Stadium Operations Coordinator - UEFA Champions League Final (UCLF) 2024 United Kingdom
The Football Association
Full Time
United Kingdom
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Stadium Operations Coordinator - UEFA Champions League Final (UCLF) 2024
Fixed term contract from July 2023 to June 2024
The Role
Taking place at Wembley Stadium in June 2024, we have an exciting opportunity for a Stadium Operations Coordinator to join the team.
You will assist in the successful planning and delivery of the UEFA Champions League Final 2024 through the provision of support, coordination and operational delivery of the Final.
What will you be doing?
- Organise and assist with Stadium planning meetings with relevant internal and external teams across the planning and delivery phases of the Final
- To be the primary point of contact for all allocated functional area delivery aspects of UEFA Champions League Final 2024 for the UEFA team, and supporting the Senior Stadium Manager as the point of contact for The FA, WNSL and all local stakeholders
- To lead on the planning and delivery of key internal Stadium delivery functions, ensuring they are implemented operationally in line with UEFA Tournament Requirements, as well as cost effectively for the Final, and in line with the relevant Venue and Stakeholder regulations
- To provide administrative support to the Stadium team to help ensure a smooth and efficient planning and delivery model is established
- To work closely with UEFA Champions League Final delivery team appointed both by the LOS and directly by UEFA
- Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
What are we looking for?
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Self-starting event/project manager
- Problem-solver - ability to use own initiative and find new solutions and working methods to enable the smooth delivery of the events
- Highly motivated and passionate with experience of managing sporting events
- Excellent communicator capable of both establishing and building working groups including wide ranging and diverse stakeholders
- Previous experience of working on large-scale / major events
- Strong organisational and administrative skills
- Flexible approach to working hours
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Office
- A working knowledge of UEFA events
- Knowledge of Wembley Stadium
- IOSH / NEBOSH
What's in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, in order to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
- Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
- Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
- Free private medical cover.
- A contributory pension scheme.
- An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
- A hybrid working model offering flexibility on where you work.
For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers
Our Organisation
The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.
The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.
We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.
Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre, unless the role is advertised as a homebased contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.
The FA, For All, For You
Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.
https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/about-the-fa/2021/fa_a-game-for-all-strategy.ashx
A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.
We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.
The Football Association
www.thefa.com
Wembley, United Kingdom
Mark Bullingham
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
501 to 1000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Sports & Recreation
1863
