Coordinator, Team/VIP Hotel, Event Time Job Opening for CWC25
Department: Tournament Time Role
Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: All Locations
Description
FIFA World Cup 26 Overview
At FIFA26, our vision is to unite the world through the greatest sporting event of all time. The FIFA World Cup 26™ will be a historic milestone, featuring 48 teams across three host countries: Canada, Mexico, and the USA. With new formats and unparalleled opportunities for engagement, this tournament promises to redefine excellence on a global scale.
Additionally, the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will serve as a key event, showcasing top football talent in preparation for FIFA26. These events require passionate, skilled, and committed professionals to deliver extraordinary experiences. Now is your time to become a game changer and join the workforce that will help create unforgettable memories for millions.
THE POSITION
Main Activities and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Accommodation Team Account Manager, the Coordinator Team Hotel will be a key member of the FIFA Club World Cup 25 Accommodation team and will work in close collaboration Operational Services Team and other key individuals responsible for delivering seamless accommodation services for all hotel operations for each team, ensuring services are activated, rooms and function spaces are prepared, reservations are managed, issues are resolved, and all invoices are reconciled, while maintaining FIFA service standards and facilitating smooth check-ins and check-outs. :
- Brief the hotel on the operations with all involved hotel departments for each team staying at the hotel.
- Responsible for the activation of all services reserved by FIFA at each team hotel.
- Ensure readiness of the team’s services prior to their arrival, check rooms and function spaces, and prepare all room keys according to the rooming list.
- Ensure an efficient and smooth check-in process for all delegates.
- Meet and greet the team manager upon arrival, serving as the main point of contact for FIFA Accommodation.
- Coordinate and manage all changes to reservations on-site with the team manager, and inform FIFA HQ (account manager) of any changes.
- Resolve on-site issues with the hotel and the team as they arise.
- Provide daily reporting and attend meetings with FIFA HQ.
- Monitor invoices provided by the hotel and check all accounts on a daily basis.
- Maintain and ensure that the level of service provided by the hotel meets FIFA standards.
- Prepare the team’s departure, ensuring that all extra charges are paid before they leave.
- Ensure a seamless and efficient check-out process for the team. · Prepare for the arrival of the next team.
- Finalize the reconciliation of all accounts (rooms, function spaces, F&B, laundry, etc.).
- Match the final invoice to actualized rooms and ensure credits and complimentary rooms are applied.
Location:
Atlanta
Charlotte
Cincinatti
Los Angeles
Miami
New York - New Jersey
Orlando
Philadelphia
Seattle
Washington D.C
YOUR PROFILE
Candidates for this role should demonstrate:
ACCOUNTABILITY: Demonstrate commitment to responsibilities and objectively analyze one’s behavior, while assuming consequences of one’s own actions and/or decisions and learning from one’s mistakes.
DECISION MAKING: Ability to identify and swiftly make decisions in critical situations, take initiative and calculated risks, explore alternative solutions, and respond promptly to unforeseen circumstances.
INCLUSIVITY: Achieve shared organizational objectives by sharing information with colleagues across all levels and divisions, tangibly influencing others, and maintaining a network of support contacts.
INITIATIVE: Capacity to break new ground, look for unconventional solutions, and produce fresh ideas.
INNOVATION: Capacity to break new ground, look for unconventional solutions, and produce fresh ideas.
LEADERSHIP: Ability to lead one’s contacts/colleagues/partners, encourage teamwork, and delegate authority / decision-making power, as needed, to produce the expected results and make efficient use of the team’s skills and talents.
VISION: Ability to perceive the organization's global environmental impact, anticipate decision consequences, grasp organizational missions, and formulate strategic plans.
Experience
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (business administration, management, leadership, entrepreneurship)
- Postgraduate Education focusing on International Organizations or Sport Management preferred, but not required
- Willingness to work outside core working hours (online workshops accommodating different time zones)
Work Experience
- 3+ years experience in planning and leading in a guest-related service environment
- Strong background in hotel operations, specifically in managing high-profile or VIP accommodations, ensuring high levels of service, and coordinating across multiple hotel departments (e.g., reception, housekeeping, F&B) to meet guest needs.
- Experience in coordinating large-scale events, managing VIP guest services, and handling multiple reservations, especially in fast-paced environments, ensuring all services are aligned with event requirements.
- Proven ability to resolve issues on-site in real-time, acting as the main point of contact for guests, hotel staff, and event teams to maintain smooth operations, handle complaints, and ensure guest satisfaction.
- Experience in monitoring hotel invoices, managing billing and reconciliation processes, and ensuring the accuracy of charges, credits, and complimentary services, aligning final invoices with actualized services.
- Effective communicator with experience in daily reporting to senior management (e.g., FIFA HQ), facilitating smooth coordination between hotel teams, and ensuring all stakeholders are informed of any changes or issues regarding guest accommodations.
Languages
- Fluent in English. Spanish and/or French proficiency is a plus
Technology
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio & Project) and planning software and online collaboration tools