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(ATR) The featured opportunities this week include a team to deliver Glasgow 2014's opening and closing ceremonies. The Special Olympics is also looking for a vice president for its Global Youth Activation and Education Policy.

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Featured:

Glasgow 2014

Ceremonies Team

Closing: TBA

Glasgow 2014 is today launching a global search for the creative talent which will deliver the £14million showcase ceremonies which will provide a dynamic start and finale to the Commonwealth Games.

The successful Glasgow 2014 Ceremonies Creative and Delivery Team will have to demonstrate they can: Maximise the unique opportunity to showcase the pride, passion and diversity of Glasgow and Scotland; Link culture and sport in an innovative spectacle which excites audiences and celebrates athletes; Create opportunities to engage communities across Scotland and the creative sector nationwide; Develop a dynamic programme which recognises half the population of the Commonwealth is under 25.

Special Olympics

Vice President, Global Youth Activation and Education Policy

Closing: TBA

The Vice President, Global Youth Activation and Education Policy will lead the global expansion and implementation of youth activation in each of seven Special Olympics regions around the world, as a core component of the community building pillar of the Movement's strategic plan. S/he

will create an integrated overarching global blueprint for youth activation and school and education policy building off of the data, research and evaluation findings, key characteristics and principles that ensure Project UNIFY remains a successful U.S. youth activation program.

RedTorch

Account Executive

Closing: TBA

RedTorch Ltd provides commercial strategy, sales and marketing services for some of the most prestigious B2B events and projects within the international sports sector. Our clients include the world's most renowned annual sports business convention - 'SportAccord Convention' and the original and oldest Sports Awards Ceremony in Great Britain -

the 'SJA British Sports Awards'.

The successful candidate will take on the role of Account Executive and work with the commercial team across a growing range of projects, focusing primarily on the SportAccord Convention and other sport business conventions as and when required.

Press Association Sport

Commercial Manager

Closing: TBA

Press Association Sport is a leading sports information provider, delivering content to a wide range of global customers across all media platforms and in different languages. Customers include newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations, websites, telecommunications companies

and the betting industry.

They are currently seeking a Commercial Manager to work in their Hong Kong office. Reporting to the Head of Sales in Hong Kong, the successful candidate will be tasked with managing long-standing relationships with key accounts and will be responsible for building new revenues from within their sales territory.

Contests:

U.S. Olympic Committee

U.S. Olympic Sport and Art Contest

Closing: February 1, 2012

The 2012 edition of the U.S. Olympic Sport and Art Contest is currently underway. The contest - which calls on American artists to create Olympic-inspired pieces of work - is a collaborative effort between Art of the Olympians and the U.S. Olympic Committee and is being conducted by the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Ala., for a fourth time.

Innsbruck 2012

Youth Olympic Games Contest

Closing: TBA

The Youth Olympic Games are hosting the "I Copy U Contest." People are encouraged to take a picture of an athlete, mimic the photo and upload it to Twitter.

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:

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.

Tender Opportunities:

Olympic Park Delivery Authority

Tender Opportunities

Closing: TBA

The Olympic Delivery Authority seeks contractors to transform Olympic Park after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Contractors will deliver the agreed plans to transform the parklands, infrastructure and those venues not covered by existing contracts for their long term use after the Games.

Sochi 2014

Tender Opportunities

Closing: TBA

SC Olimpstroyis 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.

Sport and Development Opportunities: There are many job openings in sport and development including program coordinators with Whizz Kids United and a program manager with Kids League Rwanda. The West African Football Federation is also offering new volunteering opportunities.

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 hiring an logistics security manager and filling several other 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.

Sochi 2014 Opportunities: The upcoming Winter Olympics is looking for volunteers. To view all opportunities visit Sochi 2014's website.

Rio de Janeiro 2016 Opportunities: To view all Rio 2016 job opportunities, visit the job opportunities page.

Additional Opportunities:

Glasgow 2014

Head of Broadcast Operations

Closing: January 18, 2012

The OC is currently looking for a Head of Broadcast Operations with extensive experience within the broadcasting industry. The primary function of the role will be to manage the Host Broadcaster appointed by the OC to ensure they meet, or exceed, agreed goals and objectives. To achieve this, the Head of Broadcast Operations will facilitate the flow of information and requirements between the Host Broadcaster and relevant Functional Area`s within the OC, including the Technology Division; to ensure that necessary equipment and facilities are in place, as well as the Venue Development and Overlay functional area to provide direction and input to the planning and design of the International Broadcast Centre and other venues. Additionally, the successful applicant will also coordinate the relationships between the OC, the Host Broadcaster and Rights Holding Broadcasters to ensure that their needs are being adequately met within the terms of their contracts.

Institute for Sports Research

Director

Closing: TBA

The Institute for Sports Research aims to create a sustainable global footprint in the sports Research and Development landscape. They require an experienced researcher to lead a team of researchers and PhDs to drive the implementation of all on-going research projects, and to build and maintain commercial relationships with sporting organisations, brands and suppliers.

Double Pass

Independent Auditor of English Professional Football Academies

Closing: January 9, 2012

Over the last two years English Professional Football (the Premier League, the Football League and the Football Association) have conducted a comprehensive review of youth development. As a result, an "Elite Player Performance Plan" has been developed. The plan sets out the way in which clubs will develop young players, and has in recent weeks been given the green light by Clubs.

Assessment services for the professional game will be delivered by Foot PASS England. Foot PASS England require auditors to ensure the success of the new youth development system. The role represents a significant challenge, and a great opportunity, for anyone who has the skills and ambition to positively impact upon the development of home grown talent in the English game.

AISTS Seminars

AISTS Open Modules

The AISTS Open Modules allow individuals from the working world to join the AISTS MSA (master in sport management) participants and gain all of the benefits of a university course and education on a focused topic, and in a condensed time frame. The modules are taught in English and include lectures by academics and professionals from the Internation Olympic Committee as well as other prestigious organisations. Modules are highly interactive; made of lectures, case studies and discussions. Modules welcome between 15 to 20 external participants. Sign up from the Sport Event Management and Organization seminar, which will be from Feb. 6-10, or the Sustainable Sport and Event seminar, which will be held Feb. 13-14.

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Written by Ann Cantrell

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