Business Partner (Business Management) - 12-Months FTC

Organisation: The Football Association
Salary: Competitive
Location: Wembley Stadium, London
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 26 May 2025
Job Description: The FA is looking for a Business Partner to join on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The Business Management function is responsible for helping the business to define its strategy and to hold it accountable for delivering on it. This is a key role operating across all divisions of the FA to bring increased focus, efficiency and integration to the organisation through:

Business Partnering
Delivery of Programme Management Office (PMO) services
Support for Strategic Initiative Development and Rollout
Cross-Functional Project Delivery

What will you be doing?

Business Partnering
Act as a trusted business partner to members of the Senior Management Team and their divisions, providing tactical support and thoughtful challenge to drive business growth and operational effectiveness.
Build strong relationships across departments to ensure alignment on key initiatives, promoting a culture of accountability and collaboration.
Execute 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 wellbeing are maintained.

PMO Management
Support the Project Management Office (PMO), sharing best practice throughout the project lifecycle, including project initiation, planning and business case development.
Proactively identify and Manage project risks, issues and dependencies, working to mitigate them and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
Monitor and report on key project milestones and trends, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making.
Track and analyse KPIs to ensure project accountability, identifying opportunities to optimize performance and deliver results.
Coordinate governance forms to ensure timely decision-making.

Strategic Initiative Development and Rollout
Support the annual business planning process, ensuring that departmental and organizational activities align with strategic objectives and set clear, actionable priorities.
Support prioritisation across initiatives, aligning resources to the activities that deliver the greatest benefit.

Cross Functional Project Delivery and Oversight
Take ownership of delivery of workstreams within cross-functional projects across a wide range of initiatives, from compliance (e.g., GDPR) to high-profile operational projects (e.g., major tournament support).
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project goals, timelines and resource requirements, ensuring every project is set up for success.
Maintain hands-on involvement throughout the project lifecycle, providing surge capacity to resolve issues and keep projects on track to meet deadlines in alignment with business objectives.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

Background and Education
Qualified to degree level or equivalent.

Business Partnering
Proven skill in stakeholder management.
Capable communicator.

PMO Management
Attention to detail and pride in the presentation of outputs.
Ability to write concise presentations and reports.
Strong analytics skills.

Technology
Experience in MS Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Beneficial to have:

PMO Management
Previous PMO experience.

Cross Functional Project Delivery
First-hand project delivery experience.

Technology
Experience in Smartsheet.

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.

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.
How to apply: https://careers.thefa.com/jobs/vacancy/business-partner-business-management---12-months-ftc-wnsl0905-wembley-stadium/2535/description/