EURO Project Coordinator
- Application Deadline: Feb. 9, 2026
- Nyon
Job information
Division/Unit: UEFA Events SA/ Project Management Office
Contract type: Max-term
Location: Nyon (WFH up to one day per week)
Start date: 01.04.2026
End date: 31.08.2028
Application deadline: 09.02.2026
Main goal
The EURO Project Coordinator plays a key role in supporting the Project Management Office (PMO) its activities, especially the preparation, organisation and tracking of coordination forums and meetings to ensure alignment and continuity across EURO 2028.
Key responsibilities
- Organising and coordinating meetings (e.g. operations group meetings, director and chief meetings), tracking actions and decisions and ensuring the smooth flow of information between all project members
- Preparing and consolidating input for project steering reports and senior management updates
- Preparing management presentations and executive summaries based on the input from coordination forums
- Ensuring that the same level of information is shared at all coordination meetings and developing a standardised, cross-functional format and agenda to align all EURO 2028 meetings
- Helping to track timelines and deliverables across each project to ensure that all stakeholders remain on track, identifying delays and reporting them to the PMO team
- Supporting the coordination of the road map and project milestones, identifying dependencies and clustering activities for effective planning
- Organising monthly one-on-one status meetings with project leaders to track progress and facilitate decision-making when required
- Supporting wider EURO 2028 Project Office activities whenever necessary
Great Place to Work
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Enhance your skills with training and professional development opportunities
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Enjoy our amazing campus offering numerous sports opportunities
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Work on UEFA matches and be at the heart of our football competitions
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Taste great food at our restaurant and benefit from a meal contribution
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Park with ease using our free parking spaces
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Travel at a reduced rate with a Swiss rail half-price card
Skills & Requirements
Requirements
Experience:
- more than 3 years of experience in business administration, project management or a related field
- more than 3 years of experience in sports/ event management is an asset
Education:
- Bachelor's in business administration or a related field
Languages:
- English / Proficient
Other requirements:
- Relocation to Switzerland/France is expected
- Very good knowledge of project management methodologies and tools
- Excellent organisational and coordination skills and strong attention to detail
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective stakeholder engagement
- Strong data visualisation and data interpretation skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Excel, MS Project)
- Affinity for data
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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.
1. Submit an ApplicationYou can find details of all vacancies on our recruitment portal and set up job alerts.
2. Online interview Depending on the role, we will hold either a short online interview or send you a request to record an online video interview. This is a chance for us to get to know you better - how you work, what motivates you and what are your expectations.
3. Face-to-face interviewDepending on the situation, we conduct approx. 1-2 hour online or face-to-face interviews and assessments that allow you to showcase your skills and personality.
4. Final decisionWhether your application was successful or not, you will receive meaningful feedback from us about your application.
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