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Para Football Strategy Project Manager

1 month ago

Wembley, United Kingdom The Football Association Full time

Make an impact, on and off the pitch...

The FA Para division are looking for a strategically minded project manager to provide business and project management support to the Head of Para Performance. This role will work in collaboration with the Para senior leadership team and key stakeholders to manage Para Football strategic projects and activities across the department to enable the delivery of the Para VMOST and Strategy.

Interviews are currently scheduled to be held on the 19th June at St. George's Park.

What Will You Be Doing? Monitor and coordinate the delivery of annual VMOST activities across the Para department including leading the monthly reporting process in alignment with timeframes and requirements set by the Business Management Group. Monitor, track, and report on progress against the Para football strategy to stakeholders across the business. Manage the delivery of key projects within the Para department, highlighting risks, and assessing performance against objectives. Review project completion and capture lessons learned for continuous improvement. In conjunction with the Head of Para Performance and Para SLT, set agreed and strategic measurements and KPI's. Support in the compiling of business reports and papers where appropriate. Manage key documentation and reporting across the Para department, on the progress of our strategic delivery. Lead the annual business planning process for Para football, in collaboration with the Para SLT and relevant business partners from across the organisation. Support the Para SLT and Finance Business Partner with the management of Para budgets across the season. 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. 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 Will You Need?

Essential for the role:

Degree level or equivalent experience. Experience of successful project management in a variety of complex environments. Ability to work within complex or matrix structured organisations. Ability to build positive working relationships and to influence a wide range of key stakeholders. Experience of strategic and/or financial planning and management. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent organisational and planning skills.

Beneficial to have:

PRINCE2 or similar level project or programme management qualification Experience of working in an elite sports environment Understanding of/ interest in Para sport What's in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, in order 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.

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,

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, Adobe FA Women's Championship, and 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 Wembley Stadium or St. George's Park 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.

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