Work Abrod Job Vacancies: Confederation of African Football (CAF) – 4 Positions

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has come a long way since its inception in 1957. Founded by four nations – Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, and South Africa – CAF has grown to become the administrative body of football in the region.

CAF’s role is to manage competitions, offer technical and administrative training courses, and actively promote and foster the practice of football. The organization is made up of 54 member associations, representing all corners of the continent.

Over the years, CAF has organized several tournaments, including the African Cup of Nations, the African Nations Championship, and the CAF Champions League, among others. These competitions have provided a platform for African footballers to showcase their talents and gain international recognition.

In recent years, CAF has faced some challenges, including corruption allegations and governance issues. However, the organization has taken steps to address these issues, including the appointment of a new president, Ahmad Ahmad, in 2017.

Under Ahmad’s leadership, CAF has embarked on a reform agenda aimed at improving governance, transparency, and accountability. The organization has also launched several initiatives, including the Women’s Football Strategy, aimed at promoting women’s football on the continent.

Despite the challenges, CAF remains a critical institution in African football. The organization plays a vital role in the development of the sport, providing a platform for African footballers to showcase their talents and compete at the highest level.

Looking ahead, CAF faces several challenges, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on football and the need to improve the quality of football infrastructure and facilities across the continent. However, with a renewed focus on reform and development, CAF is well-positioned to continue driving the growth and development of football in Africa.

The Confederation organizes championships such as the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN or AFCON), the most popular competition. It maintains very close links with FIFA in coordinating tournaments for different events such as the World Cup, Youth and Women competitions and the Olympic Games Football Tournaments.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Women’s Football Officer
2.) IT Officer
3.) Refereeing Development Manager
4.) Corporate Legal Manager

Job Title: Women’s Football Officer

Location: Cairo, Egypt (CAF Headquaters)

Job Details

• You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to elevate the organization to the highest international standards? CAF is looking to recruit aWomen’s Football Officer.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of the Department with the delivery of tasks and duties.
• Handle general administrative and organizational tasks of the department, manage department calendars and meetings, office administration (including the scheduling of meetings and preparation of relevant documentation).
• Support the implementation and delivery of the Women’s football Development projects and programs.
• Support the compilation and publication of department reports (internal and/or benchmarking).
• Collect and build a database of relevant statistics about women’s football to keep track of the progress in each MAs.
• Establish and ensure a communication flow across the department if applicable for the Women’s Football Committee and others if requested.
• Continually gather, develop, and monitor research and data on women’s football in order to maintain an in depth understanding of the current landscape, both on national team and club level.
• Support the Technical Football team in the organization of the development seminars, workshops, and events.
• Coordinate and assist in travel-related requests, including flights, ground travel, accommodations, visas, vaccinations/medical requirements for travel, agendas and itineraries for the department instructors and inspectors on CAF missions.
• Manage the department mailbox and prioritizing for action / info / follow-up while ensuring information flow in a prompt and accurate manner.
• Perform other office administration duties and responsibilities as instructed by direct line manager.

Requirements (Profile)

• University Degree in Sport or Business Management, office administration, or equivalent.
• A minimum of 3 years proven experience in the international sports administration field, preferably football.
• Fluent in English and French both written and spoken is a must. Proficiency in any other CAF languages (Arabic or Portuguese) is an asset.
• Efficient use of MS-products (word, excel, ppt, vision).
• Experience in office management and administration.
• Knowledge of women’s football or African football administration is a plus.
• Discretion & high level of accountability.
• Collaborative, team-player, with a cooperative/consultative approach

We Offer

• An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
• Attractive employment conditions.
• The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
• Quality social security coverage.
• An excellent pension schemes.

Application Closing Date
20th April, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (Motivation Letter, CV, Diplomas, and Reference Letter) in English to: careers@cafonline.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

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Note

• Only direct applications who meet all the required criteria will receive consideration.
• Only qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to gender, race, age, skin colour, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or on any other grounds.

Job Title: IT Officer

Location: Cairo, Egypt (CAF Headquarters)

Responsibilities

• Manage & plan CAF’s Cloud platforms such as Exchange Online, Teams, Azure AD, and Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune MAM, MDM).
• Provide primary administration and tier 3 technical support for Azure, Office 365, and Azure Active Directory services in multiple domains/tenants.
• Perform daily & weekly maintenance routines by proactively actioning on alerts from Monitoring systems related to the above-mentioned technologies.
• Manage M365 subscriptions, licenses, identity management and automations using PowerShell, other scripting languages, or Microsoft Graph API.
• Manage and provide technical expertise with migrating email from various platforms and tenants to M365 to support mergers and acquisition activities.
• Create and implement automated processes that reduce manual efforts and increase overall efficiency and scalability in Azure and Office 365 environments.
• Review Azure internal expenditure, develop, and present reports to stakeholders to take cost reduction actions.
• Work parallelly with support and on-going technology projects as assigned.
• Develop processes, and procedures for the infrastructure and cloud components.
• Provide after-hours support when needed for critical systems (Ex: Maintenance & Escalations) and collaborate with Team members in different time zones.
• Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools.
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
• Single point of contact for Hardware for CAF colleagues.
• Maintain the inventory of hardware components and software licenses and ensure they are correctly registered against the right person.
• Provide periodic reports to the CAF IT management.
• Assist with other duties as directed by management and achieve goals set to be align with organizational goals.

