Golden Opportunities: Business Never Stops

(ATR) This weeks sports organization jobs -- Peace and Sport looks for a Director of Brand Development , Acushnet Europe searches for a General manager, Active Network APAC wants an Business Development Manager, and many more 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:

Peace and Sport

Director of Brand Development

Location: Monaco, Monaco

Job responsibilities include: Consolidate Peace and Sport’s ‘brand equity’ and expand its reach and impact. Activate all resources available to communicate a coherent, coordinated and professional image and message. Provide innovative solutions to expand the influence of Peace and Sport in all the realms where it operates. Direct and oversee external activities related to brand development including; forums, Champions for Peace, special events and fundraising.

Deltatre

Business Executive

Location: London, United Kingdom

This will be a dual role, dividing time supporting both the CCO and Commercial Director with business and administrative duties. This role is an exciting opportunity to become involved in an international and quickly growing company at the centre of the world's most high profile sporting events including Football World Cups and Olympic Games. There is great potential for growth in this role as the candidate will be working alongside two very senior Directors in the company, will be privy to and encouraged to engage in the early stages of strategic planning, as well as innovative new projects within the sport and entertainment industry. We are looking for a driven and forward thinking Business Executive, with a passion for Sports and Technology.

Deltatre

Communications and Marketing Manager

Location: London, United Kingdom

We need an enthusiastic and very proactive Marketing Manager to join our Commercial team. The role requires assertively driving the Marketing and Communications function for the UK office and regular coordination and relationship management with the Italian based Communications team. The work may include some travel, both within the UK and abroad.

Acushnet Europe

General Manager, Continental Europe

Location: Germany, Sweden or France

As the firm’s new General Manager, reporting to the Vice President, you will be required to manage business across Continental European Markets ensuring annual and longer term business plan objectives are attained and / or surpassed.

Parramatta Eels Rugby League Club

General Manager Corporate - Sales, Servicing & Brand

Location: Sydney, Australia

The Parramatta Eels has identified the need for a General Manager Corporate - Sales, Servicing & Brand which will report to the CEO and will manage the Corporate brand of The Eels. The role will sit across all Commercial, Business Development and Sales activity for the Club.

Undisclosed employer

Exhibition/Delegate Sales Account Manager

Location: London, United Kingdom

A Russian speaking Exhibition/Delegate Sales Account Manager is required to join the team of these prolific conference organisers based in West London. You will be sourcing new contacts and maintaining relationships with existing ones within the football industry.

Active Network APAC

Business Development Manager, Hong Kong

Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Active Network are hiring for a Hong Kong based Business Development Manager to spearhead growth on the ground in Northern Asia.

Easton-Bell Sports

Junior Category Manager, Bike

Location: Rolle, Switzerland

A Junior Category Manager is sought to work collaboratively with the Managing Director EMEA – Bike to implement the brand plans and sales strategies in Europe.

Brooks Sports GmbH

Sales Representative - North of England and Scotland

Location: Flexible, United Kingdom

The primary responsibility of the role is to present products and sell to retailers with a good working knowledge of sports bra fitting highly valued.

Right to Play

Associate, Development

Location, San Francisco USA

The Development Associate will work with the Director of Development, Western Region and other staff (including the National Director of Right To Play USA) to support the team in building relationships with high net-worth individuals to meet ambitious goals for growth as detailed in our five-year strategic plan.

Please e-mail a resume and cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity to careers_sanfrancisco@righttoplayusa.org. Please make sure to include "Development Associate— YOUR NAME" in the subject line.

Right to Play

Associate, Development Communication

Location, New York USA

The Development Associate will work with the National Director, Director(s) of Development and other staff to continue building relationships with high net-worth individuals to meet ambitious goals for growth as detailed in our five-year strategic plan.

Please e-mail a resume and cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity to careers_newyork@righttoplayusa.org. Please make sure to include "Development Communications Associate—YOUR NAME" in the subject line.

CONCACAF

Manager Press Operations & Media Services

Location: Miami, Florida, USA

The Manager of Press Operations & Media Services is the confederation's main point person for day to day media operations. He/she is responsible for overseeing the daily press operations as well as media services including the development of press releases, media advisories, game/tournament notes as well as media/press manuals and guidelines. Duties also include a strong focus on developing and compiling relevant information to assist broadcast partners.

Interested candidates please send resume to jobs@concacaf.org

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Inside the Beijing Olympics

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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.

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Delivering complete and unrivalled data and statistics across the sports business industry from the top consultancies globally, this report is the must have day-to-day reference guide.

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A Photographic Celebration of the IAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition

The exhibition was housed for six weeks in the Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch, Barcelona, Spain. Open to the general public from Saturday 13 October to Sunday 25 November 2012 with an Official VIP Opening Ceremony taking pace on the evening of Monday 15 October, the exhibition was built on and around a specially laid Mondo track. The main 8 displays, which appropriately for this exhibition were called ‘lanes’, covered the history of the IAAF and Athletics in general, in text, photographs and video.

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.

Sochi 2014 Ticket Packages

CoSport, as the Official Hospitality Supplier of Sochi 2014, announced today that fans of the United States Olympic Team interested in attending the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, will be able to reserve hotel and tickets packages, and tickets and hospitality pass packages starting Friday, Dec. 14, at 12 p.m. (EST) at cosport.com.

1968 Winter Olympics Torch Auction

This torch was made in only 33 copies, it represents an important historical souvenir

and remains one of the best symbols of the Olympic ideal of peace.

Organised by BEAUSSANT LEFEVRE auction,

Friday, February 22, 2013,

it will take place at DROUOT Richelieu - salle 5 at 2pm

9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris.

