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Official International Recruitment Partner of Around the RingsFeatured: International Olympic Committee
Finance Director
Closing: June 1, 2012
The IOC is looking for a director of the finance department. Responsibilities include: Performing and coordinating the financial management, budget planning, management control, tax declarations, supplies, property management, forecasts and insurance operations for the organisation; Ensuring management control by putting in place the procedures and IT system applications needed to record operations and for the appropriate accounting; Analyzing the organisation’s financial.
adidas
Key Account Manager and Key Account Representative
Closing: TBA
In 1936, Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics wearing Adi Dassler’s first pair of spiked shoes. In the 76 years since, the adidas Group has been at the leading edge of innovation and driving performance. They require two people with outstanding planning, negotiating and selling skills for the roles of Key Account Representative and Key Account Manager.
Havas Sports and Entertainment
PR Account Executive
Closing: TBA
Havas Sports & Entertainment is looking to recruit an Account Executive to support the Senior Account Management team. This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the world’s leading sports communication and activation agencies. Our network of 20 offices on 5 continents manages sponsorships for clients such as adidas, Coca-Cola, Hyundai KIA, National Lottery, EDF Energy, Yahoo, ASDA, Friends Life, Orange & Sky Sports.
Li-Ning Sports Goods
Design Director - Performance Apparel
Closing: TBA
Li Ning Company Ltd is one of the leading sports brand enterprises in the People's Republic of China. The Group's products include footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for sport and leisure. They require a Design Director - Performance Apparel to work with the Creative Director on performance wear design for specific categories including Badminton, Basketball, Running, Football and Tennis.
Olympian Efforts
World Fit Walk 2012
The World Fit mission is to promote a culture of health and fitness for children. World Fit strives to eradicate both childhood obesity and the enormous toll obesity has taken on families, society and healthcare systems.
Through Olympian and Paralympian participation, World Fit pairs these mentors with schools to inspire their students about the importance of health, fitness and Olympic values of perseverance, respect and fair play. The World Fit Walk is the heart of the World Fit program. Each year, the Walk begins on the Monday following Spring break and continues for the following six weeks. Daily, students who participate in the World Fit Walk will log their miles via the website, www.worldfit.org.
U.S. Archery
"Shooting for Gold"
USA Archery kicks off one of its most important initiatives, called "Shooting for Gold:" an effort to raise funds to support the team and the organization in the lead-up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hoping to capitalize on the excitement of 2012, USA Archery has launched a peer donation engine, which is a secure online portal that will allow people to raise funds for USA Archery, or make a one-time donation to the organization.
Contests:
Panasonic's Film Nation
Closing: TBA
As the Presenting Partner of the Film Nation: Shorts programme, Panasonic UK Limited will be working with LOCOG, the UK Film Council and its partners, to provide UK-wide film making workshops for young people. Shorts workshops will cover everything from camera skills to how to develop a story through to direction and how to successfully work with actors. Through the sessions and online resources Film Nation: Shorts intends to encourage the making of over 2,000 fi lms celebrating sport, participation, achievement and excellence in the spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The competitions will begin in March 2010 culminating in special award ceremonies each year.
International Olympic Committee
Show Your Best Campaign
Closing: TBA
As part of the IOC's "Show Your Best" campaign, people can upload a video of themselves playing a sport and win a trip to London 2012. Visit the website to see all of the prizes and details.
Kellogg's
Closing: TBA
Olympic sponsor Kellogg's is offering people a chance to visit London for next year's Summer Olympics. Enter to win this sweepstakes on the company's website.
Panasonic
Closing: TBA
Enter the Get Your Family Ready sweepstakes and get ready for The Games with Panasonic. Your family could win a VIERA® HDTV - the official HDTV of the Olympic Games - and a VIP trip for four to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Visa
Closing: TBA
By supporting the U.K.'s Team 2012, people can win tickets to the London Olympics. Donate and enter to win at Visa's website.
Conferences:
Tackling Doping in Sport 2012
March 14-15, 2012
More than 200 international delegates are attending the conference, which brings together the organisers of world sport together with scientific and regulatory experts in anti-doping and is perfectly timed to discuss the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) review of its World Anti-Doping Code, as the first consultation phase ends on 15 March. The conference will also address the latest developments in the fight against doping in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics.
