Soccer Without Borders Boston seeks an elementary school programme coordinator

Soccer Without Borders (SWB) Boston is looking for a bilingual (Spanish/English) individual to lead its elementary school programme starting 1 January 2015.  Application deadline: 12 December 

Job description
The primary focus of this position will be to collaborate with the Boston programme director in coordinating and delivering all aspects of the SWB Boston Elementary School Programme. SWB Boston works with newcomer youth (aged 7-14), using football as a vehicle for positive change, providing youth a toolkit to overcome obstacles to growth, inclusion and personal success. The programme works with 60 youth/year. SWB has designed an in-house league that offers youth weekly, team-based challenges in football, team building and respect.

Responsibilities

• creating practice content
• communicating practice plans to volunteer assistant coaches
• monitoring and evaluation
• communication with SWB Boston director
• managing and guiding programme culture
• being a point of contact for families
• ensuring that team goals are met over the course of the season
• recruitment and retention

The bulk of responsibility will take place during the fall (September-November) and Spring (April-June) seasons. In addition to regular programme activities, the successful candidate will plan and implement special events for youth and community events including: season kick-off parent meetings, games, tournaments, workshops, team-building events and end of season celebrations.

This position is funded by Coach Across America (CAA), which is the first nationwide programme in the US to inspire young adults to commit to a year of service as coach-mentors in underserved communities. CAA coaches receive extensive training through Up2Us’ Center for Sports-Based Youth Development.

Please find the job description in the Downloads section.

How to apply
To start the application process please contact the programme director, Ms. Lindsey Whitford at lindsey@soccerwithoutborders.org.

•  Visit the Soccer Without Borders website

Good Sports is looking for a community programme assistant

Good Sports helps to lay the foundation for healthy, active lifestyles by providing athletic equipment, footwear, and apparel to disadvantaged young people in the US. Now it has an open position for a community programme assistant to be based in Quincy, MA.

Good Sports is seeking a candidate for the position of programme assistant to work as a member of its team in supporting community initiatives.

Responsibilities 

• Working with the executive team to manage community partnerships by ensuring goals are met, donation events are executed successfully, and compelling impact reports are submitted in a timely manner
• Reviewing community grants and making recommendations
• Playing a primary role in donation logistics
• Picking, packing and shipping outgoing donations from the warehouse located in Norwood, MA, as well as inventorying incoming donations from manufacturers
• Purchasing equipment, apparel and footwear through Good Sports’ manufacturing partners
• Occasionally conducting site visits to community organisations
• Managing evaluation collection and analysis

Skills and Qualifications

• Goal-driven
• Self-motivator; able to work independently
• Able to manage multiple tasks efficiently
• Very comfortable with operations/back office role
• Strong familiarity with MS Office (particularly Excel) and comfortable with learning new database system
• Familiarity with NetSuite a plus
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Valid drivers license and access to a vehicle

About Good Sports
Good Sports’ mission is to increase youth participation in sports, fitness, and recreational programmes by targeting one of major obstacles limiting participation-access to sports equipment. To accomplish its mission, Good Sports partners with sporting goods manufacturers to ensure that disadvantaged youth are getting the equipment they need to participate. Since its inception in 2003, Good Sports has donated over $9 million worth of equipment, impacting more than 800,000 kids across the US.

Additional information
Salary range is $30000-$35000 based on experience. Good Sports also offers health insurance and three weeks paid time-off. Please find the full job description in the attached download.

How to apply
Please send a cover letter and your CV to the operations manager, Mr. Chris Healey at chealey@goodsports.org.

• Visit the Good Sports website

Kids Play Int'l is seeking a programme manager

Kids Play International (KPI) is a non-profit organisation that uses sport as a catalyst to promote gender equity
in communities impacted by genocide. Now it is seeking a programme manager to join its team in Gatagara, Rwanda. Application deadline: 10 October

Job Description
KPI is looking for an on the ground programme manager to help oversee the day to day programme, provide incite and strategic direction for long-term programme development and model replication, develop and conduct continued coaches trainings, implement monitoring and evaluation tools and build in-country partnerships.

