What We're Looking For

You are organised, people-centred, and energised by the idea of leveraging the magic of football to make communities stronger. You understand that great coordination is not just about running things smoothly - it is about making every young person, coach, school, and partner feel like they are part of something that matters.

The BFF Standard

• Keep high standards, always. You hold yourself to a high standard without being asked. You take pride in your work, and you push for quality in everything you do.
• Take responsibility. You own your work, your decisions, and your mistakes. You work proactively, follow through, fix things when they go wrong, and bring solutions instead of just identifying challenges.
• Pursue growth consistently. You actively push to get better each day. You seek feedback, act on it, and look for opportunities to stretch yourself. You see this role as a place to build something, in yourself as much as in BFF.
• Stay calm under pressure. You stay effective when things get hard, priorities shift, or plans change. You recover from setbacks quickly and don't let pressure affect your performance or the people around you.
• Be a team player. You work well with others, and you add to the team around you. You step up when it's needed to support the end goal and you measure success by what the team achieves together.
• Remain agile. You thrive in fast-moving environments where plans evolve and priorities shift. You don't need everything to be fixed to perform at your best, and you see change as part of growth.
• Do the right thing. Especially when no one is watching. You represent BFF with warmth and professionalism in every interaction, and you take your responsibilities to the organisation and the people we serve seriously.
• Be mission minded. You believe in what BFF is doing – not just in football, but specifically in the power of football to change young people's lives. You're here because of the mission, not just the role.

Coordinator Skills

• Exceptional planning and coordination. You build systems and processes that allow things to run reliably at scale. You plan ahead, manage competing priorities, and keep everything on track, without dropping the ball.
• Clear communication across diverse audiences. You communicate effectively with a wide range of people, parents, coaches, school staff, community partners, young people and you adjust your approach for each. The right message, in the right way, to the right person.
• Committed to safeguarding and professional conduct. You take your safeguarding responsibilities seriously and apply BFF's policies without ambiguity. You maintain appropriate professional boundaries, and you raise concerns immediately through the right channels.
• Sharp attention to detail. You get the detail right, even when working at pace. You check your work, catch mistakes before they become problems, and you know that in an operational role, the details make all the difference.
• Creative problem-solver. When you hit a problem, you find a solution. You think practically and creatively, bring well considered options rather than just flags, and look for approaches that work well in the long run.
• Data-driven and improvement-focused. You use data and feedback deliberately to understand what's working and what isn't. Improvement in your work is intentional and evidenced, not coincidental.
• An eye for growth and scale. You think about what the programme needs to look like in the long-term as it grows. You build for scale, understand the risks and considerations that come with it, and you're ambitious about what's possible.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Strong alignment with BFF’s values and a passion for football as a tool for social impact
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage schedules, resources, and multiple tasks across more than one location
• Takes ownership of defined tasks and sees them through to a high standard with limited need for rework
• Clear, professional communication skills, adapting tone for different audiences including participants, parents, coaches, and colleagues
• A proactive, problem-solving approach — spots issues and suggests improvements rather than simply accepting the status quo
• Reliable and detail-oriented, with the ability to maintain accurate records and consistently meet deadlines
• Experience using data and insights to drive operational improvement
• Comfortable making routine decisions independently and knowing when to escalate
• Good grasp of technology and digital tools, including Microsoft 365 and Salesforce or similar CRMs
• A collaborative team player, curious about how the wider organisation works and keen to learn and grow
• Eligibility to live and work in the UK

Desirable criteria

• Experience coordinating sports, education, or youth programmes
• Understanding of the grassroots football landscape and/or youth sports provision

Benefits

• Modern office in Camden Markets with free gym membership and local market discounts
• Regular staff socials & monthly ‘Team Talk’ with pop-up catering
• Opportunities to attend Premier League, WSL, FA Cup, League Cup, and Champions League football matches
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice workplace pension scheme
• 24 days holiday allowance, increasing by one day per year after two years’ service
• Funding toward training and five days of fully paid study leave
• The chance to grow within a mission-driven organisation doing work that genuinely matters

At Bloomsbury Football Foundation, we believe that the best teams reflect the communities they serve. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences feel welcome, valued and able to do their best work. We particularly encourage applications from women and people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, who are currently underrepresented in our team. We assess every candidate on their ability, potential and values, nothing else. If you care about what we do and believe you have something to contribute, we want to hear from you.