EURO 2028 Policy & Projects Lead

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is seeking a programme delivery professional to help plan and coordinate the UK & Ireland hosting of the men’s UEFA European Championships 2028, one of the UK's largest ever events. The post holder will manage key stakeholder relationships and drive delivery workstreams across government and external partners.

Responsibilities include developing integrated project plans, monitoring milestones, and leading cross-government groups to ensure

Responsibilities

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with key delivery partners both internal and external to government, including UK&I 2028 Ltd (the private company established to coordinate domestic partners' hosting responsibilities), acting as a key interface to facilitate successful delivery and supporting partners to deliver
• Manage policy development and engagement on key issues, driving forward problem-solving to reach effective, collaborative solutions
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, risk registers, and milestone tracking tools, creating clear frameworks to enable delivery at pace
• Lead cross-government working groups to drive delivery, ensuring strategic direction is aligned, with structured reporting, timely documentation, and clear tracking of action items
• Monitor DCMS funding allocations to operational partners across workstreams, ensuring resources are distributed effectively
• Take a flexible approach to working across the team including leading / supporting other priority policy and event delivery projects across the programme as needed (potentially including areas such as delivery of legislation, C3, testing and readiness)
• Contribute to creating an inclusive, high-performing, and supportive team environment within the Directorate.

Job description

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is seeking a programme delivery professional to help plan and coordinate the UK & Ireland hosting of the men’s UEFA European Championships 2028, one of the UK's largest ever events. The post holder will manage key stakeholder relationships and drive delivery workstreams across government and external partners.

Responsibilities include developing integrated project plans, monitoring milestones, and leading cross-government groups to ensure