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7:50 AM, Wednesday, 23 April 08. News

Sheffield & Hallamshire FA in partnership with The Football Association is looking to appoint a Senior Football Development Officer.

This exciting new position will report to the County Development Manager and will commence at the beginning of July 2008.

The successful candidate will:-

• Have significant Sports / Football Development experience.
• Have experience of staff management.
• Demonstrate individual initiative.
• Support team members in setting set personal objectives and targets.
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Have a solid understanding of the FA’s National Game Strategy.
• Have excellent customer service skills. .

Required: Essential
 Graduate/Graduate calibre
 Significant experience of Sports / Football Development
 Proven leadership skills
 Ability to work with partner organisations to deliver the County Plan
 Goal setting and planning
 Excellent communication and presentation skills
 Proven track record of managing staff and teams
 Ability to monitor and evaluate programme delivery
 Demonstration of equality in action
 Financial management
 Full driving licence

Key Skills and Experience Required: Desirable
 Knowledge of the structure and organisations within football
 Experience of report writing, ability to use emails and Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
 Knowledge of relevant funding agencies
 Management qualification

The successful candidate will fulfill the following roles:-

• Support the County Development Manager in ensuring that the Football Development Team works effectively to deliver the County Plan.
• Be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of the football workforce including delivery of Key Performance Indicators.
• Be responsible for the delivery of specific areas of the County Plan.

You need to be passionate and committed to the development of football at a local level. You must be able to motivate people, work under pressure, and be willing to work flexible hours, handle multiple priorities and be well organised and meet deadlines.

In addition, you must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence at all levels. You need to have credible experience in sport/football development. The post will require the need to travel extensively in the local area.

The Post is initially a fixed term contract that will terminate on 1st July 2011.

Circa £26,000.00 - £29,000.00

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter outlining how you would meet the needs of the position, your current salary and salary expectations. Please ensure you identify how your skills, knowledge and experience make you the ideal candidate for this role

Please submit all applications, marked “Private & Confidential” to:

Chief Executive, Sheffield & Hallamshire FA, 69 Cornish Place, Cornish Street, Sheffield, S6 3AF

Sheffield & Hallamshire FA actively promotes equal opportunities in employment, and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon 16th May 2008.
The date of interviews will be 4th June 2008.