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(ATR) Bidding for the ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final is now open! Sports organizations including WADA, Cycling Sports Lifestyle Brand, and theLeading Sporting Goods Manufacturer are filling high level positions! Come see in this week's Golden Opportunities! Please continue to send us your initiatives by Olympians for the new OlympianEfforts section!

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Featured:

World Anti-Doping Agency

Athlete Biological Passport Manager

Location: Quebec, Canada

Closing: August 16, 2012

The ABP Manager position is based out of WADA’s Headquarters in Montreal, Canada. The ABP Manager functions and responsibilities include Maintain global ABP status report, Liaise with International Federations (IFs) and National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) to evaluate and assist in the implementation of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP), Assist science and medical directors in the evaluation of research for the benefit of the ABP as well as other duties.

DFB-Wirtschaftsdienste GmbH Consulting & Sales Services

International Consultant

Location: Frankfurt / Main, Germany

Closing: TBA

For international consulting of major sporting events (particularly football tournaments) DFB-Wirtschaftsdienste GmbH Consulting & Sales is looking for an employee for the International Consulting Area, to commence as soon as possible...

Cycling Sports Lifestyle Brand

Marketing Manager

Location: London, United Kingdom

Closing: TBA

One of the world’s most prestigious sportslifestyle brands with a heritage in cycling is looking for a UK Marketing Manager to join their small but dedicated team in London. You will focus on developing the brand in the UK and Ireland across all sports and at Retail level...

Leading Sporting Goods Manufacturer

General Manager, Continental Europe

Location: Germany or Sweden, Europe

Closing: TBA

Working for this leading sporting goods brand, the General Manager will have full P&L responsibility for the business in all Continental European Markets...

International Multi-sport Event Organisation

General Manager - Security

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Closing: TBA

Multi-event organisation now looking to appoint a General Manager - Security to develop world-class Policies, Plans and Procedures...

Olympian Efforts

Coke Uses Olympics as Link to Healthful Lifestyles

Coca-Cola is using its Olympic sponsorship to convince consumers of its commitment to an active lifestyle, in a new campaign for the U.S. centering on an "8-pack" of U.S. athletes, most of whom are set to compete at the London games this summer.

Sochi 2014 Drives an Inclusive Kids Contest

To celebrate International Children's Day, Sochi 2014 is holding an all-Russian contest of children's Novellas as part of the Class Mira project. The drive is part of a series of initiatives of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad aimed at fully integrating children with a disability into society. This unique contest will see children from all over Russia competing to create a winning musical performance. It will be the first time that children with a disability take part in a national musical competition along with their healthy peers to find the best young musical performance in the country. Young writers from all over Russia between the ages of 13-16 are eligible to take part. The competition closes on the 31 July, when the Board of Trustees will select twenty of the best submissions.

Personal Bests to Everyone's Progress

Personal Bests to Everyone’s Progress places Atos Business Technologists at the heart of the campaign and will be integrated across all communication channels. It focuses on the essential role Atos plays in delivering the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which is the largest sports IT contract of all time. To support the campaign, key people responsible for the successful delivery of London 2012 have made personal best pledges. The first four have been made by Thierry Breton, Chairman and CEO of Atos; Jacques Rogge, President of the IOC; Seb Coe, Chair of LOCOG; and Steve Cram, London 2012 Ambassador for Atos. Each pledge represents a personal ambition for the Games and underpins the Personal Bests to Everyone’s Progress campaign.

A Symposium on Healthy Sport and the Legacy of Doping

The Foundation for Global Sports Development, in association with the International Academy of Sports Science and Technology, is pleased to announce the organisation of a symposium on anti-doping and drug-free sport to be held in the centre of London prior to the start of the Games of the XXX Olympiad. For more information or to pre-register your interest in this event, please contact Mr. Leon Sher at leon.sher@aists.org. Detailed information about the hosts can be found at www.globalsportsdevelopment.org and www.aists.org.

Contests:

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 this year's Summer Olympics. Enter to win this sweepstakes on the company's website.

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.

ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has 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.

Peace and Sport Awards

Applications for the Peace and Sport Awards 2012

The application process for the Peace and Sport Awards 2012 is now open. Submit your initiative as soon as possible to give it the best chance to win one of the prestigious awards! Each nominee will receive high visibility at the Peace and Sport International Forum as well as on our website. The Peace and Sport Awards ceremony will be held during the Gala Evening of the Peace and Sport International Forum on Thursday, 1 November 2012, in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and President and Founder of Peace and Sport, Mr. Joël Bouzou.

