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Independent Football Regulator - Chair
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Role description
The Chair of the IFR will oversee the initial setting up of the Regulator, including recruiting the CEO, as well as sitting on the Panel for other Ministerial non-executive appointments to the Board. They will also be responsible for ensuring the IFR has the resources it needs to effectively and efficiently discharge its functions and duties. The Chair will then be responsible for leading the Board in ensuring the IFR effectively fulfils its statutory objectives as well as maintaining and developing strong relationships with government, Parliament, football bodies and other major stakeholders.
Organisation description
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) will have a primary strategic purpose to ensure that English football is sustainable and resilient, for the benefit of fans and the local communities football clubs serve. The IFR will have powers to operate a licensing regime, and to monitor and enforce compliance with requirements on financial regulation, club ownership and directors, fan engagement and club heritage protection. The Independent Football Regulator is expected to be based in Greater Manchester.
Regulation of appointment
This post is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. For more information, please refer to the Commissioner’s website
Role description
The Chair of the IFR will oversee the initial setting up of the Regulator, including recruiting the CEO, as well as sitting on the Panel for other Ministerial non-executive appointments to the Board. They will also be responsible for ensuring the IFR has the resources it needs to effectively and efficiently discharge its functions and duties. The Chair will then be responsible for leading the Board in ensuring the IFR effectively fulfils its statutory objectives as well as maintaining and developing strong relationships with government, Parliament, football bodies and other major stakeholders.
Organisation description
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) will have a primary strategic purpose to ensure that English football is sustainable and resilient, for the benefit of fans and the local communities football clubs serve. The IFR will have powers to operate a licensing regime, and to monitor and enforce compliance with…
Benefits
Remuneration for this role is treated as employment income and will be subject to tax and National Insurance contributions, both of which will be deducted at source under PAYE before you are paid.
You can claim reimbursement for reasonable travel and subsistence costs which are properly and necessarily incurred on official business, in line with the travel and subsistence policy and rates for the organisation to which you are applying. However these payments are taxable as earnings and will be subject to tax and national insurance, both of which will be deducted at source under PAYE before you are paid.
Remuneration for this role is treated as employment income and will be subject to tax and National Insurance contributions, both of which will be deducted at source under PAYE before you are paid.
You can claim reimbursement for reasonable travel and subsistence costs which are properly and necessarily incurred on official business, in line with the travel and subsistence policy and rates for the organisation to which you are applying. However these payments are taxable as earnings and will be subject to tax and national insurance, both of which will be deducted at source under PAYE before you are paid.
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Person specification
Essential criteria
Candidates for the Chair role are required to demonstrate that they meet a majority of the following criteria to a high degree:
- Strong understanding of economic and financial regulation;
- A credible understanding of the business of football;
- A commitment to the five principles of Government’s Better Regulation Framework, with particular focus on proportionality;
- Proven track record in developing a strategy to drive impact and delivery;
- Proven track record of successfully chairing a board with a strong understanding of corporate governance;
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to be an accessible and engaging ambassador for the organisation;
- Experience of dealing with intense public scrutiny, and ability to influence high level stakeholders within government, Parliament, the media and football sector and;
- A commitment to the economic and social value of football and commitment to the strategic priorities of the IFR, to improve financial sustainability of football clubs, and protecting the cultural heritage of football clubs for their fans.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of setting up a new organisation;
- Leadership of major projects from initiation, through development and to delivery and;
- Experience of designing and implementing investment strategies in a regulated environment.
Person specification
Essential criteria
Candidates for the Chair role are required to demonstrate that they meet a majority of the following criteria to a high degree:
- Strong…
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