Business Partner - Business Management (12-Mth Fixed-Term Contract) in London

At The FA, strategy only matters if it's delivered. The Business Partner plays a pivotal role in making that happen. Sitting at the heart of the organisation, you will work closely with senior leaders across FA divisions to improve clarity of priorities, elevate decision‑making and deliver key outcomes. By combining strategic insight with hands‑on delivery, you will act as a trusted and insight‑led partner to leaders, help shape and embed priority initiatives, and enable effective coordination across divisions for strategic projects.

What will you be doing?

• Business Partnering
  • Act as a trusted business partner to members of the Senior Management Team and their divisions, providing tactical support and thoughtful challenge to drive business growth and operational effectiveness.
  • Support leaders to translate strategy into clear, prioritised and deliverable plans.
  • Develop a strong understanding of divisional objectives, pressures, capacity and dependencies to provide timely, relevant advice.
  • Enable transparent conversations around performance, risk, affordability and trade‑offs, helping leaders focus on what will deliver the greatest impact.
  • Build strong, effective relationships across divisions and corporate functions to promote alignment, collaboration and shared accountability.
  • Execute additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure that the highest standards of health, safety, and well‑being can be maintained.
• Business Planning, Performance & Governance
  • Support the annual business planning process, ensuring alignment to FA strategy and organisational priorities.
  • Help leaders establish clear objectives, success measures and KPIs, and track progress against them.
  • Provide concise, insight‑led analysis to support decision‑making.
• Strategic Initiative Development, Rollout and Change Support
  • Partner with leaders on priority strategic initiatives and change activity, supporting scoping, sequencing and effective execution.
  • Help identify and manage cross‑divisional dependencies, risks and issues, escalating where appropriate.
  • Provide pragmatic delivery support (e.g. structuring work, clarifying ownership, tracking actions) where it enables momentum and outcomes.
• PMO Management
  • Support the Project Management Office (PMO), sharing best practice throughout the project lifecycle, including project initiation, planning and business case development.
  • Proactively identify and manage project risks, issues and dependencies, working to mitigate them and ensure alignment with organisational goals.
  • Monitor and report on key project milestones and trends, ensuring transparency and informed decision‑making.
  • Track and analyse KPIs to ensure project accountability, identifying opportunities to optimise performance and deliver results.
  • Coordinate governance forums to ensure timely decision‑making.
• Cross‑Functional Project Delivery and Oversight
  • Take ownership for delivery of workstreams within cross‑functional projects across a wide range of initiatives.
  • Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define project goals, timelines and resource requirements, ensuring every project is set up for success.
  • Maintain hands‑on involvement throughout the project lifecycle, providing surge capacity to resolve issues and keep projects on track to meet deadlines in alignment with business objectives.

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

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent.
• Proven skill in stakeholder management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Attention to detail and pride in the presentation of outputs.
• Ability to write concise presentations and reports.
• Strong analytics skills.
• High‑quality PowerPoint presentation/slide design.
• Experience in MS Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

• Beneficial to have

• Previous Business partnering experience.
• Previous PMO experience.
• Experience working in a large, matrixed or public‑facing organisation.
• First‑hand cross‑functional project delivery experience.

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 on offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.
• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encourages you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and well‑being.
• Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
• Free private medical cover.
• A contributory pension scheme.
• An additional 'Thank You' day’s leave, volunteering days, as well as 25 days of annual leave (based on a full‑time, permanent contract).
• A hybrid working model which offers greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page. Currently, we are working 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 the future if deemed necessary. The contractual location of this role can be found on the FA Careers page.

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.