PDP Performance Nutritionist

Organisation: Manchester City
Salary: Competitive
Location: Manchester
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 10 April 2026
Interview date: 16 April 2026
Job Description: Our Story

Manchester City is an English Premier League club whose roots began in East Manchester. From its first incarnation as St Mark’s West Gorton in 1880, the club became Manchester City FC in 1894. Behind each title lies emotion, moments and memories that resonate with millions of supporters around the world. Manchester City fans are known for their commitment and togetherness, as a Club that fights to the end.

Our Winning Team

Man City is built on a vision for sustainability, with an academy structure designed to support long-term first team success, to engagement with the communities in which we reside. Together with our passionate fans and valued network of partners, we are developing Manchester City’s future history.

Manchester City is seeking a PDP Performance Nutritionist to support players within the Professional Development Phase (U18–U21) at our Academy in Manchester.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll deliver evidence-informed nutrition support to optimise player performance, health and recovery. This includes individualised player support, education delivery and collaboration with performance, medical and catering teams to ensure a world-class nutrition environment.

This is a key role within the Academy’s performance structure, directly contributing to player development and long-term success.

Your Impact

Deliver integrated performance nutrition support to PDP squads and individual players.
Provide tailored nutrition plans to optimise performance, recovery and adaptation to training.
Support injured players with nutrition aligned to rehabilitation and return-to-play programmes.
Monitor and profile players to identify key insights and inform individual development plans.
Deliver educational sessions to players and staff to promote effective fuelling and healthy behaviours.
Work closely with the Head Chef and catering team to align food provision with performance needs.
Provide regular reporting and updates on player progress to key stakeholders.
Support budget management and ongoing development of the Academy nutrition service.

What we are looking for

Undergraduate and postgraduate degree in a relevant subject (e.g. Nutrition, Sport Science).
SENr accreditation (or equivalent professional registration).
ISAK Level 1 certification.
Experience delivering performance nutrition support to athletes, ideally within youth or elite environments.
Strong understanding of nutrition principles to support performance, recovery and body composition.
Ability to interpret data and provide clear, actionable insights to inform decision-making.
Experience working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team (e.g. coaching, medical, performance).

*We regularly review applications and reserve the right to close an advert early if we identify suitable candidates. To avoid disappointment, please submit your application as soon as possible.

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.
How to apply: Please follow the below link to the role to complete your application: https://careers.cityfootballgroup.com/job/Manchester-PDP-Performance-Nutritionist/1377525333/