Golden Opportunities -- Business Never Stops

This week's Golden Opportunities:

1. Featured Jobs - 2xu, Amer Sports, The Cricketer, Hockey Australia,

2. Conferences -

3.Programs - Golden Moment

4.Volunteers - Rio 2016

5. Media Matters -

6.Proposals -

7. Scholarships -

8. Contests - Washington 2024

9.Merchandise -

10. Tender Opportunities -

Send us your Golden Opportunities to: goldenopps@aroundtherings.com. Business never stops!

Featured:

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Account Director - Insight

Location: London, United Kingdom

Closing date: Open until filled

Job opportunity at a brand engagement agency. The world’s sixth-largest marketing communications organisation, a specialist research and strategic consultancy, seek an Account Director to be responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of key research and evaluation projects, and ensuring all key obligations to clients are met.

2xu

Endurance Category Manager

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Closing date: Open until filled

2XU ("Two Times You") a high performance technical sports brand seek to recruit an Endurance Category Manager to drive sales and profit growth.

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Account Director- Partnerships

Location: London, United Kingdom

Closing date: Open until filled

A world wide sports and entertainment agency need an Account Director - Partnerships to take the helm of a longstanding sponsorship account, supported by a talented junior team.

Amer Sports

Strategic Account Manager

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Closing date: Open until filled

Amer Sports are looking for a Strategic Account Manager to be the primary account owner for company's largest accounts and be responsible for driving sales growth at those accounts across the Amer Sports portfolio.

The Cricketer

Social Media Specialist

Location: London, United Kingdom

Closing date: Open until filled

The Cricketer magazine seek to recruit a Social Media Specialist to manage and grow The Cricketer’s social media presence in line with the business’ strategic direction.

Hockey Australia

High Performance Director

Location: Perth, Australia

Closing date: 01/12/2014

Opportunity for a High Performance Director at Hockey Australia to lead and implement the organisation's contribution to AWE targets, developing strategies to ensure the sustained success of their sport and teams at the elite level.

Not Disclosed

Sales Manager

Location: London, United Kingdom

Closing date: Open until filled

A leading corporate hospitality company is looking to recruit an ambitious and highly motivated Sales Manager to help grow their London team.

Conferences:

SPORTELMonaco 2014: October 7-10, 2014

Smart Cities Host Summit: November 5-7, 2014

City Events: November 13-14, 2014

IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition: November 17-18, 2014

Programs:

Golden Moment

Kristi Yamaguchi and Brian Boitano's Golden Moment is coming to SAP Center at San Jose on November 2! Skating performances by Meryl Davis & Charlie White, Evan Lysacek, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Dorothy Hamill, Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto, Nancy Kerrigan, Jeremy Abbott, Gracie Gold and Polina Edmunds, plus many more!

Golden Moment is a benefit figure skating show organized to help raise funds for Kristi's commitment towards early childhood literacy. Please visit www.alwaysdream.org for more info & talent updates.

Paralympic Sport Club Development Program

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, today launched the Paralympic Sport Club Development Program, a new initiative designed to support grassroots organizations that are committed to providing sustainable Paralympic sports programming that strengthens the athlete pipeline to the U.S. Paralympic Team. Paralympic Sport Clubs that participate in the three-level program will receive recognition and awards designed to help organizations honor achievements and further pursue excellence within the Paralympic Movement.

Volunteers:

Rio 2016

The Rio 2016 volunteer application process is now open. 70,000 volunteers will be required for the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics. Be sure to check the page for details on how to apply.

Baku 2015

The first ever European Games will be held in Baku next year. Baku 2015 is excited to announce that it is now accepting volunteer applications. Be sure to check the page for details on how to apply

FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in Canada next summer. Matches will be held all over Canada.To insure this massive event runs smoothly, volunteers are needed. Applications are now being accepted.

