Security Manager Eurovillage and Side Events 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 Security Manager Eurovillage and side events from October 2024 to the end of June 2025. As part of the ESC Security team, your tasks will be the following:- Carry out a full assessment and put in place all the necessary preventive measures to minimise risks and threats;
- Take part in designing the security plan in coordination with the host city - particularly with regard to side events (namely Eurovillage) - with the security/safety service provider(s) and the local authorities;
- Produce and supply technical and operational documents and act as a point of contact for all questions relating to your role;
- Manage and monitor incident reports;
- Build a climate of trust with your colleagues and provide training on the safety measures to adopt;
- Take part in ensuring safety at the event.
Your profile
- An extensive experience in the field of physical security in general and event security in particular
- Good IT skills and project management experience
- Integrity, flexibility, sense of confidentiality and ability to propose solutions
- Excellent team spirit, good communication skills, ability to work with different people in a complex environment
- Spoken and written English. Fluency in French and German would be an advantage. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Rigour, commitment and great resistance to stress
What we have to offer
- A versatile position in the dynamic and challenging environment of the ESC 2025
- The opportunity to actively help shape the ESC 2025 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