Euro 2028 Tournament Police Programme Manager

Job Title: Euro 2028 Tournament Police Programme Manager

Salary: £77,332 to £89,320

Location: Remote / Home working with some travel expected for meetings and/or events. In the summer 2028 there may be a need for extended stays in hotels, especially during the tournament itself

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until end of July 2028; or open to officers and staff on secondment until July 2028

For secondment applications, please contact Dan.Humphreys@met.police.uk or joseph.mcdonald@met.police.uk

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Euro 28 policing team, to work with the Head of Tournament Police Planning to set the direction and programme approach: defining, agreeing and setting the strategic direction for the programme and initiate appropriate projects to deliver the programme.

For the role of Programme Manager you will have Degree level education or substantial relevant experience in project management within a policing context and a recognised qualification in programme management methodologies (e.g. MSP or PRINCE 2).

Some travel across the UK and Ireland may be required to support in person meetings, planning and coordination at all host venues & cities as well as learning opportunities globally for other major events. However, the majority of the work will be carried out from home.

EURO 2028 is the Men’s UEFA European football championships that will be hosted across the UK and Ireland in 2028 and is the biggest sporting event ever jointly hosted across the UK and Ireland. It is anticipated that c.3 million tournament tickets will be sold, many to fans from across Europe; hundreds of thousands more will travel to the UK&I without tickets to sample the atmosphere in city centres and fan zones; 2 billion people will view matches through television or online streaming.

The 51 matches will take place over four weeks in June/July 2028 and will be hosted in the cities of London (two stadiums), Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Cardiff, Glasgow and Dublin.

The complexity and scale in policing the tournament is huge and the skill of UK and Irish policing will be tested to the maximum and be highly visible on the world stage. The scale of the work over the next four years is such that a newly created dedicated policing team is required to plan for the tournament.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To work with the lead National Police Lead to set the direction and programme approach: defining, agreeing and setting the strategic direction for the programme and initiate appropriate projects to deliver the programme.
Establish the programme delivery framework to ensure robust programme management disciplines such as benefit, budget, risk and issue reporting are in place.
Support the National Police Undefined in overseeing the multi-million pound tournament policing budget.
The Programme Manager will be directly responsible for the day to day strategic leadership of the constituent projects by managing project manager(s) and associated Programme/Project Teams.

Who we're looking for:

Degree level education or substantial relevant experience in programme management.
Recognised qualification in programme management methodologies (e.g. MSP or PRINCE 2)
Proven track record of successfully delivering challenging and significant organisational change programme (including evidence of a personal contribution to its success).
Evidence of effective leadership through the successful application of interpersonal and communication skills, including performance management.
Evidence of managing effective budgeting and resource allocation procedures within a challenging environment with the ability to ensure governance that supports the management of a multi-million pound budget.
Proven ability to find ways of resolving or pre-empting issues relating to barriers to change.
Evidence of stakeholder management in a complex change environment with effective negotiation skills and diplomacy.
Advanced level knowledge and experience of risk/issues management, strategic/project planning, reporting and control tools/techniques for multi-million pound, very high profile projects.
Good knowledge of the policing landscape (and ideally event/public order policing).
Ability to deliver high quality reports and presentations to senior stakeholders.
Ability to work under significant pressure and deliver on tight deadlines, particularly in the approach to the tournament.

How to apply

Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 21/02/2025.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence from 21/02/2025

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence from 10/03/2025

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Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications