Head of Impact & Sustainability - UK & Ireland 228 Limited

The Tournament

Contested every four years, the UEFA European Championship has been showcasing the continent's top talent since its inception in 1960 and is the world's third largest sporting event.

UEFA EURO 2028 is taking place across the UK & Ireland, who will jointly host Europe's top 24 national teams compete in a 31-day, 51 match tournament, attended by over 3 million spectators and with a global tv audience of upwards of 2 billion people.

As one of the world's largest and highest-profile sporting events, UEFA EURO 2028 will attract the attention of the sporting and major event communities, the media, and the public at large across the UK&I, Europe and the World. With its unique hosting model, the event promises to spread the impacts and benefits of the tournament across the nations and communities of the UK and Ireland.

The Organisation

UK & Ireland 2028 Limited has been set up as a new company to locally deliver several UEFA requirements for the tournament, working closely with UEFA, 9 Host Stadiums, 8 Host Cities and other key stakeholders.

The Role
An incredible opportunity has arisen to play a pivotal role in driving positive and meaningful impact from one of the world's leading sport events.

Heading up the Impact & Sustainability Team for UK&I 2028 Limited, you will be at the centre of the creation, coordination and communication of the UEFA EURO 2028 social impact and environmental sustainability programmes. Working closely with tournament stakeholders including football partners, government partners and UEFA, you will provide leadership within UK&I 2028 Limited to integrate impact and sustainability into the everyday work practices of the organisation, and to coordinate the delivery of programmes across the partnership.

Reporting to the Director of Host Relations, the successful candidate will be passionate about the power of events and collaborative working to deliver positive impacts to communities across the UK and Ireland. You will have exceptional stakeholder relationship skills, be forward looking and highly driven to achieve success.

What will you be doing?

• Working with UEFA, Football Associations, Government Partners and Host Cities to jointly develop and deliver integrated social impact and environmental sustainability programmes in alignment with the tournament vision and priorities
• Collaborate across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to produce, monitor and deliver a robust environmental sustainability strategy, ensuring positive sustainability practices are fully embedded in tournament planning and delivery in accordance with agreed standards
• Drive the coordination, communication and amplification of the UK&I 2028 Impact & Legacy Programme, working with delivery partners to ensure commitments are met
• Represent UK&I 2028 on the cross-partner evaluation working group to design and deliver a tournament evaluation programme
• Work with the host cities, stadiums and other key tournament stakeholders to support them in the implementation of sustainable event management practices
• Set-up agreed governance structures and ensure regular and accurate reporting into the UK&I 2028 Senior Management Team and Board
• Execute additional tasks as required to meet 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 our 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.