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Vacancy: Project Manager - St George's Park (2yr FTC)

Division: St. George's Park Operations

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 3 December 2024

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract, Full-time

The FA are excited to be searching for a Project Manager on a 2-year fixed-term contract who will be based at the National Football Centre, St George's Park.

The role will provide support managing a range of capital expenditure projects across the 330-acre estate, including grounds, pitch facilities, the National Football Centre and the Hilton Hotel which consists of 228 bedrooms, providing facilities for major sporting or business conferences.

The Project Manager will work within the FA's Property team based at St George Park and will be responsible and accountable to the Project Manager of Capital Projects.

What You'll do

• To be responsible and accountable for delivering multiple capital schemes at St George's Park, ranging from values of £5k up to £2,000k. The project manager will be expected to manage a variety of small and medium-sized schemes simultaneously as required and to ensure that all schemes are delivered on time, within budget and to the quality expected, whilst ensuring a fast turnaround and a customer-focused service.

• To programme and plan the delivery of projects appropriately within a live-occupied estate, logistically planning and co-ordinating the impact of the relevant works around a strict programme to prevent conflict of major events and training sessions. Major Events include pre-training for both Men's and Women's England football teams. At specific planned events, the Project Manager must assertively direct and manage work during high-profile activities such as international, training events and the like.

• To function as contract administrator for relevant schemes from start to completion.

• To represent the National Football Centre's interests in negotiating and steering the processes and fundamental projects and strike the appropriate balance between the client brief, specification, financial aspects, and implementation with consideration to sustainability.

• Function as the main point of contact for the end-user/requestor and keep an open line of communication. To manage expectations as required as regards timescales, feasibility of requests and anticipated outcomes and appropriately articulate any issues.

• Communicate professionally and efficiently with numerous stakeholders, ground maintenance teams, reception staff and other associated personnel where required.

• To support the Lead Project Manager in reviewing and to continually update/develop all Estates minor works contract tendering procedures, and standard tendering documentation to comply with all procurement requirements and policies.

• Expected to lead in identifying, assessing, and managing risk and issues within lead projects, only escalating to Lead Project Manager when necessary.

• To undertake a regular and ongoing assessment of the overall performance of all works contractors used on-site for allocated projects, to ensure that works are undertaken safely and properly, conforming to the appropriate specification and design guide and are of appropriate quality, resulting in the value for money provision of facilities.

• To accurately manage purchase orders, filing and management of invoices. Provide cost forecasting on budgets and up-to-date financial status of outgoings when asked for by the business.

• To deliver schemes in line with Project Management Procedures including the production and regular updating of project programmes, change control registers, risk registers, client briefs, meeting minutes, etc.

• To ensure compliance with Health & Safety policies and relevant statutory standards including the Health & Safety at Work Act within allocated projects. Ensure that the permit-to-work systems, risk assessments, safe working practices and safety plans are implemented.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.

• Relevant professional certification or chartered status (RICS, APM, ICE)

• Five years of project management experience in the construction industry or consultancy.

• Five years of construction management experience managing budgets and schedules

• Proven risk management experience in construction projects.

• Experience of Excel.

• High standard of numeracy.

• Strong communication skills.

• Project Management e.g. Prince.

• Positive ‘can do' attitude, self-motivated.

• Ability to create presentations and present to a wide range of key stakeholders.

• Experience in producing and administrating JCT contracts (MW, DB, and IC)

Beneficial

• Qualification in Health & Safety (NEBOSH, iOSH)

• Knowledge/understanding of Building Regulations and other statutory regulations.

• Understanding of renewable energy solutions and sustainability opportunities within the construction/property industry.

• Experience working in Client-side project management.

• Design experience/understanding.

• Working with in-house Facility Management, consideration of controls/maintenance/servicing and operational costs with regards to specifications and installations.

• Knowledge of AutoCAD/Design software.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Security Officer (Nights)

Job Title: Security Officer (Nights)

Salary: £25,225.20 per annum

Hours: Four day on/four day off shift pattern, working 7pm-7am

Location: American Express Stadium, Brighton

Job Type: Permanent

Deadline Day: 3 December 2024

About us 

We compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage whilst keeping our Sussex community spirit. Our vision is to be a top ten Premier League club and a top four Women's Super League club.  A commitment to high performance, high professional standards and making a difference is at the heart of everything we do.

Ensure our stadium is the safest place to be

As Security Officer, you will ensure the highest standard of safety and security is upheld at our world-class stadium in Brighton. You will monitor CCTV, control access to the car park, and completing regular patrols and follow and implement the club safety and security policy at all times.

Please note this is a overnight position with the core hours worked from 7pm to 7am on a four day on/four day off shift pattern.

Your security background

We are looking for someone who has previous experience of working in a similar role, ideally within a large multi-purpose building. You will be someone who is observant and able to make decisions quickly.

There are no required qualifications for this role, we will give you everything you need to succeed (except for drive, determination and motivation - which you will need to bring with you!). 

Our values play a pivotal role in our success

Our values are a set of filters through which we deliver to each other, our fans, our partners and our sponsors.  As a team we live and breathe these values:

• Treat People Well
• Exceed Expectations
• Aim High. Never Give Up
• Act with Integrity
• Make it Special

How we say thank you  
In return for your hard work and commitment to us, some of the additional benefits you will receive will include, but not limited to:

• Free breakfast and lunch at both sites
• 23 days holiday rising with length of service (pro rata for part time staff)
• Rewards platform, which includes access to 900+ retailers, a wellbeing centre and much more!
• Priority access to match tickets and access to free WSL tickets for 23/24 season
• In-house training programme and CPD opportunities
• Discounts and benefits from partners and local businesses
   

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Our core values mean that we have a strong ethical culture which allows us to meet the needs of our diverse audience, both on and off the pitch. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of their age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, do not hesitate to get in touch with teamtalent@brightonandhovealbion.com.

Safeguarding is part of everything we do

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

This is a UK based job. It is unlawful to employ a person who does not have permission to live and work in the UK. All offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and right to work, as well as a full reference history. We do not offer sponsorship for applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK.

Please note all applications must be made through the official club careers page. Third party applications are not accepted. 

Job Description & Person Specification

Vacancy: Marketing Executive (Women's & Girls)

Job Title: Marketing Executive (Women's & Girls)

Salary: £27,000 - £34,000 per annum (dependant on experience)

Hours: 35 hours per week. The role will include attendance at all home fixtures for the women¿s first team

Location: American Express Stadium, Brighton

Job Type: Permanent

Deadline Day: 3 December 2024

About us 

We compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage whilst keeping our Sussex community spirit. Our vision is to be a top ten Premier League club and a top four Women's Super League club.  A commitment to high performance, high professional standards and making a difference is at the heart of everything we do.

Ready to make an impact?

Are you passionate about women's football and want to play your part in helping drive fan engagement? If so, then please keep reading!

In this role, you will play a key part in supporting the club's marketing operations, focusing on ticketing, hospitality, and other matchday activities - mainly for our women's first team. Your primary goals will be to grow, retain, and engage the club's audience and fan base, enhancing the matchday experience while driving revenue and commercial opportunities, working closely with our Marketing Events Executive to achieve this. Additionally, you will develop and implement fan-focused programs, events, and initiatives designed to resonate with supporters of all ages.

Please note this role is based in the office full-time.

Is this the role for you?

You will have a genuine passion for football (especially women's football) and understand that it isn't a 9-5 business so we will require working evenings and weekend at times. Our women's team currently play in Crawley, so it would be beneficial to own a car to get yourself to and from matches.

You will be enthusiastic about sports marketing and a proven track record in a marketing role, ideally within a venue or membership organization. Strong written communication skills are essential, along with the ability to craft engaging content and impactful campaigns.

Our values play a pivotal role in our success

Our values are a set of filters through which we deliver to each other, our fans, our partners and our sponsors.  As a team we live and breathe these values:

• Treat People Well
• Exceed Expectations
• Aim High. Never Give Up
• Act with Integrity
• Make it Special

How we say thank you  
In return for your hard work and commitment to us, some of the additional benefits you will receive will include, but not limited to:

• Free breakfast and lunch at both sites
• 23 days holiday rising with length of service (pro rata for part time staff)
• Rewards platform, which includes access to 900+ retailers, a wellbeing centre and much more!
• Priority access to match tickets and access to free WSL tickets for 23/24 season
• In-house training programme and CPD opportunities
• Discounts and benefits from partners and local businesses
   

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Our core values mean that we have a strong ethical culture which allows us to meet the needs of our diverse audience, both on and off the pitch. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of their age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, do not hesitate to get in touch with teamtalent@brightonandhovealbion.com.

Safeguarding is part of everything we do

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

This is a UK-based position. It is unlawful to employ anyone without permission to live and work in the UK. All job offers are conditional upon background checks, including a complete 3 year reference history, DBS checks and verification of your right to work. Please note that we do not provide sponsorship for applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK.

Please note all applications must be made through the official club careers page. Third party applications are not accepted. 

Job Description & Person Specification

Vacancy: Maintenance Technician (Multiskilled Operative)

Job Title: Maintenance Technician (Multiskilled Operative)

Salary: Depending on Experience

Hours: 35 hours per week, which will include evenings and weekends which will be worked in accordance with the maintenance rota (every other weekend)

Location: Across both our stadium, training ground and club properties across Sussex

Job Type: Permanent

Deadline Day: 3 December 2024

About us 

We compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage whilst keeping our Sussex community spirit. Our vision is to be a top ten Premier League club and a top four Women's Super League club.  A commitment to high performance, high professional standards and making a difference is at the heart of everything we do.

