Senior Social Media Manager – FIFA

About the job

Department: Communications

Location: Zurich

Description

As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world, we lead the way in the sport and event industry.

Join the team and support us on our mission.

The Senior Social Media Manager – Corporate and Leadership Channels leads the strategic planning, creative development, and daily management of FIFA’s global corporate and leadership social media presence. The role brings FIFA’s vision to life across platforms, celebrating the beauty of football while demonstrating the organisation’s mission to grow, govern, and serve the game.

This position translates corporate communications and public affairs priorities into compelling digital storytelling, ensuring FIFA’s voice remains authoritative, engaging, and credible. The Senior Social Media Manager safeguards the integrity and alignment of FIFA’s social messaging with Football Unites the World: Strategic Objectives for the Global Game (2023–2027) vision and broader organisational objectives.

As a key partner to the Editorial & Amplification department, the role drives long‑term social strategy, oversees content planning and publishing, ensures robust governance and quality standards, and fosters collaboration across the Communications Division to reinforce FIFA’s international reputation and brand integrity.

Main duties

  • Lead and manage FIFA’s global corporate and leadership social media channels, ensuring consistent messaging, quality, and audience engagement across all platforms
  • Develop and implement creative and strategic campaigns that translate FIFA’s corporate narrative and leadership messaging into compelling social storytelling aligned with the Football Unites the World: Strategic Objectives for the Global Game (2023–2027) vision
  • Uphold governance, quality, and compliance by ensuring adherence to editorial standards, moderation protocols, content policies, and the FIFA style guide
  • Drive collaboration and alignment across FIFA departments and external partners to guarantee coherent, timely, and high‑impact social media outputs that enhance FIFA’s global reputation

THE POSITION

These are your key tasks:

Social media: Strategic leadership and governance

  • Provide strategic direction and planning for FIFA’s corporate and leadership social media channels, integrating communications, public affairs, and brand messaging into a unified editorial strategy
  • Ensure effective governance, approval workflows, and moderation standards in line with FIFA policies and social media guidelines
  • Manage consistent messaging and tone of voice across all social content to uphold FIFA’s authority, credibility, and brand values

Content planning, creation, and publishing

  • Oversee delivery of all social content (text, data/statistics, photo, graphics, audio, and video) aligned with editorial calendars, ensuring timeliness, quality, and budget adherence
  • Develop engaging digital content that communicates FIFA’s mission, values, and social purpose to diverse global audiences
  • Guide daily social media operations, including publishing, scheduling, and performance optimisation across all relevant platforms
  • Leverage digital insights and analytics to refine content strategies, ensuring engagement growth and message impact

Leadership and reputation management

  • Establish a distinct, authentic, and engaging social presence for FIFA’s top leadership, promoting understanding, trust, and respect for the organisation’s global role in football governance
  • Ensure that social messaging for leadership channels aligns with FIFA’s global reputation strategy and broader communications initiatives
  • Provide social support for senior management moments, announcements, and milestones, coordinating content creation and multimedia production as required

Collaboration and alignment

  • Serve as a key collaboration point between the Communications Division, internal departments, and external creative suppliers
  • Partner closely with editorial, multimedia, and corporate communications colleagues to ensure coherent storytelling across FIFA’s owned, operated, and earned channels
  • Support colleagues by coordinating content delivery and maintaining a clear balance between input (planning, briefing) and output (creation, publication, amplification)

Tools, systems, and style governance

  • Oversee use of FIFA’s editorial tools and management systems, including the FIFA Content Management System, the FIFA Digital Hub and editorial planning services
  • Support tagging, library organisation, and metadata consistency for non‑competition multimedia assets such as photography, graphics, and corporate video
  • Ensure full compliance with FIFA’s content style guide, maintaining tone, consistency, and editorial discipline across all social media activities

YOUR PROFILE

We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.

And we respect our values. Always.

For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.

