Senior Local Recruitment Manager

City Football Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading football club as a Senior Local Recruitment Manager, where you'll spearhead the recruitment team to attract top football talent and drive the academy's vision. This role involves leadership, strategic planning, and engagement with various stakeholders, ensuring a sustainable talent pipeline while fostering professional development within the team. Enjoy competitive benefits including private healthcare and annual bonuses.

Benefits

26 days of annual leave

Private healthcare

Annual discretionary bonus

Lifestyle discounts

Additional day off for birthday

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a football academy environment.
• Proven ability to recruit top football talent.
• Understanding of developing athletes and academy operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment team and manage talent acquisition processes.
• Develop and implement recruitment strategy aligned with academy goals.
• Engage stakeholders and implement recruitment policies.

Skills

Relationship-building

Talent recruitment

Flexibility

Education

Experience in football academy

Tools

Teamworks platform

Job description

Closing Date of Applications – 30th June 2025

Our Story

Manchester City is an English Premier League club rooted in East Manchester. Established as St Mark’s West Gorton in 1880 and becoming Manchester City FC in 1894, the club has a rich history of emotion, moments, and memories shared with supporters worldwide. Our fans are known for their commitment and unity, fighting to the end.

Our Winning Team

Built on a vision for sustainability, MCFC supports long-term success through its academy structure and community engagement. Together with passionate fans and partners, we are shaping Manchester City’s future.

The Senior Local Recruitment Manager will lead and manage the recruitment team to identify, attract, and recruit top football talent, ensuring high standards in talent acquisition and development.

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will enjoy 26 days of annual leave, an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare, a health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, and various partnership and lifestyle discounts.

Your Impact

1. Leadership and Management: Oversee the recruitment team, including the local recruitment coordinator and Inclusive Recruitment Manager, fostering positive relationships and supporting professional development.
2. Talent Identification: Lead efforts to attract and recruit the best football talent across age groups, aligning with academy goals and standards.
3. Strategic Planning: Develop and implement a recruitment strategy to build a sustainable talent pipeline, aligned with the academy’s philosophy and resources.
4. Stakeholder Engagement: Build relationships with local clubs, coaches, agents, and internal teams to access emerging talent.
5. Policy and Procedure Implementation: Develop and ensure adherence to recruitment policies and best practices.
6. Scouting and Talent Evaluation: Oversee scouting activities, player assessments, and reporting to ensure quality in talent identification.
7. Reporting and Analysis: Provide regular updates and insights on recruitment activities to senior management.

What we are looking for

Essential

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a football academy environment.
• Proven ability to recruit top talent.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• Understanding of developing athletes and working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of academy operations and wider operational demands.
• Flexibility to work irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the EPPP guidelines.
• Experience with the Teamworks platform.
• Understanding of high-performance sport environments.

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all candidates. Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the UK and a DBS check, depending on the role.