Job Alert: Bristol City Women General Manager

Do you have a keen interest in women’s football and a desire to help the sport develop in Bristol?

Are you an experienced leader, with strong commercial acumen and demonstrated management experience?

Can you work effectively to strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment?

If so, we would like to talk to you…

BCWFC are known as the Vixens and play at the Stoke Gifford Stadium. The club has just been promoted to The FA Women’s Super League 1, which is the top tier of women’s football in England. This provides an exciting opportunity to engage and inspire young women and fans across the region.

The club boasts an effective player development pathway through our FA Girl’s Regional Talent Centre, the college programme at SGS College and our links to HE programmes run by our partners. The club also runs many community initiatives such as weekly Skills Centre sessions and the Sister Club programme.

We now need an ambitious and dynamic General Manager to oversee all activity within the club.

Your Main Responsibilities:

• Business development
• Planning and delivery of fixtures and match day operations
• Production and management of budgets
• Providing support to and liaising with coaching and management teams
• Overseeing delivery and development of community programmes
• Ensuring compliance with both national and club-level policies

You will have:

• Demonstrated management experience, preferably in a sporting context
• Proven business development experience
• Strong leadership skills and be able to work on own initiative as required
• Willingness to travel and work weekends and week-nights (mainly to attend football matches)
• Ability to work effectively within strict deadlines and a fast paced environment
• Plenty of budgeting experience with the ability to develop and monitor budgets
• Strong communication skills

We will give you:

• A competitive salary
• The opportunity to come with us on a progressive career journey as a key part of our management team in one of the most unique and exciting organisations in Bristol

Click here to download more information on the role.

Click here to download the application form.

Please email completed forms to: kevin.hamblin@sgscol.ac.uk

We are an equal opportunities employer

Bristol Sport, part of a group of sports companies owned by Stephen Lansdown, promotes access to professional sport and participation in sport across all age and capability ranges. We oversee the business, commercial and operational interests of its affiliated clubs which include Bristol City Football Club, Bristol Rugby Club, Bristol Flyers Basketball, Bristol City Women's Football, Bristol Ladies Rugby, Bristol Jets Badminton and Bristol Sport Racing.

www.bristol-sport.co.uk

www.bristolcitywfc.co.uk

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Applications close Friday 13th January 2017.