Fixed Term Contract - April 2025 to Autumn 2028

The Tournament
Contested every four years, the UEFA European Championship has been showcasing the continent's top talent since its inception in 1960 and is the world's third largest sporting event.

UEFA EURO 2028 is taking place across the UK & Ireland where Europe's top 24 national teams will compete in a 31-day, 51 match tournament, attended by over 3 million spectators and with a global tv audience of upwards of 2 billion people.

As one of the world's largest and highest-profile sporting events, UEFA EURO 2028 will attract the attention of the sporting and major event communities, the media, and the public at large across the UK& Ireland, Europe and the World. With its unique hosting model, the event promises to spread the impacts and benefits of the tournament across the nations and communities of the UK and Ireland.

The Organisation
UK & Ireland 2028 Limited has been set up as a new company to locally deliver several UEFA requirements for the tournament, working closely with UEFA, 9 Host Stadiums, 8 Host Cities and other key stakeholders.

The Role
The Senior HR Manager is responsible for setting and delivering the HR agenda across UK & Ireland 2028 Limited from it's inception in 2025 through to delivery of the EURO tournament in 2028.

Leading a world class team the HR function manages the whole employee life cycle, including Onboarding, Employee Relations, HR Business Partnering, Payroll, ED&I, Employee engagement and Reporting, right through to Off boarding once the tournament is over.

The Senior HR Manager will build and develop a safe, healthy and positive working environment for all employees of UK&I 2028, ensuring full compliance to legal and regulatory obligations and that all employees follow the organisations policies and procedures.   

What will you be doing?

• Lead and deliver the core functions of HR for the organisation from the Company's inception in April 2025 through to dissolution in 2028.
• Recruit, manage and lead a professional, trusted HR team who operate with the highest levels of integrity and professionalism
• Develop strong relationships across the UK&I 2028 Leadership team and wider organisation, supporting employees at all levels, providing robust, compliant, business-aligned advice to line managers on all HR and Employee Relations issues to quickly resolve matters
• Ensure full compliance of the HR function to all legal and other regulatory obligations including eligibility to work, employment status, safeguarding and employee health and safety.
• Ensure an accurate and timely payroll is delivered each month, along with the delivery of any bonus and redundancy payments
• Responsible for the overall compensation and benefits plans for employees.
• Deliver and drive the EDI agenda across UK & Ireland 2028 Limited
• Regular reporting and monitoring of HR metrics, performance and mandatory reporting inc. gender pay gap
• Ensure all policies and procedures comply with up-to-date employment law and legislation
• Analyse and to think through complex challenges, deliver appropriate solutions. Continually look for and implement best practice/changes that add value and increase performance.
• Successfully manage and resolve conflicts, sometimes in highly emotive and sensitive situations.
• Foster a positive work environment and enhance employee engagement, implementing and managing initiatives that promote a healthy organizational culture.
• Execute additional tasks as required to meet changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.

What are we looking for? 
Skills & Experience required

• Proven experience in a Senior HR role in a similar environment of major sport events
• High level of competency at a full generalist remit
• Highly effective Influencing and communications skills (written and spoken)
• Exposure to complex HR situations and ability to solve them pragmatically in line with best practice
• Hands on experience with HR Management software including payroll
• Strong, up to date knowledge of employment law and ability to ensure legal compliance
• Sound knowledge of employee compensation and benefits plans, along with market bench marking
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent people management skills
• CIPD Qualified is desirable

Why apply?
We offer a competitive salary (plus benefits of 25 days holiday, contributory pension, Private Medical Insurance etc), which coupled with the opportunity to be part of one of the biggest sporting events to ever take place across UK & Ireland we think makes for an exciting place to be!

Where is the role based?
Our head office is based at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London, however depending on your role you may be required to travel across the UK and Ireland to our 9 Stadiums and 8 Host Cities, with some roles being based in those locations.

As an event delivery organisation, it's important that we have regular time together in the office and currently employees come together at least 2 days a week at HQ in Wembley, with the number of days in HQ increasing as the project develops with a minimum of 3-4 days needed in 2026-2027 and full time in the year of 2028.

Everyone is welcome 
UK & Ireland 2028 Limited actively promotes diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from everyone. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application. 

 As part of UK & Ireland 2028 Limited's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.