Reporting organisationally to the Senior Manager Accreditation Operations, the Manager Accreditation Operations will be a key member of the FIFA26 Accreditation team, and work in close collaboration with the FIFA Zurich Accreditation department (consisting of team members from across the world including Swiss-German, German, Russian and Dutch backgrounds) responsible for delivering the FWC26 Accreditation operations.

THE POSITION

• Work as part of a dedicated team of Accreditation Operations Managers, Venue Accreditation Operations Managers and Site Accreditation staff.
• Assist with the Development and implementation of accreditation policies and procedures in order to set rules that establish boundaries, limits, zones or fully describe the operations and/or services.
• Assist with the layout plan of accreditation facilities in accordance with FIFA Zurich Accreditation.
• Help plan and assure delivery of fully equipped Accreditation Centres (overlay, technology, power, lighting, FF&E) as per requirements and timelines. 
• Develop requirements, tender, select and manage suppliers for Accreditation consumables according to FIFA26 Inc. standards and timelines.
• Coordinate with and support the Access Management Department with regard to accreditation access control, including access control system testing.
• Coordinate the Accreditation volunteers planning (numbers per shift, per facility, services)
• Supervise all the Accreditation Centres’ operations.
• Supervise accreditation card printing & distribution.
• Manage the accreditation consumable stock management for all accreditation facilities. 

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Associate's degree with equivalent experience is also welcome to apply
• Football (soccer) accreditation knowledge.
• FIFA accreditation knowledge is a plus.
• Effective interpersonal communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Absolute attention to detail.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Good judgement, superb integrity, maturity, and fairness in dealing with people. 
•  2 or more years of experience in event accreditation.
• Single-sport, multi-venue event experience.
• Experience in leading a multi-cultural team as well as communicating within a multi-cultural organization.
• Experience in working across different time zones.
• Experience in and being comfortable with working in multi-lingual environments.