Independent Football Regulator,Requirements of the roleThe Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has been established to protect and promote the sustainability of English football, for the benefit of fans and the local communities football clubs serve.The IFR will help improve financial sustainability of clubs, ensure resilience across the leagues, and safeguard the heritage of English football. It will operate a licensing regime; set corporate governance standards and monitor, protect, and promote financial resilience. It will also enforce compliance with requirements on financial regulation, club ownership and directors, fan engagement, and heritage protection.The IFR will also have powers to prohibit clubs from joining competitions that are not fair or meritocratic, or that threaten the heritage or sustainability of English football.Responsibilities IncludeLeading the IFR’s Programme Management Office; directly managing 2 FTELeading effective programme governanceRegularly briefing seniors across the organisation including the IFR BoardLeading on programme reporting, risk management and escalationLeading on coordination of commencement of the IFR’s regulatory powers working closely with DCMS (IFR’s parent department)Fostering continuous improvement within the PMO team and across the IFR programme.Essential RequirementsDemonstrable experience leading programme management offices or equivalent experienceConfidence in working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver results within fixed timeframes, navigating ambiguity, with limited resourceHighly effective communicator (written and verbal) across a range of audiencesAbility to facilitate effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders, manage expectations, moderate difficult discussions, and act as a key conduit between the PMO team and the wider businessDesirable SkillsProfessional qualification (Prince 2, APM, MSP, Agile)Experience implementing primary legislation or new regulationsInformation SessionAboutWe are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by James Rhodes and will take place on:Monday 23rd March at 10.00amThe session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.Please register your interest by filling out this form and you will be sent an invitation. The invites will be sent the night before the session. The sessions are not recorded.Please note that the session will not focus on the IFR recruitment process – please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to careers@footballregulator.org.ukView on member websiteViewLocationManchester, LondonContract typeFixed term, Full timeProfessionPMOWorking patternFlexible working, HybridClosing Date06/04/2026 #J-18808-Ljbffr