Director of Football Stroud, England
Job description
It's an exciting time to join as Director of Football of the Club. We attract a global audience to our brand on a weekly basis and have innovated in many areas.
We want to further advance on the footballing front in areas such as - Recruitment, Analysis, Sports Science/Medical, Academy and Psychology. We want to be cutting-edge and modern in our approach.
Job Purpose
Provide strategic direction, leadership, oversight and management on all aspects of Football to help realise the Board’s ambition and philosophy.
Main duties include:
- Lead the Footballing department - Line Management of Head Coach, the Recruitment department, the Academy, the Analysis and Sports Science teams (Medical and Fitness)
- Player Recruitment – work collaboratively with the Board, Head Coach, Scouts and Analysis department to bring in players within an agreed budget that improve the squad
- Working with the Board, contribute towards and have oversight of the new training ground and all football facilities.
You’ll have the skillset to deliver the duties listed above, and an attitude that ties in with the progressive positive nature of FGR.
In terms of your attributes and characteristics, this role will require:
- A background in Sport, ideally Football
- Leadership/management experience in handling multiple stakeholders with a positive approach
- Experience in Analysis within sport
- Match/player analysis, recruitment, and science/medical
- An excellent external contact network
- Exceptional communication skills - both written and verbal
- Commercial, negotiation and contract management skills
- Experience of managing budgets
- Forward thinking, setting and maintaining standards, constantly evolving and implementing innovative ideas in all aspects of the role
- Ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative
- Sporting qualifications are desirable
Founded in 1889, Forest Green Rovers is a football club with a rich 133-year history.
Now we are at the forefront of something entirely new here. FIFA described us as the greenest football club in the world – it's undoubtedly true that no other football club in the world has put the environment at the heart of what it does.
We aim to be in the Championship in around five years.
On the footballing side, we are on the journey of building an infrastructure, organisational structure and processes in line with our ambition. Now is the time to take the next step on this with this role being an integral part of that.
We're planning to build a stadium to match those ambitions. Designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid, 'Eco Park' will be the only stadium made entirely of wood – another world first.
What's in it for you...
Healthcare plan, life assurance and generous pension contribution
Volunteering day
Hybrid working
Various company discounts (including shops, days out and events)
Holiday of 25 days (plus bank holidays) & ability to buy/sell days
Cycle to work scheme, car pooling and onsite parking available
As a valued member of the team you will be supporting the Group Environmental policy and its associated targets to make the Green Britain Group net carbon neutral by 2025
Flexibility statement
The fast moving nature of the company's business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad hoc basis. This allows the company to use it's people in the best possible way at all times and helps the employees to make make their contribution in a changing environment.
Forest Green Rovers is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing equality for all.
