Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant

Location: Manchester

Business Unit(s): Supervision

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: £31,646 £35,391

The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has been established to protect and promote the sustainability of English football, for the benefit of fans and the local communities football clubs serve.

The IFR will help improve financial sustainability of clubs, ensure resilience across the leagues, and safeguard the heritage of English football. It will operate a licensing regime, set corporate governance standards and monitor, protect, and promote financial resilience. It will also enforce compliance with requirements on financial regulation, club ownership and directors, fan engagement, and heritage protection.

The IFR will also have powers to prohibit clubs from joining competitions that are not fair or meritocratic, or that threaten the heritage or sustainability of English football.

About the Role

We are looking for an Executive Assistant to join the supervision and enforcement team at the Independent Football Regulator (IFR). The supervision function sits at the heart of the IFR undertaking core regulatory activity. It will also be a focal point for managing the IFR s relationship with the clubs it regulates. The enforcement team will be responsible for investigating and resolving infringements, including sanctioning when appropriate.

Working within a fast-paced and commercially sensitive environment, the role will support the Director and two Deputy Directors in their oversight of the supervision and enforcement teams.

Central to the role is the successful coordination of the Director and Deputies time. This will include diary management, utilising a sense of prioritisation to resolve clashes or conflicts and structure timeslots appropriately, and inbox management for the Director. All three travel frequently to see stakeholders, so arranging travel and structuring multi-meeting trips will be par for the course.

The role will be key in managing internal and external stakeholders, including dealing with queries and delegating tasks to the wider team. Supporting the various governance processes, including managing the clearance of papers to relevant boards will be vital in ensuring the team runs smoothly.

Essential Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritising effectively.
• A proactive and resilient negotiator, with a track record of anticipating potential problems and mitigating or resolving them.
• IT literate, with proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience working within a regulator, central bank, or a regulated financial institution.
• Experience in private offices in public institutions.

If successful, you will join a Non-Departmental Public Body and will be employed as a Public Servant.

If you are an existing Civil Servant or a DCMS employee, you will no longer have access to Civil Service benefits including the Civil Service pension.

The terms and conditions of employment include:

• Pension 12% An employee contribution of 5%, with an employer contribution of 7%.
• Flexible Benefit 8% Employees can choose to invest 8% of their base salary into their pension or take as cash (post tax).
• Reward We will have a performance-based reward programme.
• 31.5 days annual leave.
• Flexible and hybrid working 40% in office attendance.
• Occupational sick pay.
• 9 months paid Maternity Leave and generous paternity and adoption leave.
• A bespoke L&D programme to help you achieve your personal CPD, including paid membership fees.
• Cycle-to-work scheme and much more!

Interested Click apply and you will be redirected to our careers site to complete your application.