The specific competencies we require for this position are:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Digital Media, Public Relations, or a related field
  • 10+ years of professional experience in social media, digital communications, or corporate communications
  • Proven experience managing corporate and executive social media channels for a global organisation, governing body, major brand, media company, or public institution
  • Demonstrated experience developing and executing long-term social media strategies and campaigns aligned with corporate reputation and brand objectives
  • Experience collaborating with senior leadership and translating executive messaging into engaging digital content
  • Background in international organisations, sports, media, or public affairs environments is strongly preferred
  • Deep understanding of major social platforms (e.g. LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube) and evolving platform trends
  • Strong experience with social media management, publishing, and analytics tools
  • Proven ability to translate corporate narratives, public affairs priorities, and leadership messaging into compelling social media storytelling
  • Experience managing editorial calendars, campaign planning, and multi-platform publishing workflows
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret social data and insights to optimise content performance and audience engagement
  • Excellent editorial judgement and storytelling skills across formats including text, graphics, photography, video, and multimedia content
  • Experience overseeing content production in collaboration with editorial teams, designers, videographers, and external agencies
  • Strong copywriting and editing skills with a consistent and authoritative tone suitable for corporate and leadership communication
  • Familiarity with governance processes, editorial standards, moderation policies, and brand style guidelines
  • Strategic thinker with strong organisational and project management skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, international environment and manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
  • High level of professionalism, discretion, and sound judgement in handling sensitive communications topics
  • Strong intercultural awareness and ability to communicate with diverse global audiences
  • Excellent written and spoken English required
  • Additional languages (e.g. French, Spanish, or German) are considered an asset.


PERKS & BENEFITS

The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.

Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:

  • Health and fitness: Regular football sessions for all abilities, plus on-site gym.
  • Home office: Up to two days of home office per week if work permits and home office allowance for all.
  • Language courses: Offered to all staff to aid personal and professional growth.
  • Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
  • Pension: Flexible pension benefits with generous employer contributions.
  • Relocation assistance: A dedicated team will be on hand to support your relocation.
  • Sustainability: We support all employees using public transport.
  • Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.
  • Volunteering: Make an impact beyond your regular role and bond with colleagues by volunteering with one of our partners.

Apply now.

Senior Corporate Communications Manager – FIFA

About the job

Department: Communications

Location: Zurich

Description

As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world, we lead the way in the sport and event industry.

Join the team and support us on our mission.

The Senior Corporate Communications Manager leads the development and implementation of proactive corporate communications that enhance FIFA’s reputation, influence public perception, and ensure consistency across messaging at a global level.

Operating with greater strategic autonomy, the role collaborates with senior stakeholders, decision-makers, and leadership teams to translate corporate priorities into engaging, credible narratives. The Senior Corporate Communications Manager ensures that FIFA’s communications reflect key organisational initiatives, aligned with Football Unites the World: Strategic Objectives for the Global Game (2023–2027), and brings advanced experience in stakeholder management, content strategy, and message governance.

Main duties

  • Lead the conception and execution of integrated communications strategies for FIFA’s tournaments, initiatives, and corporate priorities
  • Advise and support senior management by crafting messaging frameworks, speeches, high-level communications materials and content (together with colleagues from the Editorial & Amplification department) for publication on FIFA-owned and operated channels to ensure coherence across platforms
  • Ensure alignment and consistency across all corporate narratives by coordinating with the relevant Communications departments
  • Strengthen stakeholder trust and visibility by ensuring FIFA’s activities and initiatives are clearly articulated and effectively promoted


THE POSITION

These are your key tasks:

Strategic communications and planning

  • Design and deliver comprehensive communications plans supporting FIFA’s projects, initiatives, and events, with measurable impact objectives
  • Lead cross-departmental planning sessions to ensure unified communications objectives across channels and audiences
  • Integrate digital-first thinking and audience insights into every communication initiative
  • Oversee narrative consistency, ensuring the organisation’s objectives are communicated clearly and credibly

Messaging and executive support

  • Develop and maintain centralised messaging frameworks, factsheets, and talking points that define FIFA’s corporate narrative
  • Draft, refine, and validate speeches, statements, and media releases on behalf of senior management
  • Coordinate closely with the Editorial & Amplification department to ensure content is aligned with broader editorial direction and style guidance
  • Provide narrative alignment for event and campaign communications, ensuring priority topics receive strategic amplification

Media and stakeholder engagement

  • Partner with the Media Relations department to identify and amplify proactive stories that shape public understanding of FIFA’s initiatives
  • Represent Corporate Communications in strategic discussions regarding media engagement, reputation management, and sensitivity handling
  • Serve as an internal advisor on message consistency and risk-aware communications

Event delivery and communications leadership

  • Assume an active role in tournament and event communications, ensuring tone, messages, and priorities are consistent across all channels
  • Provide onsite or remote communications coordination during major events, overseeing rapid response and integrated storytelling
  • Anticipate reputational and political sensitivities, implementing effective communication frameworks that mitigate risk

Cross‑divisional collaboration

  • Build close working relationships with teams across the Communications Division to ensure narrative unity and operational efficiency
  • Partner with digital, editorial, and campaign teams to deliver integrated storytelling across FIFA’s ecosystem


YOUR PROFILE

We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.

