To support its activity and the providing of its services to its partners, the ITA is looking for a committed and passionate full-time (40 hours)

 

Fundraising, Sponsorship & Sales Manager

 

Job description

 As the ITA’s Fundraising, Sponsorship & Sales Manager, you will play a crucial role in securing additional sources of funding to help support our mission. Your primary responsibility is to secure new partnerships and create fruitful long-term collaborations with potential donors, sponsors and organisations (public & private) globally that have an interest in supporting clean sport and the right of athletes to compete in fair and safe competitions. This position requires a blend of sales acumen, marketing understanding, and the ability to deliver key messages in a clear manner with the view to convey the importance of investing in sport, integrity, health and fair play.

Reporting to the ITA Head of Finance & Administration you will collaborate closely with the Communication Department and the ITA Director General as need be, as well as with every department of the foundation to reach your goals.

Key responsibilities

Partnership Sales and Relationship Building:

• Identify and engage potential partners within the sports and anti-doping industry.
• Create compelling partnership packages tailored to the unique needs of our stakeholders.
• Negotiate terms and close agreements with prospective partners.

Sponsorship and fundraising actions:

• Identify, engage, and nurture collaborations with financial and strategic donors and sponsors that align with the fundamental values of the ITA and want to contribute to sport integrity and clean sport.
• Sell a vision rather than transactional benefits. Emphasize what sponsors can achieve through their investment in clean sport.
• Understand the broader impact of sponsorship beyond direct financial gains.

Marketing Savvy:

• Collaborate with our Communication, Operations Development and Education departments to connect potential partners, donors, or sponsors to the emotional aspects of clean sport and our organization’s mission.
• Assist in the preparation and design of sponsorship, sales and fundraising brochures and materials.

Research, Customization & Implementation:

• Conduct thorough research on potential partners’ objectives and priorities towards sport and integrity.
• Customize proposals based on the specific needs of sponsors and donors.
• Collaborate with operations to ensure feasible delivery of sponsorship & partnership benefits.
• Collaborate with ITA’s relevant departments to plan events or activations to achieve our mission and engage sponsors and donors.

Guideline Development:

• Create and maintain guidelines for sponsorship program and partnership.
• Oversee all sponsorship and fundraising activities and processes related to ITA’s initiatives.

Expected experience, knowledge, and skills

• Business Administration, Sales, Marketing or equivalent degree. A reasonable combination of education and experience will also be considered.
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in sponsorship, partnership, or corporate sales, ideally in sport related domains
• Previous experience in not-for-profit, the anti-doping and/or sport industry is a strong plus.
• Experience in planning sales strategy and identifying and developing accounts.
• Skilled to communicate partners/sponsors needs and resolve issues independently.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, processes, proposals, and grant submissions.
• Expertise in pitching, negotiating, and selling at global level with a focus on achieving maximum benefit for both parties.
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken). Other languages a key asset.
• Very strong relations building skills and sound customer service mindset.
• Self-motivated, autonomous and team player able to work in a multicultural-multibackground environment.
• Diplomacy, tact, sense of humour.
• Ability to multitask and adapt in a dynamic environment.
• Strong time management, organisational and project management skills.
• Effective presentation skills (electronic and in person) and ability to create interactions and trust.
• Good financial literacy
• Possibility to travel internationally up to 10%.

Start date: To be agreed.

Application deadline: 17 April 2024

Please e-mail your CV and cover letter to [email protected] and indicate in the email subject title “Name First name / Fundraising, Sponsorship & Sales Manager”.

ITA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and have equal access to opportunities.

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To support its Testing department in Lausanne, Switzerland, the ITA is looking for a committed and passionate full-time (40 hours per week):

Testing Officer

Job description

Reporting to a member of the Testing Management team, the Testing Officer is responsible for developing and implementing an effective intel-led and risk-based testing programme on behalf of ITA’s delegated IFs in line with WADA’s International Standards and ITA’s procedures. The role requires inter-departmental and cross-organisational collaboration to ensure the successful implementation and development of the ITA’s testing programme in line with the department’s overall strategy.

 

Key responsibilities

• Develop, manage and implement effective intel-led and risk-based testing programmes on behalf of ITA’s delegated IFs.
• Ensure the IF’s testing programs are run on budget and in compliance with the applicable regulations.
• Work closely with the different ITA units (Testing, Science, Intelligence & Investigations, IT and Finance) to define the testing strategy for the delegated IFs and on the day-to-day management of testing operations.
• Manage the IF’s testing pools in collaboration with the relevant National Anti-Doping Organisations and whereabouts related administrative processes.
• Analyse data and provide rationale for the implementation of an IFs Test Distribution Plan (TDP) in accordance with the IF’s Risk Assessment and WADA’s International Standards
• Analyse data and provide rationale for the TDP and propose revisions to achieve targets where appropriate.
• Effectively communicate with International Federations reporting on the activities of their anti-doping programme in a timely manner.
• Liaise with the Operations Testing Team to provide the necessary information to support the coordination of Out-of-Competition and In-Competition testing at International Events
• Manage ADAMS and/or other databases as needed.
• Ensure the processes are run in accordance with the ITA’s ISO Quality Management System.
• Liaise and collaborate with other external stakeholders to improve the quality of the ITA’s testing programme including National Anti-Doping Organisations, Laboratories, Sample Collection Agencies.
• Manage the IF’s Long-Term storage Strategy according to the established policy to ensure an effective selection of collected samples.
• Implement the outreach program defined together with I&I and testing management to increase knowledge of the sport and create channels of communication between the ITA and the relevant stakeholders.

 

Expected experience, knowledge, and skills

• Academic degree or equivalent, preferably in an area relevant to the role, for example, Sport Science.
• Experience in a similar administrative role with strong anti-doping knowledge is highly desirable.
• A strong understanding of the physiological determinants of sport and the mechanisms through which performance-enhancing drugs impact sporting performance.
• Good knowledge of the International Sport Environment (e.g. International Federations, Anti-Doping Organisations).
• Strong interest and/or participation in sport, with a sensitivity to sports ethics and the issue of drugs and doping in sport.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills with attention to detail, ability to set and manage priorities.
• Customer service and quality oriented.
• Capacity to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, combined with a strong sense of discretion and confidentiality as well as handling of sensitive and confidential data.
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills, other languages are an asset.
• IT literate (MS Office, data management).
• Experience and knowledge of data analysis (Power BI etc.) would be desirable.

Start date: September 1, 2024

Application deadline: Friday, May 3^rd, 2024

Please e-mail your CV and cover letter to [email protected] and indicate in the email subject title “Name First name / Testing Officer”.

Agencies, please kindly refrain from sending profiles.

ITA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and have equal access to opportunities.