Carlisle United Football Club are looking to recruit an Executive Support Officer. This is a new position for the club and will suit an aspiring, driven individual, with excellent analytical skills and a keen business interest who is looking to start to progress and forge a career off-the-field in the game.
The successful candidate will assist the clubs directors on operational and strategic matters, support heads of department on project and work on initiatives to bring insight and improve all aspects of the club.
This position is permanent, full time (37.5hrs per week). Based at Brunton Park and includes working Saturday and Tuesday evenings when there are home matches.
Main roles and responsibilities –
- Assist and support Executive directors working closely with CEO
- Data collection and analysis and benchmarking across al the club
- KPI MI business monitoring and reporting
- Support and work on business improvement initiatives
- Support business contracting
- Compile and draft reports for the executive directors
- Provide project support
Skills required
Excellent data analysis skills, with a strong interest in analysis of business and football data.
Strong IT skills.
Ability to analyse and bring insight.
Strong desire to learn.
Adaptability.
Drafting reports and present to management and directors.
Good organisation and administration skills, task management and control.
Safeguarding
Carlisle United Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role may involve working with U18’s and as such is subject to Enhanced Criminal
Records Bureau (CRB) checks. Clearance through the FACRB system is required before any
employee may commence employment. As such this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation
of Offenders Act (1974) and the postholder applicant must disclose all previous convictions
including spent convictions.
Equal Opportunities
The Club is committed to applying its Equality Policy at all stages of recruitment and selection, and adverts will contain an equal opportunities statement.
Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / being on maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Any candidate with a disability will not be excluded unless the candidate is unable to perform a duty that is intrinsic to the role, having taken into account reasonable adjustments. Reasonable adjustments to the selection process will be made to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged because of his/her disability.
How to apply –
Please send a covering letter and your CV for the attention of Sarah McKnight, Club Secretary, by email to Sarah.mcknight@carlisleunited.co.uk
Closing date is 17th May 2024
