Overview:
Ensures appropriate transportation is provided for all FIFA target groups at tournaments and events.
Implements smooth transportation operations, provides final invoicing and debriefs for all selected transportation method.
Defines the business process, establishes the necessary tools, such as concepts, budgets, project plan, communication model and business workflow for the Transportation project at all FIFA tournaments and events.
Contributes to a smooth communication flow with the different target groups, relevant FIFA Divisions, Guest Services, Accommodation and all other depending departments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing initial structure of Transportation Project
- Recruiting a Transportation Team, assigning responsibilities and managing the Team from planning through delivery
- Procuring resources to deliver the Transportation planTaking responsibility for delivering the plan and ensuring client satisfaction
- Meet with all target groups
- Collate requirements and assess the best operational solutions
- Design a fit for purpose transportation plan
- Ensure suitable IT solutions available to enable successful delivery of transportation plan
- Estimate resources required to implement plan
- Plan operational efficiencies where possible
- Encourage best practice
- Integrate fully with other Divisions within FIFA
- Ensure transportation concept is clear and well communicated amongst all stakeholders
- Train staff, and contractors, to ensure efficient delivery of plan from day one of operations
- Monitor delivery and support as necessary
- Ensure Transportation compliments other services and operations within the Tournament
- Ensure Transport policies and procedures are defined, communicated and integrated within the Tournament
- Ensure Transportation is developed in a timely manner
- Identify key milestones
- Identify key risks
- Identify and monitor budget
- Assisting in planning and coordinating meetings, workshops and site visits
Qualifications and experience:
- A minimum experience of 8 years transportation management
- University degree in appropriate subject (or adequate training/vocational education)
- Experience in international sports / event management
- Knowledge of even planning and event project management processes
- Experience or knowledge of local culture will be an added benefit
- Strong IT skill including MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint)
- Fluency in English and other languages are an added benefit
- Team Player, willing to work to tight timelines
- Positive attitude, patience and persistence.
- Proven track record in managing complex projects, preferably international sports events.
- Minimum of 6 years managing teams within the transportation management business area
- Proven management experience of complex projects
- Specialised qualifications within transportation management