Youth Engagement Coordinator

Organisation: Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation
Salary: £28,382
Location: Southlands Centre
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 4 June 2026
Job Description: Overview of the role

Working as part of the Social Inclusion Team, the role will Coordinate Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation’s Premier League Kicks Programme.

The role will coordinate the planning and delivery of a high-quality, engaging and supportive Premier League Kicks programme for young people aged 8–18. This includes supporting and developing coaches and youth workers, quality assuring delivery across all sessions and venues, and collaborating with partner agencies to ensure a safe, inclusive and consistent offer that meets local need, achieves programme outcomes and delivers against agreed KPIs.

At Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation, we are committed to living and embedding our core values (quality, inspire, teamwork, inclusion and honesty and integrity), in how we deliver our activity and interact with our partners and colleagues.

Job Description

Coordinate and manage the delivery of the Premier League Kicks Programme including developing and rolling out a delivery plan to meet local needs.
Build strong relationships with a range of local and national partners.
Deliver the Premier League Kicks Programme to the highest possible standard, ensuring young people receive an excellent experience.
Deliver sport and physical activity sessions and other related activities (e.g. workshops, social action, competitions, player visits) in line with the delivery plan.
Promote an inclusive approach to youth engagement, providing opportunities for all young people to engage.
Quality assures the provision/services delivered.
To undertake appropriate administrative duties to ensure the smooth running of projects.
Manage, develop, and supervise a cohort of coaches and related staff.
Develop a knowledge of all opportunities for young people in the community and signpost accordingly.
Manage programme budget with support from the Social Inclusion Manager.
Ensure all programme data collection, monitoring and evaluation of the programme is completed to a high standard and within identified deadlines.
Working with the Data and Impact Coordinator, review and analyse data and outcomes to ensure delivery is on track and to best communicate the impact including leading on regular data collection, monitoring and evaluation of all delivery, completing monitoring reports to a high standard and within identified deadlines. Follow and embed GDPR requirements across the programme and staff.
Complete all Premier League Kicks monitoring reports and report on progress against KPIs.
Demonstrate a strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, including adapting resources and engagements to ensure equal opportunities for all.
Consult with the Designated Safeguarding Officer to understand and support the complex safeguarding and risk requirements of delivery.
Consult with the Health and Safety Officer to understand and support the health and safety needs and risk assessments of delivery.
Promote the vision, mission and core values of Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation.

Interview

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview. Due to high application volumes, we regret that we cannot provide feedback to those who are not shortlisted.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Liam
Watson (Social Inclusion Manager 07523697276 Liam.watson@mfcfoundation.co.uk

Assessment

Applications are assessed against the ‘essential’ and ‘desirable’ criteria for the role, as set out on the person specification. Please ensure, therefore, that your application fully reflects how you meet these criteria. Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We welcome applications from disabled candidates. We are also seeking to diversify our workforce, particularly by gender and ethnicity.

Additional Information

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Alongside Middlesbrough Football Club, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion as highlighted by our RiversideBySide initiative. Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation is a place where inclusion is a core value and where everyone can be themselves in an environment where they feel safe and included, including being a Disability Confident Leader.

Safeguarding

Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation and Middlesbrough Football Club are fully committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children, young people, young players, and Adults at Risk.

Promoting safeguarding and welfare of participants and staff is everyone’s responsibility and staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

As part of Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation’s commitment to safeguarding, any successful applicant, who will be working in regulated activity, will be required to undergo a DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check or an enhanced DBS check. The successful applicant will not be able to start working for Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation until the DBS check has been completed.

Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation will also seek the successful candidate's consent for obtaining two written references and to ask for documentary proof of qualifications and right to work in the UK. Any offer of employment will be conditional on these being satisfactory.

Once in post, all new staff will receive a comprehensive safeguarding induction from our Designated Safeguarding Officer, as well as ongoing safeguarding training.
How to apply: https://irecruit.efl.com/vacancies/2801/youth-engagement-coordinator.html