London FA is seeking to appoint a Football Development Administrator to provide support to the Development team.

This team focuses on developing grassroots football in London, growing participation and workforce opportunities, supporting clubs, leagues, recreational football providers, and community organisations to make football accessible for all.

We are looking for a conscientious and self-motivated individual, who is passionate about supporting our membership to provide and develop football opportunities for all sectors of the London community, with a particular focus on the Women & Girls game.

Headline details:

Football Development Administrator
£22,000 pro rata (Grade 5)
Part-time (3 days/week, 21 hours)
Hybrid working arrangements (with a minimum of one day per week at Wembley Stadium, currently Wednesday).

Job purpose:

To always act in the best interests of Children and Young People, and to ensure their welfare is considered in all decision and actions taken.
Ensure excellent customer service standards as primary responder to Football Development enquires.
To provide effective administrative support to the Women & Girls team and wider Development team in delivering the annual operational plan and related outcomes.
Support the marketing and communications of the W&G team products and services.
Support London FA clubs to complete the affiliation process each season.
To support the adoption of FA technology systems across grassroots football.
To comply with FA rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidance that are in place from time to time.

Experience and Skills:

Competent IT skills, including Microsoft 365 applications/Databases/Canva, and willingness to learn.
Exceptional customer service attitude and skills.
Ability to multi-task, prioritise, and structure work, delivering results within agreed timeframes.
A working understanding and application of inclusion, equality, and diversity,
A working understanding of safeguarding policy and practice.
Effective communicator – verbal and written.
Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Experience of working with and supporting volunteers.
Self-motivated with the ability to build trust-based relationships.
Team player.
Commitment to on-going professional development

You will be joining a diverse and dynamic organisation that cares passionately about the role grassroots football can play to change people's lives. We value and develop our employees and promote several benefits, to include flexible working arrangements, numerous staff development and progression opportunities and a generous pension scheme.
Diversity is at the heart of our strategy - because it is at the heart of grassroots football in London. We pride ourselves on the increasing diversity of our workforce. We encourage applications from the widest range of backgrounds, particularly where there is often under-representation. We are particularly keen to encourage female, black, Asian, and LGBT+ applicants, and applications from those with disabilities and from minority ethnic, faith and racial groups.

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Application Process

If you would like to apply for the role, please download and complete the application form above (CVs alone will not be accepted). Please email your completed application form to [email protected] no later than midnight on Sunday 22nd September.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Wednesday 25th September regarding interview arrangements (due to the volume of applications we are unfortunately unable to provide feedback at the application stage).

Interviews will be held at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday 2nd October.

If you have any queries about the role not covered in the above information, please email Amanda Lewis, Football Development Manager on [email protected]

About London FA

Based at Wembley Stadium, the home of football, the London Football Association is responsible for governing, safeguarding, and developing football across the capital. We were established in 1882 and have an incredibly rich and proud history. More recently we have been undergoing a period of exciting transformation and modernisation through the delivery of our strategy – Harnessing the Power of Grassroots Football.

At the heart of this strategy is a vision to harness the power of football to enrich more lives in London. We are very enthusiastic about the wider benefits that football can bring to society, and we know that if we are to have any chance of delivering this vision, we must create the right environments for people to thrive.

Football Development Administrator - London FA