Swedish football brings together and engages people throughout the country – from the grassroots to the elite. We are a people's movement, a social force and a sport with strong values. The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) is now looking for a Head of Football Development with strong leadership and a solid understanding of football development at an international, national and regional level.

About the role

As Head of Department Football Development, you have the overall responsibility for SvFF's department for football development. The assignment is to lead, coordinate and further develop the work with the aim of creating the best possible conditions for player development throughout the country. The role involves working towards common goals and ensuring cohesive and qualitative development work in line with SvFF's strategy and core values.

You have personnel responsibility and the role is a central function in driving development through leadership, structure and collaboration - both internally and externally.

Your responsibilities include:

• Lead and develop the Football Development department
• Overall responsibility for SvFF's work in football development
• Personnel responsibility
• Ensure structure, quality and progression in development processes, which also includes continuing to strengthen SvFF's scientific approach to football development
• Lead and follow up on the work towards common goals for player development
• Ensure collaboration, management and follow-up between the different groups within the department
• Collaborate with other departments within SvFF as well as with districts and other stakeholders
• Clearly contribute to the development of all SvFF operations together with other department heads as part of SvFF's management team

We are looking for someone who has:

• Documented experience in a management position with personnel responsibility
• Good knowledge of and experience from the football movement
• Experience in educational activities and skills development
• Experience in leading processes and groups in complex organizations
• Very good communicative skills in speech and writing in Swedish

Merit:

• Experience from working within a federal, district or national sports organization
• Coaching training or other relevant football training
• Experience in strategic development work at a national or international level

Who you are as a person

To succeed in the role, we see that you are:

• A strong and confident leader who creates commitment and clarity
• Communicative and responsive, with good ability to build relationships
• Structured and goal-oriented, with a focus on quality and long-term perspective
• Development-oriented and collaborative

About the Swedish Football Association

The Swedish Football Association is one of Sweden's largest grassroots movements with over a million active members. Our mission is to promote, develop and organize football in Sweden, at all levels. We work daily to ensure that our sport is inclusive, equal, sustainable and successful – both on and off the pitch.

Within the Swedish Football Association, we strive for diversity and an inclusive work environment where gender balance and different backgrounds and experiences enrich our operations. We see that this creates a dynamic, creative and qualitative workplace that drives us forward. For all roles, we are therefore looking for employees who share our values ​​and approaches, based on our core values: Trust, Together and Forward. 

Welcome with your application 

The position is full-time, located in Solna. SvFF applies collective agreements (Arbetsgivaralliansen/Unionen) and offers a six-month probationary period. Access by agreement. 

Application deadline: February 13 , but selection is ongoing, so don't wait to submit your application. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Lisa Hall, HR Manager, via email: lisa.hall@svenskfotboll.se

We look forward to your application!