Head of Physical Performance (MCWFC)

Organisation: Manchester City
Salary: Competitive
Location: Manchester
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 25 August 2025
Job Description: Closing Date of Applications – 25/08/2025

Our Story

Manchester City Women is an English football club initially founded by City in the Community in 1988. Relaunched by a formal partnership with Manchester City FC, MCWFC entered the FA Women’s Super League and professionalised in 2014. Success has followed in not only the FAWSL but also the Women’s FA Cup and Continental Tyres League Cup, while the team has regularly competed in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

The team plays its home fixtures at Joie Stadium, a 7,000 capacity arena. The stadium sits on the wider Etihad Campus, which also encompasses the City Football Academy, a state-of-the-art training and development facility that houses its women’s, men’s and academy teams.

For more information, please visit www.mancity.com.

Our Winning Team

Manchester City Women’s Football Club is seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Physical Performance to lead our Physical Performance Team across both First Team and Academy environments. Reporting to the Director of Performance Services, you will play a key role in delivering world-class Sport Science and Strength & Conditioning support to maximise team and individual potential, reduce injury risk, and enable consistent high-intensity performance. You will provide strategic leadership, mentor a multidisciplinary team, and collaborate closely with coaches, players, and medical staff to drive innovation and excellence in physical preparation and return-to-play processes. This is a unique opportunity to influence performance at the highest level and contribute to the club’s ambition to compete for major honours.

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a simply health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

Your Impact

Lead and manage the strategic planning, delivery, and review of physical performance and strength & conditioning programmes across MCWFC First Team and Academy.
Oversee and line-manage the Physical Performance team, ensuring world-class standards in sport science and strength & conditioning support.
Drive a proactive and integrated approach to injury rehabilitation in collaboration with coaches, medical staff, and the wider performance team.
Act as a senior member of the Performance Leadership Team, role-modelling an open, collaborative, and psychologically informed leadership style.
Develop and implement staff development plans and learning opportunities to grow a world-class physical performance workforce.
Contribute to the management of the Physical Performance budget and ensure optimal use of performance spaces and facilities.
Collaborate closely with coaching staff to plan, deliver and review on-pitch training aligned with team strategy and physical development goals.
Lead the creation and execution of individual development plans (IDPs), physical profiling processes, and goal setting for players.
Design and oversee physical development frameworks to ensure consistent, evidence-based practices across the club.
Develop and maintain athlete monitoring systems to generate actionable insights that optimise readiness, recovery, and performance.
Partner with the Head of Physiotherapy to ensure innovative and integrated approaches to injury prevention, rehabilitation, and player health.

What we are looking for

Essential

BSc in Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning or related area.
A recognised postgraduate qualification (ie MSc) in Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning or related area • UKSCA Accreditation or equivalent
Experience working in an elite sporting environment.
Experience of working effectively within a high-performing interdisciplinary team.
Experience in a ‘lead’ role with responsibility for delivering physical change that impacts performance
Significant experience in line management/mentoring of other practitioners
An advanced ability to develop excellent relationships with key stakeholders (Players, Coaches, wider MDT) that enable challenge, support, and ability to positively influence the wider programme.
An ability to reflect on current working practice & adapt as required.
An advanced ability to utilise performance related data to inform practice

Desirable

Experience working in elite professional football.
Experience working with elite female athletes or a female team sport.
Previous coaching/mentoring training.
Previous leadership and management training.
BASES accreditation
Experienced delivering/contributing successful physical change in complex injury rehabilitation/return to play programmes
How to apply: https://careers.cityfootballgroup.com/job-invite/2446/