Hills has done it before when she guided Tottenham to the WSL for the first time in their history in 2019, alongside coach Juan Carlos Amoros.
Former defender Hills’ Charlton side have been built on strong foundations, consistency and a formidable defensive record.
They have conceded the league’s fewest goals (17), kept the most clean sheets (eight) and had a 27-game unbeaten run, which ended in March.
With two automatic promotion spots up for grabs, and third place banking a play-off against the WSL’s bottom club, Charlton are in a good place.
“We haven’t looked too far ahead but I’m ambitious, the players are ambitious and the club is ambitious,” said Hills.
“Outside noise talks about [promotion], family and friends talk about it, so players probably feel it. There is a lot on social media and outsiders influence that.
“All of a sudden you start believing in it. It’s about making sure that we don’t get too high or too low, and just concentrate on the next game.
“We know it’s a big challenge. The money that’s in the WSL 2 is frightening and every single team now is fully professional. For me, it’s been the best season.”
Six teams can still earn promotion to the WSL with less than a month to go before the season concludes.
Charlton once had a nine-point lead but losses last month were costly. They were overtaken at the top by Birmingham and have work to do.
“There’s always highs and lows within every season. We’ve had some unbelievable moments and going 27 games unbeaten is a milestone that any team would be happy with and proud of,” said Hills, reflecting on the campaign so far.
“We’ve now got to a point in the season where it’s the business end and every team can beat anyone on any given day. Everyone’s fighting for everything.
“We are certainly fighting as well. It’s just an incredible league, right? I think it will be very unpredictable right until the last game.”