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Loughborough Sport
Open ended starting 1 August 2026
Annualised hours (390 per year, average 7.5 hours per week, 0.2027 FTE)
Open to internal applications from current members of University staff only.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to assist the Women’s Performance Team (Loughborough Lightning) Head Football Coach in planning, implementing, and delivering a coaching programme and to contribute towards building a winning team.
The successful candidate will be expected to work as necessary in line with training and competition schedules. These will largely be outside of normal office hours and at weekends and bank holidays and will involve travel across the country.
For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Application closing date: 10 May 2026
Please note that appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service statement.