FA Events Coordinator – On the Road (9 month Fixed Term Contract)

Join the team to help deliver FA Events'On The Road' We are excited to be searching for an FA Events Coordinator on a 9-month fixed-term basis. The purpose of this role is to ensure that FA 'on the road' (OTR) stadia-based matches are delivered within the associated budget, timeframe, and regulatory framework. The role holder, in collaboration with the FA Event Manager for OTR matches, will develop and maintain strong relationships with event stakeholders and will ensure that matches are effectively planned and delivered. The role will predominantly focus on England matches away from Wembley, based at stadia across the country, including, but not limited to England Senior Men's, England Senior Women's, Under 21's level through to England's men's and women's development squads. This role will also require working during evenings and weekends, as well as some travel around England. What will you be doing?

• Work closely with the FA Event Manager - OTR to proactively collaborate with the wider event delivery team in match and venue operational planning, coordination, administration, and quality delivery of OTR stadium events.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative, working inter-departmental relationships and with a wide range of diverse external stakeholders including host clubs, competing teams, UEFA/FIFA match representatives, event agencies and suppliers.
• Liaising with our Branding, Merchandise, Transport, Sports Presentation and Fan Experience agencies and suppliers from operational planning through to onsite delivery and derig of their respective functional area.
• Collaborating with FA colleagues and host venue contacts to review stadium facilities and apply project-overlay arrangements and track all project issues and action points communicated to the stadiums.
• Support with the process of stadium approaches and the contracting with host clubs for potential fixtures. Providing ongoing support of all OTR Venue Hire Agreements across matches, including the regular revision of requirements across FA stakeholders, ensuring a consistent model is followed.
• Deliver the match management role for assigned England Development team fixtures. Providing operational support to both teams, liaising with key FA departments to facilitate all matchday activities, and ensuring the venue's readiness is on track to stage the match. There will also be a requirement to work with Broadcast, where applicable, to manage the countdown to kick-off (CDTKO) at the event.
• Provide ongoing administration of 'Virtual Venue', an online venue database platform that will hold all key venue information for FA Events to assist future planning and event reporting.
• Assist with planning and conducting all venue site visits as required and provide related administrative support including circulating stadium information questionnaires, collating site visit notes and photos and ensuring 'Virtual Venue' is updated accordingly.
• Management of specific agreed OTR project areas, taking responsibility for end-to-end administration of tasks such as, but not limited to, financial match reconciliations, event pre-briefs and debriefs, venue document database and our host venue hospitality programme.
• Work with the FA Events team to identify improvements, innovation and growth opportunities for OTR fixtures and maximise the consistency and efficiency of matches in support of winning England teams.
• Support the delivery of ad-hoc requirements as determined by the FA Event Manager - On the Road and Head of FA Events in order to meet FA Group changing priorities., The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.
The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Women's Adobe FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation. We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre, unless the role is advertised as a homebased contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page. The FA, For All, For You Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination. https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/about-the-fa/2021/fa_a-game-for-all-strategy.ashx A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments - Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change - which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come. 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.


• Experience in planning and delivering high-profile sporting events preferably within football/stadium environments.
• Experience in managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Experience of providing administrative support to multiple team members.
• Ability to understand and interpret event budgets.
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office.
• Flexible approach to working hours and willingness to travel.
Desirable Skills
• Experience working on UEFA/FIFA competitions.
• Experience working in venue operations.
• Strong financial skills.
• Relevant degree or similar qualification advantageous.
• IOSH/NEBOSH qualification or similar.
• Basic knowledge of crowd dynamics and crowd management principles.
  
  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.