Academy Performance Nutritionist

The role

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and highly motivated individual to join the Physical Performance and Nutrition Department in the role of Academy Performance Nutritionist. The successful individual will be responsible for overseeing the Academy age groups, delivering day-to-day nutritional support to all Academy players. The individual will work closely with the First Team Lead Performance Nutritionist, the Club and Academy chefs, as well as Academy Physical Performance and Medical staff, to ensure alignment between the club’s performance objectives.

Key responsibilities

A core function of the role will include the continued development of the Club-wide nutrition philosophy, facilitating the attainment of the wider objectives of the physical performance department and individual needs of the players. This will sit alongside overseeing and delivering the existing education curriculum to all Academy players, parents/guardians, host-families, and key internal stakeholders. The individual will also be required to record and maintain a comprehensive database of compositional analysis adhering to professional standards in-line with the club’s mesocycle structure.

In addition, the individual will also hold the responsibility for the Academy supplements budget, and therefore budget management experience is desirable. Based at the Avant Training Centre, the role requires the successful candidate to work throughout the football-season on a full-time basis, which may include evenings and weekends around the training and match schedules of the Academy where required. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work within an ambitious and innovative Football Club with a Category 1 Academy, and as such, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a strong knowledge and passion for all areas of Performance Nutrition.

Qualifications & experience

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• A Graduate Registrant on the Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register (SENR), working towards Practitioner Status
• ISAK Accreditation Level 1
• Undergraduate Degree in Sports Nutrition and/or Sports Science 
• FA Safeguarding

Desirable

• Post Graduate Degree in Nutrition and/or Sports Science 
• Experience of working in a professional football club/elite team sports
• Experience delivering talks/workshops to groups and individuals (players & parents)
• Food Hygiene Level 2 Certification
• UKAD Advisor
• Experience of budget management 
• BASES accreditation
• ISAK Accreditation Level 2
• Full, Clean UK Driving Licence 

How to apply

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join the Canaries. Click ‘Apply’ now via THIS LINK to become our Academy Performance Nutritionist! 

Norwich City Football Club are committed to ensuring equal opportunities are given to all and welcomes applications from all areas of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships. 

Norwich City Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the workplace. Please be aware that a criminal disclosure and identity check will be carried out for this post. Engagement will be subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure. 

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023) guidance, we may conduct online searches as part of our due diligence processes on shortlisted candidates.