This may include the following:

• On site programme management, which may include directly running programme
• Model for long-term programme structure and replication
• Provide ongoing feedback, incite, analysis and direction to ensure continued programme improvement
• Assist with continued development and implementation of the curriculum
• Design, development and implementing a culturally appropriate coaches training clinics
• Identifying local staff to be hired and trained
• Design entry and exit strategy and orientation of participants and coaches
• On-going programme evaluation/metrics assessment
• Community development; building relationships with parents, schools, local government, U.S. Embassy, partnerships with other local NGO’s
• Outreach for sponsorship and grant opportunities to help sustain programme
• Maintain ongoing communication and relationships with partner schools, parents, community
• Maintain KPI Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as it pertains to programming
• Oversee and conduct all communication for sponsorship a child programme

For more information read the Job description in the Downloads section.


How to apply
Candidates should email a one-page cover letter describing their interest, qualifications and a current a resume to info@kidsplayintl.org including "KPI programme manager" in the subject line. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Because of volume of applicatoins only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

• Visit the KPI website

Call for entries: The leader of the future

The Interamnia World Cup Association calls for entries in the contest entitled "The leader of the future". Application deadline: 15 January 2015

Interamnia World Cup is a sport-cultural association that has been organising a handball tournament for young athletes in Teramo and its province in Italy since 1973. The tournament is acknowledged as the most international handball tournament in the world. Communities are asked to play in the symbolic Peace Team that, since 2004, has put together players from countries that are at war with each other.

In 2012 Interamnia World Cup launched the international competition entitled "The leader of the future". In supporting and promoting the 43th Interamnial World Cup and with regard to the Worldwide Congress of the Language Rights  (in Teramo in 2015),  the  Interamnia  World  Cup  Association, together with the University of Teramo and the Languages of Europe and Mediterranean Sea Italia Association announces the second edition of  the contest.

Participants can draw inspiration from the following leads of essays:

• Sport is a precious tool for young people to psychologically, physically and socially grow up together - it transmits universal values of peace and brotherhood
• Friendship is the basis of human relationships, exchange of ideas, judgements, attitudes, mutual actions and enrichment of everyday life
• Worldwide citizenship, equal opportunities and no discrimination rights
• Sport and civil values
• Speaking different languages and understanding each other: can sport be a communication model?
• The encounter between different linguistic-cultural identities: an obstacle or an opportunity?
• French, the language of the Olympic values (special category)

The contest is intended for 8-18 year old children and teenagers, students from all kinds of schools and of all nationalities.

Each participant can present one or more work of literature (essays, poems, articles and short stories), art (drawings, graphics and photographs), multimedia (videoclips, digital presentations and digital artworks), etc. Three categories in the contest are provided for the different age segments: individual work, team work and specific work (either individual or in team) about the “French, the language of the Olympics values” theme.

Each participant (or group of participants), who is still underage, shall be represented by a teacher, a parent or a tutor, who will take care of filling and sending the works, plus the necessary authorisations according to the current law related to underage subjects.

How to participate
The application form can be found on the last page of the Information pack.
The application form and the works have to be sent to the address mentioned at the bottom of the application form by 15 January 2015, either by e-mail or fax or mail.

The works have to include:

• Title
• Name, surname and the author’s age (or the class or the participating team)
• Class attended
• School’s address
• Name and address of either the teacher or the parent or the appointed tutor
• E-mail address of the school and of either the teacher or the parent or the appointed tutor 
• Disclaimer with regard to privacy and underage rights

An evaluation commission will incontestably evaluate all the received works. The commission will select the ones that comply with the contest’s aims the most. Taking part in the contest is free of charge.

For the full call for participants, please find the Information pack in the downloads.

