Project Lead, Champions League Final

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Greater London Authority Full time

**Key information**:
**Salary**:£60,394 per annum**Grade**:10**Contract type**:Fixed Term**Reference**:042324**Contract details**:Until 31 July 2024**Application closing date**:Sun, 21/05/2023 - 23:59**About the role**:
The GLA is the strategic lead for major sporting events in the city and the first point of contact for anyone looking to bring their event to London. The GLA’s Major Sports Events Team is responsible for managing the GLA’s stake in major sports events in London, helping to unlock support from a variety of city stakeholders to ensure that rights owners can deliver their events in London to world class standards. The team builds and manages relationships with events owners, national governing bodies of sport, international sports federations, venue owners and key government agencies.

Following the excitement of the Men’s European Football Championship in 2021 and the Women’s European Football Championship last summer, London will host the UEFA Champions League Final on 1 June 2024. The match will take place at Wembley Stadium and the GLA is responsible for delivering several aspects of the project in line with its Host City obligations to UEFA.

The GLA is seeking to recruit into a fixed term post to lead the Champions League Final team to deliver London’s host city obligations to UEFA and The FA. The postholder will manage the Champions League Final team directly, overseeing all project streams. This includes planning and delivery of the Champions Festival, Fan Meeting Points and city activations, operational planning (including policing, transport, and readiness) and governance, procurement and budget.

**Principal Accountabilities**:

- Develop and lead the delivery of the GLA’s project plans for Champions League Final 2024 and ensure successful delivery of all aspects of the GLA’s obligations to the events under the UEFA Host City Agreement.
- Work closely with the Senior Manager, Major Sports Events, to ensure projects and approaches are aligned, and all project developments reflect the GLA’s Major Sports Events Strategy.
- Manage the GLA’s project budget for Champions League Final 2024.
- Develop partnerships with event owners, organisers, city agencies and senior government officials to ensure strategic delivery of the events are aligned amongst all stakeholders.
- Lead for the GLA on the development and strategic delivery of Champions League Final 2024, ensuring each event has a programme that meets Mayoral priorities and complements the GLA’s work across London’s diverse communities, drives economic value and showcases London as the best city in the world.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**:
**Technical Requirements/ Experience/ Qualifications**:

- Significant experience of managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects either in the public sector or in a commercial contract management setting with first-hand experience of grant/ contract negotiation, financial/budget management and performance monitoring.
- Detailed knowledge and experience of host city planning, resourcing and delivery.
- Experience of building and managing successful project sub-groups and teams.
- Experience of working in a management role within a comparable industry.
- Knowledge of English football, The FA and UEFA.

**Behavioural competencies**:
**Building and managing relationships**:
is developing rapport and working effectively with a diverse range of people, sharing knowledge and skills to deliver shared goals.

**Level 3 indicators**:

- Actively engages partners and encourages others to build relationships that support GLA objectives
- Understands and recognises the contributions that staff at all levels make to delivering priorities
- Proactively manages partner relationships, preventing or resolving any conflict
- Adapts style to work effectively with partners, building consensus, trust and respect
- Delivers objectives by bringing together diverse stakeholders to work effectively in partnership

**Communicating and influencing**:
is presenting information and arguments clearly and convincingly so that others see us as credible and articulate, and engage with us.

**Level 3 indicators**:

- Encourages and supports teams in engaging in transparent and inclusive communication
- Influences others and gains buy-in using compelling, well thought through arguments
- Negotiates effectively to deliver GLA priorities
- Synthesises the complex viewpoints of others, recognises where compromise is necessary and brokers agreement
- Advocates positively for the GLA both within and outside the organisation

**Decision Making**:
is forming sound, evidence-based judgements, making choices, assessing risks to delivery, and taking accountability for results.

**Level 3 indicators**:

- Makes sound decisions quickly on behalf of the GLA when a situation requires intervention
- Takes responsibility for team decisions, providing rationale when those decisions are questioned
- Involves senior stakeholders early

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