Manager, Accreditation – FIFA World Cup 26
Posted 12ds ago
Employment Information
Job Description
Accreditation Client Manager at On Location engaging vendors for FIFA World Cup 26™. Managing accreditation processes and ensuring project timelines are met with effective communication.
Responsibilities:
- Engage with multiple On Location vendors, driving them through the FWC26 Accreditation process and requirements, and supporting them all along to meet the project’s deadlines.
- Collaborate closely with the relevant On Location Functional areas, informing them on the accreditation project’s progress and escalating any access or data collection issues/challenges in a timely manner.
- Manage OL’s account on the FIFA Accreditation platform, ensuring thorough data management and reporting to OL stakeholders.
- Prepare mass communications, providing clear guidelines for data submission, offering ongoing support for applications, and delivering detailed instructions for Accreditation collection processes.
- Run the Accreditation issue resolution system, ensuring issues are logged, dealt with and reported swiftly and effectively, with minimal disruption on tournament operations.
- Produce Accreditation training contents for OL stakeholders in collaboration with Workforce Operations Team.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Communications, Business administration, or a related field preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience in large-scale event operations or projects, demonstrating an ability to multi task and navigate high pressure environments.
- Prior involvement in major sporting events, and specifically accreditation, is highly beneficial, with a preference for experience working with large, international teams.
- Familiarity with FIFA's operations and working within one of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Host Countries or Cities is highly advantageous.
Benefits:
- Health care
- Retirement
- Vacation and other paid time off




