And we respect our values. Always.

For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.

The specific competencies we require for this position are:

  • Proven experience (10+ years) working in an international sports and/or media organisation – with a specific background in football and/or journalism
  • Digital communications expertise and the ability to build and maintain an audience and maintain interest over time
  • Excellent English skills, including writing, communication, and presentation
  • An outstanding team spirit with an entrepreneurial mindset that thrives when being challenged
  • Ability to foster long-term relationships with key professionals
  • Solid experience coordinating successful communications campaigns
  • Understand and be conscious of the political and commercial nature of a global governing body’s activities in addition to organising tournaments and events
  • Fluent in English
  • Conversational French, Spanish, German and additional languages beneficial
  • Bachelor / Masters in communications/ journalism/digital media
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills and management of messaging and media – as well as working under tight deadlines
  • Perfect understanding of global football activities
  • Excellent command of communications platforms and media relations
  • Expertise in video production and social media as well as standard messaging and content creation.

PERKS & BENEFITS

The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.

Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:

  • Health and fitness: Regular football sessions for all abilities, plus on-site gym.
  • Home office: Up to two days of home office per week if work permits and home office allowance for all.
  • Language courses: Offered to all staff to aid personal and professional growth.
  • Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
  • Pension: Flexible pension benefits with generous employer contributions.
  • Relocation assistance: A dedicated team will be on hand to support your relocation.
  • Sustainability: We support all employees using public transport.
  • Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.
  • Volunteering: Make an impact beyond your regular role and bond with colleagues by volunteering with one of our partners.

Apply now.

Brand Manager (Freelancer, 12 Month) – FIFA

About the job

Department: Partnerships & Media

Location: Zurich

Description

As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world, we lead the way in the sport and event industry.

Join the team as a freelancer and support us on our mission.

The Freelance Brand Manager (focussed on Women’s Football) contributes to shaping and executing a sustainable and profitable plan for FIFA’s tournament brands, aligned with the overarching FIFA Brand Strategy and designed to support the organisation’s global vision and strategic objectives, under the leadership of the Head of the Global Head of Brand.

THE POSITION

These are your key tasks:

TOURNAMENT BRAND MANAGEMENT

  • Drive and support the strategic and project management of brand development.
  • Support the strategic development of integrated brand positioning and tournament narratives, ensuring each competition reflects FIFA’s global vision while resonating with diverse audiences and markets.
  • Partners closely with internal stakeholders, and local organising partners to create distinctive brand platforms that are insight-driven, future-focused, and aligned with FIFA’s overarching identity system.
  • Develop the tournament brand strategy and full suite in close collaboration with tournament project teams and local organizing/hosting stakeholders.
  • Ownership over process and timelines, from brief to execution. o
  • Ownership over communication within the Brand and Marketing department and outside _ for all Brand Tournament related matters.
  • Ensures adequacy and brand consistency of any brand development in a FIFA portfolio overarching wider vision.
  • Translates brand strategy into compelling brand architecture and direction, overseeing the articulation of themes and storytelling frameworks that drive consistency and emotional impact across all activation channels. Ensures all deliverables are within scopes budget.
  • Safeguards and evolves FIFA’s brand equity across internal and external partners, ensuring strategic alignment, creative integrity, and cross-functional execution excellence throughout the brand lifecycle.
  • Manages the delivery of brand tournament related assets (including marks, look & feel, mascots, trophies …), printed/digital materials, and brand manuals to the highest standards of quality and consistency.
  • Important : Partners with the internal creative studio and external agencies to develop the assets (this role is NOT a creative role).

YOUR PROFILE

We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.

And we respect our values. Always.

For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.

