⚽️ How to be the Legacy Manager at Football Australia with Franny Teh
Learn what it's like to be behind one of the greatest legacies in Australian sport
Reuben Williams
October 30, 2023
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Meet Francesca Teh (or as we call her, Franny), the World Cup Legacy Program Manager at Football Australia.
Dubbing her role at FA as ‘one of [her] greatest career decisions so far’, she joins us on the pod today to talk about her role as a Legacy Manager, and the positive impact that working on the FIFA Women’s World Cup has had.
In this episode, she covers how she landed her first full-time job at Cricket Australia (whilst at uni), how she determined the path she wanted to follow, and the importance of continually up-skilling and developing, so that you don’t pigeonhole yourself in one area.
If you’re interested in women’s sport development, legacy management, events, and operations, or you’re wanting to learn how to land a role at one of your dream organisations, this episode is for you.
Franny will also be joining us at the Sydney Meetup on November 16th, so you can come along and meet her! Make sure you tune in, it’s a great one.
In this episode we cover:
(0:00) - Introduction
(06:48) Community Update
(11:54) How Franny got recommended to a role at Cricket Australia while still at Uni
(14:10) Quick Fire Questions
(18:05) Highlights of working at the FIFA Women’s World Cup
(21:29) Franny’s reaction to landing her role with Football Australia
(24:42) The sequence of roles prior to the role at Football Australia
(27:05) How Franny realised that game development / participation pathway was her way forward in sport
(29:27) What does the day of a Legacy Program Manager look like?
(33:26) How has Franny’s day to day work changed post the FIFA World Cup
(39:19) Challenges/Hurdles Franny faced in her journey
(46:43) Skills Franny finds important to perform her role
(50:26) What does the future look like for Franny
(53:04) Advice for people looking to follow Franny’s path
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