Academy Manager

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About The Role

Summary of vacancy

To be directly responsible for the overall management and direction of the club's Academy program to ensure the Academy can achieve the club's vision of producing homegrown players who can progress into the Bristol Rovers 1st Team.

To be directly responsible for ensuring the Academy meets Football League requirements to maintain EPPP status.

About The Candidate

Desirable:

• UEFA Pro Licence
• Masters Sport Management
• Coach Educator / Accredited Tutor experience

About The Club

Safeguarding Statement

Bristol Rovers FC Football Club is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and Volunteers to endorse this commitment. This post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) as such it is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Therefore, all convictions including spent convictions that have not been subject to filtering by the DBS should be declared". Relevant information and / or documents will be distributed as part of the recruitment process.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Bristol Rovers FC Football Club's commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is to confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership race, nationality, ethnicity (race), religion or belief, ability or disability, pregnancy or maternity and to encourage equal opportunities (Protected Characteristics, Equality Act 2010).

Employees of Bristol Rovers FC Football Club must ensure a positive commitment towards equality, diversity and inclusion by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.