Pathway · Lateral move
Community Football Coach to Community Foundation Officer
How to move from Community Football Coach to Community Foundation Officer: what to learn, what to prove and what formal steps, if any, are needed.
Qualification check for Community Foundation Officer
Strongly preferred
Most employers will expect a qualification for the new role, but evidence of experience also counts. Employers expect coaching or youth-work experience and safeguarding training. A degree is optional.
1 to 3 yearstypical timeline
2new skills to build
0qualifications to consider
+23%mid-point UK pay change, illustrative
The move at a glance
Community Football Coach
Delivers sessions in schools, clubs and community programmes, often for a club foundation or charity.
Community Foundation Officer
Delivers and coordinates programmes for a club foundation.
Skills and knowledge to build
Experience and routes that help
Qualifications to consider
No additional qualification is typically required. Experience and a track record matter most.
Tools to learn
What the new role asks of you
- Coordinate community and school programmes
- Apply for grants and report results
- Work with partners such as councils and schools
Practical steps
- Ask for a small piece of the new role's work before you apply, for example one of the tasks above.
- Close the top gap first: Event Management.
- Keep a record of two results that show you working at the next level.
- Talk to three people who do the job. Ask how they got in, and who they would recommend you speak to.