Football Development Administrator

A vacancy has arisen for a Football Development Administrator (Ref: FDA/FD/0308). This role will provide PA / Secretarial Support to the Regional Coaching Development team (North), support all administrative and support organisational aspects of the Tesco Skills programme.

Key responsibilities include:

• PA / Secretarial support to the Senior Regional Coach Development Manager & 3 Regional Coach Managers
• Administering Regional Coach Development courses, festivals and events, including booking venues, liaison with students, mail-out of course details etc
• Administering the production of relevant coaching publications and resources
• Admin support by aiding with: diary management, arranging key meetings and events; booking travel and accommodation;
• Typing of correspondence, reports, coaching practices etc; production of Powerpoint presentations
• Processing of related invoices and expense claims for North coaching region
•   Liaising with internal departments to handle new Skills coach recruits

The successful candidate will need to possess the following:

• Significant experience within an administrative role
• Prior experience working in a support function for a busy team
• Prior experience working in a customer / client facing role
• Excellent and confident communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong Microsoft office skills including, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook
• A willing and flexible approach
• Ability to build and maintain relationships internally and externally
• Helpful, willing, flexible team player with a "can do" attitudeAbility to multi-task and handle/prioritise a busy work schedule
• Knowledge of grassroots football particularly with regards to coaching and experience of organising/co-ordinating events are all highly desirable

Position based in Soho Square, prior to the move to Wembley Stadium in August 2009.

To apply for this role please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are suitable for this role, along with your current /last salary by either email or post to the address/email below. Please state the reference number (Ref: FDA/FD/0308) when applying.

Email
adminjobs@thefa.com

Postal
Human Resources Department
The Football Association
25 Soho Square
London
W1D 4FA

Closing date for applications to be received is 5pm on Friday 19th June 2009

The Football Association actively promotes Equal Opportunities in employment, and welcomes applications from 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 Equality 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