Golden Opportunities - Business Never Stops

(ATR) FIFA is hiring a Licensingand Consumer Retail Legal Counsel and the SportAccord Convention has three open positions. Also, check out Golden Opportunities' new feature, Olympian Efforts, which focuses on initiatives lead by Olympians.

Security provider G4S opened up an employee recruitment center in London and will recruit about 10,000 people to work at the Games this summer.

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

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FIFA

Licensing & Consumer Retail Legal Counsel

Closing: TBA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), located in Zurich, Switzerland, is responsible for the organisation and governance of football's major international tournaments, most notably the FIFA World Cup. They require someone with 2 to 4 years of legal training and commercial legal experience "on the job" in the licensing & consumer retail industry, with a thorough understanding of the legal background of commercial licensing and retail models.

UK Athletics

Non-Executive Director, International Athletics Performance & Non-Executive Director, Accountant

Closing: TBA

As the national governing body for athletics, UK Athletics oversees the development and management of the UK's favourite Olympic and Paralympic sport, from grassroots through to podium.

Exciting opportunities exist for two individuals - one with proven international experience as a coach or a high level athlete, and one for a fully qualified accountant with proven experience in financial management to chair the Audit Committee.

Barclays Premier League

Partnerships Assistant

Closing: TBA

The Barclays Premier League is the biggest continuous annual global sporting event in the world, with responsibility for the competition, its Rule Book and the centralised broadcast and other commercial rights. They are currently seeking a Partnerships Assistant to assist in the delivery and activation of all Premier League partnerships including day-to-day operational support on rights activation, Club and match day rights, promotional approvals, events and research.

Glasgow 2014

Venue Results Manager

Closing: TBA

This Venue Results Manager will be responsible for the planning, implementation and operation of venue-based results technology infrastructure and services. Initially as part of a small team, the position will provide assistance to other members of the RTS functional area as part of Glasgow 2014`s detailed venue planning process and other design and operational planning activities.

SportAccord Convention

Event Operations Manager (Communications), Event Operations Manager (Logistics) and Executive Operations Executive.

Closing: TBA

SportAccord Convention announced new openings in the event management team. The Lausanne-based organisation is looking to employ three key people responsible for delivering the annual Convention, the IF Forum and year-round services.

Security Recruitment Center

Official Games security provider G4S opened the doors of its new London 2012 Recruitment Center today as it launched the biggest paid recruitment drive this century.

The world’s leading security solutions company will recruit around 10,000 security staff to work at the Olympics this summer. G4S employees will carry out a variety of tasks including bag and vehicle searching.

Olympian Efforts

World Fit Walk 2012

The World Fit mission is to promote a culture of health and fitness for children. World Fit strives to eradicate both childhood obesity and the enormous toll obesity has taken on families, society and healthcare systems.

Through Olympian and Paralympian participation, World Fit pairs these mentors with schools to inspire their students about the importance of health, fitness and Olympic values of perseverance, respect and fair play.The World Fit Walk is the heart of the World Fit program. Each year, the Walk begins on the Monday following Spring break and continues for the following six weeks. Daily, students who participate in the World Fit Walk will log their miles via the website, www.worldfit.org.

Contests:

U.S. Olympic Committee

U.S. Olympic Sport and Art Contest

Closing: February 1, 2012

The 2012 edition of the U.S. Olympic Sport and Art Contest is currently underway. The contest - which calls on American artists to create Olympic-inspired pieces of work - is a collaborative effort between Art of the Olympians and the U.S. Olympic Committee and is being conducted by the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Ala., for a fourth time.

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

Panasonic

Closing: TBA

Enter the Get Your Family Ready sweepstakes and get ready for The Games with Panasonic. Your family could win a VIERA® HDTV - the official HDTV of the Olympic Games - and a VIP trip for four to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

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.

Conferences:

International Sport Security Conference

Date: May 14-15, 2012

This year’s Conference will take place in Doha and is themed: "Creating a Platform for Growth through Safe Sporting Events". It will focus on the positive impacts for hosts and partners of major sporting events, such as ensuring a lasting economic and security legacy, and the increased interaction of sport and socio-economic development.

International Herald Tribune Sports Business Summit

Date: April 20-25, 2012

The IHT Sports Business Summit brings together IHT writers, major sports sponsors, investors, media pioneers, global sports figures, entrepreneurs, property and franchise owners,

broadcasters, federations and government ministers for two days of revealing conversations about the business of sport.

SportAccord Convention

Date: May 20-25, 2012

Originally launched in 2003, SportAccord International Convention is a 6-day gathering of more than 1500 leading representatives from international sport. It offers the sports family a powerful opportunity to come together on a global scale, in an exclusive and authoritative networking environment, to build relationships, share knowledge and develop ideas that will benefit the entire community.

Sports and Events Tourism Exchange

Date: September 12-14, 2012

An event proven to be of international standing after the extremely successful inaugural show held in Cape Town in 2011, this "confex" will again focus on the world-class standard of facilities and services South Africa has to offer as a host for all top-level international events - sports, concerts and other.

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.

Bidding Opportunities:

International Paralympic Committee

International Paralympic Competitions

Closing: March 2, 1012

The IPC is inviting cities to express their interest to participate in the bid process for the 2015 and 2017 IPC Athletics World Championships, in addition to the 2014 and 2016 IPC European Athletics World Championships.

These two events are some of the biggest para-sport competitions around the globe. The European Championships typically draw around 500 athletes from 40 countries, while the World Championships garner as many as 1,500 athletes from nearly 120 nations.

Sport and Development Opportunities: There are many job openings in sport and development including program coordinators with Whizz Kids United and a program manager with Kids League Rwanda. The West African Football Federation is also offering new volunteering opportunities.

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.

Accommodations: Send us your Accommodations Opportunities.

London 2012 Opportunities: LOCOG is filling several other positions. To see all of the opportunities visit the London 2012 job opportunities page.

London 2012 and McDonald's are looking for nearly 70,000 volunteers for the 2012 Games. Volunteers will carry out a range of essential tasks,from spectator services to language services and medical care.

LOCOG is also searching for enthusiastic and energetic adult volunteer performers to participate in the Opening and ClosingCeremonies of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Deadline in Feb. 13. To apply visit London 2012's website.

Sochi 2014 Opportunities: The upcoming Winter Olympics is looking for volunteers. To view all opportunities visit Sochi 2014's website.

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

Additional Opportunities:

The Sports Partnership

Commercial Director,PR Manager,Junior Account Executive

Closing: TBA

The Sports Partnership is a newly established sports management company working across a number of sports including F1, Boxing, Golf, Tennis, Basketball and Football. They currently have vacancies for a Commercial Director, PR Manager and Junior Account Executive.

The Commercial Director role presents a great opportunity to develop new business and secure commercial partnerships. The PR Manager will be responsible for creating and implementing PR strategies for a number of athletes in different sports from F1 through to Basketball and Golf. The Junior Account Executive is an entry-level role for an enthusiastic person determined to develop a career in sports PR and marketing.

Arquiva

Sales Manager

Closing: TBA

Arqiva is a communications and media services company, providing infrastructure for broadcast, satellite and mobile communications markets in the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe and the USA. Customers include major broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV, BSkyB and the independent radio groups and major telco providers.

The Sales Manager will work in the Broadcast & Media business unit which delivers the complete distribution solution for a range of customers in sports and entertainment.

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