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Division/Unit: Football / Football Operations

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: 01.12.2025

Application deadline: 01.11.2025

Main goal

Lead the delivery of key UEFA club competition match operations projects and provide club competition match operations support.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning, implementing and monitoring the delivery of club competition match operations projects to the required standard including but not limited club onboarding (centralised and non-centralised phases), coordination of updates to regulations and manuals, coordination of assigned working groups and workshops
• Representing the club competition match operations team internally and externally
• Developing a cross-functional strategy for incident management and resolution
• Ensuring coordination of match information with the Safety and Security unit
• Providing UEFA match officers and venue teams with on-call and matchnight support from the UEFA Match Command Centre and assisting the Crisis Management Group in emergency situations, facilitating the internal decision-making process, ensuring smooth consultation procedures and coordination between those on-site and at UEFA headquarters, and providing clear instructions to those on-site
• Identifying potential improvements and establishing strategies for the continuous development of match operations delivery
• Contributing to the review and development of key operational materials 
• Supporting colleagues in the Football Operations unit as required

Requirements

Experience

• At least 5 years in event organisation, sports management and project coordination
• At least 5 years at a professional football club

Education

• Bachelor's in a relevant field

Languages

• English / Proficient
• Fluency in other European languages would be an asset

Other

• Detailed working knowledge of the professional sports environment
• Ability to build strong internal and external relationships
• Experience in major event planning and delivery
• Excellent problem-solving skills and diplomacy
• Extensive experience of Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint and Project Management tools
• Proven communication skills and ability to deliver high-quality reports and presentations

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