Working with us

Company Culture

An ambitious goal
UEFA is committed to providing its staff with an environment in which they can flourish. We look for people with energy and commitment and give them the tools they need to fulfil ambitious goals, whilst striving to attain the highest standards of professional excellence and integrity.

The importance of diversity
With more than 250 employees made up of 25 different nationalities, we recognise the importance of understanding individual ways of working, and how they can compliment each other to deliver outstanding results.
The three official languages of UEFA are English, French and German.

Who we look for
UEFA employs people who have language skills and professional expertise in specific areas, and who are ready to develop.
We look for flexible people who are committed and ready to serve football with high standards of professionalism, according to the four UEFA competencies below:

• Team spirit: Cooperate well with colleagues; offer help and support to others to reach common goals; take initiative to develop team spirit; remain available and helpful even at tense and stressful times; able to develop and maintain internal network.
• Client-orientation: Always show respect to clients (colleagues, superiors, national associations, clubs, etc); agree on deliveries and expectations with clients; meet the client’s expectation; get positive feedback from client; have full confidence of client; anticipate wishes.
• Professionalism: Reliable and committed to meeting quality standards and deadlines; respect budget; good planning and anticipation; focus on efficient implementation; follow up after completion; assume responsibility for own actions; act as an example for others.
• Leadership (managers only): Respected by own staff; uncontested leader of unit; set ambitious objectives and lead staff towards them; motivator; well accepted among peers and top management; adapt goals to client needs; challenges him or herself and unit; soft skills for handling difficulties.