The Role
Develop and implement access management operations across FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 venues in Brazil. Oversee and train venue managers and staff, plan ingress, circulation and egress flows, ensure accessibility and wayfinding, manage entitlement resolution and access control setup, facilitate special access needs, coordinate with other functional areas, and potentially serve as Access Management Venue Manager in Rio de Janeiro during the tournament.
Summary Generated by Built In
FIFA has established a Local FIFA Subsidiary in Brazil to work together with FIFA Zurich to deliver the biggest women’s sporting event in the world, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ (“FWWC2027”) that for the first time ever, is hosted in South America in Brazil. Now is your time to be part of the workforce that is creating this unique and unforgettable experience.
Please submit your CV in English, as it will be reviewed by an international team.
Please submit your CV in English, as it will be reviewed by an international team.
THE POSITION
Reporting to the Access Management Senior Manager, you will be a key member of the FIFA WOMEN´S WORLD CUP 2027 Access Management team. You will be responsible for developing and implementing the Access Management operations for all the official venues across the tournament within Brasil, in line with Access Management policies and procedures.
Through close coordination with other Functional Area (FA) and venue managers, you will ensure that the operations relating to the key movements of persons holding a FIFA access device into and within their official venues meets the requirements and provide efficient, safe, and well-planned ingress, circulation & egress.
The Access Management Cluster Manager will assist the Access Management Senior Manager by supporting the Access Management Venue Managers in the preparation stages of the tournament with the possibility of then assuming the position of Access Management Venue Manager of the Rio de Janeiro Stadium during the tournament.
You will ensure security personnel and other responsible staff are provided with the necessary information, training and tools to operate access control effectively at each required location.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversight, training and support to the Access Management Venue Managers across all official venues including Stadia, Broadcast Centre, Venue Specific Hotels, and Training Sites.
- Implementation and operation of Access Management policies and procedures for accredited individuals in line with the accreditation and safety and security concepts for the tournament, including access control point setup and entitlement resolution.
- Planning and mapping of key client group flows, vertical transportation and ingress points onto venue maps and communication of flows and ingress points to all client groups via the provision of access tours, maps and briefings.
- Ensuring all client group flows, paths of travel, entrances and exits planned for people with disabilities and/or limited mobility meet FIFA and related local Accessibility standards and requirements.
- Provision of key wayfinding information as required to FIFA Dressing & Signage to ensure wayfinding on site is correct and as per all client group flows. Ensure that all wayfinding meets FIFA Accessibility standards and requirements.
- Facilitate additional and exceptional access requirements onsite and assist all client groups with any access related issues.
- Ensuring all Functional Areas (FAs) at the venues can locate their working areas and know how to reach them, within the constraints of privilege zoning and restrictions.
- Ensuring all access staff and volunteers are trained and fully understand their roles and function and can perform the duties expected of them.
YOUR PROFILE
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or similar level of higher education in IT & Systems, Sport Venue Management, Safety and Security or similar.
- If experience is compensating, lower degree is welcome to apply.
- Football access management knowledge.
- FIFA access management knowledge is a plus.
- Effective interpersonal communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
- Stature and professional experience necessary to interact as tough partner with senior colleagues.
- Good judgement, superb integrity, maturity, and fairness in dealing with people.
Experience:
- Minimum experience of 2 years in the sport event industry, preferably within access management, accreditation, safety and security or venue management. Experience within FIFA is an advantage.
- Operation and setup of complex access control systems within ticketing and/or accreditation.
- Wayfinding and route planning in a stadium environment.
- Single-sport, multi-venue event experience.
- Management and leadership of a team in high pressure tournament operations.
- Demonstratable ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and under pressure
Requirements
- Fluent in Portuguese and English
- Right to work in Brazil
- Ability to re-locate to Rio de Janeiro.
About
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or similar level of higher education in IT & Systems, Sport Venue Management, Safety and Security or similar
- Minimum 2 years experience in the sport event industry, preferably within access management, accreditation, safety and security or venue management
- Operation and setup of complex access control systems within ticketing and/or accreditation
- Wayfinding and route planning in a stadium environment
- Management and leadership of a team in high pressure tournament operations
- Demonstrable ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and under pressure
- Fluent in Portuguese and English
- Right to work in Brazil
- Ability to relocate to Rio de Janeiro
- Football access management knowledge
- FIFA access management knowledge
- Effective interpersonal communication, influencing and negotiation skills
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Good judgement, integrity, maturity and fairness in dealing with people
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FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) is the international governing body for association football, futsal, and beach soccer. It is responsible for organizing major international tournaments, such as the World Cup, and works to grow the game globally, promote inclusivity, and advocate for integrity and fair play. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, it oversees 211 national associations and invests in football development worldwide to ensure the sport remains accessible and beneficial to all.
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