National Serious Case Panel Member Remote
The Football Association
Full Time
Remote
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
The Football Association are currently recruiting members to join the National Serious Case Panel (“NSCP”) on a two-year Casual term until May 2025.
The NSCP is an inquisitorial panel that considers cases of a serious nature, on behalf of Affiliated Associations.
What You'll Do?
- To adjudicate on ALL types of serious cases within Grassroots Football including; E3 Assault / Attempted Assault on a Match Official, E3 Physical Contact / Attempted Physical Contact on a Match Official, E3 Threatening a Match Official, E3 Assault Participant on Participant, E3.2 breaches, E4 breaches, E20 / E21 breaches (aggravated) and any consolidated matters in relation to serious cases.
- To correctly administer the inquisitorial hearing procedures.
- Ensure the application of the fair disciplinary hearing to the participant(s) involved.
- To apply FA Disciplinary Regulation correctly and adhere to relevant procedures.
- To provide feedback on the hearing through the disciplinary survey.
- To ensure full compliance with the Discipline Code of Conduct and Confidentiality Agreement.
- Satisfy the time commitments required as listed.
- Satisfy the administration requirements as listed.
- Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
- 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 You'll Need?
Essentially for the role:
Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of the disciplinary process in football or other similar setting.
- Strong understanding of the inquisitorial process.
- Be able to apply discipline regulation as drafted.
- Strong understanding of the FA Appeals Process.
- Able to recognise a personal conflict and not be in a position of conflict.
Experience:
- Experience as a disciplinary panel member within a County Football Association or similar setting.
- Experience in dealing with preliminary matters before a disciplinary hearing.
- Not currently working within the disciplined environment for a County Football Association.
- Not previously removed from the National Serious Case Panel/former LFADP panel or County Football Association disciplinary panel.
- Experience in dealing with young people / vulnerable adults within a disciplinary setting or similar.
Technical Skills:
- Proficient with Microsoft Office/Products.
- Be able to coherently formulate written reasons for decisions.
Beneficial to also have:
Knowledge:
- Understand the disciplinary challenges County FAs face.
- Understand the secondary challenges to disciplinary decisions i.e. SCOR/SCORY.
- Be legally qualified.
Experience:
- Experience in practising law within the courts or arbitral setting.
- Experience working on Appeal Boards.
Administrative Commitments:
- Ensure written reasons are returned to [email protected] within 3 working days of the hearing.
- Ensure attendance at the National Serious Case Panel Conference.
- Ensure attendance at all modular training sessions.
- Ensure all mandatory assessments are undertaken and passed before the expiry period.
- Be able to offer at least 14 Morning and/or Afternoon and/or Evening availability sessions per month for disciplinary hearings via Judicial Calendar.
- Sign the Discipline Code of Conduct and Confidentiality Agreement.
What's in it for you?
We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. 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 have 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.
Our Organisation
The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.
The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.
We currently work 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 future if deemed necessary.
Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.
The FA, For All, For You
Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.
https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/about-the-fa/2021/fa_a-game-for-all-strategy.ashx
A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.
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.
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.
The Football Association
www.thefa.com
Wembley, United Kingdom
Mark Bullingham
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
501 to 1000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Sports & Recreation
1863