What is the role?

We are seeking a dedicated professional to ensure our world-class facilities remain safe, functional, and ready for use. In this role, you will be responsible for performing maintenance tasks across diverse areas of the club, including offices, changing rooms, training facilities, and hospitality spaces. You will address maintenance requests and emergency repairs promptly, prioritizing urgent issues to minimize disruption and support seamless club operations.

Am I right for this role?

The ideal candidate will hold a relevant trade qualification, preferably in carpentry, and have proven experience as a multi-skilled tradesperson. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, enabling effective collaboration with colleagues, contractors, and stakeholders. You should demonstrate the ability to deliver high-quality work while consistently meeting deadlines.

Our values play a pivotal role in our success

Our values are a set of filters through which we deliver to each other, our fans, our partners and our sponsors.  As a team we live and breathe these values:

• Treat People Well
• Exceed Expectations
• Aim High. Never Give Up
• Act with Integrity
• Make it Special

How we say thank you  
In return for your hard work and commitment to us, some of the additional benefits you will receive will include, but not limited to:

• Free breakfast and lunch at both sites
• 23 days holiday rising with length of service (pro rata for part time staff)
• Rewards platform, which includes access to 900+ retailers, a wellbeing centre and much more!
• Priority access to match tickets and access to free WSL tickets for 23/24 season
• In-house training programme and CPD opportunities
• Discounts and benefits from partners and local businesses
   

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Our core values mean that we have a strong ethical culture which allows us to meet the needs of our diverse audience, both on and off the pitch. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of their age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, do not hesitate to get in touch with teamtalent@brightonandhovealbion.com.

Safeguarding is part of everything we do

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

This is a UK-based position. It is unlawful to employ anyone without permission to live and work in the UK. All job offers are conditional upon background checks, including a complete 3 year reference history, DBS checks and verification of your right to work. Please note that we do not provide sponsorship for applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK.

Please note all applications must be made through the official club careers page. Third party applications are not accepted. 

Job Description & Person Specification

Vacancy: Casual Community Coach, LFC Foundation

Contract Type: Casual

Salary: Market Rate

Working Hours: Casual

Location: ASCC Breckside Park / Lower Breck Road Liverpool

Advert Closing date: 04/12/2024

Department: Foundation

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our LFC Foundation team as a Community Coach on a casual basis. In this role you will deliver creative and engaging sessions in accordance with the Coach Engagement Lead`s expectations and Quality Assurance Framework. 

The coaching opportunities exist throughout the Merseyside area delivering community coaching sessions in accordance with the standards and professionalism expected by LFC Foundation to be the "World`s Leading Foundation". 

What will you be doing?

• To deliver high level football coaching sessions appropriate to the age and ability of the participants.  

• To produce and evaluate session plans for all activities.

• To undertake dynamic risk assessments.

• To adhere to LFC Foundation Safeguarding procedure at all times.

• To have experience in planning, delivering and reflecting on individual and collective player development

• To ensure that all LFC Foundation equipment is in good working order and assembled properly – to report to the Foundation any equipment that needs attention.  

• To ensure that the LFC Foundation’s Codes of Conduct are adhered to at all times.  

• To keep up to date registers for all activities.

• Registration forms collected and processed in line with LFC Foundation data protection policy.  

• To attend training courses continuing professional development as required.  

• To adhere to National Governing Body (FA) guidelines.  

• Any other task which is deemed necessary by the LFC Foundation as it continuously grows

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this role you will have proven professional experience in planning and delivering high level football sessions, including experience delivering coaching sessions to children and young people. You’ll be able to demonstrate an understanding of differentiation within a session and your commitment to Liverpool FC Foundation’s mission. 

Essential qualifications for this role: 

• FA Coaching Football Level 1

• Safeguarding & Protecting Children & Vulnerable Adults

• Emergency First Aid Qualification

• AFPE Qualification Desired

You will be able to showcase good organisation skills, positive attitude, a flexible approach and confidence. Excellent communication skills will be vital for regular interaction with participants, staff, parents and external representatives whilst representing the Club in a professional manner at all times. 

Why should you apply?

This is a casual position, offering variable hours including evenings and weekends on a flexible assignment basis. Your main base will be our Anfield Sports & Community Centre, but our programmes are mainly delivered across Liverpool and the surrounding areas. 

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you. 

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment. This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. 

We are looking to conduct first stage interviews w/c 9th December 24. 

Vacancy: Player Development Coach - U14's

Discipline: Coaching and development

Job type: Permanent

Expiry date: 4 Dec 2024

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary: Competitive

We are the heartbeat of the city. Come and be a part of a long and proud history where we strive to be the best in everything we do, on and off the pitch. Bringing the people and communities together, join the Newcastle United Family, as we embark on the next steps of our exciting journey.

About the role

We’re looking for a talented Player Development Coach to lead our U14 age group on a day-to-day basis and nurture our young talent to produce players capable of making the transition to the next phase.

You will work collaboratively with the MDT (multi-disciplinary team) to ensure appropriate feedback, data and knowledge is shared to support EPPP (Elite Player Performance Plan) regulations and requirements.

Working within the Academy CCF (Coach Competency Framework) you will help supervise, train, mentor and monitor a highly qualified and experienced part-time coaching workforce to become specialists in their field within the relevant phase.

Your impact

You will have significant experience of working with players in the professional game (preferably in the age groups stated) and have excellent communication and listening skills, particularly in relation to coaching and mentoring young players, as such, you must possess:

• The Football Association (FA) Advanced Coaching Licence - UEFA ‘A’ Licence

• FA Advanced Youth Award or working towards.

• FA Safeguarding Certificate.

• FA Basic First Aid for Sport.

• Understanding of EPPP and the audit process.

• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding, welfare, and equality.

A sports / teaching (or other relevant degree) and experience of working with players within the professional game at the relevant age groups are highly desirable.

About the team

Reporting into the Head of Coach Development you will act as the lead coach for your designated age group, implementing the Academy playing philosophy in a clear and consistent way whilst ensuring all Club and Academy principles and playing style are adhered to.

You will also work in conjunction with the Academy Director, Head of Coach Development, Head of Player Development, Head of Recruitment and coaching and performance staff to pro-actively monitor the player succession planning process within the relevant phase.

Please click here to see the full job description.

Why choose us?

We’ve got a range of great benefits and rewards, from flexible ways of working, participation in our non-contractual employee bonus scheme, NUFC life assurance, free parking, discount at Shearers Bar and the Club Shop, Helping Hand – where you can access free GP appointments, Wellbeing Resources, Legal and Financial Support, pension contribution, free lunch and the best part, free tea and coffee. In addition, we run a salary sacrifice scheme which includes, tech, car, cycle to work and many more.

United As One

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and believe in equal opportunities for all. We recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths. We work together to reflect the communities we serve and to maintain an inclusive environment in which everyone can be their authentic self and is enabled to achieve their full potential.

Safeguarding

We’re committed to being a place where everyone is safe, heard, valued and able to thrive so we place high value on the safeguarding and welfare of everyone we engage with.

Vacancy: Senior Account Manager – Experiences by Wembley Stadium

Division: Experiences by Wembley Stadium

Location: Wembley Stadium

Closing Date: 5 December 2024

Vacancy Type: Full-time, Permanent

The Experiences by Wembley Stadium Team are looking for a Senior Account Manager to maximise membership retention by creating and maintaining a high level of service excellence and developing professional relationships with members.

You will manage a team of high-performing Account Managers and Account Executives to ensure a quality membership experience across the portfolio of all Experiences by Wembley Stadium products and will be continually identifying opportunities for revenue growth.

Please provide a cover letter with your application, outlining your interest and suitability for the role.

What You'll do

• Ensure that the membership services and retention management strategy are achieved by building and managing relationships and expectations with potential and existing members.

• Ensure annual satisfaction and renewal targets are achieved.

• Act on any upsell opportunities and manage regular contact, communicating any relevant updates, offers, or changes to keep members fully informed.

• Create a member-focused culture by leading on excellent customer service standards, consistently exceeding expectations and creating a responsive customer environment

• Understand all Experiences by Wembley Stadium products and intuitively know how to position them accurately, depending on the member profile.

• Deliver content for Member BAU activities and communications as and when required.

• Identify additional spending and upgrade opportunities for Members.

• Day-to-day management of accounts.

• Attend Wembley Stadium events and Member events as and when required.

• Partner with the sales, marketing, hospitality and ticketing teams to deliver exciting and creative solutions, constantly adding incremental value to the products.

• Manage, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Account Managers and Account Executives to meet and exceed our members' requirements. Manage teams against KPIs and objectives, help support individual development and improve team performance.

• Actively use all relevant systems (such as CRM) and follow all procedures to ensure all communications are recorded, potential leads are followed up, and sales are processed correctly.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Proven mid-term experience in managing an incentive-based successful sales force and account management.

• Customer-focused with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Relevant experience in creating engagement with digital leads.

• Ability to utilise new techniques, ideas, and problem solve.

• Ambitious, commercially astute, driven, and willing to deliver successful sales and account management teams.

• Able to facilitate productive, motivating sales meetings.

• High level of numeracy.

• Ability to create presentations and present to a wide range of key stakeholders

• Skilled in Microsoft 365 software including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Beneficial

• Experience of leading a sales team within a membership, retention and loyalty role.