Requirements (Profile)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or similar.
• At least 3 years’ experience in the IT field.
• Fluent in English both written and spoken is a must; command of any of the other CAF official language (French, Arabic) is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and interest in cloud computing and cyber security.
• Experience in multi-tenant Azure and Office 365 environments.
• Experience in Microsoft service within Azure Active Directory.
• Experience in Scripting/Automations using PowerShell or another scripting language.
• Microsoft 365 certified enterprise Administrator expert.
• Experience in Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
• Good problem solving, and communication skills.
• UNIX system administration.

We Offer

• An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
• Attractive employment conditions.
• The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
• Quality social security coverage.
• An excellent pension schemes.

Application Closing Date
20th April, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Applications in English (Motivation Letter, CV, Diplomas, and Reference Letters) to: careers@cafonline.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Click here for more information

Note

• Only direct applications who meet all the required criteria will receive consideration
• Only qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to gender, race, age, skin colour, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or on any other grounds.

Job Title: Refereeing Development Manager

Location: Cairo, Egypt (CAF Headquaters)

Job Details

• You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to elevate the organization to the highest international standards? CAF is looking to recruit a Refereeing Development Manager.

Responsibilities

• Assist the HoR in the Implementation and follow up of the Refereeing Development Strategic Plan.
• Assist on the elaboration, planning, and conduct of the annual Referees development activities.
• Assist on elaboration and conduct of procedures for selection, appointment, evaluation, follow-up, promotion and sanction of referees, assessors, and instructors.
• Handle designation in the absence of the Director.
• Assist on elaboration of Refereeing Development tools: Teaching Material and Courses contents.
• Detection and follow-up of young referees’ strategy.
• Act as a focal point of the department with MAs and Zones on Technical matters.

Requirements (Profile)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or any related field is a must.
• Experience in refereeing, Refereeing Instruction, and administrative organization.
• At least 3 years’ experience as a Manager in the Football field, preferably Refereeing.
• Understand the football industry, football law and regulations, and best practices.
• Proficient in Football administration and management with record in competitions and development.
• Fluent in English and/or French language both written and spoken is a must; command of any other CAF language (English, French & Arabic) language is an advantage.
• Ability to develop ideas for refereeing development projects.
• Efficient use of MS-products (word, excel, ppt, Visio).
• Excellent organizational/administrative skills and attention to detail.

We Offer

• An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
• Attractive employment conditions.
• The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
• Quality social security coverage.
• An excellent pension schemes.

Application Closing Date
20th April, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (Motivation Letter, CV, Diplomas, and Reference Letter) in English to: careers@cafonline.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Click here for more information

Note

• Only direct applications who meet all the required criteria will receive consideration.
• Only qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to gender, race, age, skin colour, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or on any other grounds.

Job Title: Corporate Legal Manager

Location: Cairo, Egypt (CAF Headquarters)

Responsibilities

• Support and assist the Head of Corporate Legal in the overall discharge his or her duties.
• Review, draft, negotiate, renew, and update all legal instruments (Contracts, Demand Letters, Host City Agreements, MoU’s, IP registrations, etc.)
• Advise on corporate and commercial matters including not limited to intellectual property, securities offerings, customs, tax, finance, social security, procurement, insurance, sponsorship, service providers, partnerships, competition law and real estate.
• Assist the regulation and litigation division on any litigation matters of a corporate or commercial nature.
• Maintain and file corporate records (leases, title deeds, contracts, IP portfolio, etc.)
• Research, anticipate, and protect the organization against corporate and commercial related legal risks.
• Research and draft presentations for zones and member associations on workshops aimed at training on best corporate and commercial practices.
• Any other legal duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements (Profile)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law.
• Master’s Degree in Commercial / Corporate / Business law.
• Admission to the bar as a practicing advocate.
• At least 4 years’ experience as a proven and practicing corporate or commercial lawyer.
• Fluent in both English & French spoken and written, command of the Arabic is an advantage.
• Committed to quality and results.
• Good communicator and able to explain the view of the department.
• Leader and team builder.

We offer

• An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
• Attractive employment conditions.
• The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
• Quality social security coverage.
• An excellent pension schemes.

Application Closing Date
20th April, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Applications in English (Motivation Letter, CV, Diplomas, and Reference Letters) to: careers@cafonline.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Click here for more information

Note

• Only direct applications who meet all the required criteria will receive consideration
• Only qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to gender, race, age, skin colour, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or on any other grounds.