Head of Women's Football Strategy

2 weeks ago

Wembley, United Kingdom The Football Association Full time
Job Title: Head of Women's Football Strategy

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced individual to lead our Women's Football Strategy, driving the development and delivery of key strategic areas.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead divisional heads to set the vision and develop strategic priorities for Women's Football;
  • Oversee the operational delivery of the Women's Strategy across its duration;
  • Drive deliverables of key Women's Football strategic priority 'Uniqueness of the Women's Game';
  • Oversee delivery of key strategic golden threads, not specific to individual divisions – Female Health and EDI;
  • Drive collaboration between FA divisions to ensure connectivity, joined up thinking and synergies across Women's Football;
  • Manage the overall governance structure of the Women's Senior Management Team;
  • Act as principle executive for matters relating to the whole game, providing oversight to the board on progress against strategic objectives, key updates, and risks to delivery across the game;
  • Have full oversight of business plan creation and accountability for connectivity across Women's Football;
  • Work with key football stakeholders to build and retain connectivity to ensure joined up thinking and execution;
  • Represent the FA as a subject matter expert on Women's football and the Women's football strategy in England in external groups and events;
  • Accountability for progress reporting of Women's football strategy to stakeholders across the business;
  • Oversee KPI reporting to the Women's Football Board;
  • Deliver all women's board papers and reports;
  • Guide the business on best practice in project planning and management;
  • Execute 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;
Requirements:
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification/experience;
  • Comfortable and competent with the big picture and translating into operational plans;
  • Proven ability to work within complex or matrix structured organisations and galvanise people within non direct reporting structures;
  • Experience of strategic and financial planning and management;
  • Experience of successful programme and project management;
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills;
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills;
  • Full, clean driving licence;
What We Offer:
  • Competitive salary;
  • Great opportunities to develop and grow in your role;
  • 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;

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this 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 offer 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.

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