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The FA have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, highly organised and proactive PA to provide high level organisational and administrative support to the Women's Technical Department, Performance. Please provide a cover letter with your application, clearly outlining why you are interested in this position and how you meet the criteria. What will you be doing?

• Provide high level administrative support to the Head of Women's Performance, Head of Women's Performance Psychology and Head of Women's Talent and their wider departments.
• Including high level diary support management, travel and hotel bookings, coordination of papers and agendas for meetings and full operational support and conference & event planning. This may include time working outside of normal business hours depending on business needs.
• Provide full business support pre and during all events and activities across the women's performance pathway.
• Provide full business support and lead on the performance department's strategy projects.
• Manage the Women's Performance Budget by raising Purchase Orders and tracking expenditure.
• Line manage the Business Support Coordinator, Women's Performance.
• Executes additional tasks as required to meet the FA's 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.
  
  Substantial experience in a PA/Team Coordinator role
• Evidence of high-level diary and scheduling management
• Line management experience
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in all areas of work
• High levels of discretion; previous experience working with confidential information
• Excellent organisational & time management skills
• To be able to communicate to a high level with internal & external stakeholders at all levels
• To have worked in the football industry or in an elite sporting environment in an administration capacity
Technical Skills
• Experience of Microsoft Teams
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness, and initiative.
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
• Excellent communication and written skills
• Excellent team working skills
Beneficial to have: Knowledge
• Good knowledge and understanding of Football or an interest in sports.
Experience
• Team or events co-ordination
What's in it for you? 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.

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 well-being.
• 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 (based on a full-time, permanent contract.)
• 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, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work. We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application. 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. You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.