Head Coach Tottenham Hotspur Football & Athletic Co Ltd

Job Description Who We Are

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic English football club competing in the Premier League and Women's Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that has always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We offer world-class facilities. In 2019, we opened our state-of-the-art stadium, a £1 billion landmark and the beating heart of North Tottenham's transformation. More than just a football ground, it's an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million annually into the local economy.

We’re at our brightest when we’re all together. Our Club, our teams, our community.

There is only one Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur.

Coordinate the planning, preparation, and delivery of a holistic coaching programme specific to students, ensuring that all programme operations, logistics and coaching are delivered in a professional manner and adhere to all relevant Club policies, operating procedures, and coaching philosophies.

Establish and develop relationships with external stakeholders and target groups (e.g., feeder schools, grassroots clubs, and the wider school network) to create awareness in the local area of the partnership between the partner and the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

Lead on the engagement and development of the Higher National Certificate programme (HNC) in partnership with NCC.

Support broader Spurs Football Development programmes when directed, inclusive of domestic/international partner experiences, group day experiences, premier days, special events or internationals. Assist with departmental growth and development objectives, inclusive of quality assurance observations and providing strategic feedback on operational processes.

• Oversee the development and delivery of a structured coaching programme aligned with the Spurs Football Development coaching syllabus/coaching cycle, ensuring players are developed technically, tactically, physically, psychologically, and socially based on the Spurs Football Development philosophy.
• Coordinate and attend relevant partner match days (home and away), including staffing, squads, and officials.
• When directed, observe coaching performance of fellow coaches and provide effective feedback to both the observed coach and the central team via the Spurs Football Development Quality Assurance Framework Tottenham Hotspur.
• Identify potential students to be recommended for the Coach Development Programme and support the recruitment process and provide mentoring for selected students.
• Create video/interactive content for student engagement and recruitment/promotion of the programme.
• Research current trends of coaching and continually look for ways to develop and improve your own coaching and best practice within all Spurs Football Development programmes.
• Identify talented players and report via the Club TID process.
• Support wider department initiatives in both coach education and continued personal development.

• Align with NCC in developing and presenting additional resources to HNC students that assist with their ongoing learning and development.
• Mentor HNC students, identifying suitable candidates to progress into the Coach Development Programme, other Club departments or internships as required.
• Working with the Education & Football Development Centre Coordinator, drive the recruitment strategy to support the growth and development of the programme with the aspiration to attract higher quality players each year, ensuring the target enrolment figure is met.
• Ensure that all relevant partner events (trials, open events or similar) are attended and supported by a member of the programme coaching team. This will include planning and developing resources to support the promotion of Education & Football Development programmes.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders including fellow coaches, partner staff and students. Provide outstanding customer service to the relevant partner by supporting them with their contractual needs and liaising…