Union of European Football Associations
Job Description
Main goal
The Women’s Professional Football Manager is a key player in driving the professionalisation of women’s football across Europe. This football enthusiast will work directly with UEFA stakeholders to provide top-class support and insight, while proposing new initiatives to meet European-wide strategic objectives.
Key responsibilities
- Maintaining a deep understanding of professional football matters and an overview of regulations, as well as following current market trends that may have an impact on the football industry and its structures (across men’s and women’s football)
- Proposing new initiatives deemed central to UEFA’s objectives of driving the professionalisation of women’s club football
- Liaising with and supporting stakeholders while building and managing effective relationships
- Using financial knowledge to conduct and support financial analysis and overviews
- Working autonomously to manage data, maintain overviews, write reports and conduct research and analysis, including scenario modelling
- Managing special projects and supporting senior management as requested
Requirements
Experience
- At least 5 years’ working with football organisations (leagues and clubs) and seeing how they operate
- At least 5 years of experience in a similar role at international level, including advisory roles in sports organisations
Education:
- Master’s degree in a relevant field
- Additional studies in football administration, finance or law
Languages
- English: Proficient
Other requirements
- Strong interest and understanding in football
- Ability to collate information and create a coherent overview
- Excellent knowledge of sports organisations and how they operate
- Good at working with people and building relationships
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UEFA welcomes applications from all, actively working to ensure that we are an inclusive employer that finds the best candidate for our positions, regardless of aspects such as sex, gender identification, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity or nationality.
About UEFA
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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