Senior Business Manager - UK & Ireland 2028 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
This exciting role will lead a PMO function that integrates with UEFA's equivalent to provide a roadmap, monthly reporting, Board / Committee reporting, and risk & issue management for UK&I 2028. Work closely with internal functions and Government Partners to deliver tournament priorities providing project delivery support and creating presentations.

What will you be doing?

• Implementation, management and education of the programme management tools and function to facilitate continued engagement across the organisation.
• Identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies across all FA projects.
• Produce regular management information and reporting outputs including key trends, risks and dependencies.
• Proactively use insights to influence change across projects before they materialise as issues.
• Responsible for KPI tracking and reporting across all divisions to ensure organisation is on track to meet strategic objectives.
• Leverage central role to identify areas for improvement and champion greater integration across the organisation.
• Provide project delivery support and presentation creation to projects as they emerge across the business.
• Lead project management requirements for promotional events - including a strategy launch, qualifying draw and final draw - ensuring an integrated approach together with UEFA, UK&I partners and delivery agencies.
• Recruit a team of 3 people and contribute to a culture that allows team members to thrive and achieve objectives collectively.
• 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.