• Excellent time management, organisational and follow-up skills.

• Good presentation skills.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Women's ETC Player Development Lead (Fixed Term Contract)

Division: Women's Technical

Location: Home based

Closing Date: 6 December 2024

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract, Full-time

The FA is looking for three ETC Player Development Leads to work within Girls Emerging Talent Centres to support the development of better players for the future game. The three positions will cover the North, the Midlands & East or the South. Please indicate in your application which region you are applying for.

The role will oversee player development across a group of Centres within a region, including supporting the identification and development of talented players, and ensuring the delivery of outstanding technical programmes across the system.

The Premier League fund the delivery of up to 75 Emerging Talent Centres for talented female footballers aged 8-16 years. The Centres provide local technical and physical development for talented girls, supported by a varied games programme that stretches and challenges players.

The role will contribute to the delivery an outstanding talent pathway that provides a wide and diverse pool of talent for future Women's England Teams, and the wider domestic game.

The three positions are fixed term contracts, running until 30th June 2027.

Please include a cover letter in your application, outlining why you are interested in this role and why you meet the criteria.

Interviews are scheduled for the 16th and 17th December and will be held at the National Football Centre, St. George's Park.

What You'll do

• Support the FA Club Talent Pathway Manager with the development of Emerging Talent Centre player development programmes.

• Support centres to develop and deliver an outstanding technical and physical training programme which focusses on player development.

• Support centres to develop the knowledge and know how to identify and recruit talented girls.

• Support centres to deliver a challenging and varied games programme.

• Work with England Futsal to embed futsal within centres, along with other small sided formats, as a tool to support outstanding player development.

• Support the roll out of the FA Emerging Talent Centre Technical Framework, and Physical Framework.

• Work with The FA Coach Development Teams, to provide support and learning for the coaching workforce in centres.

• Deliver sessions to talented girls within centre environments as part of the learning support for the coaching workforce.

• Support centres to understand talent identification, and ensure they have a robust plan to deliver effective TID

• Support centres to implement impactful individual player development plans for players.

• Seek and support innovative ways to improve the development of players within Emerging Talent Centres.

• Support club action planning in response to the system audit process.

• Plan and prioritise a schedule of regular communication and visits to clubs / centres within the region.

• Ensure effective collaboration across the Girls Talent System in the identification of talented players.

• Contribute to the wider direction, planning and review of the club pathway.

• Support the delivery of events which support the learning and development of ETC workforce.

• Work with the Premier League and the FA to identify examples of high quality player development.

• Work closely with the FA's Women's Technical Team on the progress and implementation of the Women's Technical Strategy.

• Attend departmental meetings as and when required.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Holds a UEFA B Licence

• Understanding of talent development systems

• Experience of player development at foundation / youth development phase in football

• Experience in identifying talent and potential

• Ability to influence and build positive working relationships in club settings

• Experience of delivering coach development

• Experinece of managing projects and events

• Time and project management skills

• Working effectively as part of a team

• High level coaching ability

• Experience and capability to use Excel

• Ability to use a suite of Microsoft Office tools

• Ability to create presentations and present to a wide range of stakeholders

• Willingness to travel

• Willingness to commit to personal development where appropriate

Beneficial

• Holds a UEFA A Licence

• Understanding of the women's game

• Awareness of key stakeholders across the football landscape

• Experience in academy football

• Experience of working in a talent / performance pathway

• Experience working with football partners and stakeholders

• Experience of working within an MDT

• Ability to problem solve

• Use of coaching and session planning software

• Advanced Project Management Skills

• Analysis Skills to support Talent ID

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: ETC Operations Officer (Fixed Term Contract)

Division: Women's Technical

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 6 December 2024

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract, Full-time

To provide excellent administration and operational support to the Girls' Emerging Talent Centres programme, developing processes that support centres in the identification and management of talented players.

The Premier League fund the delivery of up to 75 Emerging Talent Centres for talented female footballers aged 8-16 years. The Centres provide local technical and physical development for talented girls, supported by a varied games programme that stretches and challenges players.

The role will contribute to the delivery an outstanding talent pathway that provides a wide and diverse pool of talent for future Women's England Teams, and the wider domestic game.

Please include a cover letter with your application, outlining your interest in the role and why you meet the criteria.

Interviews are scheduled to be held on the 16th and 17th December at the National Football Centre, St. George's Park.

What You'll do

• To deliver key operational and administrative processes for the Women's Club Talent Pathway.

• To provide operational and project management support to the ETC Player Development Leads.

• To provide administrative support for the role out and implementation of ETC innovation programmes, targeting a more accessible pathway, and better players.

• To support the planning, review and action planning of the club plathway audit programme.

• To produce resources to support the delivery of player development across ETCs.

• To provide administration and operational support for all ETC talent pathway events and activities.

• To establish and maintain excellent relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure outstanding delivery of the pathway.

• To effectively manage the kit, equipment and resourcing requests for members of the team working with ETCs.

• To support the Women's Club Talent Pathway Operations Manager with timely information and data to support delivery of ETCs.

• To utilise key FA systems to support the co-ordination of Talent Team Meetings including room and accommodation bookings as required.

• To provide administration and operational support to any Women's England Talent Pathway activity or programmes as and when appropriate.

• Contribute to the wider planning and review of the club pathway.

• Work closely with the FA's Technical Team on the progress and implementation of the Women's Technical Strategy.

• Attend departmental meetings as and when required.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Knowledge of the women's game

• Experience of establishing and maintaining data collection systems

• Experience of organising events

• Experience of working in a sports related industry

• Experience of working with and building relationships with the major stakeholders

• Experience in project management

• Excellent organisational, planning and communication skills

• Outstanding ability to prioritise workloads

• High level people development skills and experience

• Ability to build positive working relationships

• Ability to present information to support player development work

• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office

• Outstanding communication skills – verbally and in writing

• Ability to manage time effectively and prioritise tasks

• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and maintain quality of work

Beneficial

• Knowledge of the women's talent system

• Experience of Whole Game System and FullTime, and other FA systems

• High level people skills

• Data analysis skills

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Esports Sales Manager

WHO WE ARE... 

SPORTFIVE is a global agency working across sponsorships, advertising, talent, activation and hospitality within sports. Globally, we have over 1,200 employees who strategically and creatively connect brands, rights-holders, media platforms and fans across Football, F1, NFL, NBA, Golf, Esports, Olympics, and more. 

Whether it’s supporting Premier League football clubs to secure their next front of shirt sponsor, curating deals for brands to showcase their advertising during games televised to millions across the world, or representing the best talent in our industry, connecting sports organisations to incredible brands and partners is at the heart of heart we do. 

Having recently been voted the No.1 most attractive sports marketing agency to work for, we’re incredibly proud of our culture and the people that help to nurture it. 

YOUR NEW JOB... 

We're looking for a successful Gaming and Esports sales professional to play a key role as part of the UK Partnership Sales team, responsible for the successful delivery of the sponsorship sales programmes across our portfolio assets and services. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the exciting world of gaming and esports and involves working across some of the highest profile sponsorship teams and events in esports including the Esports World Cup, Team Liquid, EA SPORTS FC, Activision Blizzard, RIOT Games, Ubisoft and many more.  

Our non-esports portfolio includes an array of globally renowned organisations across sports, such as The LA Lakers, New York Knicks, Chelsea FC, Scuderia Ferrari F1, Team GB, The FA, and a roster of talent which includes Masters Champion Jon Rahm. 

Your primary goal will be to generate revenue by leading an end-to-end gaming and/or esports sales process, from category and prospect identification to negotiation and deal closing – In doing so, you'll facilitate the collaboration between brands and rights-holder clients through effective, imaginative, and pioneering sports marketing campaigns. 

AS ESPORTS SALES MANAGER, YOU WILL... 

• Develop strong relationships with prospective new clients via key customer touchpoints including phone, email, LinkedIn, networking events and meetings. 

• Showcase a thorough understanding of SPORTFIVE’s products and service 

• Effectively work to a coordinated sales plan to achieve divisional budget targets and strategic objectives 

• Work closely with our Sales Insight & Servicing team to prepare and lead sales pitches with international and domestic clients  

• Build relationships with prospective clients to understand objectives, build relationships and secure revenue for the business 

• Continually develop prospect lists by identifying relevant clients, industries and geographies. 

• Provide weekly and regular updates at team sales meetings showcasing activity and pipeline development 

• Work with internal corporate functions such as legal and finance to create robust commercial agreements to support sales processes 

• Ensure strong after-sales relationship management to enhance renewal probability and identify cross-sales/upselling potential. 

WHAT YOU’LL BRING... 

• Previous experience working in esports / gaming sales 

• Understanding of the esports and gaming ecosystems with knowledge of major stakeholders, esports fanbases and audiences, publisher and streaming platforms, major trends and commercial partnerships 

• Experience in successfully managing a B2B sales process from end-to-end 

• A self-assured and confident approach to pitching, presenting and negotiating with marketing decision-makers at all levels.  

• Confidence in creating sales opportunities through cold outreach before moving it through the sales funnel. 

• Strong relationship building skills with brands and colleagues. 

• A strategic and consultative sales approach 

• Proactive, self-motivated and resilient attitude 

• A natural curiosity and eagerness to learn and continually grow and develop. 

• Outstanding sales communication, presentation and negotiation skills. 

• Competence using sales management/CRM systems. 