The specific competencies we require for this position are:

  • Mandatory previous experience in similar Brand Marketing role. Strong understanding of Brand Management framework and KPIs.
  • Business driven with strong analytical skills
  • Goal oriented and result-driven, strong decision making skills
  • Has a sense of creativity and aesthetic sensitivity
  • Well-structured and great organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects in cross-functional
  • collaboration
  • Strong written and verbal skills, able to present strategy and concept to partners and management
  • Entrepreneurial spirt with innovative mind-set
  • Flexibility
  • Self-Motivation
  • Experience in a global brand marketing function, preferred FMCG, Entertainment or sports
  • Proven experience leading brand development and strategic planning process
  • Demonstrated experience in leading go-to-market /360 launch plans
  • Football experience a strong plus
  • Fluent in English
  • Proficiency in any other FIFA language (F / ES / GER) is an asset
  • Ability to travel as required (20%)

Apply here.

Head of Digital Marketing – Volleyball World

Volleyball World is a partnership between the FIVB and the CVC Capital Partners aimed at driving growth, innovation, and investment in volleyball around the globe.

Volleyball World organises the premiere Volleyball tournaments. Volleyball is the fourth most popular sport globally, with more than 800 million fans and high participation across the world. Our goal is to create an integrated ecosystem connecting all volleyball stakeholders (fans, athletes, corporate partners) together through both digital and live events.

If you’re looking for a chance to make your mark in the world of sports and entertainment, and meet the required qualifications below, be sure to apply as we’re now actively seeking a Head of Digital reporting to the D2C & Digital Revenue Officer, who will play a key role as part of the Revenue department.

Key Responsibilities

Digital marketing 

o Lead strategy and execution of Paid Digital Marketing acquisition campaigns with a focus on North America and Asia

o Plan and execute all digital marketing, including SEO/SEM, email, social media and display advertising campaigns

o Design, build and maintain our social media presence

o Develop lifecycle remarketing campaigns targeting website visitors, prospects, and customers

o Measure and report performance of all digital marketing campaigns, and assess against goals (ROI and KPIs) developing customized analytical reports

o Identify trends and insights, and optimize spend and performance based on the insights

o Plan, execute, and measure experiments and conversion tests

o Brainstorm new and creative growth strategies

o Collaborate with internal teams to create landing pages and optimize user experience

o Utilize strong analytical ability to evaluate end-to-end customer experience across multiple channels and customer touch points

o Instrument conversion points and optimize user funnels

o Collaborate with agencies and other vendor partners

o Develop guidelines for landing page creation, with the aim of growing organic traffic and increasing landing page conversion rates for non-organic traffic

o Manage content that internal and external teams post to social media

o Improve the design, UX, traffic, and content of the website

CRM (acquisition & retention) 

o Lead strategy development and execution of CRM (email/push/in-app) and promotional campaigns for all markets

o Define the approach to improve customer experience and address key pain points via CRM

o Influence the product to accelerate growth in a rapidly expanding market

o Set up and monitor complex journeys, triggers, and automations with static and dynamic content

o Create framework for rapid testing, reporting, and iteration to meet key business objectives

o Use data to define KPIs and goals across different segments, identify trends, and optimize marketing programs to deliver upon overall company goals

o It’s not just about email marketing but building the CRM strategy (basically how do we get people down the funnel from prospects to leads to customers to higher spending customers)

E-commerce

o Lead strategy development and execution for E-commerce product(s)

o Define strategy to integrate E-commerce product(s) within the customer journey

o Set up and monitor complex journeys, triggers, and automations to maximize conversions

o Identify opportunities for growth through new features, services, and products

o Optimize revenues, conversion rates & margins

o Define KPIs and goals

Required Qualifications:

o 10+ years of proven experience in developing data-driven functions for digital campaign insights and performance required

o 10+ years of experience in leading digital marketing campaigns and delivering successful acquisition strategies in international markets required (including Asia & North America).

o 10+ years of functional experience in building CRM journeys and loyalty retention strategies required

o 7+ years of proven experience leading profitable consumer E-commerce platforms required (experience with Shopify an asset)

o Experience in choosing the marketing tech stack – research tools, paid campaign tools, data tracking platforms, landing pages creation and testing tools, CDP/CRM tools, marketing automation tools, and reporting tools

o Strong knowledge of full funnel marketing approaches that drive awareness, engagement, and conversion required

o Demonstrated track record of allocating a budget, making marketing investment decisions and rapidly scaling companies

o Capacity and experience with traveling to Canada for management of/experience with managing Canadian partner agency

o Ability to work in different time zones

o 10+ years of team management experience required, as a senior leader within a company (Department Head or Director)

o University degree in Marketing or Communications (MBA an asset)

o Must be native or fluent in English (French, German & Italian an asset)

Who We Are

We offer an open, dynamic, and challenging environment where volleyball is the focus of everything we do. Our lakeside office is a hub for our international team, who work on building incredible experiences for volleyball fans around the world.

