Matt Mead
Experienced professional in Football, CSR & Community Impact
44 years old
Steyning, West Sussex United Kingdom
Professional Status
Employed
Open to opportunities
About Me
As a motivated and curious professional, I am inspired by a collaborative and dynamic working environment. The power of sport excites me and my desire to share this platform, keeps me focused and driven.
My professional ambition is to fulfil my own potential and utilise my passion for sports, community engagement, technology and collaboration. As a result of this vision, my employer gains a committed individual who will challenge the status quo and break barriers to achieve new goals.
When speaking with partners and others in my network, I often receive positive feedback around my passion for my work and compliments for my desire to raise the awareness of football foundations.
Having experience of how football can proactively change communities, I feel I own the skills to help both a club and aligned brands make a deep rooted community impact through CSR, both nationally and internationally.
My professional ambition is to fulfil my own potential and utilise my passion for sports, community engagement, technology and collaboration. As a result of this vision, my employer gains a committed individual who will challenge the status quo and break barriers to achieve new goals.
When speaking with partners and others in my network, I often receive positive feedback around my passion for my work and compliments for my desire to raise the awareness of football foundations.
Having experience of how football can proactively change communities, I feel I own the skills to help both a club and aligned brands make a deep rooted community impact through CSR, both nationally and internationally.
Head of Education
Chelsea Football Club Foundation
Since November 2013
Full-time
London
United Kingdom
- Leader for the educational strategic programming across Chelsea Football Club Foundation to create high community impact, in a not-for-profit context.
- Spokesperson for Chelsea Football Club as a global educator and an inspiring facilitator to learn, develop and progress.
- Strategic development, partnership management and securing new business with educational institutions and agencies - Schools, FE, HE & Government.
- Relationship building and management across various levels within Chelsea Football Club Foundation, Chelsea Football Club, external partners and new business.
- Forming global partnerships to address educational needs via innovative STEM programming within the UK and US.
- Corporate engagement & CSR delivery through the power of sport, to aid innovative career development and employment prospects for our learners, whilst making aligned brands accessible to our community.
- Manage challenging deadlines, budget control, generating results and performance outcomes for Chelsea Football Club Foundation and associated partners.
- Managing, inspiring and leading a team of people to innovate and create 21st-century educational programmes for schools, colleges and businesses, focusing on career development, enterprise, STEM & sport.
Head of Education
Albion in the Community - BHAFC
April 2011
to November 2013
Full-time
Brighton
United Kingdom
- Driving forward the educational strategy for Albion in the Community with a ground breaking programme focusing on youth unemployment, education, enterprise and corporate engagement.
- Managing a budget of £1.5M (2012/13) and overseeing a range of managers, teachers, advisors, coaches & admin staff.
- Creation and management of the Apple Regional Training Centre (RTC) for Brighton and Hove teachers and students, as well as internal staff learning technology options.
- Board member of the Football League Trust Education strategy group.
Director & Board Member
ROCK IT Enterprise CIC
December 2012
to November 2013
Brighton
United Kingdom
- Rock-IT is a social enterprise which refurbishes and sells quality IT equipment, donated by companies and individuals. The profits of the sales are then used to train young people not in education, employment or training in IT skills and refurbishment, which gives them the chance to reach their potential and generate revenues.
Deputy Education Development Manager
Albion in the Community - BHAFC
October 2007
to April 2011
Full-time
Brighton
United Kingdom
- Securing and managing ALR franchise contracts with local FE colleges to deliver a range of sports, health and work based skills related qualifications.
- Budget management of all existing contracts and strategic planning for department development.
- Co-ordination of AITC learners who have applied to become a Games Maker volunteer at London 2012
Soccer Coach
Major League Soccer Camps
March 2006
to November 2006
Mystic
United States - Connecticut
- Delivering soccer coaching clinics to clubs based in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont, USA.
- Raise the profile of soccer and Major League Soccer as a league and brand, in competition with more traditional US sports
The Sports Coaching and Educational Studies degree was designed to provide a broad, multi-disciplinary study of the topic area of sports coaching & education management, with real life work placements and understanding.
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Education MA focused on a critical awareness of debates and developments in education as a field of study, focusing on Management & Leadership.
Leadership & Management Level 3
Institute for Leadership & Management (ILM)
September 2014
to December 2014
The Leadership & Management qualification focused on developing formal management techniques to support teams and staff through organisational change
The American Express Leadership Academy was designed for future non for profits leaders doing exceptional work in their chosen field to create social change.
Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
Trainer for learning at 14+ years old
Trainer for learning at 14+ years old
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Leadership & Management
Expert
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Sporting Context
Expert
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Effective Communication
Advanced
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"C" Level Relationship Building
Advanced
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Non for Profit Context
Advanced
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Community Engagement
Advanced
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Community Impact Programmes
Advanced
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Partnership Management
Advanced
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Time Management
Advanced
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Productivity & Task Management
Advanced
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Problem-Solving
Good
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Entrepreneurship
Good
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Public Speaking
Good
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Critical Thinking
Good
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Mac OS & iOS
Good
- Spending time with my wife, Sarah and my beautiful boys, Leo, Max & Zak.
- UK and US sports, TV and film
- Visits to local Sussex beaches, parks and farms as a family
- Developing my personal skills in technology, management and productivity.
- Learning about leadership, management and entrepreneurship via Inc.com and Fast Company
- Listening to podcasts on productivity, creativity and technology
- Watching interesting and inspiring TED talks
- Relaxing to a variety of music
