Director of Women's and Girls' Football

Organisation: Leicester City Football Club
Salary: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Location: LE2 8HN
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 16 June 2025
Job Description: Take the next step in your career with Leicester City Women Football Club as Director of Women's' and Girls' Football!

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 37.5 Hours

Do you have the drive and passion to make a real impact at LCWFC?

About The Role & Who We’re Scouting

We’re on the lookout for an experienced and passionate person to join our team at LCWFC as Director of Women's and Girls' Football, who will be responsible for leading and executing the Club’s strategy to advance women’s and girl’s football at LCFC. This role will naturally focus on First Team and Academy performance, but is equally important in driving the Club's commercial growth and cultural development.

If you're excited about making a difference and contributing to the Club’s success, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

The ideal candidate will have significant experience working within the Women's game in the UK at an elite level, and we’re looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. With a proven track record within sports administration, commerce and performance, alongside strong leadership capabilities, the successful candidate will be able to lean on their previous experience to develop strong stakeholder relationships and galvanise the team to deliver on the Club's strategy moving into the 2025-2026 season.

Please refer to the attached job description for a full person specification and required competencies; if you think your experience and skills match and you’ve got the drive, energy, and skills to work in a fast-paced, high-performance environment, we want you on our team!

About The Club

Knowing some of the history of LCWFC helps you appreciate the sense of community, spirit and family for which the Club are renowned for.

In May 2021, LCFC Women were promoted to the FA Women’s Super League. From its formation in 2004, the Club was run on an amateur and semi-professional basis with support from Leicester City Football Club. In August 2020, the Club turned professional after being acquired by King Power International – Leicester City’s parent company – and realigned as a core team in Leicester City’s football operation.

The Club is highly ambitious and continues its drive to solidify its position in the WSL and securing its place for a fifth straight WSL season in 2025/26. LCFC Women’s management team, working together with the LCFC Board and staff, aims to deliver an ambitious and professional organisation.

Benefits Package

Our people are the lifeblood of the Club, and we feel should be rewarded as such – we offer a competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance for all permanent employees. You’ll enjoy free onsite parking, access to our subsidised staff restaurants and up to 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) amongst a host of other great employee benefits!

One City. One Club. One Leicester.

Leicester City Football Club believes that football is for all, and we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion, where valuing the individual is our highest priority. We are working to see equality across all areas of the Club and welcome applications from all areas of the community.

If you have any requirements in regard to the recruitment process, please let us know; we are happy to support your needs.

Next Steps

All applications for this role will be handled by our search partner, Elevate Talent. We’ll be reviewing applications as and when they are submitted and invite shortlisted candidates for interviews, so don’t wait – if you think this role sounds like the right fit, apply today! We’re excited to hear from you and can’t wait to see how you’ll help us reach new heights!
How to apply: https://candidate.lcfc-careers.co.uk/279287UKS