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Stakeholder Affairs Coordinator

  • Application Deadline: Aug. 21, 2026
  • Nyon
  • Hybrid
  • Application Deadline: Aug. 21, 2026
  • Nyon
  • Hybrid

Job information
Division/Unit: Strategic & Stakeholder Affairs / Stakeholder Affairs
Contract type: Open ended
Location: Nyon (WFH up to one day per week)
Start date: ASAP

Main goal

To ensure the smooth administrative, logistical and operational functioning of the Stakeholder Affairs unit through close coordination with internal colleagues and external stakeholders, enabling the team to fully focus on its core strategic priorities.

Key responsibilities

Administration

  • Updating the project management system to provide a clear overview of ongoing and upcoming projects within the Stakeholder Affairs unit, ensuring that timelines, tasks and deliverables are clearly defined and that ownership is properly assigned.
  • Collaborating with internal teams to develop and maintain a centralised database of external stakeholders, completed with birthday notifications.
  • Acting as the unit's group relations coordinator, managing ticketing, accreditations and hotel arrangements for stakeholders and coordinating guests and colleagues attending events.
  • Handling budget administration, including managing internal and external invoices, creating purchase orders, monitoring payments and ensuring compliance with financial processes (including for the Brussels office).
  • Providing logistical and administrative support to the team.Demonstrating strong commitment to the team by maintaining high levels of availability, responsiveness and collaboration with stakeholders.

Events

  • Coordinating administration, logistics and internal and external communication for events held at UEFA headquarters and external locations, including stakeholder advisory forums, social dialogue meetings and committee meetings.
  • Handling event planning tasks, including invitations, venue booking, catering, technical set-up, transport and accommodation, collaborating with internal stakeholders (e.g. UEFA's in-house travel agency) as needed.
  • Keeping a comprehensive and up-to-date calendar of recurring and upcoming events, ensuring deadlines, key dates and preparation milestones are clearly flagged.
  • Providing regular updates to the team and ensuring alignment with other UEFA departments where necessary.
  • Providing on-site support during meetings, where appropriate.Coordinating administration, logistics and invitations and ensuring active communication with the team and stakeholders in preparation for and during the UEFA finals.
  • Managing the team and stakeholder logistics, ensuring all arrangements are handled efficiently.

Internal coordination

  • Proactively suggesting process improvements and assisting in integrating new technologies where needed.
  • Keeping the team informed by sharing timely updates, relevant information and key developments.
  • Booking meeting rooms for internal unit meetings as well as meetings with other divisions and external stakeholders.
  • Supporting the team with other responsibilities and projects, as needed.
  • Maintaining effective collaboration and communication within the team and with colleagues from other units where appropriate, ensuring continued support and alignment on priorities.

Great Place to Work

  • Access UEFA's thrilling football events

  • Get access to different health and well-being activities

  • Get financial support for your health insurance costs

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

  • Park with ease using our free parking spaces

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

Skills & Requirements

Requirements

Experience:

  • At least 7 years’ proven experience in an administrative role within a team in an international and multicultural environment
  • Experience working in the football industry

Education:

  • High School Diploma

Languages:

  • Proficient in English
  • Good level of French (B2)

Other requirements:

- Relocation to Switzerland/France is expected

- Proficient in MS Office

- Excellent written and spoken communication skills

- Ability to interact with senior management

- Organised and reliable team player

- Strong attention to detail

- Able to handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion and professionalism

- Proactive attitude, able to anticipate needs and address potential challenges before they arise

- Strong sense of ownership and reliability

- Contributes to a positive and collaborative working environment by fostering open communication and mutual support

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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.


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2. Online interview Our first interaction usually takes place online – either live or via a short recorded video. This helps us both to learn more about each other.

3. Face-to-face interviewDepending on the role, we conduct in person or online interviews and assessments where you can showcase your skills and personality.

4. OfferIf you reach this stage, congratulations! – you’re the right match for the role. We will be delighted to welcome you to the football family.

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