Shadow Football Governance Expert

7 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Department for Culture, Media & Sport Full time
Job Description

This is a unique opportunity to join the Department for Culture, Media & Sport team that is shaping the new regulator and regulatory regime for football governance.

Key Responsibilities
  • Regulatory Framework Development: Support the scoping and development of the implementation of a proportionate and effective licensing regime for the Independent Football Regulator.
  • Licensing Regime Implementation: Lead on specific aspects of the licensing regime implementation, developing policy proposals and processes to implement the licensing process.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Consult with stakeholders and experts to ensure the licensing regime takes account of both wider regulatory practices, and the specific football industry landscape.
  • Team Collaboration: Engage cooperatively across the wider shadow football regulator team, including with individual policy and systems leads, to ensure a coordinated approach to implementation.
  • Legislative Analysis: Build a thorough understanding of the legislative requirements placed on the regulator, to ensure they are effectively implemented.
Person Specification
  • Making Effective Decisions: Experience of regulatory policy making and/or delivery, and a proven ability to analyse complex information, balance trade-offs, form evidence-based judgements, and clearly communicate recommendations to senior decision-makers.
  • Communicating and Influencing: Strong communication skills, with an ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and effective way to different audiences.
  • Delivering at Pace: Strong organisational skills, and experience of managing competing priorities, and delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced working environment.
  • Working Together: Strong interpersonal skills, with experience of working collaboratively and cooperatively with a range of different internal and external stakeholders, building strong relationships and consensus around important issues.
Desirable Skills
  • Football Governance Knowledge: An understanding of football governance issues.
  • Regulatory Experience: Prior experience or knowledge of implementing legislation in a regulatory context and/or experience working on licensing or authorisation regimes.


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