Sport Manager, Canoe

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Sport Manager –  Canoe  The Sport Manager –  Canoe  Sprint/Slalom  will play a critical role within the LA28 Sport  team ,  reporting directly to  general   Canoe Sport Manager,   while leading all aspects of operational planning for  specific   Canoe  disciplines .   This role will  ultimately be  the discipline manager for either Canoe Sprint OR Canoe Slalom.   This role will liaise directly with  International  Canoe Federation .   As well, the position will also be expected to collaborate with the centralized Sport Planning team as well as other LA28 functions (i.e. Venues and Infrastructure, Venue Management, Ticketing and Hospitality, Games services, Transport, Accommodation, Food and Beverage, Accreditation, etc.), and across the organization (including but not limited to Athlete Relations, Strategy, Marketing, Commercial, Technology, HR, and Finance).    Key Responsibilities Competition and Training Venue(s) Design     Liaise with International Canoe Federation for the development and design of competition and training venues    Coordinate with LA28 Venues and Infrastructure and Event Management and other sport/discipline specific input into the development and design of competition and training venues     Competition Management & Planning     Act as the subject matter expert for Canoe Sprint/Slalom within the organization and especially in the development and refinement of Event Operating Plans     Collaborate with International Canoe Federation on the development of the competition schedule and training schedules for Canoe Sprint/Slalom    Validate sport equipment requirements for Canoe Sprint/Slalom ensuring that all International Canoe Federation requirements have been scoped     Provide sport specific feedback as required for all pre-Games, testing and Games-time planning across the organization via centralized planning activities lead by Sport Planning including relevant Sport Delivery Plans as well as venue specific planning activities with other functions     Provide input to Sport Planning on the development of sport testing and readiness events    Coordinate with Timing, Scoring & Results to ensure all International Canoe Federation requirements are integrated into planning for both systems and infrastructure related to managing the competition    Competition Management Workforce     Collaborate on the Sport Workforce strategy and planning for Canoe Sprint/Slalom, liaising American Canoe Association and the local sport community where relevant to identify paid staff, National Technical Officials and Sport Skilled Volunteers currently engaged in local and regional events    Lead the recruitment process for roles within Competition Management for Canoe Sprint/Slalom     On-boarding and day-to-day leadership of all Competition Management workforce within Canoe Sprint/Slalom    Support the development of Canoe Sprint/Slalom specific testing and Games-time training workforce    IF, NGB & Sport Community Relations     Act as the point of entry to LA28 and the stakeholder manager for International Canoe Federations for specific Canoe Discipline.   Liaise with International Canoe Federations and coordinate with other Sport Managers to ensure clear and coordinated communication when managing a multi-discipline sport    Manage and track all International Canoe Federations Sprint/Slalom discipline specific communication and brief Head of Competition Management and VP of Sport on the status of relations and Games-time planning     Manage Pre-Games IF Site visits for Canoe Sprint/Slalom, developing an effective agenda, liaising with FAs and Stakeholders on their participation and producing site visit reports and presentations     Manage the completion and tracking of all inputs to each Sport Delivery Plan (SDP) for Canoe Sprint/Slalom    Administration & Program Management     Provide reports and updates on the status of deliverables and tasks to communicate overall progress in the planning for Canoe Sprint/Slalom    Support the development of budgets and projects plans with well researched and validated sport and discipline specific information and planning assumptions    Competition Management – Testing & Games-Time     Lead all competition management workforce for Canoe Sprint/Slalom to ensure a seamless and world class delivery of operations to support the competition, athlete and IF spaces within the competition and training venues    Act as the integration point within the organization for all IF related requirements for delivery of the competition and training for Canoe Sprint/Slalom   Position Requirements Background and Requirements   Minimum 5+ years’ experience delivering national and international level Canoe Sprint/Slalom even