Job Description

Role:

Performance Nutritionist (Women's & Girls')

Hours:

This is a full-time role requiring flexibility to work evenings and weekends. This role will be required to work all home and away matches.

Location:

American Express Elite Football Performance Centre, Lancing

Contract Type:

Permanent

Deadline Day:

26th June 2025



About Brighton & Hove Albion FC

We compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage while embracing our Sussex community spirit. At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to high performance, professional excellence, and making a positive impact.



Fuel the future of women's football

We're looking for a dedicated Performance Nutritionist to lead and deliver best-in-class nutrition support across our Women's and Girls' programme.

In this pivotal role, you'll:

Shape and implement a forward-thinking nutrition strategy tailored to female athletes. Provide hands-on support at training camps and fixtures, home and away. Collaborate across departments to ensure a unified, evidence-based approach to performance nutrition. Support recovery, injury rehab, and physiological development with tailored interventions. Work closely with catering and medical teams to optimise player health and performance.

You'll be part of a high-performance team, committed to clean sport, innovation, and continuous improvement.



Who we're looking for

A proactive, knowledgeable, and collaborative professional with experience in elite sport, a passion for female athlete health, and a drive to make a real impact. You will have experience and a proven track record in the provision of nutrition support to athletes and coaches to improve performance. This experience should include working with national or professional teams and their athletes, ideally within team sports.



To find out more about this role, click here to view the job description.



Our values are essential to our success

Our values serve as guiding principles for how we connect with one another, our fans, partners and sponsors. As a club, we embody these values in everything we do:



Treat People Well Exceed Expectations Aim High. Never Give Up Act with Integrity Make it Special

How we say thank you

In appreciation for your hard work and dedication, we are pleased to offer you a range of additional benefits, including but not limited to:



Complimentary breakfast and lunch at both sites ?23 days holiday rising with length of service (pro rata for part time staff) Rewards platform, which includes access to 900+ retailers, a wellbeing centre and more! Enhanced family policies ?? ?Access to a gym and padel court at our training ground Priority access to match tickets and access to free WSL tickets for 2025/26 season In-house training programme and CPD opportunities Exclusive discounts and benefits from our partners and local businesses

Our commitment to EDI

We take pride in being an equal opportunity workplace that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Our core values foster a strong ethical culture, enabling us to meet the needs of our diverse audience, both on and off the pitch. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact teamtalent@brightonandhovealbion.com



Safeguarding is part of everything we do

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.



This position is UK-based and requires proof of the right to live and work in the UK. All job offers are conditional upon background checks, including a full 3-year reference history, DBS checks, and verification of your eligibility to work. Please note, we do not sponsor applicants without the right to work in the UK.