Badminton Europe is seeking a Development Officer

Badminton Europe is the Continental Confederation administering the sport of badminton in Europe. There are currently 16 full time employees backing up an elected Board of Directors of 14 Directors and 54 Member Associations. The position is supported by the Badminton World Federation. Information on the organization can be found here: http://www.badmintoneurope.com

The work will include some travelling and some flexibility in working hours will be required. The most relevant working areas are:

High Performance

•BEC Centre of Excellence

•BEC Summer School

•BEC Regional Projects

Participation

•Shuttle Time

•Coach Education

•Equipment

•Air badminton

•Senior badminton

A major part of the job will be around the administration of the BEC Centre of Excellence in Holbæk, Denmark. Therefore, the successful candidate, while being mainly located in the office in Brøndby, can expect to have frequent working days at the Training Centre.

The successful candidate will refer to both the Development Manager and the Senior Development Manager depending on the relevant projects.

Qualifications:

•You have experience in project planning

•You have experience working in the area of Sports Development

•You are familiar with the world of badminton

•You have good knowledge of the BWF and BEC programs

•You are fluent in written and spoken English

•You have initiative and personal drive

•You can work and deliver within deadlines

•You are comfortable working with Microsoft Office

•You are a team player

It would be an advantage if you hold a coaching certificate and a driving license.

Remunerations according to qualifications.

The successful candidate will have to re-locate to Copenhagen and should have the necessary work permission in the EU to be considered for the job.

The preferred candidate should fit in well in an international, dynamic, sporting environment.

Interested applicants are invited to send a written application or a video application and a detailed CV by e-mail to:

Brian Agerbak

General Secretary

Badminton Europe

Tel: +45 21 68 00 82

E-mail: brian.agerbak@badmintoneurope.com

Please mark the application: Development Officer

All applications must reach the above address by Monday 30 November 2020 at 12.00 CET. Interviews are foreseen for Tuesday 8 December 2020. Due to the COVID-19 situation we might opt for virtual interviews. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

The selected candidate is expected to start 1 February 2021.

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