Host City Manager

Organisation: UK & Ireland 2028 Limited
Salary: Competitive
Location: Wembley Stadium, London
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 7 September 2025
Interview date: 21 September 2025
Job Description: 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 Organisation
UK & Ireland 2028 Limited has been set up as a new company to locally deliver several UEFA requirements for the tournament, working closely with UEFA, 9 Host Stadiums, 8 Host Cities and other key stakeholders.

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

What are we looking for?
Essential:
• Experience of delivering major international events
• Experience of project delivery with a local authority, ideally in an events environment
• Exceptional skills in building constructive relationships and communication channels individually and collectively with external stakeholders
• Experience of collaborating on complex multi-agency projects
• Proven track record working in dynamic environments including effective management of risks and issues
• Ability to work collaboratively to effectively resolve complex issues across stakeholders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of delivering major international events within a public sector setting
• Knowledge of local authority structures in the UK and / or Ireland
• Knowledge of city operations requirements for major international events

Why apply?
We offer a competitive salary (plus benefits of 25 days holiday, contributory pension, Private Medical Insurance etc), which coupled with the opportunity to be part of one of the biggest sporting events to ever take place across UK & Ireland we think makes for an exciting place to be!

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.

Everyone is welcome
UK & Ireland 2028 Limited actively promotes diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from everyone. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of UK & Ireland 2028 Limited’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
How to apply: Please apply via the link below https://careers.uki2028.com/job/754567 Should you have any queries, please reach out to Careers@UKI2028.com