Performance Nutritionist

Role Summary:

As part of the club’s performance services team the performance nutritionist will provide a club wide nutrition strategy, applied delivery and education to QPR players (& support staff where appropriate). This is to optimise the impact nutrition has on players performance, recovery and development in order to reach their potential.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for developing and implementing a club-wide nutrition strategy to optimise player performance. Key duties include:

• Aligning nutrition plans with squad periodisation, focusing on fuelling, recovery, and development.
• Integrating individual nutrition strategies into player development plans, including body composition goals.
• Delivering group and one-on-one nutrition education for Men's First Team, Development Squad, Women's Team, and Academy players.
• Providing daily support at training, managing key nutrition strategies, and monitoring performance metrics.
• Collaborating with the Head Performance Chef on menus and catering interventions.
• Overseeing supplement management in compliance with WADA and UKAD standards.
• Managing nutrition provision for match days, including liaising with hotels and caterers.
• Contributing to performance review meetings and integrating nutrition into the club’s Performance Services Model.
• Educating parents, coaches, and stakeholders on performance nutrition, particularly for academy players.

Essential Requirements:

·         Undergraduate Degree in Nutrition / Sport Science,

·         MSc in Sports Nutrition.

·         Recognised Professional Accreditation (SENr, ISAK, UKAD)

·         Experience delivering nutritional support in a team sport setting.

Desirable:

·         Full-time experience in a similar role within football.

·         Demonstratable track record of performance impact specific to nutritional support.

·         Experience overseeing research projects.

·         Experience mentoring developing practitioners.

Who you are?

·         A genuine team player

·         Someone with a professional “can do” attitude with strong organisational and administrative skills as well as high level of confidentiality

·         An innovator – you continuously think of improvements and new ways of working

·         Empathetic with young people and their challenges

·         Hardworking, enthusiastic and committed to achieving agreed objectives

·         An excellent communicator

·         Receptive to feedback about own behaviour, strengths, and areas for improvement.  

·         Loyal, committed and detail oriented

What can we offer you?

·         Private health insurance (once you pass your probation) 

·         Life Insurance

·         Pension Scheme

·         Discounted QPR merchandise 

·         Learning and Development opportunities 

·         An inclusive and collaborative working culture 

·         25 days of annual leave + bank holidays

Safeguarding  

Queens Park Rangers Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We are committed to safer recruitment throughout the Club. An enhanced DBS check is a requirement of the role.  

As a small and tight knit team Queens Park Rangers Football Club recognises the need for personal development and team spirit to enable the Club to achieve its objectives. This job description is intended as a guide to the main responsibilities and is not intended to restrict any individual in the performance of other duties as required by the Company.