Independent Football Regulator - Enforcement Manager
| Posting date: | 27 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £59,234 to £67,940 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 September 2025 |
| Location: | m2 3aw |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 412256/1 |
Summary
We lead the Government's work on the future governance of football. At present, there is a Shadow Football Regulator made up of circa 60 members of staff, led by an interim Chief Operating Officer. This team will transfer out of DCMS to be the Independent Football Regulator in 2025, no earlier than October.
The team is currently undertaking a range of activities in preparation for the establishment of the IFR, which was created when the Football Governance Act became law in July.
While this role is being advertised through DCMS, it will be based in the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) and will not start until the IFR has been fully established as an independent body from 1 November 2025.
You will be employed on the terms and conditions of the Independent Football Regulator. Please see slide 10 for more information.
Responsibilities include:
- Leading on key work streams to establish the enforcement function in the IFR to deliver robust cases in a timely and legally defensible way, across the breadth of the IFR's enforcement powers.
- Recruit, develop and train colleagues on enforcement processes and good practice with an emphasis on investigatory, analytical and decision making capabilities.
- Collaborate with policy, legal and supervision colleagues to successfully implement the legal framework through the development of enforcement rules, guidance and internal governance.
- Lead on enforcement cases, managing and mitigating legal risks to deliver successful and impactful case conclusions.
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