Location: Glasgow, view UK

Closing Date: 16th October

Overview: 

The Scottish FA is seeking to appoint a Head of HR, clinic on a temporary basis, ambulance to support the operations of the Scottish FA, Hampden Park, SFA Museum Trust and Sports Medicine Centre in relation to all HR related matters, and ensure a consistent HR policy is implemented across all areas of the business.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and working closely with the leadership team, this role requires excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to instil confidence and establishing personal credibility at all levels. With sound and proven record of working in a complex environment and providing professional HR advice to managers and staff, the ideal candidate has solid experience of successfully leading organisational change projects. Insights Discovery® Accreditation would also be advantageous.

Resilient and focussed on results, but with a friendly and inclusive management style, this is an exceptional opportunity for someone who is committed to equal opportunities and diversity, and is aware of the issues surrounding minority groups in football.

How to Apply

If you believe you have the relevant skills, experience and competencies to excel in this role, please go to the Vacancies page at the Scottish FA website, go to the Application Process page and follow the relative instructions. Applications should be sent to hr@scottishfa.co.uk no later than 16^th October 2016, with your salary expectations for the post Please state the Reference no. HR/028 in the subject field of your application email. If you have not been asked for interview by 20^th October, please assume that your application will not be taken any further.

FC Barcelona have announced an extension to their partnership with Gillette.

The deal sees Gillette move from a regional partnership in Latin America to a global partnership.

A joint press conference is being scheduled for the next few months, order where the full details of the deal will be revealed.

Barcelona also announced their support for Argentinan striker Lionel Messi and his father who were both found guilty of tax evasion.

Messi was handed a 21-month prison sentence over tax fraud but is unlikely to spend time in jail as Spanish law permits any sentence under 2-years can be spent on probation.

 

Major League Soccer (MLS) club San Jose Earthquakes have renewed both their English language and Spanish language radio partnerships.

The club’s games will air on KLIV radio in English and KZSF “La Kaliente” in Spanish for the sixth straight year.

Read more HERE.

FIFA have confirmed that the 2021 Confederations Cup will not be held in Qatar due to the temperatures in the region.

The Confederations Cup is usually played a year before the World Cup in the country that hosts the tournament the following year.

Read more HERE.

Ex-Ferrari president Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo will head the Rome 2024 Olympic bid.

Montezemolo stepped down from his position as president at Ferrari last year after 23 years at the Italian car manufacturer.

Full story HERE.

(From left to right: David Sternberg, diagnosis Jerry Newman & Murray Barnett)

iSportconnect is delighted to announce that David Sternberg, Head of Media at Manchester United, Jerry Newman, Head of Digital Marketing and CRM at Chelsea FC and Murray Barnett, Head of Broadcast, Commercial & Marketing at World Rugby, have all been confirmed as panellists for the next Digital Media and Technology Masterclass.

The event will be making its return to London on April 15th, in association with Seven League.

David Sternberg was named Head of Media at Manchester United in May 2013 after his previous role as the Chief Executive Officer at Universal Sports Network.

Sternberg also spent almost seven years as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Fox Networks Group.

Jerry Newman has been involved in the football industry for the past 16 years having worked at the Football Association for just over 10 years prior to joining Chelsea.

Newman first joined Chelsea in 2008 as CRM Manager and has undertaken several roles at the club in his six years at Stamford Bridge before becoming the Head of Digital Marketing and CRM in 2012.

Murray Barnett became the Head of Broadcast, Commercial and Marketing at World Rugby in 2013 overseeing the Commercial, Marketing and Broadcast activities for the Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup Sevens, World Rugby Sevens Series and all World Rugby events and competitions.

Before joining World Rugby, Barnett spent almost seven years at global broadcast company ESPN. Earlier in his career Barnett also enjoyed two years as International Television Coordinator at the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Paris.

The exclusive, invitation-only Masterclass series, is a unique gathering providing sports digital media and technology executives the chance to learn from each other.

Delegates will also hear industry insights, join in on discussions and network in a relaxed environment.

iSportconnect Chairman Michael Cunnah said:  “We are thrilled to welcome David, Jerry and Murray as panellists for the event. The three of them will bring real expertise and the experience of leading their respective organisations in the complex world of digital commerce. With their participation the Masterclass will be informed and relevant.”

