Location
Wembley Stadium, London. The role may require travel across the UK and Ireland to 9 Host Stadiums and 8 Host Cities. From 2026, working onsite at HQ will increase to three to four days a week, with full-time onsite working required during the tournament year (2028).

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits including 25 days holiday, contributory pension, Private Medical Insurance, and more.

About the Role
The UEFA European Championship, held every four years, is one of the world's largest and most prestigious sporting events. UEFA EURO 2028 will take place across the UK and Ireland, featuring 24 national teams competing in a 31-day, 51-match tournament, attracting over 3 million spectators and a global TV audience exceeding 2 billion. UK & Ireland 2028 Limited has been established to deliver key UEFA requirements locally, working closely with UEFA, host stadiums, cities, and stakeholders.

You will lead and guide the delivery of environmental and social sustainability initiatives across the UK & Ireland 2028 Tournament, ensuring all planning, operations, and social impact activities reflect a strong commitment to sustainability. This role drives operational excellence, champions best practices across host cities and partners, supports advocacy, and initiates positive actions to create a lasting sustainability legacy. You will model the organisational values: Embrace the Opportunity, Achieve Excellence, and Thrive Together.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of sustainability actions as defined in the Tournament ESG Strategy, ensuring targets and timelines are met.
- Scope and deliver additional environmental sustainability initiatives, including meeting sustainability standards across host governments.
- Lead social sustainability initiatives to ensure a warm, accessible, and inclusive tournament, upholding human rights.
- Chair the tournament Sustainability Working Group and oversee secretariat duties.
- Act as the advisory and liaison contact for Host Cities and local partners on sustainability matters.
- Serve as the main liaison with UEFA, government, and football association partners on environmental sustainability.
- Support sustainability advocacy messaging embedded in tournament communications.
- Contribute to sustainability evaluation, including environmental impact measurement and ESG reporting.
- Support the network of staff Sustainability Champions to embed a culture of environmental responsibility.

Experience
- Proven experience managing sustainability programmes and acting as lead Subject Matter Expert, ideally within major events.
- Strong understanding of environmental sustainability issues such as carbon management, circular economy, sustainable procurement, and waste reduction.
- Good understanding of social sustainability topics including diversity and inclusion.
- Experience developing and implementing complex sustainability initiatives across multi-stakeholder environments with fixed deadlines.
- Experience contributing to sustainability reporting, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Excellent stakeholder management and partnership-building skills across public, private, and community sectors.
- Strong project management and organisational skills, managing multiple workstreams and deadlines.

About You
Values-driven and collaborative, you embrace creativity and learning, set high standards, model accountability, and build inclusive, trusting environments. You are motivated to deliver excellence and thrive working together with diverse teams.

Qualifications
Specific qualifications are not detailed; however, relevant experience and expertise in sustainability management and major event delivery are essential.