Job Description

Head of Supervision

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 22nd December

Location - Manchester

Salary - £90,000 per annum and other benefits (including a Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%)

Contract type - 2-year fixed term contract

Job summary

We are looking for a Head of Supervision to join the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) in its shadow form to help advise and shape the organisation in parallel with Parliamentary passage of the associated legal framework.

At present, the Shadow Football Regulator comprises over thirty members of staff, led by an interim Chief Operating Officer, undertaking a range of activities in preparation for passage of the Football Governance Bill, which was introduced to Parliament in October.

Job description

The supervision function will sit at the heart of the Independent Football Regulator, undertaking core regulatory activity such as conducting financial analysis of the clubs, processing applications for licences as well as monitoring ongoing compliance with licence conditions and rules. It will also be a focal point for managing the IFR’s relationship with the clubs it regulates.

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in developing the supervision function within the new organisation, building capability and the operational processes and controls necessary to ensure effective oversight of clubs within the scope of the new regulatory framework. They will need to ensure close working with data, policy, legal and enforcement teams so that regulatory oversight is effective and coherent and that the IFR’s board is supported to take robust regulatory decisions.

Person specification

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

Essential Requirements:

Experience of running a financial supervision or regulatory compliance function in a regulated sector, demonstrating sound judgement.

Leadership: Visible and effective leadership of a growing multi-disciplinary team, with an ability to build capability across a range of activities and functions.

Effective decision-making: Demonstrating sound judgement and ability to reach evidence-based decisions, balancing a range of considerations and complex sources of information to ensure legally defensible outcomes.

Delivering at pace: Strong delivery capability, successfully delivering at pace in a complex and high-risk project / programme environment.

Seeing the big picture: Ability to provide strong direction and persuasive future vision for the supervision function, setting it up for future success.

Communicating and influencing: Raising standards and addressing non-compliance through constructive engagement with the clubs and others.

Desirable Skills:

Expertise in Prudential Financial analysis, risk management or audit.

Knowledge of the football pyramid.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £90,000, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes £26,083 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We’re committed to developing talent and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:

Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working - DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home

25 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service

A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice

3 days of paid volunteering leave

Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave

Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year

Occupational sick pay

Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice

Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks

Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day-to-day work

Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more!

How to apply

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