Don’t fit all the criteria? Don’t worry! Our job adverts give you a flavour of what you can expect in the role, but you don’t have to tick every box. We put a lot of focus on the importance of developing our people, so if you think you’d be a great fit for us then hit apply. 

WHAT YOU’LL GET FROM US... 

As well as the opportunity to join an organisation that invests in and rewards its staff, provides an enjoyable working environment, and offers genuine responsibility and scope to shape a role and add real value, you’ll also get...

• Annual Sales incentive trip (recent years include trips to Dubai & Marbella) 

• 25 days annual leave + an additional gifted day over the Christmas period 

• Full Vitality health cover including dental, optical and mental health support 

• Enhanced family leave entitlements 

• Electric car scheme

• A day off for moving house  

• A day off for getting married  

• Regular social events such as summer and Christmas parties 

• Life assurance at x4 annual salary 

• Employee Assistance Programme  

SPORTFIVE are proud to be an equal opportunities employer who provide equal employment opportunity regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. 

Vacancy: Junior Designer - Olympics & Major Events

*Please attach a link to your portfolio in the application*

WHO WE ARE... 

SPORTFIVE is a global agency working across sponsorships, advertising, talent, activation and hospitality within sports. Globally, we have over 1,200 employees who strategically and creatively connect brands, rights-holders, media platforms and fans across Football, F1, NFL, NBA, Golf, Esports, Olympics, and more. 

Whether it’s supporting Premier League football clubs to secure their next front of shirt sponsor, curating deals for brands to showcase their advertising during games televised to millions across the world, or representing the best talent in our industry, connecting sports organisations to incredible brands and partners is at the heart of heart we do. 

Having recently been voted the No.1 most attractive sports marketing agency to work for, we’re incredibly proud of our culture and the people that help to nurture it. 

YOUR NEW JOB... 

We're seeking a talented Junior Designer looking for an exciting role in the Sports Marketing industry. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring our team is armed with world class, dynamic and customised sales presentation and communication materials, designed to engage, support, and help secure significant investment decisions by C suite executives of leading corporations. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the exciting world of our Olympics & Major Events division; SPORTFIVE’s specialist, international unit for rightsholders, event organisers and brands, specifically in the multi-sport major event space. Our clients include the National Olympic Commitee, National Paralympic Commitee, Organising Committees, partners and broadcasters of the Olympics, Paralympics, Commonwealth Games and Special Olympics.  

AS OUR JUNIOR DESIGNER, YOU WILL...  

• Support and collaborate with the Senior Designer and other senior team members in the Olympics & Major Events division. 

• Be involved in the creation and development of visual assets and sales presentations such as: generic rightsholder and brand presentations, customised brand Partnership sales pitches, and rightsholder asset focuses. 

• Collaborate closely with our sales teams to understand brand identities and translate them into dynamic and engaging visual concepts.  

• Work to create custom graphics, infographics, and designs that enhance the overall impact of our presentations.   

• Be responsible for developing and designing high-quality presentation materials that effectively communicate brand identities, marketing strategies, and corporate proposals and solutions.  

• Support in concept development and storytelling.  

WHAT YOU’LL BRING... 

• High-level of proficiency in design software (such as Adobe Creative Suite) and a strong understanding of how to leverage visual design to support and enhance brand messaging.  

• Strong understanding of visual elements (Typography and Layout Design – demonstrating an understanding of how to compose content with compelling hierarchy & visual elements).  

• Ability to brainstorm creative concepts, communicate them, and translate into visuals.  

• Highly motivated, proactive, and genuine team player. 

• Appetite to learn and a willingness to be challenged.   

• A strong focus on creating visually compelling presentations for brands.   

• Strong organisational skills, ability to multi-task, work under pressure in a fast-paced environment and manage & prioritise workload. 

• Strong communication skills – ability to clearly identify and understand the requirements of our key stakeholders.   

• Strong attention to detail, consistency and accuracy.  

• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the company both in the UK and globally.  

• An interest in the sports industry is desirable but not essential 

Don’t fit all the criteria? Don’t worry! Our job adverts give you a flavour of what you can expect in the role, but you don’t have to tick every box. We put a lot of focus on the importance of developing our people, so if you think you’d be a great fit for us then hit apply. 

WHAT YOU’LL GET FROM US... 

As well as the opportunity to join an organisation that invests in and rewards its staff, provides an enjoyable working environment, and offers genuine responsibility and scope to shape a role and add real value, you’ll also get...

• Annual Sales incentive trip (recent years include trips to Dubai & Marbella) 

• 25 days annual leave + an additional gifted day over the Christmas period 

• Full Vitality health cover including dental, optical and mental health support 

• Enhanced family leave entitlements 

• Electric car scheme

• A day off for moving house  

• A day off for getting married  

• Regular social events such as summer and Christmas parties 

• Life assurance at x4 annual salary 

• Employee Assistance Programme  

SPORTFIVE are proud to be an equal opportunities employer who provide equal employment opportunity regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. 

Vacancy: Academy Coach (U15-U16 Asst Coach)

Job Title:  Academy Coach (U15-U16 Asst Coach)

Department:  Academy

Reporting:  Head of Academy Football Development

Location:  Training Ground - Jersey Road

Salary:  Competitive

Brentford FC is a bit different to other Premier League football clubs. We put our fans first, we are a true community club and while we are financially sustainable, we are not afraid to take calculated risks. We take huge pride in our environment and culture within the Club which focuses on development, inclusion and not being afraid to think differently.

Being progressive, humble and respectful while sticking together as one team across the Club guides how we work and the decisions we make each day.

We also firmly believe that a diverse workforce is a better workforce which will help us develop ideas, solve problems and ultimately grow Brentford FC.

We play in a brand-new stadium, 15 minutes from Heathrow in vibrant west London.

We will never forget where we have come from, but we are excited about the future that lies ahead.

Come join us.

Inclusion Statement

Brentford FC is an organisation which values and is passionate about diversity and inclusivity. We welcome and encourage applications from qualified candidates, including those from underrepresented groups – such as those from ethnically diverse backgrounds, women, those from the LGBTQ+ community and those with disabilities. Should you require any workplace accommodations (also known as ‘reasonable adjustments’), you will have the opportunity to let us know at appropriate points in the hiring process.

Safeguarding Statement

Brentford FC is committed to equality, the safeguarding and welfare of all children and adults at risk. This responsibility is shared by all staff and volunteers at the club, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Staff will be required to undertake regular safeguarding training to enable and reinforce a proactive approach to safeguarding. This role requires the post holder to apply all relevant policies and uphold the club’s commitment to safeguarding vulnerable people to ensure a safe environment for all. This includes the timely reporting of any safeguarding concern to the safeguarding team. We remind those barred from regulated activity that it is an offence to apply for such positions.

Please note that where appropriate for the role, you may be required to complete additional background checks such as Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and this will include any time living or working outside of the UK in the last 10 years. You can find out more about this athttps://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record 

Please also note that a CV application will not be sufficient. Applications will not be considered where the application form has not been completed in full.

If the role you are applying for involves regulated activity and you have been shortlisted for a first stage interview, you will be asked to fill out a Declaration of Offences Form.

The Role of Academy Coach (U15-U16 Assistant Coach)

To coach as part of the Academy Coaching Department in a full-time capacity. To enable the team to achieve maximum development both individually and collectively. The Academy Coach is also required to work effectively with parents/guardians of the players in order to create strong working relationships and togetherness. The Academy Coach may also be required to work with other Academy age groups as and when required.

Main Accountabilities

• To ensure that any concerns you observe, or are raised with you in your role, are shared with the Safeguarding Team through appropriate channels.

• To motivate and develop the individual players to enable them to win games whilst working within the Club’s coaching philosophy and style of play framework.

• Form positive relationships with players and motivate them towards achieving their potential, ensuring their well-being and holistic development.

• To have the ability to identify individual strengths and unacceptable weaknesses with the ability to apply appropriate coaching, and tactical development tailored to the individual player.

• To implement individual development plans for your designated age group squad, whilst having an age-specific understanding of technical, tactical, physical and psychological development, and identifying age-appropriate teaching.

• Provide feedback to players formally through the Performance Management Application (PMA), individual meetings, IDP reviews, whilst also fully integrating key stakeholders into the process.

• To understand and produce key programmes to enable individual players to successfully transition from age group to age group in line with the Club’s footballing philosophy.

• To engage or lead the retain & release process within the IDT or part of the phase.

• Ensure cohesion, conflict resolution and management of individual players is upheld to high quality professional standards and a positive team ethic is always maintained.

• To work cooperatively with all Academy staff and to maintain relationships with the players and their key stakeholders.

• To liaise with the Scouting and Recruitment Department for the selection of players.

• To work in line with the strategy of EPPP as agreed by the Club.

• To work as part of the inter-disciplinary team (IDT) to provide a holistic development plan for individual players.

• To complete all Club administrative duties in line with EPPP audit requirements.

• Attend all relevant coaching CPD events both internally and externally at the request of the Head of Academy Football Development.

• Help to ensure the Academy is continually achieving the standards required to retain its category status within the EPPP guidelines.

• Any other relevant tasks and duties as directed by senior Academy or Football Department management.

General Club Accountabilities

• To ensure compliance with all relevant Club policies, including health and safety policies and with specific reference to the data regulations.

• To ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, ethical, and social requirements.

• To ensure compliance with the Club’s Safeguarding Policy and processes.

• To ensure compliance with the Club’s Code of Conduct.

