Volunteers

Our New Volunteering Strategy

We are currently working on a new volunteering strategy to rejuvenate the ESFA’s volunteer workforce across England. If you would like to be one of the first to find out more about our new plans, please register for information via the link below:

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Joining the ESFA’s Volunteer Workforce

The easiest way to get involved is to join your local Association. The ESFA has around 400 member organisations, some covering entire Counties, and others covering Districts. Each of these organisations is run by volunteers and whilst most find coaches and team managers with ease, many are looking for volunteers to help organise football from behind the scenes. If you’d like to find out a bit more about your nearest Association, fill out and submit the contact form below and we will be in touch. If you want to search our volunteer opportunities, click here to have a look – but bear in mind, not every one of our Associations advertise through the national body, so if there isn’t a vacancy listed, don’t be put off: get in touch anyway and we can introduce you to those already involved in your area.

There are also volunteering opportunities with the national body and these are advertised on our website. Look out for:

  • Internships: the ESFA offers a small placement year/internship to undergraduates and graduates. Usually advertised around Easter, these internships, whilst unpaid, provide great experience of a sports administration environment and we are establishing a track record of progressing candidates into jobs, on completion
  • International management teams: our two international teams (U18 boys and U15 girls) are coached, managed and supported medically by volunteers. Keep an eye on the website for those vacancies: we have maximum terms of office for these posts so that as many people as possible get the opportunity to experience leading an international team
  • International programme co-ordinators: the administrators behind the international programme. Again, these posts are filled for a three year period for the same reason
  • Council members: once you are involved with a local Association, you become eligible for nomination to serve on the national governing board, the Council. Here you’ll get involved in leading the schools’ game at the highest level of influence

Volunteering Strategy- Member Consultations  

The ESFA have held some consultation meetings with membership regarding the new volunteering strategy. Please see below for your information.  


Volunteer FAQs