Overview

You will lead and guide the delivery of environmental and social sustainability initiatives across the UK & Ireland 2028 Tournament, ensuring that all planning, operations and social impact activity reflect the ambition to pursue a culture of sustainability. The role will drive excellence in operational sustainability, champion best practice across host cities and partners, support advocacy and initiate positive action to help deliver a tournament that leaves a positive and lasting sustainability legacy.

What will you be doing?

  • Lead delivery of the UK & Ireland 2028 sustainability actions as defined in the Tournament ESG Strategy, meeting agreed targets and timelines, and ensuring compliance with sustainability standards across UK and Ireland host governments.
  • Act as advisory and liaison contact for Host Cities and local delivery partners on environmental sustainability matters, supporting integration of sustainable practices across venues, fan zones and other operations.
  • Lead and support scoping/delivery of community-facing environmental sustainability initiatives that will form part of the UK&I 2028 Community Programme.
  • Lead tournament Environmental Sustainability Working Group including overseeing UK&I 2028 secretariat duties completed by Impact & Sustainability Coordinator.
  • Serve as the main liaison with UEFA, government and football association partners on environmental sustainability matters, ensuring organisational alignment and consistent communication.
  • Support social sustainability initiatives agreed by UK&I 2028 and partners, including action to deliver a warm, accessible and inclusive tournament.
  • Support the scoping and delivery of sustainability advocacy messaging to be embedded into tournament communication and wider social impact amplification activity.
  • Contribute to the tournament’s sustainability evaluation, including environmental impact measurement and reporting on key ESG indicators.
  • Support the network of staff Sustainability Champions, embedding a culture of environmental responsibility across the organisation and partners.

What are we looking for?

  • Proven experience managing sustainability programmes and acting as the lead Subject Matter Expert across all areas of sustainability, ideally within the major events sector.
  • Strong understanding of environmental sustainability issues, such as carbon management, circular economy, sustainable procurement, and waste reduction.
  • Good understanding of social sustainability topics including diversity and inclusion.
  • Experience developing and implementing complex sustainability initiatives across multi-stakeholder environments including meeting fixed deadlines.
  • Experience contributing to sustainability reporting, monitoring, and evaluation.

Please see attached Role Profile for more details

Values & Behaviours:

Embrace the Opportunity

  • Encourages experimentation and learning within the team.
  • Drives creativity in problem-solving.

Achieve Excellence

  • Sets high standards and supports team delivery.
  • Models accountability and integrity in all actions.

Thrive Together

  • Builds inclusive and trusting team environments.
  • Addresses conflict constructively and builds consensus.

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.

Because we are an event delivery organisation, time together in person is essential for effective planning and collaboration.

  • In 2026, most colleagues work at least three days a week from Wembley.
  • In 2027, this will increase to 3–4 days a week as operations intensify.
  • In 2028, during tournament delivery, full-time onsite working will be required.

Everyone is welcome

We’re hiring for excellence through inclusion

We’re building a skilled, values-led workforce that reflects the diversity of the UK and Ireland. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities — and we don’t expect everyone to have followed a traditional path to get here.

We’re happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please email any requests to careers@uki2028.com.   We’ll work with you to ensure you can perform at your best.

All employees will be subject to a DBS check appropriate to the nature of the role and in line with our commitment to providing a safe and inclusive working environme

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