Senior Manager - Football Events at the Confederation of African Football (CAF)

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) was founded in 1957 by four nations: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and South Africa. As the administrative body of the region, CAF manages competitions, offers technical and administrative training courses while actively fostering the promotion and practice of football. The Confederation organizes championships such as the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN or AFCON), the most popular competition. It maintains very close links with FIFA in coordinating tournaments for different events such as the World Cup, Youth and Women competitions and the Olympic Games Football Tournaments.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Manager - Football Events

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Responsibilities

• Managing the planning and implementation of CAF Main Tournaments and Special Events such as Tournament Draws, CAF Awards & Medal Ceremonies.
• Contribute to the conceptualization, design, specifications, and budgeting for events (stage, podium, technical production, etc.).
• Proactively managing and strategizing all event needs. 
• Advancing, maintaining, and managing external partners and vendors for multiple events and swag, including negotiating optimal terms.
• Increasing the engagement strategy, creative approach, planning, and execution of CAF Tournaments & Special Events.
• Producing detailed proposals for events, e.g., timelines, concepts, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing, and budgets.
• Managing concepts implementations and operations with CAF relevant departments, external stakeholders and event agencies.
• Perform thorough venue assessments and create strategic plans to optimize logistics and submit reports.
• Supporting team with on-site execution and management, including staffing and resourcing.
• Leading the project team and all liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Managing event budget and tracking expenses.
• Developing and delivering event enablement to include pre-event briefings, at-event briefings, and drive post-event follow-up briefings and event retrospectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor or master’s degree in business administration.
• Previous experience of 10 years minimum in the event industry, event production, event management.
• Wide expertise in the technical requirements of event production.
• Experience in the sports industry is an advantage.
• Any additional certification related to event is an advantage.
• Strong project management skills with a clear focus on delivery and high-quality standards.
• Ability to teamwork with very good social skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to work smart under pressure and efficiently on multiple project requests simultaneously, and to deal with potential for tight deadlines and unexpected complexities.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Flexible with travelling.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and experience using event management tools.
• Fluent in English and/or French language both written and spoken; command of any other CAF official languages (English, French, Arabic) is a plus.

Benefits

• An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
• Attractive employment conditions.
• The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
• Quality social security coverage.
• An excellent pension schemes.

Application Closing Date
20th September, 2024.