THE TOURNAMENT

Contested every four years, the UEFA European Championship has been showcasing the continent’s top talent since its inception in 1960 and is the world’s third largest sporting event.
UEFA EURO 2028 is taking place across the UK & Ireland where Europe’s top 24 national teams will compete in a 31-day, 51 match tournament, attended by over 3 million spectators and with a global tv audience of upwards of 2 billion people.
As one of the world’s largest and highest-profile sporting events, UEFA EURO 2028 will attract the attention of the sporting and major event communities, the media, and the public at large across the UK& Ireland, Europe and the World. With its unique hosting model, the event promises to spread the impacts and benefits of the tournament across the nations and communities of the UK and Ireland.

THE ROLE

Reporting initially to the Director of Host Relations, the Host City Manager will work alongside the UEFA EURO 2028 Host Cities to create a world class tournament experience for ticket holders, fans and communities.
The Host City Manager will coordinate tournament requirements between UK&I 2028 departments and Host Cities. They will provide support and guidance to local authorities and local stakeholders to deliver the ambitions for the tournament, facilitate integration with the wider tournament planning where required, and ensure compliance with UEFA’s technical requirements.
The successful candidate will have outstanding stakeholder relationship skills with a solutions-focused approach. They will have experience delivering major international events and be able to work confidently in a dynamic and complex multi-agency environment.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

• Lead UK&I 2028 contact for a portfolio of host cities, providing support and guidance in the planning and delivery of a world class tournament
• Work closely with internal colleagues and external stakeholders to deliver the vision for the Host City programme, including the UEFA Festival and match day city operations, in line with the tournament operational requirements, legal obligations and public funding conditions
• Liaise internally with UK&I 2028 functional areas including Safety & Security, Mobility and Medical to ensure integrated city operations leading to a successful tournament delivery
• Ensure Host City Concepts are completed to the agreed specifications and timelines, working collaboratively with Host Cities to continually develop and refine operational planning
• Work alongside UK Sport to ensure robust financial planning for each Host City with any change control processes followed to accommodate agreed changes in Host City deliverables
• Work with the Head of Host Cities and other Host City Managers to ensure coordination across all Host Cities managing common risks, issues and appropriate solutions
• Represent UK&I 2028 departments at relevant Local Delivery Structure meetings, updating internal colleagues on key outcomes and actions
• Implement the Host City Project Plan tracking progress across the cities, and providing departmental reporting
• Execute additional tasks as required in order to meet the changing priorities
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained

WHERE IS THE ROLE BASED?

Our head office is based at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London, however depending on your role you may be required to travel across the UK and Ireland to our 9 Stadiums and 8 Host Cities, with some roles being based in those locations.
As an event delivery organisation, it’s important that we have regular time together in the office and currently employees come together at least 2 days a week at HQ in Wembley, with the number of days in HQ increasing as the project develops with a minimum of 3-4 days needed in 2026-2027 and full time in the year of 2028.