Golden Opportunities: Business Never Stops

The IOC is soliciting proposals from companies for the distribution of the Olympic Broadcast Programme. Sports organization including Sports World, Australian Open, Pear Izumi, THG, 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:

Sportsworld

3 positions - Brand Manager, Sales Manager, Sales Executive

Location : Wimbledon, United Kingdom

Sportsworld is a leading international hospitality management company that operates travel and hospitality programs at the world's largest international and domestic sporting events including the Olympic Games, Wimbledon and Football, Rugby and Cricket World Cups. They are currently strengthening their sales and marketing departments with the appointment of a BRand Manager, Sales Manager and Sales Executive.

Australian Open

Commercial Director, Asia

Location: Hong Kong, Singapore or Melbourne

The Australian Open; The Grand Slam of the Asia Pacific has an outstanding opportunity for an experienced sponsorship or B2B sales director to join their commercial team and lead their plans for growth in Asia.

Pearl Izumi

2 positions - Product Developer & Senior Product Line Manager

Location: Kirchzarten, Germany

The Senior Product Line Manager is generally responsible for driving innovation, product features, technologies, and stories. Pearl Izumi is also seeking two Product Developers to work at the interface between product line managers, designers and suppliers to transform a 2D-design into a 3D commercialised product.

THG

International Sport Sales Executive

Location: London, United Kingdom

THG are the world leaders in providing VIP hospitality during major sports events and with the run up to some of the most prestigious sporting events in the UK, there has never been a better opportunity to start a career with them.

OLE Group

Sports Statistical Modeller

Location: Flexible, United Kingdom

OLE Group is looking for an individual who can bring a mathematical/statistical model that is able to predict outcomes (win/loss) of sports events (namely football), based on statistics (historical or in-play data) with a high rate of accuracy.

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.rodger@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").

Contests:

Rio 2016 Mascot Selection

the Organising Committee for the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games launched the request for proposals to select a mascot for the Rio 2016™ Olympic Games and another for the Rio 2016™ Paralympic Games. The process, which will be complete and divided into phases, receives consulting support from the Anima Mundi Company.

http://www.rio2016.com/comite-organizador/bens-e-servicos

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.

Merchandise:

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.

Inside the Beijing Olympics

In the world we live in today, there are few secrets more darker, more magical and mysterious than the inner workings of the Chinese Government and Communist Party. No American is ever invited behind the curtain to sit and enjoy a lunch of dim sum with the Wizard of OZ; but now, in a new work by first-time author, Jeff Ruffolo, we are instantly transported into the inner workings of the greatest summer Olympic Games ever – the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in China.

Stop War, Start Tennis: Lessons of Life and Understanding from a Pakistani Tennis Player

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistans greatest tennis champion and highly regarded world humanitarian, announced today that his book is now available for sale as an e-book electronically on Kindle at Amazon.com

The Complete Encyclopedia of Football

Pulling together the many strands of football today is a daunting task - not least, where and when to start. Keir Radnedge, who has reported every World Cup since 1966, is probably better qualified than most. He has watched and analysed all the great teams and interviewed all the great players down the years. All that is distilled in The Complete Encyclopedia of Football, published by Carlton Books of London but translated and published widely around the world. What do pioneer Lord Kinnaird from the 19th century and today's superstar Lionel Messi have in common? This book brings them together.

Canadian Olympic Committee Mittens

Every purchase of the new special edition Canadian Olympic Mittens, the Hudson’s Bay Company makes a financial contribution to the Canadian Olympic Foundation to help Canadian athletes reach the podium through development, coaching and equipment. The new Canadian Olympic Mittens are available at The Bay.

Pin Points

Selling a deceased friend's pin collection for Charity upon his request. Oldest pins: 5 pins from 1964, 1 from 1976, and 1 Bob Beamon from 1968/Mexico city. 1 set with 6 pins from Calgary/Seoul 1998 with 3M Company logo in box. Set of 7 Kodak sponsor pins from Calgary/1998 in box. 1 set of 8 pins from Albertville/Barcelona 1992 in box. 34 miscellaneous pins. Send me a PM with your email address if interested.

Conferences:

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.

DohaGOALS 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.

IAAF Centenary Gala

Barcelona, Spain

November 24 2012

Soccerex Global Convention Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 24 - November 28 2012 IOC World Conference on Sport, Culture and Education Amsterdam, Netherlands November 25 - November 27 2012

Scotland Prepares: The National Events Conference Glasgow, Scotland December 13 2012

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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