Euro 28 Tournament Police Planning Officer

Job Title: Euro 28 Tournament Police Planning Officer

Salary: £35,998 to £38,523

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 joseph.mcdonald@met.police.uk or Dan.Humphreys@met.police.uk

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Euro 2028 police planning team, working on a small team that will plan and oversee operational delivery for law enforcement at EURO 28 across the UK & Ireland.

For the role of Tournament Police Planning Officer, you will have extensive experience and knowledge of planning policing events and operations (this doesn’t necessarily have to be football and could include Public Order, Football, Sporting events, Crime operations or CT operations).

Some travel across the UK and Ireland and potentially internationally will be required to support in person meetings, planning and coordination at all host venues & cities. The role will be predominantly work from home, however during the tournament itself you may be based in a hotel.

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:

This role will report directly into the Tournament Police Planning Supervisor in order to provide updates on planning and operational delivery for assigned areas of focus. Team peers are likely to include other planning officers who may be police officers or staff.

Working closely with host police forces to ensure an aligned local approach to policing.
Planning support across a range of police functions which could include areas such as stadium policing, Airwave, CBRN, mutual aid, organised crime and many other areas.
Support planning teams embedded within all Host Police forces and wider Safety & security tournament partners for alignment and consistency.
Work with key and a diverse range of stakeholders and partners across the tournament partnership which may include: host football associations; host police forces; host cities; host stadiums; blue light services; health; border authorities; military; security services; private providers of safety & security; UK and Ireland Ltd and UEFA. Further identify and engage with other key partners as required.
Taking ownership of specific problems, issues or challenges in relation to tournament policing and pro-actively looking to solve them
Taking meeting minutes.
Preparing briefing notes, presentations and letters.

Who we're looking for:

Extensive experience and knowledge of planning policing events and operations (for example Public Order, Football, Sporting events, Crime operations, CT operations).
Ability to understand and work across a complex stakeholder landscape with effective communication skills and diplomacy.
Experience and confidence in delivering high quality reports and presentations to senior stakeholders and policing leadership.
Experience of working in teams and delivering on objectives.
Someone who can meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
A flexible problem-solver who can adapt as we work through policing one of the largest events these shores will have ever seen.
Someone who can take responsibility for issues and work independently.
Excellent attention to detail in creating plans, keeping records and scrutinising the plans of others.
Willingness to work long and flexible hours in 2028, especially during 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