Business Strategy & Performance Manager

Kick It Out; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

The FA is looking for a Business Strategy & Performance Manager to provide high quality strategic support for some of our key strategic Grassroots programmes and to support the performance and reporting functions for the Grassroots division, driving progress against our 24-28 Grassroots Strategy.

Please note that if shortlisted you will be asked to complete an online video interview, with a deadline of Wednesday 16th April. If successful at this stage, you will be invited to attend an in person interview on Tuesday 6th or Wednesday 7th May 2025.

Please include a cover letter with your application, outlining your interest and suitability for the role.

What will you be doing?

• Lead and deliver key strategic programmes, working with the subject matter experts across the Grassroots division, wider FA and County FAs to ensure they are effectively scoped, planned and collaboratively delivered.
• Lead on the implementation plans for new strategies, working with policy leads to ensure they are appropriately embedded within the operational plans for the Grassroots division and that we are driving forward progress on a day-to-day basis.
• Provide thought leadership and check-and-challenge across the Grassroots division to maximise return on investment and deliver against our strategy.

Performance Management

• Support on all reporting requirements for the Grassroots Division including FA Game Changers, our Grassroots Strategy KPIs and County FA KPIs.
• Use insight, analysis and reporting information to deliver presentations to key external and internal stakeholders to keep them updated and inform future direction of programmes.
• Use data to identify any performance issues or risks and work with policy teams to design and implement necessary strategy interventions.

General

• Support the National Game Board, including programme development, performance reporting and alignment with strategic activities of The FA overall and the Grassroots division specifically.
• Deliver all ad-hoc, emerging project work or support related to the new Grassroots 2024-28 strategy and future strategies.
• Develop tools to support and upskill the Grassroots division on programme management, production and performance reporting to continually raise standards.
• Execute additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure that 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:

Knowledge

• Strong understanding and experience of strategy development.
• Strong experience of analysing and presenting data in various formats.
• Ability to think strategically and provide thought leadership.

Experience

• Experience of developing and delivering strategic programmes.
• Prior experience working within the football sector, strategy and/or management consultancy.
• Experience of adopting a hypothesis-lead approach to problem solving.
• Experience of working within performance reporting including designing new systems & models, building regular reports and presenting them to stakeholders.

Technical Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence across an organisation.
• Strong data analysis, visualisation and reporting skills.
• Strategic programme delivery skills, with experience in scoping, delivering and embedding projects within organisations.

Beneficial to have:

Knowledge

• Experience of analysing reports using Power BI.
• Excellent Power Point and visualisation skills.

Experience

• Professional or voluntary experience working in grassroots football, a County FA or grassroots sports more broadly.
• Experience of stakeholder engagement on strategic projects or programmes.

Technical Skills

• Prior experience in developing strategic roadmaps and other strategy communication tools.
• Prior expertise in delivering cultural and organisational change initiatives.

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 which offers greater flexibility.

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.