Conferences:

Sportel Monaco

Date: October 15-18, 2012

SPORTEL is recognized as the most influential business market for top-level sports and media executives for the past 23 years, that ensures your money's worth:

• Direct Access to industry leaders, before - during - and after the Market

• An opportunity to schedule valuable "face to face" meetings with key deciders

• A wide range of marketing options specifically designed to increase your visibility and communicate your business objectives

• The guaranteed identification as a global industry "player"

• Access to Informative press events and conferences on current topics and future trends, featuring international experts.

• Access to the Golden Podium Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Party.

No matter what sector in the Sports Media Industry you represent, you can trust SPORTEL to provide a unique opportunity to expand your business horizons!

IPC Marketing Summit

Date: September 5, 2012

The IPC Marketing Summit will take place at the London Media Centre (LMC), One Great George Street, Westminster, London, on 5 September. Interested delegates are invited to register online at: www.paralympic.org/events and follow the on-screen instructions. Only a very limited number of entry passes are available for free.

Golf Management Asia Conference

Date: November 6-8, 2012

The conference programme will address the major challenges encountered by golf club management teams across Asia and will gather high level directors, course managers, designers, club owners, presidents of golf associations and tourism authorities to advance practices and shape the future of the game in the region.

City Events 2012

Date: November 14-16, 2012

City events is for all city/region/country public officials who are responsible for attracting international and continental sports events to their area. It is for all those who, over two compact days and in one single place, wish to make valuable connections with the owners of these sports events.

World Sports Forum Davos

Date: March 8-10, 2013

The World Sports Forum is a "must-attend event" for anyone in the sports industry. This event offers the ideal setting to do busi- ness, source new contacts, catch up with existing ones, discover the latest innovations in the industry and above all, meet your business objectives. As one of the pivotal events in the sports industry cal- endar, the World Sports Forum offers delegates a number of unique platforms to meet their fellow attendees and an unsurpassed line- up of panellists that includes the highest level of decision-makers.

2012 World Leisure Congress

Date: September 30 - October 3, 2012

The abstracts are starting to roll in for the 2012 World Leisure Congress in Rimini, Italy September 30 - October 3. If you haven't submitted yours, time is running out. You have until June 9, 2012.

Tender Opportunities:

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.

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.

Education:

AISTS Mastering Sport

Global Sports Development Scholarship

Closing: 15 August 2012

AISTS is proud to announce the Global Sports Development Scholarship available for one AISTS MSA participant of the 2013 edition. The GSD scholarship covers the AISTS MSA course fee of 25,600CHF and is opened for applications from now on until Friday 15 August 2012. For more information on the scholarship email info@aists.org or phone + 41 21 693 85 93.

IOC Olympic Studies Centre

Postgraduate Research Grant Programme 2013

Closing: 28 September 2012

The IOC Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) has launched the 2013Postgraduate Research Grant Programme intended for early careerresearchers engaged in scholarly research on the Olympic Movement, itshistory and ideals, and the impact of the Olympic Games on the variousaspects of contemporary society and culture. Encourage early careerresearchers to undertake research with a humanities or social sciencesperspective on the Olympic phenomena. For the 2013 selection, 16priority fields of research are being proposed to the researchers.

AISTS Mastering Sport

The AISTS Athlete Scholarship

Closing: 15 August 2012

AISTS is pleased to announce the establishment of a new scholarship to study the AISTS MSA in Lausanne, the Olympic Capital and World cluster of sport governing organisations: The AISTS Athlete Scholarship, as it will be called, is exclusively available for elite athletes.

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

Additional Opportunities:

Australian Sports Commission

Director (AASC Eastern Zone)

Location: Sydney, Australia

Closing: TBA

This is an exciting opportunity to join Australia’s peak sporting bodyin a National program that provides primary school aged children withafter school activities and facilitates closer links with local sportingorganisations...

England Athletics

Non Executive Director

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Closing: TBA

The search is on to identify two talented and inspirational NonExecutive Directors to complement the current Board of Directors tooversee the next phase of the England Athletics Strategy from2013-2017...

Wales Squash & Racketball

Operations Manager

Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom

Closing: TBA

Overall responsibility for all business process and procedurecompliance. Line-management of staff and responsibility for shaping thebusiness throughout Wales. Implement, manage and direct relevant aspectsof the company strategy to support the delivery...

Leicester Tigers

Conference & Events Sales Executive

Location: Leicester, United Kingdom

Closing: TBA

Leicester Tigers is looking to recruit an experienced Sales Executive topromote the East Midlands largest Conference & Event facilities.The role is predominately focused on new business and the rightcandidate will be self motivated to return results...

Nitro Circus Live

PR Manager

Location: Sydney, Australia

Closing: TBA

Nitro Circus Live is an international sports and entertainment companywith 10 years experience within the world of action sports..

International Sports Marketing Agency

Account Executive

Location: London, United Kingdom

Closing: TBA

Exciting new junior position at this international sports marketing agency covering equestrian sport, golf and rugby...

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