The Head of Football sets the direction for community and representative football, provides strategic leadership, runs the Northern Tigers football department as a business, and connects the two pathways together. You are employed by NSFA and you work across both organisations.

This is a football leadership role, not a head coaching role. It suits someone who holds a credible technical view, can carry a budget and a department, and wants to build the relationship between the Association, Northern Tigers and our member clubs.

What you will take on

• Lead the reset of the NSFA Development League and the wider development pathway and connect member club football to the representative pathway so clubs can see where their players go.
• Build and deliver coach education across our 28 member clubs, personally and through the NSFA Coach Educators.
• Develop and strengthen the player pathway from community football through to senior representative football in collaboration with member clubs and Northern Tigers Technical Director and coaching staff.
• Set one playing philosophy from the JDL through to first grade and hold every coach to it.
• Lead the Northern Tigers football department and deliver the Grassroots to Excellence direction.
• Develop the football operational budget, manage approved expenditure and identify opportunities to improve the long-term financial sustainability of Northern Tigers FC.
• Represent NSFA and Northern Tigers FC with member clubs, Football NSW and partners.

About you

Essential

• Senior football leadership across both community and representative levels.
• AFC or Football Australia A Diploma, or actively working towards it.
• Business qualifications, or equivalent commercial experience running a department or business unit.
• Budget ownership and financial reporting experience.
• Coaching experience at a level that earns the respect of a first grade head coach.
• Proven people leadership, including leading other senior football staff.
• A clear technical philosophy and the ability to teach it to other coaches, not just hold it.
• A current Working With Children Check.

Desirable

• Experience connecting grassroots and representative pathways.
• Coach education design and delivery experience.
• An existing network across Football NSW and community clubs.
• Experience leading a department through change.

Year one

• One playing philosophy documented and running from the JDL to first grade.
• The Northern Tigers football budget delivered, with the subsidy down on the prior year.
• The Development League reset designed, agreed and ready to run.
• Coach education running into member clubs.