The Role
Impact, on and off the pitch

Reporting into the Senior Delivery Manager this role is responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of specific technology solutions. Working closely with the Product Management team and key business stakeholders, this role delivers technology using both internal and third party development teams and requires experience in both Agile and Waterfall project methodologies.

This role will be initially aligned to our Digital Technology ‘Win’ product line, although there may occasionally be a requirement to move product line to support business priorities. The Win product team works with stakeholders at St Georges Park, home to England Football teams, to manage the delivery of cutting-edge performance technology and data services, creating a competitive advantage and helping our Teams to win.

About the Team
Technology is key to the FA’s transformation. From supporting grassroots via our day-to-day digital presence, to using data-led insights to drive the game – to developing future-focused platforms for professional football – our Digital Technology team is central to our future.

What will you be doing?
Project Delivery:

If Agile, use Agile methodology across one or more agile development teams, including:-
Use of FA Delivery Framework adopting key concepts of Agile PM and Scrum
Working with Product Managers and Product Owners to facilitate effective product planning, backlog management and creating a clear delivery plan
Ensuring ongoing and effective sprint management and communication
Support the day to day activities of an agile team and ensure Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand ups, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives take place and are effective
Driving the efficacy of the agile delivery team improving velocity and quality
If Waterfall, ensure projects are delivered on time, in scope and within budget, including:
Collection and sign-off of all functional and non-functional requirements
Development and sign-off of high level solution design
Creation/use of delivery plan with clear milestones and gates
Agreement and sign-off of clear user acceptance criteria
Project Governance:

Agile Projects:
Use of FA Delivery Framework adopting key concepts of Agile PM and Scrum
Implement standard metrics to monitor development progress, e.g. velocity, burndown/up and quality.
Ensure Agile PM artefacts are written, reviewed and shared as required
Waterfall Projects:-
Standard FA Waterfall stages, gates and artefacts are communicated, commonly understood and respected.
Implement best practice metrics to monitor resource & financial utilisation and progress
Ensure status against time and scope is measured and reported to stakeholders
Ensure central Business Management Project Office reporting requirements are met including RAG status, Sprint/Project Plan and RAID, Product/Project Dashboard.
Ensure Steering Group with senior stakeholders is in place for Product/Project delivery review.
Ensure all projects follow standard FA IT change control processes and releases are communicated in an effective and timely manner.
Manage risk effectively and escalate issues appropriately

Other:

Support the development and continuous improvement of IT policies specifically the adoption of agile delivery best practice.
Represent Digital Technology on cross-functional Product/Project teams and promote collaboration and mutual understanding of delivery methodologies.
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:

Demonstrable history of successfully delivering IT projects in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies across all stages of the software development life-cycle.
Excellent stakeholder management skills
Excellent interpersonal skills, relationship building, communication, influencing
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Effective communicator for all levels of the organisation – both written and verbal
Good judgement: identify project sensitivities, make good decisions and know correct escalations
Ability to manage cross-functional teams without line-management responsibilities
Experience of working with third party development partners.


Beneficial to have:

Scrum Master certification
Agile Project Manager Practitioner
Other Project Methodology Cerfication e.g. Prince
Experience of working in an elite sports environment
Experience/knowledge of football at any level.
Experience of using some or all of Smartsheet, Teams, Miro, JIRA and Confluence
Experience of Player Perfomance Analysis software, processes and platforms.
Comfortable managing data focussed projects such as data integrations and reporting
Experience of working with third party SaaS solution providers

What’s in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, in order 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 flexibility on where you work.


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, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, and Vitality Women’s 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 either Wembley Stadium, St. George’s Park or our Processing Centre, unless the role is advertised as a homebased 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.

To apply, please follow this link: https://careers.thefa.com/jobs/vacancy/delivery-manager-nfcsgp0290-national-football-centre-st-georges-park/1595/description/