Legal Operations - Project Manager at Confederation of African Football (CAF)

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) was founded in 1957 by four nations: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and South Africa. As the administrative body of the region, CAF manages competitions, offers technical and administrative training courses while actively fostering the promotion and practice of football. 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 position below:

Job Title: Legal Operations - Project Manager

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Responsibilities

• Provide executive capability for the Legal Affairs & Compliance Division by translating the Director’s vision into structured execution, ensuring operational discipline, and delivering reliable reporting and analytics.
• The role adopts the central hub / oversight logic used in other senior executive offices to drive prioritisation, coordination, and measurable delivery across the Division.

Strategy implementation & delivery management:

• Convert strategic priorities into clear work plans, milestones, owners, and timelines; drive follow-up and closure.
• Maintain a portfolio view of divisional initiatives; surface risks/issues early and propose options to resolve them.
• Establish and enforce disciplined operating routines (cadence, governance, templates, trackers).

Operational oversight & coordination:

• Ensure the Division runs effectively day-to-day by coordinating across teams, streamlining internal workflows, and enforcing execution discipline.
• Own action logs, decision records, and follow-ups; ensure accountability and timely delivery.

Budget support, cost discipline & spend visibility (coordination role):

• Maintain a division budget tracker (forecast vs actual, variances, narrative) and provide concise periodic updates to the Director.
• Drive cost discipline through spend visibility and targeted initiatives (demand management, vendor rationalisation proposals, efficiency measures) in coordination with Finance/Procurement.
• Track external counsel and vendor spend and provide data to support prioritisation decisions.

Invoicing follow-up (without process ownership):

• Coordinate procurement requests end-to-end from the Division side: requirements drafting, timelines, approvals tracking, and follow-up with Procurement.
• Coordinate invoice follow-up and payment progression with Finance; maintain an ageing view and remove bottlenecks.
• Maintain vendor and engagement trackers (scope, status, spend, renewal dates).

Dashboards, analytics & performance reporting:

• Build and maintain dashboards and KPIs (workload, cycle time, outcomes/success-rate analysis, service levels, cost-to-deliver).
• Produce executive-ready performance packs and ensure consistent reporting that supports decision-making.

Executive support, meeting management & communication packs:

• Run the Division’s operational rhythm: meeting agendas, minutes, action lists, and follow-ups.
• Prepare briefings, presentations, and decision notes for the Director.
• Maintain the Division calendar of key deadlines and deliverables.

Tools, data and technology enablement:

• ·Maintain the Division’s operational toolset (SharePoint/Teams structure, trackers, templates, naming conventions).
• Automate and simplify reporting and internal workflows where feasible (Excel/Power BI/Power Automate; basic scripting desirable).
• Ensure data quality and consistency across all trackers and reporting.

Requirements (profile)

• Bachelor of Laws
• Additional studies in sports law is an advantage.
• 5–8+ years’ experience in Big 4 / management consulting or an equivalent high-performance operational programme environment.
• Demonstrated ability to drive delivery across multiple workstreams and stakeholders in a complex organisation.
• Highly analytical and structured; turns ambiguity into priorities, plans, and measurable outputs.
• Strong executive communication and synthesis; produces crisp, decision-ready materials.
• High accountability, discretion, and resilience; operates comfortably in fast-moving, high-volume environments.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; Power BI preferred; strong data and systems orientation.
• Fluent in English spoken and written, command of the French and/or Arabic is an advantage.

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.
• An excellent pension scheme.

Application Closing Date
9th April, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@cafonline.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• 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.
• If you have the necessary qualifications and are keen to work for a top international sporting organization, submit your application in English (Motivation Letter, CV, Diplomas, and Reference Letters).
• Only direct applications who meet all the required criteria will receive consideration.