We foster an active environment in which everyone strives for excellence and can achieve his or her full potential. Volleyball World is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.

How to Apply

Volleyball World is looking forward to receiving your full application in pdf format, including both your curriculum vitae and cover letter submitted in one document only, as well as any other information you deem useful via the LinkedIn platform. Interviews will start in mid-January.

What Can You Do to Facilitate the Screening Process

Only CVs and cover letters written in English received through LinkedIn will be screened, as this position requires a solid command of English, the language used at work. When analyzing CVs during the screening process, we’re looking for cues indicating that you have experience and skills that match the job description.

If you do not have the above qualifications and experience, please kindly abstain to apply due to the high volume of applications to process.

Senior Media Intelligence Manager – International Olympic Committee

You monitor the Olympic Movement in both social and traditional media across geographies and languages and provide insights that inform the IOC’s communications and reputation strategy. You also provide team leadership and direction for the overall media intelligence strategy and implementation.

Main responsibilities

Provide through leadership and direction for the overall media intelligence strategy and implementation while playing an active role in the daily operations and the delivery of the products.

Daily Operations

  • Monitor the Olympic Movement in both social and traditional media across regions and languages.
  • Identify and select relevant articles, blogs and posts covering news on the Olympic Movement.
  • Compile daily newsletters of relevant news stories and trends to be sent to internal stakeholders.
  • Alert and brief stakeholders on potential issues and other relevant topics.
  • Deliver news briefings in daily Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department meetings.
  • Produce quantitative and qualitative analyses, including summaries of key messages, context, tonality, geographical spread, etc.
  • Support the teams dealing with stakeholder engagement and crisis communication situations.
  • Prepare ad-hoc requests and deep-dive reports, combining various sources of information, on specific themes or campaigns.
  • Answer urgent information requests about specific topics in a timely manner.

Team & Strategy

  • Lead the team to identify and support both social and traditional media monitoring needs.
  • Manage the Media Monitoring unit as a competency center for the whole organisation.
  • Work closely with the Media Relations’ team to identify needs and provide optimal support.
  • Increase level of storytelling and deliver clear insights to inform meaningful decision-making.
  • Develop impactful reports and presentations to communicate key information and results.
  • Collaborate with internal technology teams and vendors to deliver tools and system solutions.
  • Enable the IOC to operate at the edge of media intelligence and push the boundaries through continuous innovation to drive knowledge, accuracy and efficiency.
  • Build on the positive and collaborative team culture.
  • Manage and coach the Media Monitoring team (3 direct reports).

Our requirements

  • University education or equivalent.
  • Experience in media intelligence and corporate communications.
  • Fluency in English, with excellent command of at least one additional language such as French, German, Spanish, Italian required, additional languages would be an asset.
  • Excellent writing and communication skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
  • Thorough understanding of the main social media platforms and how content is measured on them.
  • Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.
  • Ability to interpret data to help inform content production, audience development and business decisions.
  • Clear presentation skills, comfortable briefing senior stakeholders and management.
  • Good knowledge of the global media landscape.
  • Speed and accuracy in carrying out tasks.
  • Work experience in an international, multicultural and multilingual environment.
  • Interest in sport and news from around the world.

Come and join an organisation where the spirit of inclusion, gender equality and diversity is embedded in its DNA and which focuses on what unites us – a passion for sport and its values. Work in a flexible and rewarding environment which offers competitive employee benefits and numerous incentives to live a sustainable, healthy and active life. By joining us, you become part of the Olympic Movement and help to build a better world through sport. You will have the opportunity to work with people of more than 70 nationalities.

Tournament Marketing Manager – FIFA

Tournament Marketing Manager

As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world we lead the way in the sport and event industry.

We are now looking for a Tournament Marketing Manager that is part of FIFA and supports us on our mission.

