Academy Nutritionist (Consultant Role)

Organisation: Arsenal Football Club
Salary: Competitive
Location: Hale End Academy
Contract type: Fixed Term (Part time)
Closing date: 4 October 2026
Job Description: We are looking for an Academy Nutritionist to support our Academy Performance team on a part-time consulting basis and enhance and deliver a high-quality, age-appropriate nutrition service for U9-U14 Academy players based at Hale End.

You will play a key role in strengthening the existing nutrition framework to continue to support the health, development, and performance of our young players. This consultant role will contribute directly to our Academy’s overarching mission of creating the most challenging and caring football academy in the world.

Please note: this position is a consultant role on a part-time basis and is likely to be 2 days per week

Who we are
We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Our Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete a DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment. Depending on the responsibilities of the role, a DBS will be either a basic, standard, or enhanced check.

Your day-to-day
Deliver nutrition education sessions - you'll deliver theoretical and practical nutrition education sessions in line with the existing curriculum, enhancing nutrition education for players, parents & guardians, coaches and key stakeholders

Champion nutritional excellence - you will lead nutrition monitoring including food diary analysis and feedback, and you'll influence nutrition behaviours by being present at key meal and snack times

Lead nutrition clinics - you'll manage player and parent/guardian nutrition clinics for both injured and fit players

Oversee the Academy's food provision - you will contribute to menu planning and the improvement of food provision at Hale End

Collaborate with our restaurant staff - you'll liaise with Chefs and our Kitchen team to ensure appropriate nutrition timing and quality, and you will seek to contribute to the improvement of the Hale End restaurant environment

Liaise with external stakeholders - you will regularly communicate with schools to educate and improve nutrition provision

Provide support across matchdays - you'll assist in organising and arranging food provision for matchdays, tours and tournaments

Offer support across the wider department - you will attend and contribute to departmental meetings and will undertake any other activities as required by the Lead Academy Nutritionist and Head of Academy Performance

What we are looking for
Background in elite sport - you've previously applied your nutritional expertise within a professional sport setting

Credible expertise - you hold a MSc degree in Sport Nutrition and you're registered with The Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr) to a minimum of graduate level

Excellent communication skills - you're able to build impactful relationships and communicate your ideas clearly with both internal colleagues and external stakeholders

Organised and adaptable approach - you thrive when you're balancing competing priorities and are able to manage and organise your workload with ease

Professional mindset - you can act as an ambassador for our club and role model the Academy's values as well as the wider club values, and you're able to operate with discretion and confidentiality within your role

Position of Trust - As someone in a position of trust role involving regular, direct contact with children or vulnerable adults you will be expected to uphold high standards of conduct to prevent abuse, including sexual, physical, or emotional harm. This role requires you to keep updated with both Club and FA Safeguarding training and education

Arsenal for Everyone
Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. 

Disability Confident Leader
We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Application Closing Date - Sunday 4th October 2026
Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later.

Updates on the status of your application will be sent via email, please routinely check your spam and junk folders, as occasionally emails sent via the Teamtailor platform will find themselves there.

Good luck!
How to apply: Please apply via Arsenal Careers: https://careers.arsenal.com/jobs/8395543-academy-nutritionist-consultant-role/c723a783-4d45-4e54-adb9-a0c041101f91

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Academy Nutritionist (Consultant Role)