Conferences:

ATIS SEMOS

The AISTS SEMOS (Sports Event Management & Organisation) module offers an overview of the key tasks that sports managers need to successfully plan, communicate and operate when organising sport events. The AISTS SEMOS brings together leaders of International Sport Federations and other experts of the AISTS network, including the International Olympic Committee, to create a seminar that is both pertinent and practical, and recognises the increased expectations of spectators, media and sponsors at major events.

February 11-15, 2013

Sportel Rio

Rio de Janeiro

March 11th-13th 2013

Peace and Sport Forum

The IOC launched the registration process on December 14 for the third International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development, which will take place from June 5-6, 2013 at the United Nations headquarters in New York, USA. Organised jointly by the IOC and the UN Office on Sport for Development and Peace, with the support of the United States Olympic Committee, the biennial event aims to assess the successes and challenges of using sport as a tool for human development and peace promotion.

AIPS Congress

Sochi, Russia

April15-19, 2013

Now is the time to register for the 76th AIPS Congress which takes place at the Radisson Blue Hotel in the 2014 Winter Olympic City of Sochi, Russia from April 15 - 19, 2013.

Proposals:

WADA

WADA has now issued its call for proposals for 2013 scientific research grants.

WADA is committed to increasing the volume of research dedicated to developing new and improved detection methods for performance-enhancing substances and methods. Since 2001, the Agency has committed more than US$54 million to scientific research.

Scientists interested in submitting research projects are invited to submit their applications by February 17, 2013.

IPC

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has extended the nomination period until 11 February for the highly prestigious IPC Scientific Award, which will be presented at May's VISTA Conference in Bonn, Germany.

The award is given in recognition of one academic researcher for his or her contribution to research in the field of sports for people with an impairment.

To be eligible for this award, candidates must have made contributions thorough significant scientific publications related to the scientific study of sport for people with impairment in any discipline, have received national or international recognition for their work and placed an emphasis on practical application of research with direct or indirect benefit to the Paralympic Movement.

IPC members and IPC Governing Board members, Sport Technical Committees and IPC Standing Committees and Councils can all submit nominations.

SportAccord Spirit of Sports Awards

Lausanne, 28 January 2013 – SportAccord is pleased to announce that the application process for the 2013 Spirit of Sport Awards is now open. Members are invited to apply for the Awards by 11 March 2013.

The annual awards commend the commitment and humanitarian spirit of SportAccord members who have made an exceptional and lasting contribution to using sport as a tool for positive social change. The Spirit of Sport Awards 2013 will be presented to the Laureates during the 11th annual SportAccord convention in Saint-Petersburg, Russia in May 2013.

IF Programmes that focus on the following areas are encouraged:

• Sport and Child & Youth Development

• Sport and the Environment

• Sport and Gender

• Sport and Health

• Sport and Persons with Disabilities

• Sport and Peace

Only ONE project and/or individual application per Member will be allowed in the 2013 edition of the Awards.

Volunteers:

Glasgow 2014

The search for up to 15,000 volunteers for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will start on Monday, 14 January 2013 when applications open.

From 0700 on Monday, people have the opportunity to become a part of history with Glasgow 2014 needing the biggest peace-time deployment of volunteers for a common cause Scotland has ever seen.

Applicants have just under seven weeks to go to www.glasgow2014/volunteer and complete their online form with a final closing date of Thursday, 28 February.

Sochi 2014

There is exactly one month left until applications close for those wishing to volunteer at the 2014 Games in Sochi. At the start of December, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee announced the closing date for registration - March 1, 2013. At the same time, a countdown clock appeared on the website http://vol.sochi2014.com/en/, showing how much time remained until the end of the volunteer recruitment process. Anyone wishing to apply still has time to fill in an application form on the website, and write his name into Olympic history by becoming a volunteer at the first ever Olympic Winter Games in our country's history.

Toronto 2015 IGNITE Program

The IGNITE program is a community partnership enabling individuals, organizations and communities to be associated with the Games, and hopes to encompass the projects and events that are inspired by the Games coming to the region.

From Niagara Falls to Oshawa to Caledon, IGNITE offers communities the opportunity to leverage the Games to increase awareness for their projects. IGNITE also aspires to create initiatives that will continue to flourish post-Games.

Scholarships:

Russian International Olympic University

Twenty scholarships each worth USD 30,000 are on offer for the RussianInternational Olympic University’s international Master of SportAdministration inaugural programme which commences September 2013.

ITTF: LIEBHERR World Table Tennis Championships

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is offering two (2) scholarships for journalists to attend the LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris from May 13th to May 20th 2013.

It is an opportunity to gain knowledge of table tennis and the International Table Tennis Federation.

Each candidate will have full access to all media facilities and players; it will provide an exceptional experience for the selected candidates.

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

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 Europe.

The Europe region includes 33 individual broadcast territories.

In order to receive a copy of the ITT, interested parties should contact the Premier League at international@premierleague.com

Media queries should be directed to the Premier League Press Office on +44 (0) 207 864 9190 or press@premierleague.com

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).

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from suitably qualified companies for the provision of media buying services.

EOI submissions will be evaluated against specific criteria with respondents who qualify then invited to prepare detailed proposals as part of a tender process. Ultimately, the successful company will work closely with the LOC which has offices in Melbourne, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be played in venues across both countries in February and March 2015.

UIPM Production Tender

UIPM, the world’s governing body for Modern Pentathlon, is looking for a TV production company to produce its TV highlights show and internet TV productions.

The contract would run between 2013-2016 and UIPM would expect the production company to be continually developing the product. Please contact UIPM Communications Manager Matt Pound at communications@pentathlon.org for more information.

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.

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.

Opportunities from Bonn, Germany: View the IPC 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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