Our people are committed to supporting our 54 member associations and to the success of all UEFA competitions. In return, we offer a unique and exciting working environment at the heart of

the European game that ensures you are making a difference to the future of football.

Join the football family

Our recruitment prOcess

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submitting an application• Youcansearchallofourvacanciesontherecruitmentportal,andcreatejobalertstoensurethatyouarethefirstto

knowaboutnewpositions.Onceyourapplicationisreceived,itwillbecarefullyscreenedagainstthecriteriaforthepositionandyouwillalwaysreceivefeedbackonthestatusofyourapplication.

First-stageinterview• AninteractivediscussionviaSkypeenablesustogainaninsightintoyourskills,experiencesandachievements

matchedtotheprofileofthepositionforwhichyouhaveapplied.

Assessments• Weuseonlineabilityassessmentstobettermeasureyourskills.Priortoyourinterviews,youwillreceivealinkto

completefourabilitytestsatthefirststageandapersonalityprofileassessmentatthesecondstage.

Second-stageinterview• Face-to-faceinterviewsalongwithatechnicalassessmentwillgiveyoutheopportuntiytofurthershowcaseyour

professionalexperiencesandabilitiestotheUEFAteam.

Offer• Congratulations!Atthisstageyouhavedemonstratedyouarethebestpersonforthejobandwewillmakeyouanoffer

tojoinourteam.

WehavenowmadeitevensimplerforyoutoapplyforpositionsatUEFA.Beforeyoustart,pleaseensureyouhaveyourCVinPDFformatasthiswillsaveyoutimewhenitcomestouploadingit.

Onceyouhavesubmittedyourapplication,youwillreceiveanemailthroughourrecruitmentsystemconfirmingthatthishasbeenreceivedbyourrecruitmentteam.Pleasenotethatweonlyprocessapplicationsreceivedviaouronlinerecruitmentportal.Anyapplicationsreceivedbyemailorpostwillnotbeformallyconsidered.

Aspartofourrecruitmentprocess,weusedifferentassessmentsbeforeeachofthetwostagesofourinterviewprocess.Beforeyourinterviewyouwillbesentanemailwithalinkinordertocompletetheassessments.

Thefourassessmentsweuseatthefirst-stageinterviewareasfollows.

Numerical reasoning “Verifynumericalreasoning”isdesignedtomeasureyourabilitytomakecorrectdecisionsorinferencesfromnumericalorstatisticaldata.Thetestisintendedtomeasureacandidate’sabilitytoworkwithnumericaldatainarealisticworkplacecontext.

Verbal reasoning“Verifyverbalreasoning”isdesignedtomeasureyourabilitytoevaluatethelogicofvariouskindsofargumentaspresentedinwrittenform.Thetestmeasuresacandidate’sabilitytodeterminethesupportforconclusionsdrawnusingcontentthattypifiesavarietyofworksettings.

MS WordTheMicrosoftWord2007Essentialsassessmentevaluatesyourexperienceofusingtemplatestocreatenewdocuments,savingdocumentswritteninpreviousversionsofWordforotherusers,printingandviewingdocuments,creating,organisingandformattingtables,paragraphs,fontstyles,graphics,bulletedandnumberedlistsandusingmailmergefeaturestocreatedocumentsformassmailings.

MS ExcelTheMicrosoftExcel2007Essentialsassessmentevaluatesyourexperienceofsortingandfilteringdata,enteringbasicformulas,modifyingcellformattingandcontent,insertingandlabellingcharts,usingtemplates,savingworkbookswritteninearlierversionsofExcelandmanagingworkbooksandworksheets.Thetestutilisesasimulationformatandconsistsofthe20mostimportant,mostfrequentlyperformedtasks.

Theassessmentweuseatthesecond-stageinterviewisasfollows.

Theoccupationalpersonalityquestionnaire(OPQ)OPQ32isoneofthemostwidelyusedmeasuresofbehaviouralstyleintheworld.Itprovidesdetailedinformationon32specificpersonalitycharacteristicsthatunderpinanindividual’sbehaviouratworkandtheirperformanceagainstkeycompetencies.Unlikeotherpersonalityquestionnaires,theOPQisanoccupationalmodelofpersonalitydesignedsolelyforuseinabusinessenvironment.

How to prepare and practice

YoucangoontotheSHLwebsitetopractiseandprepareforyourtestsusingthelinkbelow:

http://www.shldirect.com/practice_tests.html

Application entry

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Congratulations! Reaching this stage means you have demonstrated the skills, experience and behaviour we look for in our new staff. We look forward to you joining the european football family and contributing to the success and development of European football.

Offer

Forthesecond-stageinterviewyouwillbeinvitedtoourheadquartersinNyon,Switzerland.Thisstageismuchmorein-depth:itwillbuildonthefirststage,exploringinmoredetailyourskillsandexperiencelinkedtotheposition.Dependingontherole,oursecond-stageinterviewstructurecanvary,butitwillnormallyinclude:

• aone-hourinterviewwiththeRecruitingManagerandHRBusinessPartner;

• a30-minuteassessment–atechnicalexerciseorpresentation,forexample;

• a30-minuteinterviewwithamemberoftheseniormanagementteamoftheunitordivision.

WewillalsoprovidemoreinformationonUEFAanditsactivitiesasitsimportantforusthatyouleavehavingallthenecessaryinformationtomaketherightdecisiononyournextcareermove.

Regardlessofyourlocation,weholdallfirst-stageinterviewsviaSkype.Thisensuresfairnessandconsistencyinourrecruitmentprocesstoallcandidateslocatedbothlocallyandinternationally,andmakesforamuchmoreinteractivediscussion,ensuringyouareabletobestpresentyourselfatthisstage.Skypeinterviewsgenerallylast25–30minutes.

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