Health and Safety Manager ESC 2025
100%, Basel
The Eurovision Song Contest comes to Switzerland in 2025. With around 180 million viewers, the contest is the music event with the strongest coverage in the world. Join the Eurovision team and contribute to its success.
Your mission
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 (ESC), we are looking for a Health and Safety Manager from October 2024 to the end of June 2025. As part of the ESC Security team, your tasks will be the following:- Guarantee the application of and compliance with existing safety methods and Swiss standards, in particular with regard to service providers carrying out the assembly and dismantling of the concert place and Eurovision Village (fan zone);
- Carry out a comprehensive assessment of occupational health and safety risks (OHS); propose and implement measures to reduce these risks;
- Participate in establishing a security plan;
- Manage OHS incidents;
- Draw up a communication and information plan for the various players involved in the event, in collaboration with other departments of the host-broadcaster, the host city and the concert hall in particular;
- Carry out risk assessments and inspections of assembly and dismantling in coordination with the production team.
Your profile
- You are a certified occupational health and safety expert in Switzerland with recognised experience in the events sector
- You have good IT knowledge and experience in project management
- You have integrity, flexibility and the ability to propose solutions
- Excellent team spirit, communication skills, commitment and loyalty
- Spoken and written English Fluency in French and German would be an advantageExcellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Rigour and great resistance to stress
What we have to offer
- A key position in the dynamic and demanding environment of Eurovision 2025
- The opportunity to actively help shape the ESC event within the security team
- An extremely motivated and cooperative working environment and a committed and professional team
- You will be part of the ESC 2025 in Switzerland, and in your role you will contribute to the success of the world's largest music event
"Being part of the Eurovision Song Contest Switzerland security team means offering to everyone the possibility of taking part in a unique moment of celebration and sharing in safe conditions. Embark on an incredible adventure and take up the challenge of making Eurovision 2025 an exceptional event!"
Our promise
High-quality journalism is our core business and passion. We have editorial freedom, encourage creativity and provide plenty of room for new and valuable content.
For us, high-quality journalism is also digital. That is why we explore new opportunities and experiment with new forms and formats: digitally, interactively and across different media. We create content that is in tune with the times and has its finger firmly on its audience’s pulse.
We work self-reliantly, in the spirit of partnership and help to shape our working atmosphere in a truly distinctive way. Our success is built as much on the personal strengths of our employees as it is on their professional qualities.
We reach and touch the whole of Switzerland with our programmes. In our work, we act respectfully and independently, which is how we encourage people to form opinions and strengthen diversity. We are proud of our work and of our contribution to Switzerland.
Glimpse into a working day
Place of work
Contact
About the position
Aurore Chatard
Head of Security ESC 2025
Telephone: +41 76 576 19 49
About the application process
Yasemin Bühler
HR Recruiting Specialist ESC
Location
- Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (Studio Basel)
- Meret Oppenheim-Platz 1b
- 4053 Basel