• To promote equity, diversity and inclusion at the Club, in line with our EDI strategy

• To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally, maintaining a professional image at all times when representing Brentford FC

• To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Club and its personnel.

• To maintain a flexible approach to work at all times.

• Any other relevant tasks and duties as directed by your line manager

Key Internal Relationships

• Head of Academy Football Development

• Academy Management Team

• Recruitment Staff

• Academy Coaching Staff

• Medical and Performance Staff

• Player Welfare and Safeguarding Staff

Person Specification - Essential Personal Characteristics

• UEFA ‘B’ License Coaching Certificate

• FA Learning Safeguarding Children Certificate

• FA Emergency Aid In Football Certificate

• FA Youth award

• FA Safeguarding certificate

• EFAiF certificate

• Basic level of IT skills

Person Specification - Desirable Characteristics

• UEFA A / Pro License

• Previous experience of working with young players

• Previous experience of leading FP/YDP age groups within a professional Academy

Vacancy: Women`s Refereeing Manager

As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world, we lead the way in the sport and event industry.

Join the team and support us on our mission.

THE POSITION

These are your key tasks:

· Managing the administration for all Women’s Refereeing Events on the Road to the FWWC 
· Working with the Head of Women’s Refereeing, the manager is responsible to support the development, implementation and execution of projects for Women Referees 
· Supporting the general management of the workforce and coordinating structures such as technical content, fitness and mental health 
· Maintaining the list of referee candidates on the road to the FWWC
· Communicating with Confederations and Member Associations regarding status and progress of referee candidates 
· Coordinating wrap around support such as technical content, fitness and mental heath 
· Supporting the Refereeing instructors in objective settings, regular communication and reviews with the candidates 
· Ensuring that individual development action plans are in place via technical instructors
· Supporting in monthly performance reviews to support the referees on the Road to the FWWC 
· Liaising with the FIFA Refereeing Subdivision to identify future female talents 
· Collaborating with the Project Lead VAR Refereeing to support the VAR journey of the candidates 
· Liaising with Refereeing administration for all events 
· Managing the administration for the delegation at each event 
· Cooperating with the technical team to support and follow up on the delivery of all online trainings 
· Participating in multi-disciplinary team meetings 

YOUR PROFILE

We work hard at FIFA.

We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.

And we respect our values. Always.

For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.

The specific competencies we require for this position are:

• Ideally experience of officiating as a match official within the elite level of the game 
• Successful performance management in an elite sporting environment 
• Comprehensive knowledge of the women’s game and the challenges faced by women referees 
• Line management of individuals or management of function
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary or integrated team
• Motivating groups and individuals to achieve targeted success 
• Communicating and influencing with the ability to interact at all levels
• Managing and developing individuals and groups in an elite sporting environment 
• Experience of managing budgets 
• Fluency in English and Spanish required (written and verbal)
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio & Project)
• Willingness to travel 

PERKS & BENEFITS

The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.

Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:

• Health and fitness: Regular football sessions for all abilities, plus on-site gym.
• Home office: Up to two days of home office per week if work permits and home office allowance for all.
• Language courses: Offered to all staff to aid personal and professional growth.
• Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
• Pension: Flexible pension benefits with generous employer contributions.
• Relocation assistance: A dedicated team will be on hand to support your relocation.
• Sustainability: We support all employees using public transport.
• Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.
• Volunteering: Make an impact beyond your regular role and bond with colleagues by volunteering with one of our partners.

About FIFA

We are FIFA, the global governing body for football.

Our vision is to make football truly global, diverse and inclusive, for the benefit of the entire world. The last FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 attracted more than 5 billion viewers and the last FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 was the greatest-ever FIFA Women's World Cup that inspired millions of girls and women around the globe. The opportunities for growth are exciting.

We are a modern organisation with over 850 passionate employees who are Living Football every day. Our headquarters are based in Zurich, Switzerland, and we have offices in Miami and Paris, plus eleven regional offices from New Zealand to India, Congo, Panama and Paraguay.

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Vacancy: Learning Experience Lead

Division: FA Education

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 8 December 2024

Vacancy Type: Full-time, Permanent

We have a great opportunity within our FA Education division for a Learning Experience Lead

The Learning Experience Lead will design and deliver engaging, impactful learning experiences across multiple formats, including face-to-face (F2F), hybrid, and anytime access resources. You will specialise in one of these areas, ensuring the creation of high-quality outputs that align with FA Learning's learning principles and support the ongoing development of coaches and learners.

You will collaborate closely with subject matter experts and cross-functional teams to transform knowledge into learner-centric content, applying your understanding of football, coaching, or game analysis to enhance the learning design.

What You'll do

• Lead the design and development of learning experiences, specialising in either F2F, hybrid, or anytime access resources, ensuring that content meets both learner and business needs.

• Champion the creation of innovative learning solutions across a range of delivery formats, moving beyond traditional approaches to provide engaging, blended learning experiences.

• Work closely with SMEs, including coaches and analysts, to integrate football-specific knowledge into learning content, ensuring alignment with the needs of the coaching community and FA Learning principles.

• Translate complex concepts into engaging, accessible learning resources through methods such as storyboarding, content analysis, and design briefs, ensuring clarity of intent across all formats.

• Contribute to the development of learner engagement strategies, ensuring that learning experiences resonate with diverse audiences and are continually improved based on evaluation and feedback.

• Develop and manage a range of learning materials, including those for F2F delivery, hybrid learning, and anytime access, ensuring consistency in quality and alignment with strategic goals.

• Ensure that learning resources are designed for multi-purpose use, enabling them to be adaptable across different delivery formats and learning contexts.

• Work effectively with external agencies and suppliers, where necessary, to ensure high-quality outputs for learning experiences.

• Stay informed about developments in learning design, with a focus on innovations across learning modes that support continuous improvement.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Degree in a relevant subject area (e.g., instructional design, education, sports science) or equivalent professional experience.

• Strong understanding of learning design principles and instructional methodologies for F2F, hybrid, and anytime access learning.

• Knowledge of football, coaching, or game analysis, with the ability to apply this understanding to learning experiences.

• Proven experience in designing and delivering blended learning solutions, with specialisation in one or more formats (F2F, hybrid, or anytime access).

• Experience working with subject matter experts (SMEs), particularly in sports or coaching contexts, to develop learning materials that meet the needs of the target audience.

• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, ensuring that learning resources are developed and delivered on time.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate learning design ideas.

• Creative problem-solving skills, with the ability to design engaging learning solutions across different modalities.

Beneficial

• Understanding of modern coach education principles and their application in learning design.

• Familiarity with the football ecosystem, from grassroots to elite levels, and its impact on coach development.

• Experience working within a sporting organisation or within an education-focused organisation.

• Experience using data and feedback to evaluate the impact of learning experiences and improve future designs.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Planning & Resource Coordinator

Division: FA Education

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 8 December 2024

Vacancy Type: Full-time, Permanent

We have a great opportunity within our FA Education team for a Planning & Resource Coordinator

The Planning and Resource Coordinator will support the Education Planning & Resource Manager in providing the highest standards of planning and resourcing support across our learning offers.

What You'll do

• Coordinate the scheduling of all FAL learning events (incl. qualifications, programmes and CPD) working with the relevant stakeholders.

• Coordinate all key operational milestones across our learning offer (incl. application timelines, launch dates, etc) working with the relevant stakeholders.

• Maintain and coordinate the calendar of central FAL learning events and operational milestones, ensuring accurate and real-time records of delivery activities over a 36-month view.

• Input into the pro-active reporting of planning activity across the department and support any planning data and insight requests.

• Lead and support on the booking of all venues for learning events across our offer.

• Manage relationships with venues (incl. raising POs, Contracts, Risk Assessments, and chasing Invoices)

• Coordinate the qualification venues' quality assurance processes.

• Coordinate group logistical bookings for learning events where required (incl. flights, coach travel, hotels)

• Support the change request management process.

• Identify and risk mitigate any planning risks/issues.

• Work in a flexible and agile manner to support wider FAE Operations.

• Provide project support for FAL strategic projects where required.

• Supporting the tracking of department budgets by ensuring financial processes are adhered to in a timely manner.

• Support the maintenance of the FAL Operating Manual to ensure minimum standards and clear consistent processes.

• Support the maintenance of effective day-to-day relationships with Grassroots, Professional Game and Women's Game Coach Educators.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Proven team-working experience.

• Experience working in a fast-paced customer-focused environment and delivering excellent customer service.

• Experience in short-term and long-term planning and resource management.

• Ability to demonstrate working with and supporting numerous key internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience in working with administration processes and procedures.

• Experience of data management and reporting.

• Evidence of diary and scheduling management.

• Proficient skills in MS Office including Excel.

Beneficial

• Experience of a sporting organisation/association.

• Budget management experience.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Digital Systems Developer

Division: FA Education

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 8 December 2024

The Football Association have an exciting opportunity for a Digital Systems Developer

The Digital Systems Developer will be responsible for overseeing the efficient configuration, development and maintenance of the digital systems across FA Learning.

You will work closely with the Learning & Innovation team, the wider FA Learning team and the Digital and Technology team to implement FA Learning's strategy and ensure the digital systems are functioning to full effectiveness to meet learner needs. You will be the primary point of contact for all digital system configuration and implementation when necessary.

What You'll do

• Act as the Digital Systems Developer of all digital systems across FA Learning, including the LXP, Community, and related learning platforms.

• Set up and configure resources and experiences within the LMS, ensuring they align with organisational objectives.

