• Accountable for all projects and activities linked to Community Development within the Foundation strategy.• Oversee the operational activity and delivery of all Community Development projects.• Identify and generate grant-funding, partnership, and commercial opportunities to support new projects and initiatives linked to Community Development.• Manage the performance of staffing including setting performance targets, monitoring their achievement, and tackling any poor performance effectively.• Work with key stakeholders locally and nationally ensuring strong and effective relationships, whilst identifying new partnership opportunities to increase the Foundation’s work and visibility.• Compiling and monitoring annual budgets.• Lead on all monitoring and evaluation processes across all Community Development programmes.• Support staff to evaluate and compile evidence on the progress of all Community Development projects and reporting back to key funders as and when required.

• Plan, implement and manage all aspects of the NCS project in line with programme requirements to deliver project outcomes• Build and manage relationships with secondary schools within Wigan and West Lancashire to develop and implement an innovative recruitment strategy to achieve recruitment targets and retain young people’s interest in the project• Oversee all operational aspects of delivery, including project activities, staff training and health and safety• Ensure that all activities comply with NCS safeguarding requirements in conjunction with both Wigan Athletic’s and EFL Trust safeguarding team.• Develop and maintain an excellent relationship with the EFL Trust and NCS Trust and ensure that all contractual expectations are met• Work with Wigan Athletic Human Resources Department to ensure the successful recruitment of suitable project staff to work on the project • Effectively manage a team of project staff to deliver project outcomes and achieve success targets• Prepare and manage an operational budget and liaise with the Community Trust finance department to ensure all relevant funding is received• Attend contract meetings to ensure that the terms and conditions of the contract are being met and raise any risks or issues to Community Development Manager and Head of Community.

• Create and deliver a robust and engaging strategy to maintain engagement with the young people throughout the year ensuring they complete the programme. • Oversee the administrative and monitoring processes relating to NCS and ensuring all data is recorded accurately and securely on CRM systems.• Ensure all activities are correctly monitored with the appropriate risk assessments and health and safety procedures put in place.• Work alongside the NCS Manager to recruit seasonal staff and deliver staff training to ensure staff members are suitable to work on programme.

• Assist in the delivery of recruitment and engagement activities throughout the year to ensure young people sign up and complete the NCS programme.• Assist with the administrative duties relating to NCS and ensuring all data is accurately inputted on CRM systems.• Deliver on the summer NCS programmes which includes working evenings, weekends and overnight residentials.

• Deliver high quality football and sports coaching in Blackburn primary schools as part of the Community Trust’s PPA offer.• Ensure that all activities delivered are in line with the Primary School PE Curriculum and OFSTED guidelines.• Assist in the delivery of youth inclusion programmes as and when required including weekend and evening delivery.

Duty Manager of a Sports Facility which offers football services to Sports Clubs.

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