PDP Performance Nutritionist

Comunidadlift; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading football academy in Manchester is seeking an experienced Performance Nutritionist to enhance player health and performance through specialized nutritional support. The role involves providing bespoke guidance for both healthy and injured athletes, conducting educational initiatives to promote optimal nutrition, and managing the nutrition budget. Candidates should hold relevant degrees and certifications, along with experience in nutrition support for young athletes. This opportunity offers competitive benefits including annual leave and private healthcare.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus birthday off

Private healthcare

Discretionary annual bonus

Lifestyle discounts

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge in nutrition support to young athletes.
• Experience delivering nutrition programs/advice to young athletes.
• Ability to generate actionable insights using data.

Responsibilities

• Provide integrated nutrition support to Academy players.
• Deliver targeted support to optimize individual athlete development.
• Ensure injured players receive consistent nutrition support.

Skills

Nutrition support to young athletes

Nutrition & supplementation programs

Data-driven insights

Team collaboration

Flexibility in approach

Education

Undergraduate degree in relevant subject

Postgraduate degree in relevant subject

SENr accreditation

ISAK level 1

FA Emergency Aid qualification

UKAD Clean Sport Advisor certification

Job description

Closing Date of Applications – 02/01/26

Our Story

Manchester City is an English Premier League club whose roots began in East Manchester. From its first incarnation as St Mark’s West Gorton in 1880, the club became Manchester City FC in 1894.Behind each title lies emotion, moments and memories that resonate with millions of supporters around the world. Manchester City fans are known for their commitment and togetherness, as a Club that fights to the end.

Purpose

We are looking for an experienced Performance Nutritionist to deliver integrated support in-line with the Academy Performance nutrition strategy. You will play a key role in supporting the implementation of the Academy Performance Strategy by delivering evidence-led nutritional support that enhances player health and performance. A central part of the role involves providing bespoke guidance for healthy and injured athletes, ensuring interventions are aligned with their individual performance goals. You will also contribute to a culture of high-performance by leading education initiatives that elevate nutrition awareness and healthy behaviours across the PDP.

Our Winning Team

MCFC is built on a vision for sustainability, with an academy structure designed to support long-term first team success, to engagement with the communities in which we reside. Together with our passionate fans and valued network of partners, we are developing Manchester City’s future history.

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a simply health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

Your Impact

1. Provide collaborative & integrated performance nutrition support to PDP squads and individuals that supports adaptation, health & performance, and recovery
2. Deliver targeted support to identified players as required to optimise individual development.
3. Ensure all injured players have integrated performance nutrition support aligned to injury rehabilitation & RTP goals.
4. Work collaboratively with the Academy Head Chef, catering team and the wider MDT to optimise the food environment and ensure food provision is aligned to fuelling needs.
5. Ensure all PDP players are profiled & monitored consistently to identify and prioritise insights that drive objective individual support plans.
6. Deliver planned and targeted educational input to support optimal healthy behaviours and understanding of effective performance nutrition.
7. Provide timely reporting and updates to key stakeholders on player progress/status.
8. Working with the Performance Nutrition Lead, ensure the Nutrition budget is well managed to enable consistent strategic & operational delivery of the Academy Performance nutrition service.

What we are looking for

Essential

• Undergraduate degree & postgraduate degree in relevant subject.
• SENr accreditation or equivalent
• ISAK level 1
• FA Emergency Aid qualification
• UKAD Clean Sport Advisor certification
• Significant knowledge in the areas of nutrition support to young athletes
• Experience delivering high quality nutrition & supplementation programmes/advice to young athletes
• Experience of utilising principles of nutrition to optimise body composition and support adaptation & recovery in athletes
• Ability to use both data & expertise to generate actionable insights to inform decision making.
• Experience working as part of an MDT providing integrated Performance Nutrition support in elite sport
• Committed and open-minded individual who is proactive enjoys the challenge of working with diverse teams of experts with humility
• Enthusiasm and willingness to be flexible
• Pro-active and engaging style
• Willing to self-evaluate and work towards continuous improvement.
• Desirable
• Previous experience in delivering Performance Nutrition support in an elite football academy.
• Understanding of growth and maturation principles of youth athletes and how this influences nutritional needs.
• Experience in developing a planned approach to nutrition support and education delivery.
• Current FA safeguarding certifications.