Women's Technical Strategy & Operations Project Manager The FA

The Women's Technical Strategy & Operations Project Manager manages the delivery of the Women's Technical strategy, translating priorities into clear plans, programmes and measurable outcomes. Working closely with the Head of Women's Technical Strategy and Operations, the role supports the delivery of projects, budgets and operations, providing robust performance insight, financial control and hands‑on programme management to ensure strategic priorities are delivered effectively and on time.

This role is based at St. George's Park, and is part time: 3 days a week/0.6 FTE.

Please include a cover letter with your application, clearly outlining your motivations for the role and how you meet the criteria.

Interviews are currently scheduled to take place  on Wednesday 15th July at The National Football Centre, St. George's Park.

What will you be doing?

Delivery & Performance Tracking

• Manage the operational delivery of the Women's Technical strategy, translating strategic priorities into clear project plans, milestones and outputs.
• Manage and maintain the Women's Technical strategy performance dashboard, providing accurate and timely insight on delivery progress.
• Manage divisional progress trackers to ensure projects remain aligned to strategic objectives and agreed timelines.

Programme & Project Delivery

• Devise and maintain detailed project plans, coordinating contributors across performance, operations and support functions.
• Provide hands-on project management support to senior leaders and SLT members where required.  

Financial & Resource Management

• Manage the effective day-to-day management of divisional and pathway budgets, ensuring strong financial discipline and value for money.
• Track spend against strategic priorities and provide clear reporting to the Head of Women's Technical Strategy & Operations.
• Support financial planning processes and resource forecasting across programmes.

People, Process & Administration

• As required and in conjunction with the HR function, support recruitment and development administration for staff across Women's Technical Division.
• Coordinate cross-divisional and cross-department working groups to support delivery of Women's Technical priorities.
• Build effective working relationships across the Technical Directorate and FA departments to strengthen delivery and integration.  

Standards, Identity & Ways of Working

• Ensure consistent application of agreed brand standards, processes and governance across operational delivery. 
• 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 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:

• Exceptional organisational, planning and communication skills
• Proven experience in project or programme management, including planning, delivery, tracking and reporting against milestones.
• Experience of supporting the delivery of strategic priorities and translating plans into clear operational activity.
• Experience of managing budgets, tracking spend and supporting financial planning or forecasting.
• Experience of working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders with the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Ability to effectively interpret information and data, and present findings
• Excellent presentation skills to a wide range of stakeholders
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate records, plans and reports.

Beneficial to have:

• Understanding of women's football, talent pathways or the wider football performance environment.
• Experience of working in a sporting international environment
• Project management qualification, such as PRINCE2, AgilePM, APM or equivalent.

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 on 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, encourages 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' day's leave, volunteering days, as well as 25 days of annual leave (based on a full-time, permanent contract)
• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.