Head Coach – Afghanistan Women’s National Team

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Switzerland.

📋 Description

• Oversee the technical and tactical execution of the Afghanistan Women’s National Team programme.

• Design and implement the team’s playing style, training approaches, and match strategies.

• Organize and conduct training sessions, match plans, and in-game tactical modifications.

• Foster a united, disciplined, cohesive, positive, inclusive, and high-performing team atmosphere.

• Direct squad selection while creating player profiles and individual development plans.

• Assist in player identification, recruitment, scouting, and talent pathway decisions.

• Recruit, onboard, and supervise assistant coaches and technical and performance staff when needed.

• Collaborate with medical, safeguarding, operations, logistics, analysis, and communications teams.

• Aid in player fitness, injury prevention, return-to-play, and recovery strategies.

• Integrate player welfare, safeguarding, and duty-of-care standards into team operations.

• Establish trust with players and staff through effective communication, consistency, and cultural awareness.

• Oversee pre-match preparations, opposition assessments, and post-match evaluations.

• Conduct post-camp and post-match debriefings and pinpoint future improvement areas.

• Facilitate culturally sensitive communication initiatives.

• Contribute to performance reports and updates for FIFA leadership and stakeholders.

• Travel internationally for camps, matches, scouting, and programme activities as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Licence is required.

• Pro Licence is preferred.

• At least five years of coaching experience in football, ideally within a club, federation, or national team context.

• Demonstrated coaching experience in women's football.

• Background with elite, semi-professional, or international-level players.

• Strong grasp of technical and tactical football principles.

• Capability to design and conduct high-quality training sessions and match preparations.

• Proven ability to cultivate a positive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal abilities.

• Proficient in managing players and staff with professionalism, empathy, and authority.

• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams, including performance, medical, analysis, operations, and safeguarding personnel.

• Strong knowledge of player development, performance feedback, and individual development planning.

• Ability to engage sensitively with diverse cultural, social, and football backgrounds.

• High integrity, discretion, and emotional intelligence.

• Flexibility, resilience, and adaptability in fast-paced or complex environments.

• Willingness to travel internationally and operate in varied contexts.

• Excellent proficiency in spoken and written English.

• Current safeguarding certification is required.

• Valid police/background check, or readiness to obtain one before appointment.

• Strong IT skills, including proficiency with video analysis tools, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

• Desirable: experience with diaspora player groups or geographically dispersed squads.

• Desirable: experience assisting players in complex or sensitive cultural settings.

• Desirable: knowledge of Afghan football, Afghan culture, or the Afghan diaspora.

• Desirable: proficiency in additional languages such as Dari, Pashto, French, or Spanish.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and compensation package.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Supportive and inclusive team environment.

• Chance to make a significant impact in women's football.