• Set up and configure user management, including user roles, permissions and learner groups.

• Utilise xAPI and Docebo Flow to track and record learning opportunities, improve personalisation, create better informed and more effective learning solutions and measure the impact of learning interventions.

• Identify and resolve system issues, making minor code changes to improve the learner experience and escalating larger technical support inquiries as needed with external vendors and service providers.

• Generate regular and ad-hoc reports to support decision-making and monitor key metrics.

• Train and support FA Learning team members on system functionality and best practices.

• Support the FA Education System Roadmap ensuring that system changes, capacity and developments are managed in line with personnel and technical resources.

• Maintain a QA process that is tailored to the testing of learning content and configuration of the LXP.

• Assist in establishing system governance policies, procedures, and standards.

• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in learning systems and technology.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Degree in relevant subject area or equivalent experience.

• Proven experience in digital systems development and configuration within L&D.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and integrity.

• Experience in working with recognized E-learning technical standards.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and communicate complex data and insight.

• Ability to train and support users at all levels of the organisation.

• Excellent written and communication skills.

• Ability to manage concurrent projects, including those outsourced to external suppliers and agencies.

• Experience in using HTML, CSS and Javascript.

Beneficial

• Experience in e-learning development or UI design.

• Understanding of adult learning theories.

• Understanding of social learning theories.

• Experience of using Docebo LXP.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Digital Systems Lead

Division: FA Education

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 8 December 2024

Are you a Digital Systems Lead looking for a new challenge? 

You will oversee the management and administration of digital systems within the Learning & Development (L&D) team in FA Learning.

You will be the primary point of contact for all digital learning system configurations, enhancements, and issue resolution. You will act as the Learning Experience Platform (LXP) and CommunityAdministration super user, working with our digital team and external vendors to ensure the successful implementation of the LXP and the ongoing development, management and maintenance of all digital systems across FA Learning.

What You'll do

• Manage all digital learning systems within the L&D team, including the LXP, and community-related learning platforms.

• Act as the administration super user of all digital learning systems within the L&D team, including the LXP, Community, and related learning platforms.

• Evaluate and optimise digital learning systems within the L&D team to improve user experience and administration efficiency by implementing system enhancements, updates, and integrations.

• Train and support FA Learning team members on LXP and Community functionality and best practices.

• Identify and resolve system issues, coordinate upgrades and escalate technical support inquiries as needed with external vendors and service providers.

• Manage the LXP and Community roadmap ensuring that system changes, capacity and developments are modelled and managed in line with personnel and technical resources.

• Develop and maintain a QA process that is tailored to the testing of learning content and configuration of the LXP.

• Establish system governance policies, procedures, and standards for the LXP.

• Forecast, model and manage performance of all platforms within the L&D team, reporting against relevant KPIs.

• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in learning systems and technology.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Degree in relevant subject area or equivalent experience.

• Proven experience in digital systems administration, configuration, and optimisation within L&D.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and integrity.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and communicate complex data and insight.

• Ability to train and support users at all levels of the organisation.

• Strong familiarity with recognized E-learning technical standards.

• Excellent written and communication skills.

• Ability to manage concurrent projects, including those outsourced to external supplier and agencies.

Beneficial

• Experience of e-learning development or UI design.

• Experience of working within a project team to configure a new platform.

• Understanding of adult learning theories.

• Understanding of social learning theories.

• Experience of using Docebo LXP.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Senior Recruitment & Onboarding Coordinator

Division: FA Education

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 8 December 2024

Vacancy Type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you a Recruitment & Onboarding Coordinator looking for a new challenge? 

You will be responsible for overseeing the recruitment and onboarding processes for the casual workforce across multiple disciplines and delivery modes.

This role ensures that the recruitment efforts attract diverse candidates who represent the football community while maintaining high standards of quality and volume to meet seasonal demands. The lead will collaborate closely with various departments to enhance staff engagement and facilitate a smooth onboarding experience.

What You'll do

• Oversee the recruitment & onboarding of the casual workforce across multiple disciplines and delivery modes.

• Lead the planning and recruitment of the workforce throughout the season, ensuring the volume and quality of the delivery workforce is a high standard, whilst meeting demand.

• Effectively execute robust recruitment of the workforce, with high consideration for attracting and identifying diverse individuals that represent the football community and create highly effective delivery teams based on shared knowledge and skills.

• Lead the planning and delivery of workforce onboarding throughout the season, effectively working across the department to utilise subject matter expertise.

• Work effectively with the development & deployment lead to ensure excellent staff engagement and experience leading to high quality delivery.

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with HR, Finance and legal to ensure our recruitment policies are efficient and effective.

• Collaborate effectively with colleagues across the department to ensure we have a highly effective casual workforce capable of achieving our department's purpose.

• Identify risks related to workforce availability and event execution, implementing strategies to mitigate potential disruptions and ensure smooth operations.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Degree qualification in learning, education, sport, or a related field, providing a strong foundation in pedagogical principles and workforce recruitment management strategies.

• Familiarity with adult learning theories and design principles, particularly as they relate to organising, recruiting and developing a casual workforce.

• Knowledge of event logistics management, including venue coordination, scheduling, and resource allocation, with a focus on optimising the learner experience.

• Proven experience in managing learning events across geographically dispersed regions, ensuring consistency and quality across various locations.

• Demonstrated experience in supporting learning delivery across multiple formats (in-person, virtual, hybrid) and diverse disciplines, adapting to different learning needs and logistical challenges.

• Successful track record in recruitment, including the coordination of recruitment windows and workforce management to ensure smooth and impactful learning delivery.

• Effective relationship management skills, with the ability to build strong partnerships and influence stakeholders at all levels to drive alignment and achieve event objectives.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, for data analysis, reporting, and logistical planning.

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively to a range of stakeholders.

• Strong organizational and project management skills, ensuring efficient coordination and execution of recruitment events and workforce management.

Beneficial

• Postgraduate qualification in education, learning, event management, or a related field, offering advanced insights into learning design and logistics.

• Understanding of multi-modal learning delivery best practices, including in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats.

• Experience in using learning recruitment methodologies and platforms to attract and recruit top talent.

• Background in managing workforce budgets, ensuring cost efficiency without compromising on quality and learner experience.

• Experience with risk management in event planning, including contingency planning and problem-solving in dynamic learning environments.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyse complex data sets, create detailed reports, and manage event logistics.

• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Asana, Trello, Microsoft Project) to organize, track, and deliver learning events on time and within scope.

• Knowledge of virtual event platforms (e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WebEx) and how to effectively integrate these tools into learning delivery.

• Experience with presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint, Prezi), creating visually engaging and informative presentations for stakeholders and learning events.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

EDI Strategy

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Regional Learning Delivery Lead

Division: FA Education

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 8 December 2024

Vacancy Type: Full-time, Permanent

The Football Association have an exciting opportunity for a Regional Learning Delivery Lead.

You will be responsible for overseeing the planning and execution of learning events within their assigned region, ensuring that programs are delivered efficiently across various formats (in-person and virtual.)

On top of this, you will build and maintain strong relationships with regional stakeholders, including workforce teams, venue partners, and local coach development teams, ensuring national alignment and consistent program quality.

What You'll do

• Oversee the delivery of learning events within the region, ensuring timely and effective execution across multiple formats (in-person and virtual.)

• Build and maintain strong relationships with regional stakeholders, including workforce teams, venue partners, and local learning teams, ensuring national alignment and consistent program quality.

• Guarantee that all learning programs in the region meet the organisation's quality standards and are delivered in alignment with guidelines.

• Identify, assess, and resolve operational challenges or risks that could impact program delivery, implementing effective solutions to ensure a seamless learning experience.

• Collaborate across the Learning and Innovation team to align regional delivery plans with broader national approaches, ensuring consistency in program execution across regions.

• Track the performance of regional learning initiatives, ensuring programs are aligned with organizational goals and evaluating their effectiveness in achieving desired outcomes.

• Lead, coach, and support team members, enhancing individual and team capability to ensure high-quality delivery across the region through regular 121s and productive team meetings.

• Provide regular feedback and insights on regional needs and challenges, helping to inform national planning and strategy development.

• Encourage innovation and continuous improvement within region by regularly reviewing delivery processes and seeking opportunities to optimise efficiency and effectiveness.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Knowledge:

• Degree qualification in learning, education, sport, or a related field, providing a strong foundation in pedagogical principles and event management strategies.

• Familiarity with adult learning theories and design principles, particularly as they relate to organising and delivering learning events.

• Knowledge of event logistics management, including venue coordination, scheduling, and resource allocation, with a focus on optimising the learner experience.

• Experience:

• Proven experience in managing learning events across geographically dispersed regions, ensuring consistency and quality across various locations.

• Demonstrated experience in supporting learning delivery across multiple formats (in-person, virtual, hybrid) and diverse disciplines, adapting to different learning needs and logistical challenges.

• Successful track record in event management, including the coordination of logistics, venues, and resources to ensure smooth and impactful learning delivery.

• Effective relationship management skills, with the ability to build strong partnerships and influence stakeholders at all levels to drive alignment and achieve event objectives.

• Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, for data analysis, reporting, and logistical planning.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively to a range of stakeholders.

• Strong organizational and project management skills, ensuring efficient coordination and execution of learning events and logistics across the region.

Beneficial

• Knowledge:

• Postgraduate qualification in education, learning, event management, or a related field, offering advanced insights into learning design and logistics.

• Understanding of multi-modal learning delivery best practices, including in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats.

