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WEURO Venue Volunteer Assistant

  • Application Deadline: Feb. 17, 2025
  • Nyon
  • Hybrid
  • Application Deadline: Feb. 17, 2025
  • Nyon
  • Hybrid

Job information
Division/Unit: WEURO 2025 SA/ Hosting Matters
Contract type: Max-term
Start date: 01.04.2025
End date: 31.07.2025
Application deadline: 17.02.2025

Main goal

This role will support the Volunteer project and the Venue Volunteer Coordinator at the venue level to create an exceptional, impactful, and memorable experience for 250 to 500 stadium volunteers. This involves to ensure the right volunteers are placed in each project, with the appropriate skills, availability, and motivation, while managing assignments in a streamlined, sustainable, and effective manner.

Key responsibilities

  • Volunteer Program Promotion & Recruitment: Support promoting the volunteer program through various publicity efforts, support the recruitment process (screening, interviews) to match 250-500 volunteers with suitable roles based on skills and availability, and communicate shift schedules to all volunteers.
  • Training & Support: Assist in the delivery of an effective training program, including organising a kick-off event, and providing ongoing support to volunteers to ensure they are well-prepared and motivated.
  • Volunteer Management & Logistics: Manage the volunteer centre, oversee catering and transport needs, distribute accreditation and uniforms, and monitor volunteer activities and hours.
  • Event Coordination & Recognition: Organise a thank-you event for volunteers, including gift distribution and certificates, and collect photos/data for the final debriefing report.

Location: The successful candidate will support one of the eight venues: Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lucerne, Sion, St. Gallen, Thun or Zurich.
- April to June 2025: the Venue Volunteer Assistant will be based mainly at the headquarters of Women's EURO 2025 SA in Nyon, but must be able to be physically present at the assigned venue on request
- July 2025: based at the Volunteer Centre of the assigned venue

Great Place to Work

  • Get access to different health and well-being activities

  • Take advantage of remote work options

  • Enjoy our amazing campus offering numerous sports opportunities

  • Get financial support for your health insurance costs

  • Taste great food at our restaurant and benefit from a meal contribution

  • Travel at a reduced rate with a Swiss rail half-price card

Skills & Requirements

Requirements

Experience:

  • less than 1 year experience working with volunteers
  • less than 1 year experience working on local events in sport or another domain
  • less than 1 year experience of working with a volunteer management tool (e.g. Rosterfy) would be a major advantage

Education:

  • Bachelor's in sports management or equivalent

Languages:

  • English / Proficient
  • German / Proficient and/ or French / Proficient

Other requirements:

  • Adapting and responding to change
  • Adhering to principles and values
  • Following instructions and procedures
  • Working with people

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.

UEFA

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