The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to developing sport opportunities for persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.

Our team needs the assistance of a full time

IPC Athletics Project Co-ordinator (m/f)

at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany.

If you are an energetic, open-minded individual for whom working in a dynamic team in a global sports organization could be challenging, and you

• have a Bachelors degree, sports administration or related field
• have excellent organizational skills and are computer literate in MS Office programmes, especially Excel
• have competency in designing computer programming applications
• have working knowledge of Athletics on a national and international level
• have excellent English verbal and written skills (knowledge of other languages is an advantage),
• have a proven ability to meet deadlines, to multitask and to operate with limited supervision
  

then we would like you to join our team.

The main responsibilities of this position are:

• Maintenance of sport results and records, data input and archiving
• Maintenance of sport ranking data and publication of sport ranking lists
• Conduct quality control exercises on sport results, rankings and records
• Preparation of statistical reports relating to sport results, ranking and record data
• Assist in maintaining the international sport calendar for IPC Athletics
• Maintenance of the classification/documentation for IPC Athletics
• Assist in the preparation and delivery of reports and other publications for IPC Athletics
• Conduct day-to-day administrative activities and provide service support to IPC Athletics operations
  

This position will report directly to the IPC Athletics Sport Manager. We especially encourage individuals with a disability to apply. If you are interested, and your qualifications meet our requirements, please send your application in English, referable by e-mail no later than 12 December 2008 to the IPC. Please stipulate your earliest possible starting date and salary expectations (please give precise figures in Euro).

International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Human Resources, Adenauerallee 212-214, 53113 Bonn, GERMANY
Georg Schlachtenberger 
Tel.  +49-228-2097-200
Fax. +49-228-2097-209
georg.schlachtenberger@paralympic.org

Internship

Are you creative, communicative, interculturally competent and ready to jump at the chance and work for an international organization in a multicultural environment?
If you identify with these attributes, then bring your Spirit in Motion and help the International Paralympic Committee’s headquarters in Bonn to Enable Paralympic Athletes to Achieve Sporting Excellence and Inspire and Excite the World.

Working with the IPC, you should be a spirited and powerful person and possess excellent language skills in written and oral English (other languages being a plus), as well as some work or study experience in the area for which you apply.

Internships are generally offered in the following areas:

• Media and Communication
• Sport Administration
• Finance and Legal Administration
• Marketing & Fundraising
• Development
• Information & Records Management/ Documentation Centre
• Membership Relations
• General Administration
• Medical & Scientific

As we provide quality work experience to interns, we prefer interns to stay with us for at least three months with regular attendance at the IPC Headquarters. Please be aware that the applicant must cover all expenses connected to the internship. The IPC does not offer financial compensation. If you are interested and your background meets our requirements, send your C.V., certifications and cover letter in English to the address below.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Human Resources, Adenauerallee 212-214, 53113 Bonn, GERMANY
Georg Schlachtenberger 
Tel.  +49-228-2097-200
Fax. +49-228-2097-209
georg.schlachtenberger@paralympic.org