Women’s Academy U21s Assistant Coach – Manchester United

The Purpose:  
The purpose of this role is to contribute to a winning women’s first team by developing a core group of players from its youth pathway. This will be achieved by creating the most successful girls’ academy by revolutionising the way we:

1. Nurture and maximise the potential of every girl involved in our pathway.
2. Develop an entertaining and winning style of attacking football the ‘Manchester United Way’.
3. Create a world-class environment.

The Role:

• Plan, prepare and deliver high quality training sessions.
• Plan and prepare for each match with particular emphasis on the needs of individual players.
• To always adhere to the Manchester United development & coaching ‘Redprint’ philosophy.
• To engage fully in CPD events organised internally and externally.
• Support player welfare.
• To attend games for scouting and recruitment purposes as required.
• To deliver post-match video sessions for the team / units and individuals as required.
• Uphold the standards of sportsmanship, behaviour and playing style expected at Manchester United.
• Contribute towards a positive working environment.
• To effectively work in conjunction with other departments.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s safeguarding policy

The Person:

• Minimum UEFA B, preferably an A licence holder.
• FA Licensed Coach.
• FA DBS
• FA Safeguarding Children Course,
• FA First Aid in Football (IFAiF) or FA Emergency
• Experience of and enthusiasm for coaching and mentoring elite young and senior players.
• Track record of consistent high performance in a professional environment.
• Ability to demonstrate good session planning and strong organisational skills.
• Understanding of learning, development, and high performance with a proven ability to create optimum learning environments for players.
• Empathy with young players with an ability to inspire.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build meaningful, strong strategic relationships with Club staff.
• Awareness of diversity and equality challenges in football.
• Ability to travel independently.
• A willingness to work flexible hours in accordance with the demands of the role.