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The Football Association have an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Affairs Assistant to join us on a 6-month fixed-term contract.

 

The Corporate Affairs Assistant will be responsible for delivering events and engagement opportunities for the FA's Corporate Affairs stakeholders. You will provide support for the Public Affairs function through liaison with our external agency and monitor the political landscape.

 

What will you be doing?

 

1.) Political Visits and Events:

• Supporting the Senior External Affairs Manager and Public Affairs Manager, deliver visits for Ministers, Shadow Ministers and parliamentarians in order to showcase The FA's work - e.g. grassroots football facilities or girls' football programmes in schools.
• Deliver FA events for political stakeholders - policy roundtables, receptions in Parliament, match screenings during international tournaments and trophy photo opportunities.
• Support event day administration, such as arranging tickets for stakeholders.

 

2.) Community Visits and Events:

• Supporting the CSR Manager, coordinate and deliver community engagement events; such as the annual community pitch day at Wembley Stadium.
• Support event day administration, such as arranging tickets for the community.
• Support the delivery of the FA's Community Club, drafting newsletters and arranging community offers.

 

3.) Political Monitoring and Intelligence:

• With the support of our public affairs agency, keep a close eye on political and policy developments and how they impact The FA. This will include monitoring parliamentary debates and the speeches, interviews and social media posts of key political figures.
• Keep colleagues at The FA aware of these developments with concise and informative updates.

 

4.) Briefings and Correspondence:

• With the support of our Public Affairs Agency, draft well-written, concise and informative briefing notes for senior colleagues at The FA.
• Manage the correspondence with MPs and other stakeholders.

 

5.) Support the Corporate Affairs team:

• Support the Corporate Affairs team's administration, e.g. raising Purchase Orders in the FA's internal system

 

6.) Other:

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing 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:

• Understanding and interest in politics.
• Experience in project management or organising events.
• Organisational and project management skills.
• Good understanding of Microsoft and experience using Excel.
• Letter drafting skills.
• Ability to create presentations.

 

Beneficial to have:

• Political or Community Relations Studies.
• Experience working in politics, corporate affairs, community programmes or corporate social responsibility.
• Basic Health and Safety knowledge.
• Experience working with external suppliers.

 

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 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

 

Our Organisation

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 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 Wembley Stadium or St. George's Park unless the role is advertised as a home-based 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.