Clubs and Facilities Programme Manager - 5 year FTC (HB0216)

This exciting role gives you the opportunity to develop, lead and manage a range of programmes for the benefit of grassroots football clubs, working alongside commercial partners and key stakeholders. The ability to lead, influence partners and stakeholders to deliver programmes at national scale is crucial along with developing remote systems to monitor programme benefits and impact.

What will you be doing?

• Manage a range of programmes for the benefit of clubs, such as ‘A Greener Game', Howdens Game Changer Programme and Nike Partner Clubs, amongst others.
• Coordinate multiple project teams with commercial partners and key stakeholders to ensure that programmes are delivered to a high-quality for the maximum benefit of the club network.
• Take overall responsibility for programme leadership and management, establishing key lines of responsibility with commercial partners and key stakeholders.
• To support the development of programme materials such as designing marketing packs, digital assets, application forms, and assessment processes.
• To communicate with Football Foundation, County FA and clubs network to ensure effective delivery of programmes and meet the desired scale/number of applications.
• Demonstrate best practice by compiling data and using case studies and monitor and evaluate programme effectiveness and communicate this with partners
• Contribute to developing new programmes with the FA partnerships team including offering support for pilot projects which will benefit the club network, including professional services.
• 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 are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

Knowledge

• Knowledge Sport development / Business Development from a clubs and facility perspective
• Knowledge of leading on the development and delivery of programmes with a range of internal and external partners
• Knowledge of working with external partners to jointly develop programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of grassroots football club development and sport facilities
• Project development lifecycle and developing capital projects

Experience

• Experience of working within or influencing a network of individuals or groups
• Experience of working in a challenging multi-stakeholder environment in delivering programmes
• Significant experience in the delivery of a range of sport facility projects.
• Managing stakeholder relations
• Experience and successful track record of being solution and outcome focused

Technical Skills

• High level of communication skills which can be tailored to different audiences both in person & remotely to the County FA & grassroots football
• Ability to work in different teams on different projects
• Ability to create presentations and present to a wide range of key stakeholders
• Microsoft Office – MS Teams, Excel, PowerBi, Smartsheet or similar

How to Apply

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