Learning Project and Risk Lead (9m FTC)

The Football Association has an exciting opportunity for a Learning Project and Risk Lead to join our FA Learning division, on a 9-month fixed-term contract.

The Learning Project and Risk Lead will be responsible for overseeing the successful execution of learning and innovation activity by managing projects and risks. The role ensures that project objectives align with business demands while mitigating risk to deliver high-quality outcomes, allowing the Learning and Innovation team to appropriately scale production as needed.

What will you be doing?

• Manage strategic priority projects including Digital System Transition (content and learners), and qualification design within the learning and innovation (L&I) team by monitoring risk and managing ongoing tasks and milestones.
• Manage risk across strategic and core learning activity within the Learning and Innovation team (L&I), ensuring potential challenges are identified and mitigated proactively.
• Work closely with the Head of and Senior Leads in L&I to deliver high-priority projects and mitigate risk, ensuring communication is clear, strategically orientated and timely.
• Track and manage risks throughout the project lifecycle, providing solutions for risk mitigation and ensuring project success, working closely with Strategy, Data and Insights colleagues.
• Assess and evaluate project and resource requirements for the L&I team to align with business demands and objectives.
• Monitor and report risk trends to the Strategy, Data and Insights team, utilising data to enhance efficiency and improve future project outcomes.
• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being 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:

Knowledge:

• Familiarity with risk management frameworks and how they apply to learning and innovation projects and core activity.
• An understanding of learning and development trends, methodologies, and tools.
• Knowledge of financial reporting within a project context.

Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in risk management, including identifying risks, creating mitigation strategies, and tracking risk trends.
• Experience negotiating and managing project budgets, timelines, and deliverables.

Skills:

• Analytical skills to track, report, and mitigate risks while improving efficiency.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple activity areas simultaneously, ensuring they are delivered on time and within scope.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software (e.g., Smartsheet, Asana).

Beneficial to have:

Knowledge:

• Bachelor's degree in Learning & Development, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile).

Experience:

• Previous experience working within a Learning and Development function, particularly within a large, matrixed organization.
• Experience in managing projects with cross-divisional stakeholders, ensuring alignment between departments.

Skills:

• Advanced proficiency in data analysis tools to assess project performance and resource efficiency

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.

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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.