About Asia Football Group

Asia Football Group (AFG) serves as the exclusive commercial agency for the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) competitions from 2023-2028. AFG manages the commercial rights for all major AFC National Team and Club competitions, including the AFC Asian Cup, AFC Champions League, and various youth and futsal events. The group focuses on optimizing fan engagement and leveraging digital innovations to enhance Asian football's commercial standing globally.

The Role: Commercial Delivery Management

AFG is seeking a Commercial Delivery / Assistant Commercial Delivery Manager to oversee the successful execution of commercial operations for AFC competitions. This role is central to ensuring adherence to commercial guidelines, managing partner activations, and maintaining a commercially clean stadium environment across various event venues. The position requires a proactive approach to on-venue commercial matters and coordination with multiple stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with Local Organising Committee (LOC) and AFC staff on all commercial matters.
• Ensure adherence to AFC Commercial Delivery Guidelines (CDG) and other regulations, meeting required quality and standards.
• Oversee the delivery of a commercially clean stadium and monitor partner rights and activities.
• Coordinate the AFG Venue Team, commercial partners, and supplier accreditation and access.
• Manage ticket distribution and arrangements for VIP hosting.
• Supervise the installation and dismantling of all commercial signage, including field of play perimeter boards, media backdrops, and wayfinding.
• Facilitate sponsor activations in fan-zones or in-stadia, such as booths, promotional giveaways, and on-field activities.
• Attend key organisational meetings, press conferences, rehearsals, and official training sessions.
• Manage logistics related to in-stadia operations by AFG and its suppliers.
• Resolve on-venue commercial matters or escalate issues to the AFG Regional Lead as necessary.
• Conduct event reporting prior to, during, and after matchday.
• Provide clear instructions and tasks to the Local Assistant, where present.
• Attend training and site visits before the start of relevant competitions.

Qualifications and Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in sport events or venue management, ideally within Asia.
• Understanding of sponsor rights delivery, preferably in match and tournament contexts.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering:
  • Live broadcast football matches or other venue-based sports (*, basketball, volleyball).
  • Larger sports events such as major marathons or golf tournaments.
  • Event functions including ticketing and hospitality/client management.
• Knowledge of signage operations is an asset.
• Knowledge of broadcast operations is an advantage.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with onsite operations and managing branding and signage suppliers.
• Experience working within Asia and understanding local/national practices is beneficial.
• Willingness to travel frequently within Asia as required.

Work Arrangement and Location

This is a contract-based freelance role, with fees paid per service provided for matchday operations, staff training, and stadium site visits. Candidates will invoice AFG at an agreed rate and may need to establish their own business entity, managing all associated registrations, compliance, tax, and insurance obligations. The role requires residency in one of the following countries: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, or Yemen, with operations primarily in locations such as Jeddah and Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Application

Candidates meeting the above requirements are encouraged to apply.