• Experience

• Experience in using learning management systems (LMS) or other digital tools to track program delivery and participant progress

• Background in managing event budgets, ensuring cost efficiency without compromising on quality and learner experience

• Experience with risk management in event planning, including contingency planning and problem-solving in dynamic learning environments

• Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyze complex data sets, create detailed reports, and manage event logistics

• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Asana, Trello, Microsoft Project) to organize, track, and deliver learning events on time and within scope.

• Knowledge of virtual event platforms (e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WebEx) and how to effectively integrate these tools into learning delivery.

• Experience with presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint, Prezi), creating visually engaging and informative presentations for stakeholders and learning events.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

EDI Strategy

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Business Administration Coordinator (HR)

Division: FA Education

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 8 December 2024

We have a great opportunity within our FA Education team for a Business Administration Coordinator (HR).

The successful candidate will support the delivery of high levels of efficient HR administration and customer service to support operations across FA Learning.

What You'll do

• Lead on the monitoring & completion of DBS and RTW checks across the FA Education casual workforce.

• Oversee the FA Learning casual staff database and ensure all departments keep it updated.

• Implement minimum standards in HR processes and drive process improvement.

• Build effective relationships with stakeholders and teams in the field, Wembley and SGP.

• Support the training and education of staff across the department to support delivery of improved and accurate HR processes.

• Provide a high level of customer service by maintaining Freshdesk and achieving set SLAs and KPIs.

• Support the maintenance of an FAE Operating Manual to ensure minimum standards and clear consistent processes are documented and updated across FA Learning.

• Work on specific project management tasks and system developments across FA Learning Operations.

• Provide flexible business support to the Business Administration Coordinators (finance) as and when required.

• Works with the highest level of discretion and confidentiality at all times and ensures all paper and electronic files are maintained in accordance with data protection legislation.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Excellent administrative skills with attention to detail at all times.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience working in a fast-paced customer-focused environment and delivering excellent customer service (Preferably in HR)

• Proven team- working experience.

• Experience in working with and the improvement of administration processes and procedures.

• Ability to demonstrate ability to work with and support numerous key internal and external stakeholders.

• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office including Excel.

Beneficial

• Experience of a sporting organisation/association.

• Experience with HRIS.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

EDI Strategy

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Business Administration Coordinator (Finance)

Division: FA Education

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 8 December 2024

The Football Association have an exciting opportunity for a Business Administration Coordinator (Finance).

You will support the delivery of high levels of efficient Finance administration and customer service to support operations across FA Learning.

What You'll do

• Support the tracking of FA Learning budgets, providing insight and support to the Heads of Departments and budget owners

• Implement minimum standards in financial processes and drive process improvement.

• Support the creation, implementation and monitoring of a consistent process for all financial operations across FA Learning

• Support the maintenance of an FAE Operating Manual to ensure minimum standards and clear consistent processes are documented and updated across FA Learning.

• Support the financial analysis of FA Learning Course Operations and month-end and quarter-end processing.

• Support FA Learning debt recovery, working closely with Wembley Credit Control.

• Build effective relationships with stakeholders in the field, Wembley and SGP.

• Support the training and education of staff across the department to support delivery of improved and accurate financial processes.

• Provide a high level of customer service by maintaining Freshdesk and achieving set SLAs and KPIs.

• Support the accessibility of learners to courses by providing the bulk invoicing service to clubs, individuals and organisations.

• Deliver the monthly payroll and expenses process for payment to all the casual workforce across Grassroots, pro game and mentees.

• Work on specific project management tasks and system developments across FA Learning Operations.

• Works with the highest level of discretion and confidentiality at all times and ensures all paper and electronic files are maintained in accordance with data protection legislation.

• Provide Business support to the Business Administration Coordinator HR as and when required.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience working in a fast-paced customer-focused environment and delivering excellent customer service.

• Proven team- working experience.

• Experience in working with and the improvement of administration processes and procedures.

• Ability to demonstrate working with and supporting numerous key internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience in budget management budgeting and financial processes.

• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office including Excel.

• Ability to analyse and manipulate numerical data.

Beneficial

• Experience of a sporting organisation/association.

• Knowledge of the County FA network.

• Finance /accounts qualification or work experience.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

EDI Strategy

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Quality Assurance Lead

Division: FA Education

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 8 December 2024

We have a great opportunity within our FA Education team for a Quality Assurance Lead.

The Quality Assurance Lead will oversee the development, implementation and monitoring of a quality assurance framework across our learning offer. The role is central to our commitment to deliver highly effective learning experiences that support the development of the football workforce and enhance the safety of the game.

The role requires close collaboration across the FA Learning Division, ensuring opportunities to improve learner experience are identified, implemented and evaluated effectively.

What You'll do

• Develop QA framework for FA Learning offer.

• Establish and effectively communicate standards for FA Learning assessment and quality to all stakeholders.

• Develop and ensure effective delivery of moderation and standardisation processes to ensure compliance and optimal outcomes for learners.

• Effective collaboration with course leaders to enable them to evaluate, monitor and improve the quality of provision within their areas.

• Work with the Head of Coach Development, the Medical Education Lead, the Coach Developer Workforce Lead and the Casual Workforce Manager to support the training and onboarding of assessors to ensure compliance with (regulatory) obligations and standards.

• Ensure the statutory quality & regulatory demands as set out by relevant overarching awarding / licensing body are applied and followed as relevant eg UEFA Coaching Convention, Royal College of Surgeons, CPSU.

• Undertake learning observations, identifying strengths and areas for further development to support on-going development of practice and enhance the learning experience.

• Provide insight and guidance on the assessment requirements of qualifications from a quality perspective.

• Collaborate with Heads of Coach Development & Learning & Innovation to implement necessary improvements to moderation and standardisation.

• Assist in developing and maintaining useful and compliant guidance for training providers and learners.

• Work with the Head of Operations, Head of EDI and Customer Services Lead to proactively minimise complaints and appeals by adhering to quality processes.

• Analyse assessment data from a quality perspective and report regularly on assessment quality.

• Support wider product quality activities as needed.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Knowledge:

• Teaching qualification.

• Excellent understanding of the principles of adult learning.

• Excellent evidence-based knowledge of what constitutes good quality teaching, learning and assessment, and understand how this relates to various contexts and settings.

• Experience:

• Significant experience in learning assessment, and the development and/or application of regulatory and quality frameworks.

• Have held a senior managerial role or been a learning/education inspector.

• Technical Skills

• Good knowledge of internal quality processes, including data systems, and how these are used to analyse, review and improve provision.

• Good knowledge of external quality processes.

• Good knowledge of current thinking, best practices and research into adult learning methods and their impact on the quality of learning.

• Data analysis and reporting.

• Confident communication skills, relating well to internal and external stakeholders.

• Planning and delivering detailed guidance/feedback clearly.

• Strong coaching, mentoring and interpersonal skills.

• Critical thinking and problem-solving.

Beneficial

• Knowledge:

• (Sports) Coaching qualification eg UEFA C Licence.

• Experience

• Professional experience in the higher education and/or sports sectors.

• Technical Skills:

• Extensive experience with Excel.

• High level of numeracy and literacy.

• Project Management skills.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

EDI Strategy

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Future Lionesses Goalkeeping Centre Physio(s) - Casual

Division: Women's Technical

Location: Variable

Closing Date: 8 December 2024

Vacancy Type: Casual Contract, Part-time

Develop and inspire the next generation... 

We are excited to be searching for a pool of Casual Physios who will support the delivery of the Women's England Talent Pathway Future Lionesses Goalkeeping Centres by providing an excellent medical service to players attending the sessions.

We are advertising these positions across various areas of the county. As part of your application form, you will be able to specify where you wish to cover if successful:

• Birmingham

• Gloucester

• Northumbria 

What You'll do

• Lead the delivery of proactive medical and related services at the Future Lionesses Goalkeeping Centres as required.

• Support the acute injury management of players in the Centre in line with department frameworks.

• Lead on emergency action planning and intervening with appropriate medical provision.

• Ensure clear communication of player status to coaching staff and other multi-disciplinary team (MDT) members at each session.

• Keep physiotherapy records of all consultations, ensuring records are confidential and secure via an Athlete Management System.

• Effectively capture, record, and utilize data to support player management.

• Develop and maintain close working relationships with Goalkeeping Coaches and performance support staff to ensure an effective multi-disciplinary approach to delivery.

• Ability to review and adapt processes to fit the programme demand.

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with players, parents, coaching staff, and key stakeholders (such as Talent Technical Coaches and Club Coaches)

• Develop and uphold strong communication channels with Coach Development Officers, FA Goalkeeping Pathway Lead and FA staff.

• Maintain relevant and in-date qualifications including FA DBS and FA Safeguarding Children qualification.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Qualifications:

• Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered or equivalent.

• FA Enhanced DBS clearance.

• Member of the CSP or equivalent.

• Current ITMMiF or ATMMIF qualification (equivalent courses may be considered)

• Hold the appropriate indemnity insurance for elite sports and working with children.

• FA Safeguarding Course Qualification.

• Technical Skills:

• Ability to work as part of a team.

• Able to work evenings.

• Good planning and prioritisation skills.

Beneficial

• Experience:

• Experience as a therapist in elite/youth sports.

• Experience working pitch side and management of acute injuries.

• Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the women's game and the Women's England Talent Pathway.

• Strong evidence-based physiotherapy delivery skills.

