As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world, we lead the way in the sport and event industry.
The Senior Campaigns Manager will play a key role in delivering FIFA’s social impact campaigns by sharing the lead in the overall conception, creation, delivery and management of results-driven and multiplatform initiatives, in line with FIFA’s Strategic Objectives for the Global Game: 2023-2027.
Reporting to the Team Lead Corporate Communications, the postholder will own and oversee the portfolio of FIFA social impact campaigns, serving as the main point of contact between functional areas and leading and managing the relationship with external stakeholders.
Join the team and support us on our mission.
These are your key tasks:
- Plan and implement compelling social impact campaigns related to FIFA’s corporate mission
- Project-manage all stakeholder involvement by acting as the main point of contact in relation to social impact campaigns, developing content proposals, agreeing on budgets and managing feedback
- Project-manage all deliverables involving internal and external partners and execute campaign requirements with an emphasis on digital communication to promote individual stakeholder activities across FIFA’s platforms and events
- Project-manage all requirements in terms of content production
- Project-manage all campaign reporting and debriefs according to pre-agreed key performance indicators
- Support the further promotion of social impact campaigns with plans, messaging and content around key milestones
- Support the further promotion of social impact campaigns through the creation of multilingual toolkits for Member Associations and other stakeholders
- Provide on-site support in relation to the implementation of social impact campaigns at FIFA events
- Manage campaign-related content on owned FIFA channels
We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.
And we respect our values. Always.
For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.
The specific competencies we require for this position are:
- Passion for football
- Proven experience (at least six years) working at an international and/or media organisation, with a specific campaign background
- Solid experience coordinating successful campaigns
- Media communications or public relations expertise and the ability to build and maintain interest over time
- Ability to see the bigger picture and think not just for Corporate Communications but for the FIFA Communications Division and the organisation as a whole
- Ability to liaise and communicate with and present to key stakeholders (internal and external)
- Excellent communicator and listener
- Willing to learn new skills and take on challenges
- Cooperative team player
- Bachelor’s degree in languages/communications/journalism/social studies (a master’s degree is a plus)
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills and management of messaging and the media
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Thorough understanding of global football activities and key football stakeholders
- Excellent command of communications platforms
- Expertise in video production and social media, as well as standard messaging and content creation
- SAP knowledge would be an asset (for the purposes of finance/budgeting, procurement, governance and RFP process management)
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office
The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.
Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:
- Health and fitness: Regular football sessions for all abilities, plus on-site gym.
- Home office: Up to two days of home office per week if work permits and home office allowance for all.
- Language courses: Offered to all staff to aid personal and professional growth.
- Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
- Pension: Flexible pension benefits with generous employer contributions.
- Relocation assistance: A dedicated team will be on hand to support your relocation.
- Sustainability: We support all employees using public transport.
- Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.
- Volunteering: Make an impact beyond your regular role and bond with colleagues by volunteering with one of our partners.
We are FIFA, the global governing body for football.
Our vision is to make football truly global, diverse and inclusive, for the benefit of the entire world. The last FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 attracted more than 5 billion viewers and the last FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 was the greatest-ever FIFA Women's World Cup that inspired millions of girls and women around the globe. The opportunities for growth are exciting.
We are a modern organisation with over 800 passionate employees who are Living Football every day. Our headquarters are based in Zurich, Switzerland, and we have offices in Miami, Paris and Rabat, plus eleven regional offices from New Zealand to India, South Africa, Panama and Paraguay.