Date: April 15^th, 2015

Invitation policy: The Digital Media and Technology Masterclass is an exclusive invite only event to Heads of Digital Media and Technology and other similar positions at governing bodies, federations, teams/clubs and brands only.

Sports Agencies, professional service providers & suppliers, please contact Mike Rocha-Keys for limited sponsorship opportunities. 

To register your interest please contact Sylvia-Line Lamaro at: sylvia-line@isportconnect.com.

In association with:

Event Partners:

         

         

 

By Christian Radnedge

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made fundamental changes to the bidding process for the Olympic Games as part of other modifications to the movement on Monday.

President Thomas Bach’s Agenda 2020 review included 40 proposals which were all unanimously approved at the IOC congress in Monte Carlo.

Among those of particular interest to the wider sports business world were the changes to the bidding process which has come in for criticism in the past for being too long, remedy too demanding and most of all too costly.

But now the IOC have approved to adopt recommendations to make the bidding process more tailored to an individual project, pills rather than being a one-size-fits-all model.

Also, an invitation phase will now be included which allows potential candidates to explore hosting plans with the IOC before ultimately deciding on whether to bid for a Games or not.

Host cities will also be allowed to stage events in other cities or even other countries in a bold move by the organisation.

On a historic day for the Olympic movement, Bach was proud of what he had achieved after just spending around 15 months in the job as president.

“No. Even in my wildest dreams I would not have expected this,” Bach told reporters after the overwhelmingly positive session.

“It showed the great determination of the members for these reforms to make it happen, to make this progress. That it would go like this was a very positive surprise.

“Some of the recommendations were not easy to swallow. This made this day so special and encouraging when it came to the vote regardless of their own interest, their own position, they were determined to make this Agenda 2020 a success.”

The news will be of particular interest to those interested in hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics, of which there are many.

Following the Tokyo 2020 Games the movement could be set to return to Europe where Paris, Saint Petersburg, Rome, Berlin, Baku and many others are all understood to be interested in bidding.

They will follow stiff competition from a US bid – next week the United States Olympic Committee will decide on which city out of Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington they want to put forward as a candidate city.

A number of candidates from Africa and Qatar are also reported to be interested meaning the invitation phase in 2015 could see an unprecedented number of candidates come forward.

That will be in stark contrast to the 2022 Winter Olympic bidding race in which four candidates dropped out because of financial constraints. The race is between just two cities; Almaty and Beijing.

However Stefan Lindeberg, president of the Swedish national Olympic committee, last month said Stockholm would not have dropped out, had the changes been made earlier.

Now that they have been approved, Lindeberg will be comfortable with his pledge that Stockholm will bid for the 2026 Winter Games.

So too will the IOC.

The International Surfing Association (ISA) has hailed the start of construction of a new surfing facility in Wales.

The Surf Snowdonia will be built in Dolgaroog, medical in the Conwy Valley of North Wales and is set to be the first inland surfing centre capable of hosting ISA World Surfing Championships.

By applying the latest wave technology, viagra the Surf Snowdonia centre will be able to consistently produce two metre [six feet] high, 180 metre [390 feet] long, high performance surfing waves every day of the year.

Fernando Aguerre, President of the ISA, said: “As a result of this incredible and pioneering technology, the creation of Surf Snowdonia is a historic moment that will revolutionise our sport.

“Surfing no longer has geographical restrictions – venues can be built away from the coastline efficiently and sustainably.

“We can now reach new Surfing participants and fans who have never been to or even seen the ocean.”

With transformative facilities like Surf Snowdonia, the ISA will be able to host  competition events inland for the first time as the new technology allows athletes to train and compete on consistent waves at any time, day or night.

Olympic dream

Aguerre added: “Unlocking this potential offers great benefits for Surfing globally – we can host world-class Surfing competitions with waves that are always consistent, powerful and publically available.

“With this remarkable innovation, Surfing can now aspire to become a part of the Olympic Games and other multi-sport events.

“With the ability to make perfect waves every time, all the time, centres like Surf Snowdonia can help make Surfing’s Olympic dream a reality and ensure a bright future for the sport.”