• Technical Skills:

• Outstanding ability to communicate and build relationships with players, staff, and wider groups of stakeholders.

• Ability to interpret and utilize data related to athlete health and physical performance.

• Experience utilizing Athlete Management Systems, and Microsoft operating systems.

• Track record of successfully integrating into an MDT of staff

It is anticipated there could be more hours available during term time so good availability during this period will be beneficial.

The interview date is scheduled for 19th December 2024.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

EDI Strategy

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Player Education Lead (W&G)

Job Title: Player Education Lead (W&G) 

Hours: 35 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 (including evenings and weekends)

Location: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre, Lancing

Job Type: Permanent

Deadline Day: 10 December 2024

About us 

We compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage whilst keeping our Sussex community spirit. Our vision is to be a top ten Premier League club and a top four Women's Super League club.  A commitment to high performance, high professional standards and making a difference is at the heart of everything we do.

What is the role?

As the Player Education Lead you will drive the development and delivery of an innovative and impactful education and lifestyle curriculum for the Girls' Academy players. You will encourage the holistic development of players to support them as people and players, on and off the pitch. As part of this role, you will also ensure the education programme exceeds FA and PGA licence requirements, and assist in the audit and accreditation process.

Am I right for this role?

Our ideal candidate will have teaching experience within key stage 4 and 5, with demonstrable experience of being an active champion of a Safeguarding culture. You must have a strong understanding of the developmental, emotional, social, and educational issues of children and young people.

To be successful in this role you must be QTS qualified.

Our values play a pivotal role in our success

Our values are a set of filters through which we deliver to each other, our fans, our partners and our sponsors.  As a team we live and breathe these values:

• Treat People Well
• Exceed Expectations
• Aim High. Never Give Up
• Act with Integrity
• Make it Special

How we say thank you  
In return for your hard work and commitment to us, some of the additional benefits you will receive will include, but not limited to:

• Free breakfast and lunch at both sites
• 23 days holiday rising with length of service (pro rata for part time staff)
• Rewards platform, which includes access to 900+ retailers, a wellbeing centre and much more!
• Priority access to match tickets and access to free WSL tickets for 23/24 season
• In-house training programme and CPD opportunities
• Discounts and benefits from partners and local businesses
   

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Our core values mean that we have a strong ethical culture which allows us to meet the needs of our diverse audience, both on and off the pitch. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of their age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, do not hesitate to get in touch with teamtalent@brightonandhovealbion.com.

Safeguarding is part of everything we do

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

This is a UK-based position. It is unlawful to employ anyone without permission to live and work in the UK. All job offers are conditional upon background checks, including a complete 3 year reference history, DBS checks and verification of your right to work. Please note that we do not provide sponsorship for applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK.

Please note all applications must be made through the official club careers page. Third party applications are not accepted. 

Job Description & Person Specification

Vacancy: Wembley Stadium Team Coordinator

Division: Wembley Stadium

Location: Wembley Stadium

Closing Date: 15 December 2024

Vacancy Type: Full-time, Permanent

The Football Association has an exciting opportunity for a team Coordinator to join the Wembley Stadium division.

The Wembley Stadium Team Coordinator will provide proactive and effective secretarial/administrative support to the Stadium Director, providing a professional and client-friendly first point of contact for the teams represented and contributing to the division's ongoing development.

The successful candidate will provide support to teams within the Wembley Stadium Division as required in areas such as raising purchase orders, arranging and supporting meetings, diary management, and accreditations support. This is not an exhaustive list and will require much flexibility.

You will also assist the event delivery teams to plan and deliver large-scale events within the stadium. As required, you will liaise with the PA team across the FA, plus Directors and external third parties on behalf of the Stadium Director.

What You'll do

• To provide general support to the Stadium Director, where necessary including but not limited to robust diary management, meeting organisation, minute taking, presentation preparation and responses to official correspondence.

• Providing ad hoc support to Wembley Stadium Senior Leadership Team as required.

• A flexible approach required to pick up ad-hoc work from all teams within the division as required.

• Raise, receipt and close off purchase orders, ensuring they are recorded on the purchase order tracker and raising invoice requests as required.

• Lead the administration of the Wembley event day accreditation system, including acting as the main point of contact for the system provider.

• Support the Stadium Director on event days with event support as required (requiring flexible hours).

• Monitoring incoming and outgoing communications as required.

• To be responsible for the coordination of the division team meetings, taking accurate minutes and distributing within agreed/accepted timescales.

• Develop, enhance & maintain the departmental filing systems (electronic and physical) and update template documents as required.

• Assist in the collation and communication of all Operations department matters ensuring all FA Group procedures and timescales are met e.g. PDR's, weekly senior leadership team reporting etc.

• Manage the hotel contract and bookings plus travel/transport arrangements for the Stadium Director and senior leadership team as required.

• Lead (or support) office and departmental projects on an ad hoc basis.

• Manage the invitation process and oversee the operational delivery of Wembley's Director's hospitality boxes and ticket allocations.

• Devise, plan and oversee the delivery of team events, meetings, social events and charity activations.

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Experience in providing high standards of customer service in a challenging and fast-paced environment.

• Experience in working with highly confidential information appropriately.

• Experience with budget systems and procedures.

• Flexible approach to working hours.

• Highly literate and numerate.

• Pro-active and positive attitude with the ability to use your own initiative to support teams as required.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office 365.

Beneficial

• Experience working in a busy events environment.

• Experience in providing administrative support to multiple team members.

Please note: due to the Christmas period, we anticipate the selection process may not take place until 2025, there is nothing you need to do upon applying, and we will be in touch with updates about your application as soon as possible.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

EDI Strategy

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)

Vacancy: Director of FA Learning

Division: FA Education

Location: National Football Centre, St George's Park

Closing Date: 20 December 2024

Vacancy Type: Full-time, Permanent

The Football Association have an exciting opportunity for a Director FA Learning.

The role will be responsible for the strategic development and delivery of a world-class learning offer for English football across coaching, medical, talent identification and safeguarding.

The role will drive continuous improvement by increasing our offering to learners in the grassroots game, developing successful home-grown coaches in the elite game, cultivating a diverse coaching workforce, and implementing enhanced qualifications for all levels of the game.

We have partnered with Elevate Talent to support us on this role. In order to apply, please send a cover letter and CV to fa-ed@oneelevate.com 

What You'll do

Strategic Leadership & Vision:

Lead the delivery of the 2024-2028 FA Learning strategy, focusing on enhancing the quality, reach and impact of our learners' experiences.
Ensure FA Learning programs are designed to develop elite coaches, a diverse coaching workforce and professionals with expertise in talent identification, medical education and safeguarding.
Work with the Executive team / colleagues to ensure that the learner offer is integrated within the FA's broader mission and goals.

Delivery of a World-Class Learner Experience:

Oversee the design and delivery of a personalised, inclusive and innovative learner experience that supports individuals at all levels, from grassroots to elite professionals, using best practice approaches and recognising industry trends.
Champion the use of a digital ecosystem to provide tailored, data-driven learning journeys and ensure coaches and professionals can access on-demand resources, feedback and progress tracking.
Support the development of innovative qualifications that contribute to the FA's reputation as a global leader in sports education.

Leadership & Team Management:

Lead and inspire the team, ensuring alignment with the strategic vision and delivery of key priorities.
Deliver a high-performance culture, recognising the need to embed shared values and behaviours that promote accountability, inclusivity and continuous improvement.
Set clear objectives for the team to ensure high-quality program delivery and alignment with both educational and financial goals.
Work with the Technical Directors and the Director of Women's Football to strengthen St George's Park culture and reputation as an outstanding home for England Teams and Coach Education.

Commercial Performance:

Develop and manage annual budgets, ensuring that the delivery of educational programs meets profitability targets and contributes to the wider FA's financial objectives.
Identify opportunities for new revenue streams, including sponsorships, partnerships and premium learning products that enhance the coaching offer and generate financial returns.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration:

Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including national governing bodies, external educational institutions, sponsors and industry experts to ensure FA Learning's programs are aligned with industry standards and remain at the forefront of global football education.
Act as an ambassador for FA Learning, representing the FA in national and international forums, including UEFA and working to secure partnerships that enhance the learner offer and drive organisational growth.

Safeguarding & Compliance:

Ensure that all learning programs comply with the FA's safeguarding policies and promote a safe and inclusive learning environment.
Develop and integrate comprehensive safeguarding training as a core element of the learner experience, ensuring all coaches and professionals are equipped to uphold the highest standards of player welfare.

Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• A proven track record of building high performing teams and developing a healthy and inclusive culture - can role model FA values.

• Experienced educator, who understands the power of learning principles and their application within a sports setting.

• Operates successfully in a matrix organisation where managing and influencing internal stakeholders is the norm.

• Has a naturally collaborative style that inspires others.

• Commercial acumen. Ensures effective use of resources whilst maintaining delivery quality.

• A skilled communicator who has the gravitas and confidence to engage, manage and negotiate with key stakeholders.

Beneficial

• Experience in an educational / professional development setting.

• Background in football.

• Awareness of emerging trends in coaching, sport science and educational practices to ensure that delivery remains cutting edge.

We have partnered with Elevate Talent to support us on this role. In order to apply, please send a cover letter and CV to fa-ed@oneelevate.com 

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.

• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

• Free private medical cover.

• A contributory pension scheme.

• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers 

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

EDI Strategy

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Documents

TM0934 FA BENEFITS BOOKLET V1.pdf (188.82 KB)