Head of Performance Psychology Organisation Professional Game Match Officials Limited Salary Competitive Location England Contract type Permanent (Full time) Closing date 6 July 2025 Job Description We’re looking for a Head of Performance Psychology to join us at PGMOL. This exciting role will develop a world-leading performance psychology strategy to support officiating across all levels of PGMOL serving Men’s and Women’s competitions.Leading a team of Performance Psychologists, the Head of Performance Psychology will be required to foster collaboration across different departments as well as within their own. Experienced in managing relationships with key stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams, they should have excellent communication skills that will enable trust to be built and maintained with Match Officials and staff. With overall responsibility for delivery of transformative world class performance psychology support to Premier League Match Officials which also shapes the development and preparation of emerging talent, this role will require continuous review of PGMOL performance psychology interventions alongside qualitative and quantitative analysis of their effectiveness.More specifically, the Head of Performance Psychology will be responsible for direct delivery of support to the Select Group 1 Match Officials who operate predominantly in the Premier League and International competitions in the Men’s game. We’d love to hear from you if:• Registration with Health & Care Professions Council (Psychology)• Significant experience of leading a high performance department within an elite sporting environment.• Proven ability of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.• Extensive experience within the field of elite sport performance psychology.• Project management experience and a track record of implementing new systems and/or technology. • Demonstratable experience in designing and implementing solutions that provide impactful interventions to optimise human performance.• Experience in qualitative and quantitative analysis of psychological input to high performance programmes.• Experience in applied psychology research methods.• Exceptional knowledge of contemporary sports psychology practices, research, and applied interventions.• High level football knowledge, with demonstrable ability to contextualise and present performance psychology insights to a Match Officials, technical staff and management.• Understanding the capabilities of industry standard digital records systems, performance intelligence tools and report visualisation applications.What you can expect to be involved in• Provide strategic direction to the Performance Psychology department, promoting an innovative and cohesive culture across the team of psychologists.• Continuous management of relationships with key stakeholders.• Support the Chief Refereeing Officer, Leadership Team, Senior Management, Coaching and Performance Support with provision of a ‘best in class’ performance optimisation environment.• Implement strategies and process for pre- and matchday mental skills preparation and input into post-match performance review, as well as development and consolidation of resilience.• Specific responsibility for delivery of performance psychology to Select Group 1 Match Officials and technical staff.• Creation of appropriate content to support the planning and delivery of training meetings and online development programmes.• Identify opportunities to improve coaching delivery.• Critically analyse and audit effectiveness of performance psychology interventions.• Cross-collaborate with PGMOL mental health providers and initiatives.• Create, review and present reports to the Performance Support Director, Leadership Team and PGMOL Board.• Maintain match official performance development records within MOAS (Match Official Administration System), a business-critical system to the PGMOL and FA refereeing.• Maintain confidential consultation records within the PGMOL Intelligence Platform in line with British Psychological Society guidelines.• Ensure data integrity and compliance with data protection regulations.• Undertake personnel management and recruitment within the department.• Support the professional development of all members the department and stay current with elite sports industry trends and practices.SafeguardingPGMOL is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare and protection of children and vulnerable people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, the post holder will be subject to any relevant security checks as required.About PGMOLPGMOL is entering a new and exciting era as we strive to continue enhancing refereeing standards. PGMOL manage and develop the 600 match officials operating in the elite game in England and are building a broader, highly-skilled workforce to provide the best possible wrap-around support available to aid officials’ performance for the benefit of the game. We are a workplace that strives to be diverse and reflective of the populations we serve, therefore we welcome applications from everyone. As an organisation, we actively promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion to ensure everyone can bring their unique identities and the best version of themselves to PGMOL. If you have any requirements in respect of the interview or recruitment process, please mention this during your application. 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