UEFA EURO 2028 Legacy Manager

The Grassroots Division at The FA are looking for a results driven and collaborative Legacy Manager to manage the national co-ordination of EURO 2028 Legacy Plans for England, ensuring clear alignment with the FA ambitions for grassroots football development.

You will lead the formation and management of Legacy Steering Groups in Host Cities, managing key relationships associated with the tournament and drive the management and strategic delivery of all FA Development programmes in five EURO 2028 English Host Cities.

Please note that interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday 22nd May, at Wembley Stadium.

What will you be doing?

Programme Management

• Sets the operational plans for football related legacy programme delivery in EURO 2028 Host City locations, ensuring delivery is sufficiently strategic and tailored to the local area to achieve sustainable change
• Continually track, review and analyse delivery, to ensure maximum retention of participants, coaches, referees and volunteers across all Host Cities
• Manage all planning and reporting processes associated with EURO 2028 legacy programme delivery, including management and monitoring of relevant budgets
• Work with the Tournament Head of Impact and Sustainability to ensure that Gamechanger objectives across UK and Ireland are delivered within England and contributing to the wider success of the legacy and impact programme
• Support the Senior National Development Manager (Networks and Partnerships) in leading a national football focussed steering group to feed into a wider Host City Impact and Legacy Group
• Works alongside the Tournament marketing team to link the legacy programme to key activities in the lead up to and during the tournament, such as UEFA's Youth Programme and connecting to a EURO 2028 tournament legacy brand

Team Work

• Collaborate with teams across The FA to ensure that a national and Host City legacy programme compliments and accelerates existing delivery.
• Support The FA's Development Management Team to integrate EURO 2028 legacy ambitions into wider Grassroots Football and cross Divisional plans, ensuring coherent delivery at local level (through County FAs, England Football Accredited Clubs Clubs and professional club networks including Host Stadium clubs)
• Implement regular interactive briefing sessions to ensure appropriate colleagues are properly informed of the EURO 2028 Legacy progress
• Liaise with the FA Marketing and Communications teams to ensure effective signposting and promotion

Relationship and Influence

• Work alongside the Senior National Development Manager (Networks and Partnerships) to engage Host City and Host Stadium decision makers and influencers to build awareness, ownership and buy in to the EURO 2028 Legacy aims and ambitions
• Make timely, informed and action-focussed strategic decisions that will achieve the EURO 2028 Legacy ambition and respond flexibly to changes in the Host City landscape
• Provide national support and advice for Legacy Groups to maximise local investment opportunities

Other Duties

• Executes additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure that the highest standards of health, safety, and well-being can be maintained.
• As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, 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.