Football Coach – United Arab Emirates

  • Full-time
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • TBD




  • Job applications may no longer be accepted for this opportunity.


Manchester City Football Club

Closing Date of Applications – 25/10/2024

Please note this is a fixed term contract

As well as working for the Premier League Champions in the UAE, the role carries a competitive, tax free salary with the following benefits: Accommodation, Medical cover, Transport Allowance, Flights & Visa.

Our Story

Manchester City is an English Premier League club whose roots began in East Manchester. From its first incarnation as St Mark’s West Gorton in 1880, the club became Manchester City FC in 1894. Behind each title lies emotion, moments and memories that resonate with millions of supporters around the world. Manchester City fans are known for their commitment and togetherness, as a Club that fights to the end.

Our Winning Team

MCFC is built on a vision for sustainability, with an academy structure designed to support long-term first team success, to engagement with the communities in which we reside. Together with our passionate fans and valued network of partners, we are developing Manchester City’s future history.

Your Impact

  1. Ensure all the City Football Group coaching philosophies, methodology and principles are incorporated into the delivery of the program
  2. Support the lead staff pre, during and post the delivery
  3. Support the wider team with reviewing deliveries and making suggestions to better the program
  4. Work both individually and collectively as part of a team in ensuring the project is delivered to the required levels and expectations
  5. Support the City Football Middle East office with local and regional activations
  6. Organise, structure and deliver the coaching program in a standard that represents Manchester City
  7. Maintain professional conduct always in both on and off field environments

What we are looking for

Essential

  • FA Level 2 / UEFA C minimum
  • Member of a FA to maintain their Coach License or International equivalent
  • Education in sports coaching or teaching
  • Post-holder must hold or obtain at the earliest opportunity the relevant safeguarding training (i.e. FA Safeguarding Children Workshop)
  • Post-holder will be subject a DBS check at the appropriate level and cleared by the Manchester City Safeguarding Officer
  • To have experience in a football environment
  • To have proven experience working with players from varying backgrounds and cultures
  • To have experience implementing and developing a football coaching syllabus
  • Demonstrate experience and knowledge of planning, delivering and reviewing sessions
  • To have knowledge and understanding of player development and the four-corner model
  • To have experience working within a professional Football Club or sporting organisation
  • To have flexibility to travel when required to support projects both in the UK and Internationally
  • The ability to create a positive working environment that represents Manchester City and the local partner in the marketplace
  • To demonstrate how to coach and develop players of differing levels of ability
  • To communicate to players on and off the field and in a variety of settings such as informal, formal, individual or groups
  • To be organised in planning, preparation and execution within a project
  • To self-review sessions with individual players
  • To have the ability to evaluate and review programs on completion

Desirable

  • To have worked within a school environment

To apply for this job please visit careers.cityfootballgroup.com.