Chief Executive - Premier League Charitable Fund

The Premier League Charitable Fund (PLCF) Chief Executive is responsible for leading a team of 30 to deliver Board-approved strategic priorities - ensuring the organisation is operationally excellent and delivering real social impact.

The role requires an experienced leader with the ability to ensure effective grant management and to further develop best-in-class impact reporting, whilst leading a high-performing and efficient team. The role involves fostering a data-driven culture, ensuring robust financial oversight and compliance with regulatory requirements.

As a charity and corporate foundation, the PLCF benefits from a close relationship with the Premier League and its funding partners, including the Professional Footballers’ Association. Strong relationship-building skills, stakeholder engagement, and a collaborative approach are essential to advancing shared objectives. The Chief Executive must balance these responsibilities effectively, ensuring the PLCF continues to be a world leader in harnessing the power of football to positively impact thousands of communities and schools.

The individual will work closely with the Board, funders and the network of professional football club community organisations, to drive high-quality delivery, to ensure value for money, and grow the impact of PLCF’s programmes. As a trusted leader, they will represent the charity, enhancing its reputation and that of its funders, strongly advocating for its beneficiaries.

The successful candidate will be someone who can get the best out of people, while promoting collaboration and accountability. The Chief Executive will also have a clear commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.   

Who we are
Established by the Premier League in 2010, the Premier League Charitable Fund is one of the biggest sports charities in the world, with an annual budget in excess of £35m. We are a corporate foundation that operates independently from, but in close alignment with, the Premier League. The League’s significant investment allows us to support the charitable arms of professional football clubs in the Premier League, EFL, and National League - with those organisations known as Club Community Organisations (CCOs).

 

Aligned with the Premier League Communities strategy, the PLCF aims to create positive and lasting sporting, social, health and education outcomes for a wide range of beneficiaries, especially children and young people. The PLCF team supports and inspires impactful work via 100+ CCOs. In turn, their work directly benefits more than 500,000 individuals at thousands of community venues and schools each year. National programmes have a focus on supporting individuals and places that need us most - at both a national and local level, partnerships with public, private and third sector organisations are essential. 

 

The Premier League Charitable Fund is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share those values. All appointments will be made based on merit and we particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.  

Our hybrid-working model also allows you some variety on your place of work, offering you the chance to work from home on some days each week. Where possible, you will attend the office or site visits in line with our policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements.