Head of College Recruitment & Football Programme (Full-Time)

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Do you…

• Have experience in college student recruitment?

• Have a passion for football, education, and community development?

• Want to work for an award-winning charity attached to a professional Football Club

If so, then please apply for the role of Head of College Recruitment & Football Programme here at Bristol Rovers Community Trust!

JOB TITLE

Head of College Recruitment & Football Programme

Reports to:

Community Operations Manager & Head of Education

Main Responsibilities:

Lead the Trust’s college student recruitment & football programme delivery, ensuring high-quality coaching, player development, and effective student/participant recruitment.

Location:

Based at The Memorial Stadium with additional travel to schools, colleges, universities, and other partner venues across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

Contract:

Full-time with 30 days annual leave plus all nationally recognised bank holidays.

Starting: ASAP

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week. The role requires flexibility to work some evenings and weekends as required.

Salary:

£24,500-£28,500 + on target earnings, dependent on qualifications and experience.

How to Apply

Please read the information below and click on the full job description before applying.

If you wish to apply for the role and can demonstrate that you have the necessary skills and experience outlined below, please send your CV and covering letter to our Community Operations Manager, Nathan Hallett-Young, via: careers@bristolroverscommunity.org.uk

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 6th October 2025

Interview Process: Interviews to be held week commencing Monday 13th October 2025

Full Job Desctiption

Job Summary

Working under the Trust’s Community Operations Manager & Head of Education, the successful candidate will be responsible for the recruitment and delivery of the Trust’s education football programme.

This will include the following areas:

1. Recruitment & Retention

• Lead the recruitment strategy for the education programme.

• Deliver recruitment presentations, open events, and taster sessions to prospective students and parents.

• Build and manage strong links with schools, sixth forms, and colleges to sustain participant pipelines.

• Monitor and evaluate recruitment outcomes against targets.

2. Football Delivery & Development

• Lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of the college football programme.

• Ensure high-quality coaching provision across education, grassroots, and community sessions.

• Develop links with schools, grassroots clubs, and partner organisations to expand sporting opportunities.

• Maintain high safeguarding, welfare, and inclusion standards across all delivery.

3. Staff & Coach Management

• Mentor delivery staff to improve coaching quality and professional development.

4. Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Develop strong working relationships with the FA, schools, and grassroots clubs.

• Represent the Trust at recruitment fairs, football showcases, and community sporting events.

5. Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting

• Track KPIs for recruitment, player participation, and programme impact.

• Report outcomes to Community Operations Manager & Head of Education.

• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health and safety, and GDPR policies.

This isn’t a 9:00am–5:00pm job, so commitment, passion, and a love of knowing that you will be making a difference is going to be vital to your success within this role.

Bristol Rovers Community Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from a diverse cross-section of our community.

More About Us:

Bristol Rovers Community Trust is a dynamic, progressive, award-winning charity which works with a wide spectrum of the community. We offer education, health, inclusion, and sports participation projects to give people the opportunity of enhancing and improving their life choices. We aim to engage and inspire people of all ages as well as unite the communities in which they live.

Additional Benefits of the Role:

• Performance realted bonus scheme

• Bristol Rovers branded uniform

• Discount in Bristol Rovers Club Shop

• Paid travel expenses to additional places of work

• 30 days annual leave plus all nationally recognised bank holidays

• Pension scheme

• Internal CPD training opportunities

• Access to an additional personal development budget

• High-spec work laptop

• Free on-site parking

• The chance to be part of an award-winning charity and Football College attached to a professional football club

This post is subject to our ‘Safer Recruitment Process’ including an enhanced DBS check, validation of references & completion of a probationary period.