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Lead Coach for Recreation Football Academy
Nujoom Sports Management
Jeddah, KSA
Full Time
Lead
Onsite
1 weeks ago
Football CoachingSession PlanningPlayer DevelopmentMentoringCommunicationOrganizational Skills
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About the Role
Nujoom Sports Management seeks a Lead Coach for its Recreation Football Academy in Jeddah. The role involves overseeing and delivering high-quality football coaching sessions for children and youth, planning age-appropriate training programs, and mentoring assistant coaches.
Key Skills for This Role
Football CoachingSession PlanningPlayer DevelopmentMentoringCommunicationOrganizational Skills
Responsibilities
- Oversee and deliver high quality football coaching sessions for children and youth in a recreational setting
- Plan age appropriate training programs and lead daily practice sessions
- Ensure a safe and inclusive environment for all participants
- Mentor and guide assistant coaches
- Coordinate session schedules and monitor player development using clear goals and feedback
- Communicate regularly with parents and guardians
- Collaborate with academy management on program improvements
- Support events, tournaments, and community outreach activities
- Uphold Nujoom's standards of safeguarding, sportsmanship, and character development on and off the pitch
Requirements
- Strong technical and tactical expertise in Football, with proven Football Coaching experience in youth or recreational academies
- Demonstrated Coaching and Training skills, including session planning, player development, and safe practice management
- Excellent Communication abilities for working with children, families, coaching staff, and management
- Recognized coaching certifications or licenses in football or sports coaching (national or international) are highly preferred
- Experience working in community, grassroots, or academy environments, with a commitment to inclusive and participant centered coaching
- Ability to lead and mentor coaching teams, manage multiple training groups, and adapt sessions to different ages and skill levels
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with reliability in maintaining schedules and administrative records
- Understanding of safeguarding, health and safety standards, and risk management in youth sports settings
- Working proficiency in English; Arabic language skills are an advantage
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required by academy operations and events
Full Job Posting
Company Description
- Nujoom Sports Management is a growing sports organization founded in Jeddah in 2024, dedicated to helping people of all ages discover, enjoy, and progress in sport within a safe and structured environment.
- The company operates BR Swimming Academy, Nujoom Football Club, Jeddah Social Swim, and Yalla Koora, a drop and play football concept in shopping malls across Saudi Arabia.
- Nujoom provides consultancy, facility management, school PE curriculum support, and CSR programming for people of determination, partnering with schools, venues, developers, and organizations.
- Nujoom now operates in multiple cities including Jeddah, Riyadh, Tabuk, Medina, and Jizan, and continues to expand.
- All initiatives are aligned with Saudi Vision 2030, supporting a healthier and more active nation through community focused sports pathways.
Role Description
- Oversee and deliver high quality football coaching sessions for children and youth in a recreational setting.
- Plan age appropriate training programs and lead daily practice sessions.
- Ensure a safe and inclusive environment for all participants.
- Mentor and guide assistant coaches.
- Coordinate session schedules and monitor player development using clear goals and feedback.
- Communicate regularly with parents and guardians.
- Collaborate with academy management on program improvements.
- Support events, tournaments, and community outreach activities.
- Uphold Nujoom's standards of safeguarding, sportsmanship, and character development on and off the pitch.
Qualifications
- Strong technical and tactical expertise in Football, with proven Football Coaching experience in youth or recreational academies.
- Demonstrated Coaching and Training skills, including session planning, player development, and safe practice management.
- Excellent Communication abilities for working with children, families, coaching staff, and management.
- Recognized coaching certifications or licenses in football or sports coaching (national or international) are highly preferred.
- Experience working in community, grassroots, or academy environments, with a commitment to inclusive and participant centered coaching.
- Ability to lead and mentor coaching teams, manage multiple training groups, and adapt sessions to different ages and skill levels.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with reliability in maintaining schedules and administrative records.
- Understanding of safeguarding, health and safety standards, and risk management in youth sports settings.
- Working proficiency in English; Arabic language skills are an advantage.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required by academy operations and events.
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