Safety & Security Manager managing security strategies for FIFA's major tournaments and events. Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure optimal security conditions across venues and events.
Responsibilities
Implement and continuously evolve FIFA’s security strategic concepts across all tournaments and events, integrating emerging trends, technologies and stakeholder expectations.
Work in close collaboration with all relevant internal departments and divisions, ensuring optimal security conditions for key stakeholders, stadium and venue owners, host associations, LOCs/LFSs, local authorities and third-party partners.
Review, refine and enhance security requirements on an ongoing basis, aligning and integrating comprehensive security strategy plans to meet the needs of all stakeholders.
Act as the primary point of reference for the Director Safety, Security & Access on all security-related matters and represent the function at internal and external engagements.
Partner with internal and external stakeholders — including Accreditation and Access Management and other subdivisions — to drive synergies, efficiency gains and proactive, solution-oriented collaboration.
Develop and maintain a continuous risk management strategy for all tournaments and events, including ongoing market analysis of safety and security technologies to ensure best-in-class standards.
Requirements
Strong identification with FIFA’s values, demonstrating integrity, accountability and professionalism at all times.
Independent, confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
University degree in law, police or military education, or another security-related discipline.
Proven track record managing complex international security projects, ideally within major international sports events and with exposure to the African Football Confederation region.
Profound knowledge of public and private security structures and responsibilities, particularly within the African region.
Minimum five years of experience in major sports competitions (preferably football), with international exposure and familiarity with the global safety and security landscape.
Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.
Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
International driving license and willingness to travel frequently.
Benefits
Health and fitness: Regular football sessions for all abilities, plus on-site gym.
Home office: Up to two days of home office per week if work permits and home office allowance for all.
Language courses: Offered to all staff to aid personal and professional growth.
Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
Pension: Flexible pension benefits with generous employer contributions.
Relocation assistance: A dedicated team will be on hand to support your relocation.
Sustainability: We support all employees using public transport.
Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.
Volunteering: Make an impact beyond your regular role and bond with colleagues by volunteering with one of our partners.
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