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Head of Women & Girls
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Job Posted- 16 Mar 2026
Status- Full Time
Location- England
Closing date- 16 Apr 2026
Job purpose
To lead, manage and strategically advance the club’s female football provision from U10s through to the Women’s First Team. This includes ensuring the programme is fully integrated into the Academy’s infrastructure, aligned with its technical, operational and performance standards, and positioned for long-term growth.
The role will drive excellence across football operations, player development, staffing, administration, compliance, and commercial activity, ensuring the female pathway offers a high-performance, sustainable and professional environment.
Key responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Programme Development
- Lead the long-term development of the female football pathway, developing women’s football philosophy, playing identity, and performance expectations.
- Work collaboratively with club Heads of Department and senior club leadership to embed the female programme at an appropriate and proportionate level.
- Drive continuous improvement across coaching, performance support, governance, and player development structures.
- Develop and deliver a strategic plan for the women’s and girls’ programme, including performance goals, participation targets, pathway progression and operational priorities.
Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Leadership
- Build, coordinate, and manage an MDT aligned across coaching, medical, sport science, performance analysis, safeguarding, education, and operations.
- Ensure consistent inter-department communication and collaboration, embedding best practice and shared learning across all age groups.
- Oversee staffing performance reviews, CPD plans, and quality assurance processes.
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