Lancashire Fa

**Our Organisation**
- Lancashire FA is the governing body for football in Lancashire, and the largest County Football Association in the country, leading the way in promoting and developing grassroots football. As a vision-driven company, we live and breathe our values daily, taking pride in reinforcing our positive people-focused culture.

We continue to support our footballing community driving forward with our vision to create ‘a Game for Everyone', as part of our mission ‘to lead and grow the game in Lancashire'.

We operate within a High Performing Organisation Framework and are in the final year of our latest 3-year strategy - it's an exciting time to join the teams championing football in Lancashire.

**The Role**

**Key Accountabilities**
- Attend one of the ‘Train the Trainer' course dates either in person or online or complete alternative training.
- Work with Lancashire FA Leads to collaboratively deliver the local ‘Equal Game' Training.
- Work with England Football Accredited clubs following their completion of the ‘Equal Game Training' to support in the creation of a bespoke female football game plan. This outlines new club-based opportunities for female players which may include new playing provisions, coaching development, volunteering roles, and creating safe environments.
- Support with engagement at every level of the club to maximise and sustain these opportunities for female players.
- Signpost and help clubs access relevant support including funding and coach development opportunities via the County FA, and FA Women & Girls Coach Development network.
- Support clubs to build and sustain relationships with relevant local partners such as charitable organisations, educational establishments, alongside other key partners to promote the new opportunities.
- Collaborate with County FA staff, national FA staff, FA Women & Girls Coach Mentors, FA Women & Girls Community Champions, external partners, and wider members of the grassroots delivery team workforce.
- Maintain records of the support being provided to grassroots clubs with the aim of providing clarity on work programmes, development opportunities and sharing of good practice.
- Ensure compliance with Lancashire FA Health and Safety & Risk Assessment policies.
- Ensure that the Lancashire FA effectively implement and maintain the FA's Safeguarding Operating Standard (S365) within Football through project delivery.
- Have an understanding and awareness of generic Equality law and of good practice within sports equality.
- Collaborate with the Safeguarding Department in all matters involving under-18s and adults at risk within football development programmes.
- Support messaging so that under-18s and adults at risk in youth and open-age adult grassroots football know how to report concerns about their wellbeing.
- Contribute to ensuring that safeguarding and equality are embedded throughout the Association and grassroots football.
- Comply with and promote FA rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidance that are in place.
- Meet all agreed targets in line with service requests.
- Provide exceptional levels of customer care both internally, with partners and externally.
- Support the wider staff and volunteer workforce, always adopting an excellent teamwork ethos.

**What we are looking for**
- Essential
- Can demonstrate a history of success in developing female grassroots football opportunities and/or an experienced sports development professional.
- Experience of facilitating and engaging with volunteers.
- Experience of engaging with external partners and stakeholders.
- Ability to build trust and develop effective working relationships within England Football Accredited Clubs.
- Ability to deliver practical support sessions to a range of club Volunteers.
- Understanding of how an England Football Accredited Club operates.
- An advocate for female football with an understanding of the challenges and barriers that both players and volunteers can face.
- Commitment to attend additional training provided as part of this programme.
- Flexible in approach with willingness to work evenings and weekends, as well as travel across the County.
- IT proficient
- confident with setting up and actively taking part in online meetings.
- Desirable
- Experience of volunteering within a grassroots football club as a Committee Member.
- Experience of mentoring others.
- Experience of accessing external funding.
- Knowledge of The FA's strategy for Women & Girls Football; Inspiring Positive Change.
- Knowledge of the England Football Accreditation Framework and the existing support and resources available to Accredited Clubs.

**To Apply**
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