Sport Tech UK 2012
Date: March 29, 2012
Leading sports technology community and online publication SVE Europe is pleased to announce that the inaugural ‘SVE Europe Sport Tech UK’ will take place at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on the afternoon of Thursday 29 March 2012.
Industry leaders from key broadcasters, facilities companies and sports properties will gather together to discuss topics of importance to the UK sports production industry on several illuminating panels.
International Sport Security Conference
Date: May 14-15, 2012This year’s Conference will take place in Doha and is themed: “Creating a Platform for Growth through Safe Sporting Events”. It will focus on the positive impacts for hosts and partners of major sporting events, such as ensuring a lasting economic and security legacy, and the increased interaction of sport and socio-economic development.
International Herald Tribune Sports Business Summit
Date: April 20-25, 2012
The IHT Sports Business Summit brings together IHT writers, major sports sponsors, investors, media pioneers, global sports figures, entrepreneurs, property and franchise owners,
broadcasters, federations and government ministers for two days of revealing conversations about the business of sport.
SportAccord Convention
Date: May 20-25, 2012
Originally launched in 2003, SportAccord International Convention is a 6-day gathering of more than 1500 leading representatives from international sport. It offers the sports family a powerful opportunity to come together on a global scale, in an exclusive and authoritative networking environment, to build relationships, share knowledge and develop ideas that will benefit the entire community.
Sports and Events Tourism Exchange
Date: September 12-14, 2012
An event proven to be of international standing after the extremely successful inaugural show held in Cape Town in 2011, this “confex” will again focus on the world-class standard of facilities and services South Africa has to offer as a host for all top-level international events - sports, concerts and other.
World Conference of the International Society for the Social Sciences of Sport
Date: September 19-22, 2012
Try out your theoretical adventure in flesh.
Experience hiking, biking, adventure park, mountainairing, climbing, fishing. Challenge your luck in casino (after your presentation).
If you are nature enthusiast, enjoy the breathtaking moments in the middle of the Julian Alps.
Just take a break before the new academic year begins. Academic hedonism: imagine a nice conversation on social function of sport, while sipping wine in the spa. (Can this be called sport as well?)
Asia Pacific World Sport & Women Conference 2012
Date: October 7-9, 2012
The Asia Pacific World Sport & Women Conference 2012 looks at the world’s most popular sport and provides a global platform to explore ‘how’ and ‘why’ women consume sport. Learn how to increase female consumption from grassroots participation and international representation to the boardroom and stadia across the Asia Pacific Region and beyond. The conference will feature ‘Football’ as the platform that reaches the greatest number of women and girls globally, but will also draw on the experiences of sports as diverse as Touch, Bowls, Swimming and others to help communities, governments, businesses and sporting bodies engage with women and girls.
Tender Opportunities:
Rio 2016
Commercial Doctor
Closing: TBA
We are developing a regular briefing service focussed on business opportunities around the Brazil 2014 World Cup and Rio 2016 Olympics & Paralympics projects.
Providing actionable data on tenders, contract awards and project news. Contact me for further details: philip.gray@commercialdoctor.com
Sochi 2014
Tender Opportunities
Closing: TBA
SC Olimpstroy is engaged in the construction of Olympic venues and infrastructure. The main focus of the SC “Olimpstroy” is the management of engineering, surveying, design, construction, reconstruction and preparing Sochi 2014 venues for competition.
Visit London
Tender Opportunities
Closing: TBA
Transport for London is the site for electronic tendering for London tourism agency, Visit London.
Bidding Opportunities:
International Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Competitions
Closing: March 2, 1012
The IPC is inviting cities to express their interest to participate in the bid process for the 2015 and 2017 IPC Athletics World Championships, in addition to the 2014 and 2016 IPC European Athletics World Championships.
These two events are some of the biggest para-sport competitions around the globe. The European Championships typically draw around 500 athletes from 40 countries, while the World Championships garner as many as 1,500 athletes from nearly 120 nations.
