The Top 10 phase of the Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2025 continues, and today we highlight one of the most respected categories in the industry: Sports Governing Bodies.
These organisations are the stewards of global sport. They create and enforce the rules of the game, organise competitions, promote development, and uphold the values that define sport around the world. For many professionals, working at a governing body means contributing to the sport’s growth at its highest level.
The final ranking will be revealed on May 8th, during the iWorkinSport Awards Ceremony at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, as part of the iWorkinSport Convention & Job Fair.
This year’s Top 10 includes a broad mix of international and national federations, with football again leading the way, represented by three major organisations: FIFA, UEFA, and The FA. Other sports featured in the list include motorsport, basketball, skiing, rugby, tennis, athletics, and the Olympic movement, highlighting the cross-disciplinary appeal of governance roles in sport.
The shortlist is based on the global iWorkinSport survey, which asked professionals in the sports industry:
“If you could choose to work anywhere in sport, where would that be?”
In the Sports Governing Bodies category, the Top 10 Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2025, listed alphabetically, are:
- FIA (Motor Sports)
- FIBA (Basketball)
- FIFA (Football)
- FIS (Skiing)
- IOC (Olympics)
- ITF (Tennis)
- The FA (Football, England)
- UEFA (Football, Europe)
- World Athletics
- World Rugby
The iWorkinSport Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2025 Report will be released on May 9th, 2025, featuring detailed rankings, analysis of key industry trends, and exclusive interviews with sport business leaders. Pre-order your free copy HERE.
Stay tuned for more shortlists coming soon.
More about The Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2025
The 2025 survey was conducted from 1 February to 15 March, gathering 1,148 responses from professionals of 65 different nationalities, living in 57 countries. A highly qualified sample, 91% of respondents hold at least a bachelor’s degree, with 65% having completed postgraduate education. Notably, 93% of participants already work in sport.
Disclaimer: As the name suggests, the Most Attractive Employers in Sport survey doesn’t aim to measure employee satisfaction but rather Employer Branding - it reflects how attractive an organisation is perceived by professionals who aspire to work in sport.
About iWorkinSport
iWorkinSport is the Global Hub for all things career, recruitment and education in sport.
The company connects and provides solutions and opportunities to all stakeholders in the field of career development in sport - be it candidates, employers, employees, students, academic programmes, HR professionals, recruitment agencies, consultants, career coaches, etc. It also produces, aggregates and curates content and knowledge relevant to careers in sport.
iWorkinSport was created in 2017 with the aim to organise the first truly international career fair focused on the sports industry. It enables some of the most renowned organisations to meet, interview and recruit students and alumni from the most prestigious sport management programmes in the world.
World-class sports organisations have been in attendance, recruiting at the event. The next iWorkinSport Convention & Job Fair will happen in Lausanne, Switzerland, on May 9th. For more information and to register, go to www.iworkinsport.com/jobfair.
Contact: For more information, contact info@iworkinsport.com.