Closing Date for Application: 5th January 2026
Purpose
Established in 1986, City in the Community is Manchester City’s official charity. We support people across Manchester by empowering healthier lives through football. Our programmes place physical and mental wellbeing at their core, whilst also creating healthy futures and healthy communities.
The purpose of the Primary Schools Officer role is to co-ordinate the delivery aspects of the Primary Schools programme. The aim of the role is to contribute to the development and delivery of high-quality provision for Primary Schools across Greater Manchester. A focus will be placed on the recruitment, management, development and ongoing support of staff to ensure high quality of delivery, increased experiences and opportunities, and professional development for staff and participants. The role will also contribute towards the recruitment of schools for the programme.
Accountabilities
1. Co-ordinate a team of coaches to deliver the Primary Schools programme, via the Premier League Primary Stars programme and CITC’s primary schools’ provision. Ensuring consistent engagement of participants from diverse backgrounds and abilities. This includes all aspects of practical delivery, monitoring and evaluation and relationship building in the settings, to offer a variety of educational experiences to primary school participants.
2. Responsible for maintaining excellent relationships with key school staff, including the re-signing of school contracts and the signing up of new schools to the Primary Schools programme in-line with programme delivery targets.
3. Responsible for the planning and delivery of programme curricula and events linked to the Primary Schools Programme, ensuring curriculum and events are inclusive, educational and accessible to schools and participants.
4. Ensure the highest standards of safeguarding are embedded across the team, maintaining full compliance with CITC’s safeguarding policies and practices in line with legal and ethical responsibilities.
5. Responsible for progressing and reporting on set KPIs and outcomes associated with the programme to develop, maintain and grow a strong working relationship with the programme funders and partner schools.
6. Uphold and ensure compliance with all CITC and CFG policies and procedures across the team, acting as the first point of escalation for breaches and conducting investigations where necessary.
7. Build and maintain strong relationships with Internal CITC and CFG departments, as well as external funders, local authorities, and education bodies, to ehance CITC's visibility, impact, and reach across Greater Manchester.
8. Regularly reviewing individual performances within the team, providing high quality session observations and structured feedback to assess, identify and provide training and CPD opportunities which continuously improves the standard of delivery on the programmes.
9. Contribute to management of budget spend to ensure programmes are delivered within the projected budget, escalating observations or any concerns where necessary.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
10. In-depth understanding of community-based education programmes, specifically within primary and disability school settings
11. Knowledge of the National Curriculum and how physical education and school sports contributes to this
12. Solid experience of working in and liaising with schools, community organisations, and external funding partners
13. Knowledge of CITC’s education programmes and their role within the wider education and employability landscape
14. GCSEs or equivalent in English, Maths and Science
15. Minimum NGB L2 coaching qualification (ideally football/UEFA C)
16. Experience of managing a team
17. Competent across Microsoft office
18. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
19. Creative and passionate about continuous improvement
20. Resilient and adaptable to change
21. Excellent and inclusive team-working abilities
Desirable
22. Degree level education
23. Coaching qualification in one other relevant sport
24. Qualified teacher status, teaching assistant qualification
25. L3 PESS or L3/L4 teaching assistant/higher level teaching assistant qualification
26. Experience and knowledge of working within a brand environment and understanding the responsibilities that are associated with representing a Premier League Football Club
27. Experience of coordinating community programmes and achieving associated KPI’s and outcomes
28. Remote line management
29. Presentation skills
30. Experience of delivering technical training for team members and other professionals
31. Understanding of City in the Community Foundation and its projects
32. Knowledge of competitive sport development pathways
33. Budget management and reporting