• Visit the Interamnia World Cup website

Canadian Sport for Life grants Targeted Initiatives in Ontario

The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) will award three further Ontario based organisations with Targeted Initiatives. Deadline to apply: 20 October 2014

A Canadian Sport for Life Project
With support from the Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund, CAAWS is pleased to announce a new project designed to increase the participation and leadership of women and girls. Building on CAAWS’ publication “Actively Engaging Women and Girls: Addressing the Psycho-Social Factors” (a supplement to the Canadian Sport for Life foundation documents) the project involves a number of strategies to enhance policy, practice, programme and service delivery in communities across the province during 2013-2015.

Targeted initiatives
In total, ten Targeted Initiatives are being awarded to Ontario-based organisations interested in addressing the psycho-social factors that impact women and girls’ participation in sport and physical activity through participation, leadership or capacity building projects.

The final deadline for applications to collaborate with CAAWS on Canadian Sport for Life initiatives is 20 October 2014. Mentoring and financial support is available for a further three Ontario-based organisations.

Through this project, CAAWS is already collaborating with the Ontario Freestyle Ski Association, Ontario Athletics Association, FutureGirls Soccer Program, Finlandia Hockey Club, Nakkertok Cross Country Ski Club, Northern Ontario Curling Association, and South Nepean Satellite Community Health Centre.

Contact Sydney Millar from CAAWS to discuss your application ideas!

• Download the application
• Visit the CAAWS website for more information

Nominations open for the Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work 2015

Do you know of a young person making a positive difference to the lives of other people in your community or country?

Award winners 2013

The Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) is inviting nominations for the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work.

‘More than any generation in history, today’s young people are shaping the social, economic and political landscape that they will inherit. This is an exciting opportunity to recognise their energy, talent and commitment to development across the 53-nation Commonwealth.’ Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General

We are looking for young people aged between 15 and 29 years, whose development work demonstrates the Commonwealth’s Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment, to:

1. Promote youth participation in decision making
2. Promote economic empowerment of young people
3. Take action for equality between young women and young men
4. Promote peaceful and democratic environment in which human rights flourish
5. Provide quality education for all
6. Improve access to information and communication technology
7. Promote health, development and values through sport and culture
8. Engage young people to protect the environment

There will be four prizes per Commonwealth region (see page 7) with the top entry from each receiving the Regional Commonwealth Award. From among the four Regional Award winners an overall Pan-Commonwealth winner will be decided

Criteria for nomination:

• The nominee must have been engaged in their development work for more than 12 months either in a professional or voluntary capacity
• The development work must be ongoing and in a Commonwealth member country
• The nominee should not be older than 29 on 31 December 2015
• Individuals cannot nominate themselves
• Nominees should give permission for their names to be put forward
• The winner must agree to take part in publicity and activities generated by the Commonwealth

Awards will be decided on the basis of:

1. Quality of impact
2. Level of innovation/fresh approaches to problem-solving
3. Quality of achievement
4. Quality of the evidence provided
5. Sustainability: building capacity of future generations to meet their own needs

Nomination process:
Applications open on 30 August 2014 and close on 30 October 2014. To complete the nomination form please visit: www.yourcommonwealth.org/cya2015

You will be required to provide:

• Details about yourself
• Details about the person you are nominating
• The reasons you think the nominee deserves to win
• A description of the development work and how it makes a positive difference to the lives of others

For more information please contact:
The Co-ordinator Commonwealth Youth Awards
Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House
Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5HX, United Kingdom
Email: cya2015@commonwealth.int

Opportunity to join the CYSDP Working Group

The CYSDP are looking for young people active and passionate in the field of sport for development and peace to join their working group. Deadline to apply: 30 September 2014

In May 2013 the Commonwealth Secretariat supported the establishment of the Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace Working Group (CYSDP). With a mission ‘to be the leading and driving voice for youth in the Commonwealth towards promoting best practices for sport, development and peace in their respective societies.’

A group of young leaders from Commonwealth regions were identified by the Commonwealth Secretariat and selected to work towards advancing youth development in the Commonwealth through sport. With a remit to ‘Advocate, Educate and Demonstrate’ on behalf of young people across the Commonwealth, the group utilise sport and non-sport platforms to highlight the benefits of SDP in development issues.

