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Public Transport and Airport Manager
Employer: UEFA
Post Date: 04 June 2010
Reference: UEFA-PTAM
Category: Transport and Logistics
Hours: Full Time
Location: Nyon / Switzerland
Working Term: Contract Position
Salary: Not disclosed
Application Deadline: 04 July 2010

Company Description
UEFA - the Union of European Football Associations - is the governing body of football on the continent of Europe. UEFA’s core mission is to promote, protect and develop European football at every level of the game, to promote the principles of unity and solidarity, and to deal with all questions relating to European football. UEFA is an association of associations based on representative democracy, and is the governing body of European football.

Description

DIVISION: Operations (UEFA Events)
UNIT: Event Management

START DATE /END DATE:
01.07.2010/31.08.2012

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To oversee and monitor – together with the Public Transport and Airport Managers of the Polish and Ukrainian local organising committees (LOCs) – all matters related to UEFA EURO 2012 public transport and airport management, and to ensure that the tournament needs are integrated into the traffic and mobility concepts of the public authorities and the operational plans of the airports.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:
• Establishing a UEFA strategy for public transport and airport management and overseeing all activities related to public transport, traffic management, airport management and related traffic signage
• Establishing, together with the Public Transport and Airport Managers of the Polish and Ukrainian LOCs, UEFA and the LOCs’ public transport and airport management concepts and project plans
• Monitoring road, railway and airport construction and developments and liaising – together with the Public Transport and Airport Managers of the Polish and Ukrainian LOCs – with the relevant authorities to ensure that the transport and airport infrastructure meets the tournament needs
• Defining, together with the Public Transport and Airport Managers of the Polish and Ukrainian LOCs, the tournament requirements in terms of public transport, traffic management, airport management and related traffic signage, and ensuring that these requirements are integrated into the relevant concepts and operational plans of the public authorities.
• Representing UEFA and defending its interests – together with the Public Transport and Airport Managers of the Polish and Ukrainian LOCs – at national, regional and local level with regard to public transport and airport management, as well as liaising with all transport and airport authorities
• Coordinating UEFA’s role in the implementation and successful running of public transport, traffic management, traffic signage, park and ride systems and supporters’ parking in close collaboration with the venue management and event transport teams and all relevant external parties
• Monitoring UEFA’s operations at each tournament airport and ensuring consistency in service delivery
• Liaising with the airport authorities to ensure that each airport adopts the UEFA host city dressing concept and that commercial advertising space is available for UEFA’s official tournament sponsors
• Communicating public transport and airport information to all relevant parties

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Overseeing the UEFA EURO 2012 public transport and airport management projects and ensuring that the tournament requirements in terms of public transport, traffic management and airport management are met by the relevant authorities
• Leading, coaching and supporting the Polish and Ukrainian LOCs in all areas related to public transport and airport management.

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EDUCATION:
• University degree in business management
• Public transport specific degree

WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Extensive experience of operational public transport management in large-scale (sports) events
• Experience in a football and/or sports environment
• Experience in airport management
• Experience in dealing with authorities
• Experience in complex projects

BUSINESS KNOW-HOW & IT-SKILLS:
• MS Office (Project, Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of technical requirements of major events
• Project planning
• Strong presentation skills

PERSONAL QUALITIES
• Proven communication skills
• Proven administration skills
• Proven negotiation skills
• Diplomatic
• Service-oriented
• Good at teamwork
• Organised
• Able to handle stress/tension
• Leadership skills
• Hard-worker
• Trustworthy and independent
• Strong sense of reporting

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
• English: fluent oral and written
• Polish and/or Ukrainian: strong avantage
• Russian: a plus
• French and German: a plus

Availability to travel frequently;
Willingness to relocate temporarily to Ukraine or Poland (event time).

How to apply for this job
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