These are your key tasks:

  • Leading, implementing, and monitoring bespoke tournament marketing strategy for top FIFA events, such as the FIFA World Cup™
  • Providing strategic and creative direction and consultancy for event and ticket promotion, validating promotional activities, and monitoring the results for additional FIFA events, such as the FIFA Club World Cup™ and men’s and women’s youth, beach soccer, and futsal tournaments
  • Organising launches of major brand assets, such as tournament logos, mascots, posters, and songs, as well as overseeing multi-stage global and localised ticket sales campaigns
  • Delivering integrated marketing communications and promotional plans using a mixture of online and offline digital, social, traditional media, PR, email marketing, etc.
  • Obsessing over the intersection of global football fans and FIFA’s events, products and brands
  • Providing stakeholders with timely and accurate information on marketing events, activations and opportunities
  • Identifying and monitoring KPIs
  • Establishing, building and maintaining excellent relationships with key event organisers, internal and external stakeholders
  • Managing freelance marketing consultants and agencies

The specific competencies we require for this position are:

  • Master’s degree or similar higher education in Marketing, Communications or related field
  • Marketing knowledge, preferably in the sporting industry
  • Solid understanding of the media landscape
  • 7-8 years of experience in a Marketing/Communications role
  • Proven track-record in managing complex projects and multiple stakeholders
  • Experience in the sports industry is an advantage
  • Fluent in English, with excellent English writing skills
  • Proficiency in any other FIFA language (French / Spanish / German / Portuguese) is an asset
  • Excellent knowledge in standard MS Office applications
  • Significant experience with project management software (e.g., Monday.com, ClickUp)
  • Working knowledge of CRM tools, marketing automation systems (as a strategist, not operator)
  • Working knowledge of social media marketing strategies and tactics including paid (not as an operator)
  • Flexible and efficient under pressure, working to deadlines, and ability to handle stressful situations
  • Effective working in both team environments or independently, in both management or support roles
  • Willingness to travel at least one week per month and/or for the duration of defined tournament time (1-2 per year)
  • Readiness for stand-by duties during tournament time or promotional events
  • Excellent communication skills a must; written, oral, ability to present as subject matter expert

Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA-Strasse 20, 8044 Zurich

Strategic Research Manager – UEFA

Main goal:

The Strategic Research Manager leads analysis-based research projects to enable improved strategic policy- and decision-making by UEFA and its stakeholders. This includes collecting and analysing data to support strategic projects, writing reports and presenting them to the top-level management of UEFA, the national associations, leagues and clubs.

Key responsibilities:

– Collecting and analysing data in conjunction with research centre data specialists to support strategic projects;
– Writing reports based on supporting documentation and data for senior management;
– Keeping abreast of current market developments (commercial, political and societal) that may have an impact on UEFA strategy;
– Continually reviewing news/official reports from sports marketing companies, European Union institutions and stakeholders such as the ECA, EPFL, etc.;
– Proposing new initiatives deemed central to UEFA’s strategic and service objectives;
– Building and operating Excel models demonstrating scenarios relevant to strategic projects;
– Presenting complex and technical ideas in an understandable and intuitive way.

Profile:

Experience required:
– More than 7 years in management or strategic consulting within the sports sector, preferably involving advisory roles in sports organisations or media companies
– More than 7 years working with sports organisations and experiencing how they operate
– More than 7 years working in research

Education:
– Masters in a relevant field
– Additional postgraduate qualifications would be a plus

Languages:
– English / Proficient

Additional requirements:
– MS Office/ Advanced
– Ability to collacte information and create a coherent overview
– A general interest in football
– Excellent knowledge of sports organisations and how they operate
– Good public speaking skills
– Willingness to travel

Head of Event Infrastructure – IOC

As the Head of Event Infrastructure, you will be actively involved in all aspects related to Venues/Event Infrastructure (Venue Development) inside the IOC and in relation with Olympic Games Organising Committees and other relevant organisations, for Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games.

