Football Services Assistant

Job information

Division/Unit: Football / Football Operations

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: 01.12.2025

Application deadline: 19.10.2025

Main goal

Football Services is UEFA's central point of contact for teams with regard to the sporting aspects of UEFA finals and final tournaments. It is responsible for the appointment and management of match officers as well as kit approvals and player registrations for all UEFA matches.

Reporting to the Football Services Supervisor, the Football Services Assistant is responsible for coordinating the delivery of services to teams in their portfolio of competitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting in the assessment of bids to host final tournaments and club finals
• Helping create team facility concepts, including overseeing the contracting of training centres and ensuring the timely completion and publication of the team facilities catalogue
• Coordinating (and where necessary participating in) pre-tournament site visits for national associations
• Aligning team services provided by internal and external partners
• Liaising with the relevant UEFA competence centres to produce national association communications including team manuals, questionnaires and information letters, and contributing to information sessions and workshops
• Helping coordinate team services and perform administrative tasks, including budgetary matters
• Supporting Football Services colleagues with tournament responsibilities
• Assisting with the recruitment, training and management of team liaison officers
• Acting as the main Football Services contact for clubs, in close collaboration with the Project Lead for Club Finals
• Working on-site as deputy venue director, supporting the delivery of the match operations
• Workload permitting, supporting the Football Operations unit in its operation of the match command centre, kit approvals, player registrations and match officer appointments and workshops

Requirements

Experience

• from 1 to 3 years in event organisation, sports management and project coordination.
• from 1 to 3 years in a professional football environment
  
  

Languages

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

Other

• In-depth working knowledge of the professional sports environment
• Ability to build strong internal and external relationships
• Experience in major event planning and delivery
• Ability to contribute to a team culture of excellence, hard work, service to stakeholders, honesty, integrity and achievement
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all sorts of counterparts, whatever their seniority
• Extensive experience of Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint and Project Management tools
• Proven communication skills and ability to deliver high-quality reports and presentations
• Accustomed to working with a high level of corporate and public scrutiny
• Full driving licence and willing to travel regularly in Europe
  
  

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