Travel & Logistics Coordinator

What the role involves

• Book flights, hotels and ground transport
• Plan itineraries and manage visas
• Handle on-the-day problems

Ways in, with or without formal qualifications

Experience, knowledge and interests count in football. These routes are what people in this role commonly point to.

• Experience

  Work experience and internships

  Placements at clubs, associations, agencies and sports businesses. Often unpaid or low-paid, but the strongest way to get a first contact.

• Experience

  Career change from law, finance, tech or marketing

  Clubs and governing bodies hire professionals from other industries into legal, finance, data, marketing and operations roles.

Qualifications and licences

None of these is a barrier to entry, but each can help you learn, get noticed or move up later.

• Degree

  Degree in Any Subject

  Many football employers ask for a degree in any subject as a screening requirement for graduate-level jobs. The subject matters less than evidence of skills and football involvement.

Skills and knowledge

• Logistics & Travel Planning
• Time Management
• Communication
• Project Management

Tools you may use

• Spreadsheets

Where this role is found

• Top-flight clubs
• Leagues, confederations & global bodies
• Women's professional football

Where this role leads

• Football Operations Manager

  Helpful

  Runs the day-to-day football operations of a squad.

Common stepping stones into this role

• Kit Manager

Pay and context by region

Illustrative estimates scaled from a UK baseline. Check local job adverts and union or association data.