Chief of Staff

Chelsea FC; Cobham; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea FC Women is seeking a Chief of Staff to work closely with the CEO to grow the club in smart, innovative ways and bring everyone along. You will lead ideas, projects, and relationships across the club, serving as a trusted adviser and organiser while driving progress and a culture of inclusion that reflects the club’s identity.

You will partner with leadership, manage cross-functional teams, and help redefine the future of women’s football, supporting governance, operations, and strategic

Qualifications

• 6+ years across strategy consulting and related roles in high-growth environments.
• Experience in leadership collaboration with CEO and leadership teams.
• Proven ability to operate in unstructured, ambiguous environments.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion and development of athletes and staff.
• Experience in sports, entertainment, or PE-backed environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead on club strategy initiatives with clear priorities and measurable metrics.
• Partner with CEO and leadership on new projects and business cases.
• Maintain cadence of leadership meetings and reporting to stay on track.
• Define priorities, timelines, and communication for next steps.
• Develop fan-facing platforms and internal tools with AI Director cooperation.
• Foster high-performance, inclusive culture aligned with Chelsea FC Women.
• Support leadership development, staff wellbeing, and engagement initiatives.
• Act as ambassador for women’s football inside and outside the club.

Skills

Strategy & Ops

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Equity & inclusion advocacy

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

As CFCW's Chief of Staff, you will work closely with the CEO to build and grow the club in smart and innovative ways that takes everyone with them.
EQ is as important as IQ as you lead ideas, projects and relationships across the club; working with the leadership and cross-functional teams, keeping us all on track, to time and challenging or supporting where needed with your unique macro and micro view on how to get the job done.
You will have a key role in leading on the culture across the Women's team, becoming the valuable connector to bring hearts and minds together. You will be a trusted advisor, a well-organised orchestrator, and a catalyst for progress ensuring that our vision for women's football is not only realised but redefined.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure Chelsea FC Women's vision and mission remain fit for purpose, working with our leadership team to ensure this ambition is translated into clear priority initiatives and measurable metrics by area
• Act as a sparring partner to the CEO and leadership team on new projects / initiatives and supporting business cases
• Maintain the core cadence and operating rhythm of leadership team meetings and reporting to keep us on track
• Ensuring key priorities and next steps are clearly captured and acted upon with clear communication and timeline
• Experiment and build fan-facing platforms and internal tools that allow us to engage our fans in new and authentic ways, and enable new capabilities / drive efficiencies internally - working with the Club's AI Director to test new items quickly and effectively
• Foster a high-performance, inclusive, and values-driven culture that reflects the unique identity of Chelsea FC Women.
• Support leadership development, team wellbeing, and staff engagement initiatives.
• Be a visible ambassador for women's football within the club and externally.

What We're Looking For

• 6+ years' experience across one or a combination of: strategy consulting, investment banking, venture capital, and generalist strategy / operations / project management roles in high-growth, high-performance environments
• Ideally previous exposure to elite sports / entertainment, and understanding of the media rights / broadcast landscape, and / or prior experience in a Chief of Staff role to C-Suite in a PE- backed environment
• Ability to work in an unstructured, ambiguous environment vs waiting for clearly-framed briefs
• High-agency problem solver with a strong bias to action
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills
• Deep commitment to equity, inclusion, and the holistic development of athletes and staff
• Passionate advocate for the growth and visibility of the women's game.
• Understands the unique challenges and opportunities in women's sport.
• Committed to pushing boundaries and setting new standards for representation, professionalism, and impact.

Our expectations

• To act as an ambassador for diversity, equality, and inclusion, and demonstrate a positive commitment by treating others fairly in line with our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy and reporting any acts of discrimination through appropriate channels
• To create a safe environment and act to protect all young people and vulnerable adults that are either in your care or attending club premises, and report any concerns to the Safeguarding Lead
• To report any misconduct or suspected misconduct to the HR Department

Why Join Us?

At Chelsea FC Women, you'll be part of a club that's rewriting the rules not just of football, but of what's possible. You'll work with world-class talent, in a culture that values courage, creativity, and community. And you'll help shape the future of the game for generations to come.