Main responsibilities

Under the leadership of the Associate Director, Venues & Event Delivery, and in the context of the wider implementation of the new “Event Delivery model / Event-centred approach” for the Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games,

globally:

Actively and responsibly contribute to the IOC’s role to guide & support OCOGs’ and Delivery Partners in their mission to plan, deliver and operate Venue/Event Infrastructure for Competition Venues & Non-Competition Venues that:

  • are safe & compliant with Codes & Standards (Infrastructure & Operations),
  • are sustainable and deliver positive legacies,
  • are delivered on time and on Budget,
  • meet multiple Stakeholders functional & operational requirements,
  • deliver the greatest Games Experience to all Stakeholders,
  • support Revenue generations and commercial opportunities
  • and in a context of necessary alignment between different Stakeholders’ & Delivery Partners’ objectives.

and more specifically:

Support and activate the end-to-end Venue strategy for educating and supporting OCOGs and Delivery Partners on Venue/Event Infrastructure matters.

  • Serve as a main liaison for Organising Committees (OCOGs) and all relevant organisations in the area of Venue/Event Infrastructure (i.e Venue Development, including Look of the Games delivery in close and direct collaboration with the IOC Head of Engagement, and Signage);
  • Act as an integrator between the relevant IOC Functional Areas and Stakeholder owners impacted in the review and update of relevant Venue-related IOC referential content;
  • Work in very close collaboration and full alignment with the IOC Staff dealing with Event Operational Planning and Event Operations, and the IOC Venues & Event Delivery Programme Management office.

Manage the day-to-day relationships with OOCGs:

  • Preparation, delivery and follow-up of Venues Reviews and Educational Workshops with/for OCOG (including production of agendas, follow-up reports, support & presentation materials, management of Issue & Risks Trackers,…);
  • With the support of IOC FAs and Advisors, support and activate the Education & Support programmes for the OCOGs and Delivery Partners for all Venue-related topics;
  • Collaborate with the pool of IOC Venues & Event Delivery Advisors in areas under his/her responsibility (including training/induction of Advisors and review & follow-up of their reports with OCOGs);
  • Assist the IOC Games Delivery Office Team in the preparation, delivery and follow-up of all key interactions with OCOGs for Venue-related matters;
  • Monitor the progress of Venue-related OCOG Functional Areas (Event Infrastructure / Venue Development, Look of the Games delivery, Signage, and the wider Event Delivery Teams for Venue-related matters) and escalate issues to the Associate Director, Venues & Event Delivery, and through various existing internal forums;
  • Assess the need for setting up a dedicated forum or working group within the IOC and in relation with OCOGs to address Venue-related topics (either on a permanent or on an ad-hoc basis) and formulate proposals accordingly to the Associate Director, Venues & Event Delivery.

Fully support and actively contribute to the IOC’s and OCOG’s efforts around Optimisations to the delivery of the Olympic Games (incl. Venue Legacy, Event Sustainability, Planning process efficiencies, scope & design simplifications, financial savings, operational efficiencies, Stakeholders Experience,…) and maximise the return on investment for Games Organisers.

Intensively participate in the final stages of Games-time preparation (Temporary Infrastructure & Services delivery & readiness, Venue Operational Readiness programme, etc.) and follow-up Venue-related issues at Games time on behalf of the IOC.

Contribute to the development of Venue-related Reference Documents & Tools in the wider context of Event Delivery (Initial Briefing Workshops, Educational Workshops, Guides, Toolkits, Turnkey Solutions, Event Briefs, Optimisations, post-Games Transfer of Knowledge Reports, Learning Pathways,…) to guide and support Future Hosts and OCOGs on the overall end-to-end Venue strategy, in the context of the wider implementation of the new “Event Delivery model / Event-centred approach” for the Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games.

Our requirements

  • University degree or equivalent and at least 10 years of experience in the area of Major International Sporting Events, in Venue/Event Infrastructure planning, delivery and operations.
  • Proven experience in the planning and operations of large-scale projects;
  • Experience of the Olympic Games in a senior management role an asset;
  • Fluent in English. French and Italian an asset;
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
  • Ability to travel extensively ;
  • Keen sense of priorities to ensure efficient management of projects and deliverables; ability to multitask; assiduity in following up files;
  • Proven ability to propose solution and substantiated information to facilitate decision-making;
  • Proven discernment in decision-making;
  • Sense of confidentiality and appropriate communication of information;
  • Rigorous professional ethics; sense of initiative; ability to work in a dynamic environment and still respect deadlines;
  • Attention to detail; rigorous and precise, and ability to resolve problems creatively;
  • Good knowledge of Project Management tools and Project Planning methodology;
  • Ability to take an active part in achieving common objectives through his/her engagement and ability to respect the contributions of all the members of a team;
  • Ability to consider interpersonal differences as a source of added value and interact constructively with all kinds of people;
  • Excellent command of the corporate tools and ability to follow the internal user rules (Outlook, etc.).

