Tottenham Hotspur
Job title:
Football Development Manager
Company
Tottenham Hotspur
Job description
Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English Premier League Club, based in North London.Led by the late great Bill Nicholson, the Club became the first in England to win the League and FA Cup Double in 1961, and the first in the UK to win a European Trophy two years later. Spurs has since been home to some of the game’s great entertainers, including Jimmy Greaves, Glenn Hoddle, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, Gareth Bale, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane.In April 2019, the Club opened an iconic new stadium that sits at the heart of a £1billion sport-led regeneration of North Tottenham. The stadium is the largest football club stadium in London and is a multi-use venue with the ability to host a variety of events 365 days a year, including NFL, boxing, rugby, concerts, and other major events, plus visitor attractions including Stadium Tours and the Dare Skywalk.The stadium development scheme has to date created more than 4,000 new jobs for local people, with circa £300m pumped into the local economy each year.Tottenham Hotspur has:
A clear strategy to develop talent from within its Academy, showcased by a strong track record of Academy players graduating to the first-team squad.
A £100m state-of-the-art Training Centre that supports the Club’s ambition to attract, develop and retain the best talent.
Commercial partnerships with globally recognised brands including AIA Group Limited (AIA), one of the world’s leading providers of life insurance services, and Nike, the world’s leading sports footwear and apparel company.
A commitment to minimizing its environmental impact across Club operations, being named as the greenest in the Premier League for the past three years. Tottenham Hotspur is a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, committing to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and become net zero carbon by 2040.
An award-winning Foundation that is renowned for creating opportunities to help enhance the lives of people in its local community through education, employment, health, and social inclusion programmes.The Club is seeking a Football Development Manager to provide strategic support to the Head of Spurs Football Development (SFD) to lead the management, operation and strategic development of all SFD programmes to ensure that programmes perform within budget and meet relevant commercial targets.JOB PURPOSE
The post-holder will work closely with staff based internationally to support their day-to-day operation and programme performance. Additionally, the Football Development Manager will be at the heart of developing strong player and coach development pathways internally across all football departments I.E. Academy/Women’s/Foundation to ensure that there is a progressive pathway for players and coaches within the Club, with appropriate operational processes aligned to these pathways. The Football Development Manager will ensure that that all SFD programme/events operations, logistics and processes are delivered in a professional manner and adhere to all relevant Club policies, operating procedures, and coaching philosophies.The position will involve working irregular hours (e.g., evenings / Saturdays / Sundays / Bank Holidays) so a flexible candidate is sought.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Working with the Head of SFD, lead on the implementation of strategic management, development and operation of all international SFD programmes, its strategic business direction and future growth.
Provide a point of contact for international leads to support the management, operation and development of appropriate international strategies across existing SFD partnerships in key markets/regions to ensure world class delivery.
Line manage SFD Operations Manager to develop and refine operational processes that underpin our domestic football development programmes to ensure first class delivery and clear communication across all areas of the business, in addition to aligning these processes into SFD’s international programmes.
Line manage the SFD Coach Developer to ensure that there is a first-class coach development programme, and relevant operational processes, in place as part of creating a strong coach development pathway for SFD to progress within the department.
Work within the SFD Strategic Management Group to ensure that programme objectives and priorities are on track, whilst working collaboratively to support broader needs across all SFD programmes
Support the Head of SFD with the identification and development of new business opportunities that support the broader Club’s strategic projects E.G. Domestic & International Fan Growth projects to support player development, coach education and enhance brand awareness in key markets.
Lead on the integration of SFD with other key departments I.E. Marketing, Legal, Finance, Partnerships to develop an efficient and aligned way of working across key areas of the Club with regards to all international projects.
Working with the domestic management group to support the implementation of a quality assurance strategy to support all coached across SFD programmes.
Work with the Domestic Programme Manager with the development and implementation of a clear player and coach pathway into/from SFD into relevant environments e.g., Academy/Women’s, working closely with the Player & Coach Development Coordinator & Coach Developer to align staff within domestic and international delivery and to build closer working relations to strengthen the coaching workforce across the Club.
Work with broader commercial team to strategically plan on key Club partnership activation to ensure appropriate staff are identified and allocated to these events as well as support new commercial opportunities and growth.
Work closely with the SFD Business Development Manager, and the Domestic Programmes Manager to develop additional business opportunities domestically and to ensure that partnership requirements align with the operational needs of the business.
Ensure a robust monitoring and evaluation report process for all SFD programmes is in place and adhered to by all programme managers.
Support the process of all SFD contract and legal negotiations for all international partnerships as directed by the Head of SFD.
Support the development of strategic club partnerships, where required, including, Nike, NFL, AIA, Grow Football. Understand and comply with all relevant Club policies.GENERAL
Understand and comply with all relevant Club policies.
Understand and comply with the Club’s health and safety procedures.
Adhere to the Spurs Football Development Coaching Code of Conduct.
Promote, adhere to, and implement the Club’s Equality & Diversity Policy.
Attend all Spurs Football Development in-service training events as required.
Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be expected.PERSON SPECIFICATION
Values & respects others, builds relationships, collaborates, and works well within a team environment.
Generate innovative ideas and strive to deliver the highest standard of service as possible.
Alert – attentive and observant, able to make decisions quickly and adapting to situations.
Proactive – think ahead rather than simply reacting in the moment, particularly when travelling to culturally different international markets.
Able to work independently, showing initiative, taking responsibility, and thinking logically.
Reliable – be able to commit to scheduled programmes and to be punctual.
Passionate – taking great pride and enthusiasm in your work.
Fantastic personal skills – good communicator: friendly, approachable, positive attitude.SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Sports/Business development related degree or equivalent
Experienced in the management of football development and/or community programmes
Track record with strategic planning, stakeholder engagement and programme development.
Exceptional leadership skills with experience of managing large, diverse teams.
Strong financial acumen and experience in budget management.
Excellent attention to detail
Demonstrated project management and event coordination skills
Excellent Word, Excel & PowerPoint skills
Strong Communication skills and ability to build relationships with a wide variety of stakeholdersSafeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to various background, DBS and reference checks for this role.Tottenham Hotspur Football Club welcomes applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.How to applyhttps://ce0812li.webitrent.com/ce0812li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=9447152BOp&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=8012234kdf
Expected salary
Location
London
Job date
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:24:55 GMT
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