Girls and Women's Coordinator
This role could be split up between two or more people, bearing in mind what is generally a volunteer commitment.
The following are essential requirements to be a successful Girls and Women’s coordinator:
Important Requirements:
- To have a genuine interest in the development of females in football
- To have a thorough understanding of the pathways of women’s football in New Zealand
Skills:
- Ability to effectively influence and develop others
- A demonstrated commitment to female participation
- Ability to sell the benefits of participating in football to females
- Thorough understanding of the developmental needs of female players/ coaches
- Positively promote the concepts of the Junior Framework in the NZF Whole of Football plan
- Adopt the use of diversity sensitive language and behavior
- Assertively challenge prejudice and gender discrimination
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for:
- Increasing the numbers of female participants
- Increasing the opportunities for females to get involved and stay involved in football as a player, coach, volunteer, administrator and or committee member
- To actively promote the benefits of playing football to females
- To seek equality where necessary for female participants in football
- To create opportunities for girls and women to participate in football
- To actively promote and support female mentors
- To enable the effective implementation of females in football development plans as suggested by the local Federation / New Zealand Football
- To establish and sustain effective partnerships to create more opportunities for girls and women
- To work closely with the local Federation and New Zealand Football Women’s Development Manager in order to implement regional / national plans
- To ensure the increased recruitment and development of female players, coaches, volunteers, administrators and committee members
- To identify, organize and promote appropriate training opportunities to support the development of female football
- To support any female initiatives / events to promote female participation driven by local Federation / New Zealand Football
- To establish a relationship with local schools to promote girls and women’s football
- To complete a progress report to enable the effective monitoring and evaluation of girls and women’s development if requested by local Federation / New Zealand Football
- To assertively challenge prejudice and discrimination
Estimated Time Commitment Required
The estimated time commitment required as the Girls and Women’s Coordinator of Ferrymead Bays Football is 3 hours per week.
The appointment of the Girls and Women’s Coordinator commences and ends at each AGM.
