Club Secretary / Administrator

What the role involves

• Handle registrations, fixtures and league correspondence
• Keep company and governance records
• Support the board and volunteers

Ways in, with or without formal qualifications

Experience, knowledge and interests count in football. These routes are what people in this role commonly point to.

• Experience

  Volunteer at a club

  Matchday volunteering, welfare, secretary, social media or committee roles at a local club. Clubs are short of people and give responsibility quickly.

• Network

  Supporters' trust and fan groups

  Fan-owned and fan-run groups give experience in governance, communications, events and campaigning, and visibility at the club.

• Experience

  Career change from law, finance, tech or marketing

  Clubs and governing bodies hire professionals from other industries into legal, finance, data, marketing and operations roles.

Qualifications and licences

None of these is a barrier to entry, but each can help you learn, get noticed or move up later.

• Degree

  Degree in Any Subject

  Many football employers ask for a degree in any subject as a screening requirement for graduate-level jobs. The subject matters less than evidence of skills and football involvement.

Skills and knowledge

• Football Regulations
• Communication
• Project Management
• Time Management

Tools you may use

• Player and club registration systems
• Spreadsheets

Where this role is found

• Lower-league & semi-professional clubs
• Grassroots & community clubs

Where this role leads

• Football Operations Manager

  Helpful

  Runs the day-to-day football operations of a squad.

• Club Chief Executive

  Not needed

  Leads the club's business and works with the board and owners.

Common stepping stones into this role

• Grassroots League Secretary

Pay and context by region

Illustrative estimates scaled from a UK baseline. Check local job adverts and union or association data.