Staff Logistics Manager
- Application Deadline: Nov. 29, 2024
- Nyon
- Hybrid
Job information
Division/Unit: Operations/ Event Operations
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: 01.03.2025
Main goal
The Staff Logistics Manager is responsible for overseeing staff accommodation for major UEFA national team competitions where specific staff hotels are required, including the men’s and women’s European championships and Nations League finals. Part of the venue logistics team who provide a range of services to staff at competitions, from furniture provision and on-site office set-up to break stations and water supplies.
Key responsibilities
- Creating or approving staff hotel concepts, setting the criteria for each event
- Drafting and negotiating contracts with hotels with the help of the UEFA legal team and ensuring that they are signed
- Creating and managing the staff accommodation budget, providing regular updates and carefully monitoring all costs
- Presenting and reporting on on hotel concepts, budgets and plans to upper management
- Overseeing the logistics for event working visits and draws as required
- Working closely with the central services team on each event's staffing plan and the travel, accommodation and conferences team to review the booking situation and deal with any potential overbooking
- Recruiting and managing a small team of fixed and short-term freelancers, coordinators and assistants to support planning and service delivery during busy periods
Great Place to Work
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Enhance your skills with training and professional development opportunities
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Participate in organisation-hosted social gatherings
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Take advantage of remote work options
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Enjoy our amazing campus offering numerous sports opportunities
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Earn performance-based financial rewards
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Work on UEFA matches and be at the heart of our football competitions
Skills & Requirements
Requirements
Experience:
- 4-6 years of experience in managing accommodation for large-scale events, ideally sporting events
- 4-6 years of experience in working with event-planning databases
Education:
Bachelor's degree in in tourism, hotel or travel would be an advantage
Languages:
-English // Proficient
Other requirements:
- Open to travel and working abroad
- Good spoken and written level in French and/or German would be an advantage.
- Confidence when meeting or negotiating with representatives of hotels
- Able to forge strong working relationships
About the company
UEFA – the Union of European Football Associations – is the game's governing body in Europe. It is a representative democracy, and is the umbrella organisation for 55 national football associations across Europe.
Our objectives are, among other things, to deal with all questions relating to European football, to promote football in a spirit of unity, solidarity, peace, understanding and fair play, without any discrimination on the basis of politics, race, religion, gender or any other reason, to safeguard the values of European football, to maintain relations with all stakeholders involved in European football, and to support and safeguard its member associations for the overall well-being of the European game.
We have a clear vision: a united European football family working together to improve enjoyment of the game.
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