Head Coach Developer - Women's Coaching Pathway

About the Programme

Bloomsbury Football Foundation is on a mission to transform lives through the magic of football. Bloomsbury’s Women’s Coaching Pathway is built on the belief that every girl and woman in football deserves the chance to see herself reflected in a role model. This programme to build a real route from loving the game to making an impact in the local community at grassroots level.

We impact 7,000 young people a week, with community coaching at the centre of our approach. To us, a coach is a trusted adult, someone their players can rely on, helping them reach their full potential. This pathway has been created to ensure the cohort leaves feeling confident to coach any child, regardless of their ability or background.

Kicking off in early 2027, this one-of-a-kind programme delivers a mix of on-pitch and off-pitch learning, bringing coaches together with a trailblazing group of mentors and coach developers who’ve shaped the game themselves.

Because football, and the young people we coach, need more women leading from the sidelines.

About the role

As Head Coach Developer, you'll own how the programme runs. You'll work alongside our Head of Coaching to shape the curriculum, the six on pitch and off pitch CPD sessions, utilising the support of mentors as part of the cohort.

You'll design and deliver the CPD sessions, run workshops, and lead delivery from Kick Off Day through to final whistle. You'll be on the grass enough to know how everyone's progressing, and honest enough to help them grow through feedback, right through to handover into our hiring process.

This is a consultancy role with real scope to shape how the programme runs in its first year. It's a great fit for an experienced coach developer or coach educator who cares about community and grassroots football and wants to build something from scratch.
This role needs someone who can hold a high bar and a warm room at the same time. The best candidate has developed coaches before, knows the realities of grassroots delivery in London, and is motivated by seeing someone else get better rather than by coaching herself.

Who is this for?

Key Responsibilities

Design & Deliver the CPD Programme
- Work with our Head of Coaching to build the full curriculum of the Women’s Coach development pathway, including on and off pitch CPDs, clear milestones and development criteria
- Keep the content rooted in skills to deliver to mixed abilities and mixed ages, ensuring engagement and fun is of the highest importance
- Deliver these sessions to the cohort of aspiring community coaches
- Support with planning and execution of key moments within the programme calendar, such as Kick Off event and CPDs
- Arrange shadowing opportunities across our sessions so participants learn by doing, not just by listening
Build the Support Network
- Assist the Head of Talent in the recruitment of mentors, using your own network to bring in excellent coach developers
- Pair mentors with participants, supervise and manage pairing of programme participants to mentors
- Be the first point of contact for mentors and participants and keep the Head of Coaching informed on progress throughout
Quality, Safeguarding and Progression
- Track session observations and hold a clear, current picture of how each participant is developing and support participants at risk of falling short
- Manage graduation and the handover into our hiring process for contract and full-time coaching roles
- Gather feedback from the cohort and mentors, adapt the programme as it runs, and always uphold BFF's safeguarding policies and values
- Work alongside the Programme Organiser to ensure sharp delivery and high-quality, BFF-aligned programming
Essential Criteria
- Has a strong understanding of the barriers women face in football
- A recognised coaching qualification, UEFA B or above (UEFA A desirable)
- A track record designing coach development curriculum and mentoring or developing coaches directly
- Experience coaching in community settings beyond club or academy football, such as breakfast clubs, holiday camps, and sessions covering a range of ages and genders
- A good understanding of the grassroots and community football landscape, including the challenges facing women in coaching
- Comfortable owning delivery end to end as a consultant, working independently and reporting into a small team
- The organisational skills to plan and run a CPD programme from scratch
- Excellent communication skills with coaches, mentors, families and partner organisations
- Confident and up to date on safeguarding in youth sport, with an enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one)
- Able to travel across to London twice a month and work Saturdays in line with the delivery calendar
- Eligibility to live and work in the UK
Desirable Criteria
- Experience in coach education or a formal coach development role
- Lived experience of the barriers facing women and girls in football
- An existing network within the women's game
- Familiarity with FA coaching qualification pathways
- Experience working in the not for profit or social impact sector
- A mentoring, teaching or coach education qualification