Job Description

Job Title:

ETC Community Football Development Manager

Salary:

26,000 - 28,000

Hours of Work:

Flexible hours and working location is an option for the right candidate.

You will be expected to work a minimum of 37.5 hours per week, excluding lunch breaks. The role will include evening and weekend hours.

Location:

Blackburn Rovers Football Club, Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF.

Responsible To:

Operations Director

Contractual Status:

Full Time - permanent

Closing Date:

24th November 2025 @ 12pm (noon)

Interview Date:

w/c 1st December 2025

Overall purpose of the Job:

Lead the Girls Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) creating an environment that develops and supports players of the future to achieve their potential within a safe, inclusive, high performing professional club. Oversee and support the development of a clearly aligned, safe, inclusive community football philosophy across the Community Trust football provisions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

ETC:

To be committed to ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of all staff and players, promoting their wellbeing whilst maintaining professional boundaries. Oversee the ETC player development curriculum. Develop an effective pathway that prepares players to compete in their next level of football development. Develop a coaching and performance workforce within the club, that better supports players in the pathway. Create dynamic and versatile future players. Reflect and review on successes and opportunities to make best use the player's journey. Ensure the Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) programme adheres to or exceeds FA licence requirements. Be an advocate and guardian of the women's game. Seek input and respond to feedback from other staff across the department in the development and the delivery of the curriculum Oversee the work of staff to ensure practice supports player engagement in their learning and development. Ensure Identification Plans include accessible opportunities for potential players. Be a role model of good personal wellbeing practice and therefore show the way to the staff for sustainable performance. Provide clarity regarding expectations, regular feedback, and appropriate support to enable strong leadership, engagement, and performance in the role. Ensure every staff member has a personalised Development Plan (DP) that is tailored to meet their needs and wants. Observe and provide feedback to coaches to assist their development. Ensure all games activities are well managed with a development philosophy clear to players and coaches. Lead the audit and accreditation process from the club's perspective. Develop relationships with parents communicate with parents and educate then regarding their role in supporting their child's football and personal development. Seek feedback from others and reflect on personal behaviour and performance to identify areas for improvement. Create and maintain a personalised Development Plan (PDP), taking input and feedback from a variety of sources. Regularly review skills against job specification and identify areas for improvement. Attend CPD events and undertake CPD activities in line with identified development themes. Ensure all records are up to date, including player registration and FA portals.

Community Football:

To be committed to ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of all staff and players, promoting their wellbeing whilst maintaining professional boundaries. Lead and develop community school holiday football camps, providing a safe and enjoyable environment. Create a footballing strategy for all community football programmes, supporting coaches in the execution and enabling 'football for all'. Foster new partnerships to offer new football sessions external from Blackburn, promoting the brand of Blackburn Rovers and their charity. Ensure every football coach has a personalised Development Plan (DP) that is tailored to meet their needs and wants. Observe and provide feedback to coaches to assist their development. Ensure agreed budget targets are met and provide regular progress reports to the Operations Director. Keep actuate records, including use of a CRM system and good administration skills. Support matchday engagement. Be a flexible member of the Blackburn Rovers Community Trust team and when requested, assist in the delivery of other projects and activities including evenings and weekends. Support and develop the following football sessions, and exploring new avenues to engage with the local community: School Holiday Football Camps Community Development Football Sessions o Girl's Development Sessions (Pre-ETC) Premier League Kicks Wellbeing Football Provision Community Football

General:

To always be approachable and represent Blackburn Rovers Community Trust in a professional manner regarding dress, presentation, personal hygiene, attitude, conduct and professionalism.

To be able to work flexible and unsociable hours where the role of the job requires including some evenings, weekends and overnight stays.

To contribute to a positive working and learning environment.

Person Specification:

Essential:

Experience of creating and managing programmes to facilitate young players' long term athletic development.

An up to date understanding of Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures. Experience of roles which have brought understanding of how children learn and develop.

Experience of leading a team of people. Knowledge and awareness of diversity and equality challenges in football.

UEFA B/FA Level 3 in Coaching Football (Essential)

FA Safeguarding Children FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football (EFAiF)

Desirable:

UEFA A / FA Level 4 in Coaching Football. Experience of working with a charity and/or a professional football club community scheme.

Proven experience of financial management including financial control, information management, budget setting and implementation

Skills:

Identifies with a core value of developing players and the game, more so than competing and winning. Understands the importance in building the culture and focuses on building a safe, welcoming environment. Takes pride in delivering high quality work and is committed to achieving objectives. Is willing to commit to the working schedule to meet the business requirements. Is willing / able to adapt and change with the demands of a situation. Has strategies for self management and maintaining work-life balance. Works collaboratively (with players, parents, coaches and partners). Has strong communication skills; uses understandable language that's relatable at different age groups. Expresses enthusiasm, confidence and belief in players' capabilities. Earns trust by being respectful, supportive, and transparent. Is approachable; builds strong and personal relationships with different types of people. Is innovative and open minded; Unafraid to try new things in pursuit of developing and engaging players. Use research and insight to inform decisions. Highly organised; and Considers the impact of decisions on others

Values:

The successful candidate's values must align with those of Blackburn Rovers Community Trust: Innovation Creativity Individuality Inclusivity Diversification Proactivity Ambition Determination Principles Family

DBS Requirements:

Enhanced

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 26,000.00-27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Free parking On-site parking Sick pay Store discount
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 24/11/2025