Academy Matchday Operations Lead

Barnsley Football Club; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth Football Club is seeking a matchday co-ordinator to help deliver smooth, safe and well‑organised operations across venues in and around Portsmouth. This role supports academy matchdays and enhances the experience for players, staff, parents and officials.

You will join a hardworking team that maintains pitches, liaises with academy staff, and ensures guests are welcomed, directed and cared for. A full driving license, right to work in the UK and DBS clearance are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Flexible attitude to work.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Polite and courteous manner.
• Organised and good time management.
• Ability to liaise with multiple stakeholders professionally.
• Ability to liaise with coaches, management and other football-related individuals professionally.

Responsibilities

• Assist with matchday setup, welcome and direct all visitors, and facilitate refreshments while liaising with academy staff as required.
• Support and guide home and away players, staff, parents and match officials to correct areas of the venue.
• Coordinate orderly parking for coaches and cars on matchdays.
• Maintain changing rooms and manage matchday pitch equipment, including goals and corner flags, plus general admin support.
• Support and manage visiting scouts throughout the matchday.
• Pay match officials after the game and liaise to ensure safe collection of money and paperwork.
• Ensure the site is vacated, clean, tidy and secure at end of each matchday session.
• Enforce and promote FA and Premier League Academy Rules at all times.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Flexible attitude

Own initiative

Team player

Polite and courteous

Organised and time management

Stakeholder liaison

Liaise with coaches/management

Job description

Portsmouth Football Club is seeking a matchday co-ordinator to help deliver smooth, safe and well‑organised operations across venues in and around Portsmouth. This role supports academy matchdays and enhances the experience for players, staff, parents and officials.

You will join a hardworking team that maintains pitches, liaises with academy staff, and ensures guests are welcomed, directed and cared for. A full driving license, right to work in the UK and DBS clearance are essential.