The
31-year-old had been acting as interim manager with first-team coach Andy
Ballard since David Oldfield left for National League side Weymouth in January.
Jenkins
was one of nine coaches shortlisted from more than 50 applicants, before
emerging as the outstanding candidate after two stages of interviews.
It
comes as City announces their vision to become a full-time club, with the new
boss taking the role full-time.
Jenkins
played in the Championship for Watford, making 81 appearances as a central midfielder,
before his career took him Crawley Town, then to Norway with Poli Timosoara,
Pirin Blagoevgrad and Viking and Scotland with Hamilton Academical.
Capped
5 times by England at under-20 level, he retired in his late 20s due to injury
and later took a coaching role at Court Place Farm. He has recently earned his
UEFA A Licence.
Director
of football Justin Merritt told his club`s website: “We conducted a detailed
and thorough recruitment process and interviewed several excellent candidates.
“The
response was phenomenal, and the standard of applications was impressive.
“Ultimately,
Ross shone through and our decision to appoint him was unanimous.
“Ross
has a great footballing pedigree and is fully aligned with our new vision to
create a young player development model.
“We
are delighted to have been able to promote from within the club and nurture
talented people”. |