Feb 10, 2012
Based at the Badminton Ireland Head Office in Dublin, the successful candidate will provide high quality administrative services to the Coaching department.
A keen interest in Badminton/sport is desirable and you will ideally have experience of working in an office environment.
In addition, you will possess a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook and be motivated to work on your own and as part of a team. You will be detail conscious, accurate and be able to meet deadlines. You will also have excellent communication and presentation skills.
This is an opportunity to work in a highly motivated and supportive team during an inspirational year for sport with the London 2012 Olympic Games just around the corner.
KEY TASKS
- To implement, monitor and update the Coaching section of our operational Plan.
- Take the lead on our work with Coaching Ireland.
- To co-ordinate, manage and implement an annual programme of coaching events.
- To ensure that effective and appropriate liaison/communication is maintained with all relevant organisations and partners
- To ensure that appropriate Policies and Procedures are in place and records maintained
- To ensure systems are in place which will enable coaches and volunteers to be trained, developed and motivated effectively
- To ensure the Chief Executive is regularly updated on all aspects of work This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indicating of the areas of activity and may be amended from time to time in the light of the changing needs of the organisation.
Full details can be found here
Jan 19, 2012
Under the government’s JobBridge national internship scheme, we are seeking a 9-month intern to coordinate our online communications in the build-up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Paralympics Ireland – Online communications role
Reporting to the CEO, the successful applicant will be responsible for Paralympics Ireland’s website, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels. Subject to performance, he/she may be offered the opportunity to work as part of our Media and Communications Team at the Games themselves.
Internship specification/application
For further details, you can download the internship specification by clicking
here. If you wish to apply for the role, please email us a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role along with a current CV (including 2 referees) to
info@paralympics.ie by 5pm, Friday 6 February 2012. Alternatively, you can send this by post to our registered office address (see
Contact Us).
Please note that this internship is only open to applicants who meet the eligibility requirements of JobBridge.
Jan 12, 2012
The Irish Olympic Handball Association is currently recruiting for two key positions in relation to national teams. These are High Performance Director and National Team Coach. Full 
Job Descriptions and Application details are below.
High Performance Director (HPD):
The role of the HPD is vital in implementing systems and strucutures to allow the national team to realise their potential on the court. Working closely with the High Performance Program Committee, you will be responsible for developing, producing and implementing a high performance plan alligned to the Strategic Plan of the IOHA using the Irish Institute of Sport template. This is a consultancy based role which will require quarterly reports to the board of the IOHA.
This role will ideally suit someone already in fulltime employment, with a proven track record in the area of high performance in sport. Handball experience and knowledge is desirable, but not essential as this is a compotencies based role.
Full details can be found here
National Team Coach:
Do you enjoy a challenge? The Irish team needs an experienced professional coach to lead them up to the next tier of handball in Europe. Beginning with European Championship pre-qualification tournaments in summer 2012, this role will culminate in Ireland taking the court in World Championship Qualifiers in 2014.
The squad is a mixture of experienced and young players who are ambitious as a group and hungry to learn. The National Team Coach will be supported with a National Team Coordinator, Fitness Coach, Medical Team, Sports Psychologist and Administration support from the IOHA.
Full details can be found here
Dec 19, 2011
Community Games
Chief Executive Officer
Closing date: 20th January 2012
The HSE Community Games is seeking to appoint a Chief Executive Officer.
The Chief Executive Officer will report to the President of the Community Games. The role will encompass day-to-day running of the Organisation, overall management of other staff, effective and efficient delivery of a range of services, and delivery of programmes. The CEO will also be responsible for working with the board of Directors in formulating, implementing, and reviewing the organisation’s strategy. The post-holder will also have responsibility for liaison with the Irish Sports Council, NGBs and other relevant agencies.
Candidates should have relevant experience and qualifications in the management of complex organisations and the implementation of strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will also have excellent interpersonal skills, proven organisational skills and be highly motivated.
The salary offered for this post will be commensurate with experience. The post will be offered on a fixed term contract of three years, initially.
Application should be made in writing, quoting Ref: CEO to the Company Secretary, Community Games Sports Hq 13 Joyce Way Park West Dublin 12, by Friday January 20th. Please enclose your CV with a comprehensive covering letter detailing your experience and ability to fulfil the role. Candidates will be short-listed on the basis of the information supplied in their application.
The Community Games is an equal opportunities employer.
The full job description is available here.
Nov 25, 2011
The last twelve months have seen Irish sportsmen and sportswomen compete at the highest level all over the world and in doing so have raised all our spirits in these depressing times.
Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom is quite clear on how his sport became the talk of not just cricketing circles, but the entire world, after the Irish men’s team’s historic win over England at the Cricket World Cup – and the lift it gave to the nation of Ireland.
Ireland’s heroic victory over one of the world’s best teams captured the attention of Ireland, raising spirits in depressing times and created a buzz around Irish sport. “It was extraordinary the lift it gave to the nation,” said Mr Deutrom.
“We had Enda Kenny, we had Mary McAleese, we had Peter Robinson in the north; everybody was saying how important it was to give the nation a lift. You can’t put any money on top of that, it was absolutely hugely important.”
Next year it’s football’s turn in the spotlight as they head into Euro12, their first major international tournament in ten years. Those who remember Stuttgart in ’88 and Italia ’90 will never forget the sense of pride that overcame the nation.
In a recent article, leading economist Jim Power mirrored Mr Deutrom’s sentiments on how sport can lift the nation: “We can now look forward to the tournament in Poland and the Ukraine next June and it can only give a lift to the nation for two or three weeks that we will be involved. The Irish as a race are very interested in sport and will lend our support to all sporting creeds.”
But Mr Power believes the advantages of appearing at a major event don’t stop there. He maintains that performance at the highest level can also have economic benefits to the country; he believes that Ireland’s appearance in next year’s Euro12 could instigate €100million worth of extra spending over the course of the tournament. Meanwhile a bounce in consumer sentiment in October has been attributed Ireland’s success at the Rugby World Cup, adding to the overall economic impact of sport – which already contributes 1.8billion to Ireland’s GDP.
But Irish sport getting to this stage does not happen by accident, it is the product of investment. As Mr Deutrom highlights, it was down to the investment in Irish cricket, which brought it from international minnows to world beaters.
“How did we achieve all that? We achieved it through the funding that we received through the government in Sport Northern Ireland, through the government in the Irish Sports Council, investing in participation, investing in players, investing in our contracts programme.
“To try and undermine that would seriously undermine our ability to achieve those things on the world stage.”
Irish sport can have a major role to play in restoring Irish confidence and the Irish economy.
