Applications deadline: 05.08.2025

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the guardian of the Olympic Games and the leader of the Olympic Movement. A truly global organisation, it acts as a catalyst for collaboration between all Olympic stakeholders, including athletes, National Olympic Committees (NOCs), International Sports Federations (IFs), Organising Committees for the Olympic Games (OCOGs), Worldwide Olympic Partners and Media Rights-Holders. It also works with public and private authorities, including the United Nations and other international organisations.

If you are passionate about using sport as a driver for sustainable development, excel in managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects; and thrive in fostering international collaboration, this is a unique opportunity to help shape the impact of the Olympic Movement through the Olympism365 strategy.

As an Olympism365 Manager you will be responsible for project managing the contribution of multiple collective action programmes and projects contributing to the delivery of the Olympism365 strategy, IOCs strategy designed to strengthen the role of sport as an enabler of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promote the value of Olympism in society. Additionally, you will also be contributing to managing and coordinating the IOC's collaboration with key stakeholders across the Olympic movement, UN and multilateral system, and development sector to support collective impact and the delivery of the Olympism365 strategy.

Olympism365 Manager’s main responsibilities:

Project management

Project manage and coordinate the co-design, implementation and evaluation of multiple ‘portfolios’ of programmes and collaborations contributing to the delivery of the IOC’s Olympism365 strategy, developed to strengthen the contribution of sport as an important enabler of sustainable development.
Manage, coordinate, support and track the effective and timely implementation, result orientation and monitoring and evaluation of the collectively executed projects and initiatives contributing to the delivery of the IOC’s Olympism365 strategy.
Manage and coordinate the timely and effective completion of reporting, grant and risk management processes for relevant Olympism365 portfolios.
Manage and coordinate procurement, legal and financing processes with external functional leads.
Manage and coordinate governance and management mechanisms, stakeholder meetings, project management tools, events, communications and action logs relevant for multi-stakeholder consortia supported by the IOC.

Stakeholder coordination

Contribute to the management of IOC’s collaboration with a diverse range of stakeholders from across the Olympic movement, UN and multilateral system and development sector through facilitating and coordinating communication, engagement and reporting processes.
Facilitate and promote a commitment to collaboration and collective action among these collaborators.
Coordinate communication and engagement across IOC departments to facilitate their contribution to the delivery of the Olympism365 strategy.
Monitor the wider sport and development agenda as relevant to the IOC.

Minimum Qualifications:

Post Graduate degree or equivalent in business, public policy, development economics, international development, sport or related degree programme.
5+ years’ experience in project management in international development, social policy and/or sport for development. Expertise in public health, community cohesion and peacebuilding programmes, and/or youth crime prevention is desirable.
Excellent oral and written skills in English and French. Other languages desirable.
Hight Level IT skills with demonstrated experience utilising digital programme and project management tools and monitoring and evaluation systems.
Lived experience in developing country contexts.
Working knowledge of the Olympic movement and international sport is desirable.
Excellent project management skills with formal certification desirable.

The successful candidate will be equipped with the following:

Experience in successfully project managing complex multi-country social development and/or international cooperation programmes, collaborations and funding.
Demonstrated ability and project management skills to manage and coordinate collaborations with a diverse range of stakeholders.
Understanding of social development methodologies and tools (project management systems, Results Based Management tools, monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches).
Expertise in one or multiple priority areas for the IOC’s Olympism365 is desirable: public health, peacebuilding, community cohesion, youth crime prevention, social inclusion, accessibility.
Good communication skills with an ability to distil and articulate complex issues for a range of audiences.
High intercultural competence and ability to adapt to a dynamic and multicultural environment.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to think proactively and prioritise..

Come and join an organisation where the spirit of inclusion, gender equality and diversity is a top priority and which focuses on what unites us – a passion for sport and its values. Work in a flexible and rewarding environment which offers competitive employee benefits and numerous incentives to live a sustainable, healthy and active life. By joining us, you become part of the Olympic Movement and help to build a better world through sport. You will have the opportunity to work with people of more than 70 nationalities.