2015 US Figure Skating Championships

Volunteer applications are now being accepted for the 2015 US Figure Skating Championships which will take place in Greensboro, NC in mid January 2015. When filling out an application keep in mind that some positions may require certain skills.

Toronto 2015

To deliver an event the size and scope of the TORONTO 2015 Games, 20,000 volunteers are needed in everything from pre-Games planning to senior event leadership roles. Some positions require specialized skills and work experience, while others simply require a desire to roll up your sleeves and pitch in.

Media Matters:

World Senior Karate Championships

The media accreditation process for the World Senior Karate Championships in Bremen, Germany is open until Oct. 31. All media representatives looking to attend the event must apply directly to the World Karate Federation online. The World Senior Karate Championships are scheduled for Nov. 5 - 9.

Proposals:

2015-2018 Junior Men’s National Team Coaching Pool

The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball, the National Governing Body for Softball in the United States, announced today it will begin accepting applications for the 2015-2018 Junior Men’s National Team Coaching Pool from fast pitch coaches now through November 1, 2014.

The USA Softball Men’s National Team Selection Committee will select the coaches’ pool plus name a Head Coach and Assistant Coaches from the new pool. Coaches will work under the direction of the Head Coach and USA Softball Men’s National Team Director.

WADA Committees

WADA is seeking nominations for candidates to sit on its four standing committees in 2015 in accordance with its policy for committee composition and rotation.

Positions become vacant each year and WADA is inviting stakeholders to look within their respective regions and organizations to put forward suitable candidates.

As of the end of 31 December 2014, the following committees will have vacancies:

• Athlete Committee

• Education Committee

• Finance and Administration Committee

• Health, Medical and Research Committee

2015 ETU Triathlon European Cups and Junior European Cups

ETU welcomes bids from National Federations (NFs), Host Cities or Event Local Organising Committees (LOCs) interested in hosting an ETU Triathlon European Cup, including:

a) ETU Junior Triathlon European Cups;

b) ETU Sprint Triathlon European Cups;

c) ETU Triathlon European Cups;

d) ETU Triathlon Premium European Cups;

e) ETU Triathlon Final.

World Club Rugby 10s

World Club Rugby 10s is bringing some of the biggest names in professional rugby to Singapore. As part of the event, World Club Rugby 10s wants to provide Singapore and Asia with the chance to get close to these stars! Registration is now open.

Scholarships:

RIOU

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is welcoming applications from NOCs for its two scholarships to study on the second Master of Sports Administration (MSA) course at the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) in Sochi.

As part of ANOC’s commitment to disseminating best practice amongst its 204 member NOCs, ANOC will allocate two full scholarships – courtesy of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation – to talented individuals currently working within the ANOC family to study on RIOU’s second MSA programme, which runs from September 2014 until June 2015.

Contests:

Washington 2024

Throughout November, Washington 2024 will be out and around town sharing our Olympic spirit and spreading the news about our Olympic bid.

This month at all Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards home games, stop by the Washington 2024 booth at the concourse level of the Verizon Center. While you're there, you can get a photo of yourself as an Olympic weightlifter or gymnast and be entered to win awesome prizes.

If you can't make it to a game, you can still join in on the fun and win some great prizes by showing your support for #DC2024. All you need to do is share your favorite Olympic moments or reasons why Washington should host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games on Twitter using the hashtag #DC2024. You'll be entered to win a jersey signed by the Wizards or the Caps and two suite tickets to upcoming games!

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.

Tender Opportunities:

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Procurement Portal of the Organizing Committee for Rio 2016

The portal will serve as the main channel of communication with supplier companies and has the potential to change the way of purchasing goods and services and become a legacy for national industry. The new tool will host the Games Demand for Goods and Services Plan, the Organising Committee’s purchase schedule until 2016, which will allow companies to plan ahead and also seek extra qualifications to meet the Olympic demands.

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.

Opportunities from Gold Coast, Australia: View the 2018 Commonwealth Games page to search for positions

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