Media Rights Specialist – UEFA

Job information:

Division / Unit: Marketing / Media Rights & Production Services
Contract type: Fixed Term
Start date: 01.12.2022
End date: 31.10.2023
Location: Nyon

Main goal:

The UEFA Media Rights Unit manages the exploitation of all UEFA’s media rights across all its competitions.

The Media Rights Specialist supports the Senior Media Rights Manager with the proper implementation of media rights strategies, ensuring revenue optimisation and a broad distribution platform for UEFA competitions, UEFA Women’s Champions League and UEFA Futsal Champions League.



Key responsibilities:

Leading the definition of the global sales strategies and supervising its successful implementation by:
– Managing the sales processes through regular consultation and liaising with the market/agencies on packaging, coordination of timing, tender documents, bid evaluations, deal approval forms and media rights agreements;
– Supervising the broadcast partners/agencies to ensure proper delivery of rights for ongoing competitions and managing arising issues, such as requests for contractual amendments, breaches of contract or scheduling conflicts;
– Being responsible for the media aspects of all or some of the official competition documentation (e.g. regulations, club manuals, broadcaster partner production manuals, guidelines);
– Ensuring relevant monitoring of media rights exploitation and account management issues;
– Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

UEFA archive rights
Helping to define UEFA’s archive rights sales strategies and supervising their successful implementation by:
– Managing daily archive licensing sales, servicing and contract management;
– Developing and optimising the administration tools to simplify sales processes and increase sales;
– Updating the information required in SAP and uploading contract details and invoices;
– Collaborating internally with Legal and TV Production colleagues, and externally with national associations, clubs, broadcasters, production companies and agencies.

UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
Helping Senior Media Rights Manager to successfully implement the global sales strategies by:
– Supporting the sales process, e.g. bid evaluations, deal approval forms, media rights agreements, and assisting with specific requests, e.g. contractual amendments, public screening agreements;
– Liaising day-to-day with clubs on club media rights issues.

General support:
– Updating sales management tools comprehensively and in a timely manner;
– Supporting with internal and external media rights presentations;
– Bringing added value to the team with innovative ideas that could further enhance UEFA’s exploitation of media rights.


Profile:

Experience required:
– from 4 to 6 years’ experience in sports media rights or media rights acquisition

Education:
– Masters preferably in business or marketing

Languages:
– English / Proficient

Additional requirements:
– MS Excel / Advanced
– MS PowerPoint / Advanced
– MS Word / Advanced
– Good understanding of football, especially the European game
– Good understanding of the global media industry and sports rights issues
– Any additional language would be an asset
– Good team spirit

Financial Analyst – UEFA

Division / Unit: Fin. Sustainability & Research / Fin.Monitoring & Compliance
Contract type: Fixed Term
Start date: 01.11.2022
End date: 31.12.2024
Location: Nyon

Main goal:

The Financial Analyst will assist with clubs’ financial analysis and monitoring activities in relation to the new Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability (CL&FS) regulations, under the supervision of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB).


Key responsibilities:

– Assessing clubs’ submissions relating to solvency, stability and cost control requirements;
– Taking care of a defined portfolio of national associations and their clubs;
– Performing on-site club compliance audits and coordinating with external auditors;
– Liaising with clubs and national associations regarding CL&FS data;
– Supporting the preparation and execution of compliance visits right through to the reporting stage;
– Monitoring clubs’ group structures and ownership;
– Contributing to the preparation of reports and other outputs for the CFCB;
– Performing ad-hoc compliance activities relating to the CL&FS regulations.

Profile:

Experience required:
– From 1 to 3 years financial analysis experience
– From 1 to 3 years Audit/controlling experience

Education:
– Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting or finance

Languages:
– English / Proficient
– Any other European languages would be a plus

Additional requirements:
– MS Office / Advanced
– Able to cope well under pressure and comply with key deadlines 
– Detail-oriented, well-organised and able to work independently 
– Good team spirit and excellent written/oral communication skills when working with both colleagues and management 
– Proactive, curious, and able to think outside the box
– A general interest in football would be a plus