International Triathlon Union
2013 World Triathlon Series
Closing: April 13, 2012
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today opened bidding for the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series. The bidding is open to host cities and National Federations wishing to hold one of the eight coveted series events.
The successful bidding cities will join London, already named as host of the 2013 ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final scheduled for September 2013, on the 2012 Olympic venue in Hyde Park. Current and past host cities include Sydney, Madrid, Hamburg, Seoul, San Diego, and Washington D.C.
Play the Games 2013
Closing: April 10, 2012
Play the Game calls upon potential partners to declare their interest in hosting Play the Game 2013, the 8th world communication conference on sport and society.
Play the Game 2013 is expected to gather 3-400 leading media professionals, academics, sports officials, sports business executives and students from 40-50 countries worldwide. It is envisaged that the conference is arranged over four-five days in the second half of 2013.
Sport and Development Opportunities: There are many job openings in sport and development including a Project Manager and Head of Communications with streetfootballworld. The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education is seeking applications Manager Services.
For all of the job listings, visit sportanddev.org.
Opportunities from Lausanne, Switzerland: View the IOC Job Opportunities page to search volunteer and full-time positions.
Accommodations: Send us your Accommodations Opportunities.
London 2012 Opportunities: LOCOG is filling several positions. To see all of the opportunities visit the London 2012 job opportunities page.
London 2012 and McDonald's are looking for nearly 70,000 volunteers for the 2012 Games. Volunteers will carry out a range of essential tasks, from spectator services to language services and medical care.
LOCOG is also searching for enthusiastic and energetic adult volunteer performers to participate in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Deadline in Feb. 13. To apply visit London 2012's website.
Sochi 2014 Opportunities: The upcoming Winter Olympics is looking for volunteers. To view all opportunities visit Sochi 2014's website.
Take the opportunity to meet a delegation from the Sochi 2014 organising committee at a morning seminar at the end of February in London and find out about opportunities in the hospitality sector at the Winter Games. Contact andrew.whitnell@ukti.gsi.gov.uk for more information.
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Opportunities: To view all Rio 2016 job opportunities, visit the job opportunities page. Additional Opportunities:
Badminton World Federation
Communications Manager, Events Officer, Development Officer
Closing: TBA
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the world governing body for the sport and has its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They seek 3 new team members to help grow badminton internationally - a Communications Manager (manage the BWF communications strategy, including media, content and events), Events Officer (assist with competition regulations/ policies, Para-Badminton, the Anti-doping programme, the BWF Medical Commission) and a Development Officer (assist with development projects including Schools Badminton and Coach Education).
Participate Sport
Marketing Manager
Closing: TBA
Participate Sport Ltd is a leading mass participation sports company in the UK that owns, promotes and delivers an event portfolio across cycling, triathlon, running and open water swimming. They require a Marketing Manager to be responsible for raising targeted revenue through event entries and by developing and managing the marketing plans across each event
USA Hockey
Manager of Licensing and Marketing
Closing: TBA
The manager will basically source, select and manage of USA Hockey sponsors and licensees. This includes contract negotiation, company due diligence, quality control and performance tracking. This position also includes responsibility for contract servicing and performance tracking for partner and supplier agreements.
Glasgow 2014
Financial Planning Manager
Closing: March 6, 2012
The Financial Planning Manager is responsible for various aspects of finance including forecasting, financial planning, budget management, modelling, analysis and procurement evaluations for various Games Operational divisions and functions. It also acts as the primary liaison between Finance and assigned functional areas.
Around the Rings
Sports Media Sales Director
Closing: TBA
World's leading Olympic business specialist publication seeks director of sales who lives and breathes sports marketing. The winning candidate must be ON FIRE to close deals before London 2012, then ready to keep going at the same blistering pace for Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016. Numerous events in between. Must be comfortable working across all media platforms and revenue streams: website, email, print, mobile app and events.
FILA
After a year of activity, the new FILA website (International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles) is now ready to make its advertising spaces available!
They are especially interesting for companies targeting sport fans and most particularly wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts aficionados.
With more than 1 million visitors in 2011, 11 million pages consulted, and an average of 10 minutes spent on the website by visitor, there is no doubt the FILA website can become a strong asset to expose your brand name!
Written by Ann Cantrell
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