Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club are inviting applications for their Head of Girls and Ladies Football.

The following are essential requirements for the job.

• To have a genuine interest in the development of females in football

• To have a thorough understanding of the pathways of women's football in England

• To work with the County FA officer in charge of Female participation

The main Duties and Responsibilities will be:

• Increasing the numbers of female participants

• Delivering Girls Coaching sessions and forming girls teams at the appropriate time

• Appoint the Ladies Manager and oversee progress

• Increasing the opportunities for females to get involved and stay involved in football as a player, coach, volunteer, administrator and or committee member

• To actively promote the benefits of playing football to females

• To seek equality where necessary for female participants in football

• To create opportunities for girls and women to participate in football

• To actively promote and support female mentors

• To enable the effective implementation of females in football development plans as suggested by the County FA and the FA National game policy

• To establish and sustain effective partnerships to create more opportunities for girls and women

• To work closely with the County FA Female Participation Manager in order to implement regional plans

• To ensure the increased recruitment and development of female players, coaches, volunteers, administrators and committee members

• To identify, organise and promote appropriate training opportunities to support the development of female football

• To support any female initiatives / events to promote female participation driven by local Schools partnership and County FA – Wildcats and girls schools football tournament

• To establish a relationship with local schools to promote girls and women's football

• To assertively challenge prejudice and discrimination

Send your application to the club chairman, Stuart Bonser, at [email protected] The closing date is Friday, May 1, 2020.