We are excited to be searching for a Licensing and Retail Partnerships Coordinator to join the team. The post holder will facilitate the delivery of the relationships with FA partners, whilst providing support to key accounts across our licensing and retail programmes.

Your Impact

• Developing the relationships with key partner personnel and ensure delivery of rights and obligations.


• Act as a key stakeholder with other FA departments to ensure efficient and effective lines of communication between the Licensing and Retail Partners on The FA.


• Supporting the team across other strategic projects as required (e.g., renewals, future planning, measurement, rights delivery)


• To planning, implementation and reporting related to key Licensees and Retail partners.


• Managing key suppliers.


• To provide administrative duties such as; status reports, planning frameworks, reports, and proactive ideation.


• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.


• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being 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:

• Good understanding of the sports industry in general and the football industry in particular.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to remain organised in a fast-paced environment, whilst managing a large workload.


• Strong numeracy skills.


• Strong coordination skills with high attention to detail.


• Ability to multi-task


• Strong team player with a collaborative and can-do mindset


• Strong initiative and problem-solving skills

Beneficial to have:

• Experience in working on major Licensing and Retail programmes preferred.


• Experience of supporting and co-ordinating Licensing and/or Retail programmes preferred.


• Marketing and communications support experience.


• Account Management Experience.


• An interest in football and above basic understanding of the game and its business structure

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 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 flexibility on where you work.