Golden Opportunities - Business Never Stops

The IOC is soliciting proposals from companies for the distribution of the Olympic Broadcast Programme. Sports organization including Octagon, Manchester City FC, the Nussli, and many more are filling high level positions. Come see for yourself in this week’s Golden Opportunities. Send us your Golden Opportunities to: goldenopps@aroundtherings.com. Business never stops!

Featured:

IOC

Proposals

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

Closing: TBA

The International Olympic Committee is soliciting Proposals from companies for the production, promotion and international distribution of an Olympic broadcast programme. The IOC said that the aim of the ‘Olympic Programming’ project is "to provide, on a regular basis, quality broadcast programming to communicate the magic of the Olympic Games, the excitement of Olympic sports, the Olympic values and the work of the Olympic Movement to the widest possible international audience." Companies that are interested should email christine.roger@olympic.org to request a copy of the RFP document.

Octagon

Director-Global Hospitality, Brazil

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Octagon maintains an industry-leading profile in various sectors, including hospitality, with global properties such as FIFA and the Olympic Games. To support our existing hospitality team and business in Brazil we’re adding a key Rio-based role – Director, Global Hospitality ("DGH").

Manchester City FC

Content Planning Executive

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Planning media activities across the club, you will be coordinating content production and distribution. You will work with the Digital Content Manager to setup new processes, improve department capabilities and sculpt media planning.

Nussli

Head of Sales Planning

Location: Hüttwilen , Switzerland

To strengthen and further develop the Business Unit Planning, the NUSSLI Group seeks a proactive personality as the Head of Sales Planning.

The Jockey Club

Regional Head of Marketing

Location: 2 roles - North West region & East region, United Kingdom

The largest commercial group in British horseracing, requires two Regional Heads of Marketing to develop and manage the annual marketing strategies at the racecourses in the North West and East Regions.

Crawley Town FC

Commercial Sales Executive

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

Crawley Town FC is looking to appoint an ambitious candidate with strong sales credentials within the Football industry.

Equestrian Sports Productions

Retail Positions

Location: Wellington, Florida, USA

Equestrian Sport Productions is pleased to announce that several Retail Sales Associate positions are now available at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) for the 2013 season. The competition runs from January 9 to March 31.

Contests:

ITTF Video World Cup

Just like the Women's and Men's World Cup, we are looking for a video worthy to be crowned Video World Cup Champion! Create a 2 to 4 minutes original video to showcase Table Tennis in its best image and form and you might be the winner of US$5,000 and an all expenses paid trip to Paris for the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships, held 13 to 20 May 2013. Anything related to Table Tennis is possible so get your creative caps on! Voting starts on 1 November 2012 0800 GMT, untill 30 November 2012 0800 GMT.

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.

Books:

TSE Consulting Book

Developing a winning sports events strategy: A four-step approach for successful bidding and hosting:

• A book by TSE Consulting that provides public sector bodies with a shortcut to developing a winning approach for their investment in sports events. If you work in the public sector and are looking to develop a successful sports event strategy that brings benefits to your city, region or country then this book is for you.

Conferences:

Red Ball Gala

Allison Felix has joined the speakers list at the 2012 Right to Play Red Ball Gala. Other speakers will include NBC Broadcaster Bob Costas, Johann Olav Koss President and CEO of Right to Play, and Picabo Street US Gold Medalist.

Right To Play is a global organization that uses the transformative power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. It was founded in 2000 by Johann Olav Koss, a four-time Olympic gold medalist and social entrepreneur. Through sports and games, we help children build essential life skills and better futures, while driving social change in their communities with lasting impact.

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.

International Sports Events Management Conference

Date: November 6-8, 2012

The case studies of London 2012, Euro 2012, Sochi 2014 volunteerism and the 2011 Rugby World Cup are among the topics on the agenda for the International Sports Event Management Conference.

Around the Rings readers will receive a discount to the conference. Local Organizing Committees that subscribe to ATR will receive complimentary passes while the rest of our subscribers will receive 10 percent off the cost of the conference when they register using the code AX1004ATR10.

Beyond Sport United

Date: November 13, 2012

Beyond Sport United was created out of the undeniable truth that sports teams have an unrivalled ability to impact on the ever-widening populations of the cities that house them. This unique one-day event has been designed to showcase how these heroic brands and their historic resonance have the profound ability to become hubs of positive influence and resource.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, NASCAR CEO and Chairman Brian France, MLS Commissioner Don Garber, and NBA Commissioner David Stern will speak on the 2012 edition of the Beyond Sport United Commissioners Roundtable

CityEvents 2012

Date: November 14-16, 2012

City events is for all city/region/country public officialswho 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. Around the Rings readers don't forget to vote in the Sports City Index. Results will be unveiled

HostCities Conference

Date: December 4-5, 2012

A two day exclusive summit bringing together current and future host cities from emerging nations with heads of leading sporting associations. In an exciting case-study and panel-led format, the summit will provide decision makers with an opportunity to meet and network, and prospective host cities with the opportunity to learn from those who have successfully hosted major events.

Para-Taekwondo Workshop

Date: November 20, 2012

An introductory workshop to Para-Taekwondo within the Paralympic movement. The workshop will address an overview of disciplines of Para-Taekwondo, Disability awareness training, starting a successful Para-Taekwondo and many more topics. The workshop will take place at the Holiday Inn Resort in Santa Cruz, Aruba.

Doha GOALS Forum

We have just confirmed our 50th speaker and now have speakers and participants from 50 countries for Doha GOALS, December 10 - 12 in Qatar! The latest speakers to be added to the program for Doha GOALS include the man who became the youngest ever male individual world champion, and an architect that has a key role in shaping the vision of many of the world's most well-known sporting facilities.

Tender Opportunities:

Premier League

The Premier League has today made available to interested parties the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for its live audio visual rights spanning seasons 2013/14 – 2015/16 for Asia and Australasia.

The region includes the following individual broadcast territories:

1. Australia

2. Hong Kong

3. India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

4. Indonesia and East Timor

5. Japan

6. Malaysia and Brunei

7. Mongolia

8. Myanmar

9. New Zealand

10. North Korea

11. Pacific Islands

12. Philippines

13. South Korea

14. Taiwan

15. Thailand, Cambodia and Laos

16. Vietnam

FIBA

FIBA issued an invitation to submit proposals aimed at appointing a worldwide licensing representative responsible for developing its licensing program and those of its major upcoming competitions. The purpose of the licensing program is to promote the competitions in the host countries and around the world. Competitions belonging to the program include the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, and may also extend to eight of the 2013 FIBA Continental Zone Championships: the FIBA Africa Championships (Men & Women), the FIBA Americas Championships (Men & Women), the FIBA Asia Championships (Men & Women) and the FIBA Oceania Championships (Men & Women) (FIBA).

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.

Translating the Games

Closing: TBA

In December 2012, the Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and the XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in the city of Sochi will stage a second Forum, named "Sochi 2014: Translating the Games" Last year, the Forum took place from December 3rd to December 4th in the Mountain Cluster, and its packed program earned positive feedback from everyone who attended. It is worth mentioning that more than 500 people attended the Forum – a record for the Russian translation community.

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.

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

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Written by Aaron Bauer

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