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 24, 2011
- Governing Bodies insist Sport must have more meaningful say in where sports budget invested.
- Call for creation of 5 year Masterplan to fully realize potential of Sport in rebuilding confidence and the Economy.
- Sport asks Ministers to consider new ways of funding.
- Recommendation to set up new body to bid for international events – Danish success highlighted
Irish Sport believes it can have a major role to play in the rebuilding both the nation’s confidence and also the economy. A delegation representing the governing bodies of the 74 National Sports Governing Bodies (“NGBS”) in Ireland met with Mr Leo Varadkar TD , Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and Mr Michael Ring TD, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, this afternoon Thursday 24th November, to present the case for Sport as a catalyst in restoring the country’s good name and also its finances.
The delegation called on the government to work more closely with those involved in sport to examine the many different ways in which they believe sport can make a real difference. Earlier in the day a number of the country’s leading sports personalities launched a document which outlines the positive impact sport already makes on the country. This document can be downloaded at www.irishsport.ie
The 74 NGBs which include the FAI, GAA, IRFU, GUI, Olympic Council of Ireland and the Federation of Irish Sport (the “Federation”) were represented by a delegation consisting of Mr Paraic Duffy, GAA; Mr John Delaney, FAI; Mr Philip Browne, IRFU; Ms Sarah Keane, Swim Ireland; Mr Fergus Murphy, Chairman Federation of Irish Sport and Ms Sarah O’Connor, CEO of the Federation which is the representative body for all of the NGB’s and also for the 30 Local Sports Partnerships.
The meeting with the Ministers comes against a background which has seen sport’s funding cut for the past two years and with further cuts already indicated for the next three years. Currently the total figure (2011) invested in Sport is €86.4 million which includes €46.7 million distributed to the various sports through the Irish Sports Council. The balance in the main consists of capital funding to meet grant commitments made in previous years. This figure contrasts with the 2008 high €141.83 million.
In making their case to the Ministers the sporting bodies fully acknowledged the scale of the economic crisis facing the country but make the case that the manner in which sport is viewed by government does not take into account the full impact sport has on Ireland in terms not alone of revenue but also health, tourism and our image abroad. The sports bodies also made the point that sport could do even more to help in Ireland’s recovery if only government were to engage with it more fully.
The sports delegation cited what they believed to be a missed opportunity with sport not being included in the recent Economic Network Forum in Dublin Castle. The delegation said that they believed that sport needed to be viewed in the same light as Irish Horseracing – as a major industry that makes a very positive impact for Ireland all over the World. They noted that over 38,000 people are employed in the sports industry in Ireland whilst Irish households consume some €1.9 BILLION in Brent sports related products annually.
In 2009 and 2010 Irish Sport made representations to government pointing out the damaging impact that cutting funds has in the long term. As Sarah O’Connor CEO of the Federation has pointed out:
“The funding provided to Irish Sport through the Irish Sports Council is the seed capital for all else that follows. These funds allow for the creation of sports development programmes, the putting in place of coaching qualifications, child protection programmes as well as supporting our high performance programmes and athletes. Sport does not just happen and these funds cannot be switched off with a view to turning them back on when the economic situation improves without significantly impacting on the sporting opportunities available in our communities not to mention the development of our talented athletes.
“The impact of significant reductions in the Irish Sports Council’s grants to sport will not just be felt immediately but will have a significant impact on the medium and long term development of Irish Sport. It is fair to say that Irish Sport would not be enjoying the kind of successes we have enjoyed today both through our teams and individuals without the taxpayers investment. This year alone, one year out from London 2012, Irish sportsmen and women have won 56 medals at major championships all over the world. In 2007, the year Jersey before the Beijing Olympics, this figure was 19.”
In their presentation to government the delegation made the point that they all believed that sport if properly supported could do a great deal more for the country than it even does currently.
“Our vision is an Ireland where sport is allowed realise its full potential. We believe the government should support that view, embrace it and help us achieve it. Sport wants to be part of the re-building of Ireland and the Irish economy. As a priority we want the government to bring together all of the key players in Irish sport with a view to developing a Masterplan and a real Vision for Irish Sport for the next 5 years.”
“This masterplan would look at sport in the widest possible view and would analyse where money is currently being spent by the taxpayer on sport or sport related activities – and where it really needs to be spent. Sport knows best what its needs are if it is to deliver on its potential.”
“We would see that master plan encompassing sports tourism both at home and abroad, sport and its impact on health ( with real savings to be made in the health budget) and sport as an image builder to re-build our image worldwide. We world! fully acknowledge that good work is being done in these areas but our point is that it could be so much better if there was more joined up thinking and more inter-action with the sports community. The day should be long gone when people ‘think’ they know what’s good for sport. Sport knows best where the best long term return is to be had from any investment”
“In this latter context we are calling on the government to work with all of us involved in sport as to where the new – and much welcomed – Sports Capital Fund of €30 million should be spent. Money is too scarce to waste any of it. It must be spent where it will do the most good – for sport and ultimately for the country. Each NGB will have identified its strategic priorities in terms of sporting infrastructure. These priorities must be taken into account by the Department in allocating these funds”.
“In fact our research amongst all the sports indicates that sport would far prefer to see any funds available invested in people and programmes rather than facilities at this point in time. While we appreciate sports capital funding sport in Ireland would far prefer to see its current expenditure budget protected even if that has to be at the expense of the Sports Capital Budget.”
In their submission to government Irish sport stressed the importance of the funds administered through the Irish Sports Council which is vital if Irish sporting success is to be maintained.
“Maximising the potential sport offers Ireland does require funding. Sport does feel that it provides excellent value for the €46.87 invested through the Irish Sports Council. Above all it is these current monies that sport is united in wishing to see protected. Sport does recognise the pressure on monies coming from central exchequer at this time. It is for this reason that sport is also calling on the government to be open to new and innovative ways in which sport might be funded into the future. For instance we would immediately like them to see a review of the current situation whereby amateur sport is excluded from the definition of charitable purpose in the 2009 Charities Act. If this was changed we believe it would immediately make it more attractive for the private sector to invest in sport.”
“Equally we must look at the whole area of health and sport. At a time when our country is experiencing a real crisis in terms of obesity and its long term impact on the health budget and ultimately the economy, why are we not using sport/ physical activity to help solve the problem and make major savings some of which could be re-invested in sport? We would like to see public health goals being linked to sports participation ensuring that participation rates are monitored annually. This should be underpinned by the development of a Physical Activity Plan which again we would see being developed as part of the overall vision for sport”.
“It is however in terms of tourism where we believe sport can make a quick and significant impact. Sports Tourism is the fastest growing sector in the global travel industry and is estimated to be worth $600 BILLION annually. We have some fantastic natural sports assets here such as our links golf courses, lakes and rivers and of course two world class stadia. We would like the government to facilitate the setting up of a specific entity to focus on bidding for sports events, both large and small. There is already an excellent model in Denmark where Sport Denmark is now successful in two out of every three bids it makes.”
Concluding the presentation to the two Ministers Sarah O’Connor, said:
“Our vision is an Ireland in which sport is allowed to realise its full potential. We believe the government should support that view, embrace it and help us achieve it. “
For further information, please contact:
Sarah O’Connor, FIS Tel 086 804 8446
Or
Greg Keane, WHPR Tel: 01 669 0030
