Ref: FRA/GOV/0608

 

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a Financial Regulation Administrator in the Governance Division. The Financial Regulation Administrator will provide administrative support and assistance in all matters relating to the work of the Monitoring team of Financial Regulation.

 

Please note that this role is a six-month fixed-term contract.

 

Responsibilities include:

  • To provide administrative support and general secretarial assistance to the Financial Regulation Manager and Officers of the Monitoring team
  • To be responsible for the administration of agent applications, the organisation of the agents examination and assistance in other agent-related events
  • To maintain and provide support for the development and maintenance of relevant databases and spreadsheets
  • To compile statistical reports and analysis relevant to Financial Regulation as and when required
  • To handle telephone and e-mail enquiries concerning Financial Regulation matters (particularly agent-related) from both internal and external stakeholders
  • To assist with any other tasks and issues as required by the Financial Regulation team

 

The successful candidate will possess the following:

  • Experience in an administrative role
  • Self-motivation and the drive to work both unsupervised and within the team environment
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and work on own initiative
  • Attention to detail
  • Experience of handling highly sensitive information discreetly and confidentially
  • Strong communication skills with the patience and tact to liaise with internal and external people at all levels, in particular an ability to deal with potentially difficult situations
  • Ability to grasp difficult concepts quickly and relay these to relevant stakeholders
  • Advanced IT skills, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and use of various databases
  • A knowledge of football, in particular the identity of footballers and club relations is highly desirable.

 

Please note that this role requires the successful candidate to undergo an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check.

 

To apply for this role please send your CV and a covering letter, explaining why you are suitable for this role and details of your current salary, either by email or post to the address below. Please quote the reference number Ref: FRA/GOV/0608

 

Email: financialregulationjobs@thefa.com

 

Postal address:

Human Resources Department,

The Football Association,

25 Soho Square,

London W1D 4FA

 

The closing date for applications to be received is by 5pm on Thursday 19th June 2008.

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The Football Association actively promotes Equal Opportunities in employment and welcomes applications fro all parts of the community. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process please mention this in your covering letter. We would appreciate it if you could complete and return an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form with your application.


The form can be downloaded here. All information will be treated anonymously and in confidence. The form will be separated from your application form, stored separately and used only to provide statistics for monitoring purposes.