Leicestershire & Rutland Fa - Commercial and

**Our Organisation**
- LRCFA is the governing body for football in Leicestershire & Rutland. We are responsible for leading and serving the game at amateur level, a sector widely referred to as ‘Grassroots' football.
- LRCFA is committed to making the game of football as safe and enjoyable as possible for all those involved.
- LRCFA works closely with The FA, the game's Governing Body, in order to ensure that all safety standards are met.

**The Role**

**Key Accountabilities**
- Identify, approach and conclude partnership agreements with organisations in the local/regional business community, ensuring such agreements do not conflict with central FA partnerships.
- Identify, approach and conclude partnership agreements with non-commercial organisations in the local/regional community (e.g. mutually-beneficial agreements with charities, Universities, local authorities), ensuring such agreements do not conflict with central FA partnerships.
- Ensure formal contracts are in place with all partners, whether commercial or non-commercial.
- Manage new and existing commercial and non-commercial partnerships to ensure mutual expectations are delivered.
- Ensure renewal negotiations are started well in advance of all agreements' expiry dates.
- Use all reasonable endeavours to assist The FA in delivering its commercial partner programme in accordance with the reasonable instructions issued by The FA.
- Regularly communicate with all relevant stakeholders the development of our Commercial Revenues.
- Support the delivery of the Communication & Engagement plan for all stakeholders within the County FA.
- Provide local marketing support to dedicated FA and County FA campaigns.
- Develop links within the local media and other key partners to ensure that there is regular coverage of the County FA activities.
- Review the County FA external publications to ensure consistency of message and maximise efficiency.
- Use national and local customer insight to drive delivery of the County FA Business Strategy.
- Contribute to ensuring that safeguarding and equality are embedded throughout the County FA and grassroots football.
- Ensure all communications via social media with under-18s are in line with the safeguarding use of social media policies.
- Risk assess all LRCFA events and activity for under-18s and where the LRCFA directly deploys under-18 referees, coaches and volunteers to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place.
- Listen to and consult with under-18s on their experiences of grassroots football as part of the County FA's youth engagement strategy.
- Ensure the LRCFA promotes safeguarding through its communication channels, signposting policy, procedures, advice, guidance, and information for youth and open-age adult grassroots football with 16/17-year-olds and disability football.
- Execute tasks as required to meet the LRCFA changing priorities.

**What we are looking for**
- Essential
- A degree level qualification or two years' in Business/Marketing and/or sales experience.
- Strategic thinking and planning skills.
- Self-motivated with excellent leadership skills and ability to build trust-based relationships.
- Excellent internal and external stakeholder relations and customer service skills.
- Ability to work strategically with partner organisations across different sectors to plan and deliver football programmes.
- Project management skills and experience - to plan, set and achieve objectives within deadlines.
- Ability to use data to monitor and evaluate projects and campaigns.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Effective report-writing and public speaking skills.
- Effective creative writing and presentation skills.
- Effective prioritisation and time management skills.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Budget management skills.
- Experience of developing and delivering strategic plans.
- Practical experience of commercial development within an organisation.
- Practical experience of marketing via all digital and traditional channels.
- Knowledge of how the County FA operates in partnership with The FA.
- Knowledge of and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Knowledge of The FA's Safeguarding Operating Standard.
- Experience of monitoring and evaluation of programmes.
- Knowledge of good people management practice.
- Desirable
- A business, marketing or related qualification.
- Event management skills.
- Experience of project management.
- Experience of utilising mapping programmes to support strategic and logístical planning.
- Knowledge and understanding of The FA's National Game Strategy and how the County FA business plans support its delivery.
- Knowledge and understanding of working with volunteers.
- Knowledge of, and existing contacts within the local/regional business community.
- Knowledge of, and existing contacts within the local/regional public sector and charity community.
- Knowledge of, and existing contacts