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The Finnish Football Association (Suomen Palloliitto) seeks a Development Manager for Sports Management to work with clubs across Finland to develop and implement sports-management practices in everyday club life. The role combines national development work, close club interface, and change management. The job includes cooperation with football and futsal clubs, sport directors, coaches, and other stakeholders to improve the quality of sports management and to translate development activities into practice. The person will report to the Head of Sport Operations and work closely with the Strategy team and other unit leaders. Responsibilities include gathering and applying researched knowledge to improve sports management; developing networks among sports directors; coordinating content for development days and club dialogues; participating in performance tracking and national youth programs; participating in club support models and service chains; identifying development needs of clubs and driving necessary actions with clubs and federation services; contributing to the evaluation of training and game monitoring systems and training staff; delivering the training and monitoring model and using feedback to help clubs. The candidate should be able to influence development content and methods through initiative and knowledge. Requirements include a relevant Master or Bachelor degree (or a degree in sports), proficient Finnish and English; other languages are a plus. Travel in Finland and abroad may be required, and occasional evening/weekend work is possible; the role can be placed at any Palloliitto office, with a need for sufficient presence at the Helsinki office. Remote work is possible where tasks permit, and club collaboration may require work at clubs’ own environments. Start date as soon as possible. We offer a meaningful role at the heart of developing Finnish football and futsal sports leadership; a knowledgeable and motivated team; flexible working times; competitive pay in the sports sector; excellent employee benefits including comprehensive health care, leisure accident insurance, sport and culture benefit, lunch benefit, commuting benefit, and bike maintenance benefit; opportunities to work closely with clubs and see impact in their daily work. To apply, attach CV and a cover letter; include one video interview question. Application deadline: 25 October 2026.