetings for women’s and girl football
 Create and implement new provisions designed at increasing participation
 Effectively manage The FA Female Player Development Centre in the county
 Map and manage all female provisions in the county
 Become the point of contact for women’s and girls football at local and national levels for the county
 Be responsible for the budgets in this area
Key skills and experience required – Essential: Experience of Sports / Football Development
 Ability to work strategically with partner organisations to deliver
programmes and courses
 Ability to work as part of a team and also to demonstrate the use of
individual initiative
 Knowledge of National Game Strategy
 Excellent communication and presentation skills
 Monitoring and evaluation
 Demonstration of equality and diversity
 Knowledge of accessing funding streams
 IT skills
 Report writing/development planning
 Time management
 Prioritisation
 Effective budget management
 Ability to interrogate data effectively
 Full UK Driving Licence
Key skills and experience required – Desirable: Knowledge of the structure and organisations within football
Behaviours required – Essential:
 Team Working
 Communications
 Customer Service
 Leadership
 Delivery
 Fairness, equality and Inclusion
Further Information
“As this role involves direct access to young persons under the age of eighteen, within the context of the job or any subsequently related activities or responsibilities, the
successful candidate will undergo a thorough screening process, which will include a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure, to ensure their suitability for the role. Any
candidates invited to interview will be sent a CFA Personal Disclosure Form, Guidance Notes and Privacy Statement to return at their interview in a sealed envelope”
Completed by Name/Role
Elaine Oram / Chief Executive Officer at Nottinghamshire FA
Date
12th June 2014