7 leadership management jobs found in Exeter

The Safeguarding Director will provide strategic leadership and oversight for safeguarding across women's football, ensuring that the welfare, safety, and wellbeing of players, staff, volunteers and participants are embedded throughout the organisation. As a member of the Women's Board the role promotes a positive safeguarding culture, ensures compliance with relevant football and statutory safeguarding requirements and provides independent scrutiny of safeguarding policies, procedures, and practices. Candidates will need to have knowledge of safeguarding principles, governance and risk management and experience working with children, young people, vulnerable adults, education, sport, healthcare, social care, HR, or regulatory environments. A strong understanding of board governance and accountability and an ability to provide independent judgement and constructive challenge is essential. Candidates must have excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skill and be...

As Women's Football Commercial Director, the successful candidate will provide strategic leadership, governance, and oversight to support the sustainable growth and success of the women's team. Working collaboratively with fellow board members, club executives and key stakeholders this role will take the lead on all strategic commercial matters, guiding the Board and staff through their responsibilities and contribute to the development of the long-term strategy, financial sustainability, commercial growth, community engagement and sporting performance. Candidates will need to have senior-level experience in commercial management, business development, sales, marketing, sponsorship, partnerships or revenue generation. A proven track record of developing and maintaining successful commercial relationships and experience contributing to strategic planning and organisational growth is essential. Candidates must have a understanding of financial sustainability and commercial...

As Finance Director for the Women’s Board the successful candidate will lead on all strategic financial matters, guiding the Board and staff through their responsibilities in this area. You will be required to attend women’s board meetings and report and present financial information working collaboratively with the Club Board and central finance function. Building these working relationships is key to ensuring financial plans for the women's team aligns with wider club strategy whilst balancing the women's team's sporting ambitions with club-wide financial objectives ensuring governance and compliance. Candidates must be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with senior finance leadership experience and strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling skills. Knowledge of sports finance, governance, and football regulations is desired, and candidates must have the ability to present and communicate financial information to non-financial...

We are seeking an experienced and reliable part-time (30 hours per week) Facilities Manager to oversee the maintenance, safety, and smooth operation of our premises.  The successful candidate will need to ensure that both facilities remain safe, well-maintained and compliant with all relevant regulations while supporting the operational needs of the business. Role Summary As Facilities Manager you will be responsible for managing facilities across St James Park and The Cliff Hill Training Ground and be the main point of contact for all faults and maintenance issues. As Facilities Manager you will be responsible for planning programme of works, developing reporting processes, ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations and ensure all paperwork is in place for audits and review purposes.  You will also be accountable for fleet management and support the pitches team with administrative tasks as needed. Applicants must have previous experience...

Be part of our journey... Location: Staplewood Campus (In-office full-time) Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Criminal Record Check: DBS Enhanced with Childs Barred List   What is the role? We are looking to appoint a Head of Data and Research who will lead all data and research for Southampton Football Club (SFC) with a focus on recruitment and acquisition of first team players. Whilst SFC will be your primary focus, you and your team will also provide data support to the other clubs in the Sport Republic group (Goztepe and Valenciennes).   What will you be doing? You will build and develop advanced proprietary data models to support decision-making across all departments including coaching, scouting/recruitment, player development, sport science and medical.   Working closely with analysts and coaches, you will monitor team performance and create tactical insight to enhance coaches' knowledge and encourage...

Be part of our journey... Location: Staplewood Campus (and other locations when required) Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Criminal Record Check: DBS Enhanced with Childs Barred List   What is the role? We are looking for a Head Performance Chef to lead the end-to-end catering operation for the Club’s players and academy, overseeing the planning, preparation and delivery of performance-focused nutrition to optimise health, recovery and match readiness.   Responsible for setting and leading the Club’s food strategy and full catering operation across all playing squads and training ground based staff, including menu development, service standards, staffing, procurement, stock control, budget management and continuous improvement, whilst ensuring provision is aligned to performance objectives and the wider operational priorities of the football department.   What will you be doing? Nutrition integration and...

Be part of our journey... Location: St Mary's Stadium Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Criminal Record Check: DBS Basic   What is the role? We are seeking a Payroll Manager to lead the payroll function for 1,000+ employees across multiple payrolls, including casual staff, permanent staff and players. This role goes beyond routine payroll processing and instead focuses on reviewing, controlling and enhancing payroll processes across the Club.   The Payroll Manager will support and develop the payroll team, strengthen controls, and act as the go-to expert for payroll and employment tax across the Club. A key part of the role is driving improvements in systems and leading the move to payrolling benefits ahead of 2027/28.   What will you be doing? You will oversee the end-to-end payroll cycle, ensuring all outputs are accurate, compliant and delivered on time.   Undertaking a thorough and robust review of...