Roles and responsibilities of CYSDP:

• Provide a youth voice and perspective on advancing the use of sport in development policy and programming in the Commonwealth
• Meet on a quarterly basis (via web conference) and carry out work on an on-going basis according to the remit of CYSDP
• Formulate recommendations on SDP relevant to youth development and contribute to forums such as the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS)
• Liaise with other Commonwealth and regional youth representative forums to advance awareness of SDP approaches and initiatives
• Present and represent at sport and non-sport platforms around the Commonwealth

Do you meet the following criteria?

• Commonwealth national
• Between the ages of 18 and 29 (must be under 30 on 31st August 2015)
• Passionate and active in Sport for Development and Peace in a voluntary, educational or professional capacity

If so, submit an expression of interest today to join the CYSDP and contribute to youth development in the Commonwealth through sport.

“Education Though Sport” is a training course that will deal with the importance of sport as an educational tool for promoting social inclusion. Deadline to apply: 10 September 2014

Mine Vaganti NGO (MVNGO) is the applicant organisation and will be holding the training course (TC) in Morocco from 10-17 October  2014.

The overall aim of the TC is to transfer innovative methodologies of non-formal education from European to Southern Mediterranean countries creating an important educational path between the regions South and North of the Mediterranean sea. Morocco seemed to all the partners the best place in which to implement the project since it represents a perfect melting pot of EU and arabic cultures.

According to the analysis made by the partners, in the Southern Mediterranean countries there is a huge educational lack and sport is not considered a method of non-formal education. With regards to this gap in education, carrying out this project allows for the sharing of new tools and for strengthening our cooperation.

Target group of training course: social workers, youth workers, youth leaders who have experience in sport activity or who like to use sport as an educational method. People from the following countires are invited to apply to participate: Spain, Norway, Bulgaria, Romania, UK, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Palestine, plus Italy (total of 28 participants).

Learning objectives of the training course are:

• To raise knowledge and gain new experiences on sport and outdoor activities as tools of non formal learning
• To clarify the challenges of sport as a tool for education
• To create a network of professionals (youth leaders, social workers and trainers) who work with people with fewer opportunities using those new methodologies

The working method proposed by the trainers will start from a wider point of view, macro areas such as values, education and intercultural dialogue through sport, to the specific activities such as tools and methods to be held during the daily working life in every NGOs or youth centres when you can make the difference for building a civic society (bottom-up process).

The trainers will lead sessions based on spreading new methods about sport as a tool for inclusion of people with fewer opportunities: young with disabilities, migrants, persons discriminated by gender and people from rural areas.

The trainers will establish a theoretical framework and common reference points for learning and communication in this course and the course methodology foresees direct involvement of the organisations which already work on the topic and that will be present at the TC.

Two international accredited trainers with huge experience in the youth field and non-formal education through sport, Roberto Solinas from MVNGO and Antonio Saccone from Spolint will be the trainers/experts in our project.

For further information and questons, please contact Roberto Solinas by email at president@minevaganti.org or by phone at +39 079 6010 000

Call for participants: Education through sport training course in Morocco

“Education Though Sport” is a training course that will deal with the importance of sport as an educational tool for promoting social inclusion. Deadline to apply: 10 September 2014

Mine Vaganti NGO (MVNGO) is the applicant organisation and will be holding the training course (TC) in Morocco from 10-17 October  2014.

The overall aim of the TC is to transfer innovative methodologies of non-formal education from European to Southern Mediterranean countries creating an important educational path between the regions South and North of the Mediterranean sea. Morocco seemed to all the partners the best place in which to implement the project since it represents a perfect melting pot of EU and arabic cultures.

According to the analysis made by the partners, in the Southern Mediterranean countries there is a huge educational lack and sport is not considered a method of non-formal education. With regards to this gap in education, carrying out this project allows for the sharing of new tools and for strengthening our cooperation.

Target group of training course: social workers, youth workers, youth leaders who have experience in sport activity or who like to use sport as an educational method. People from the following countires are invited to apply to participate: Spain, Norway, Bulgaria, Romania, UK, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Palestine, plus Italy (total of 28 participants).

Learning objectives of the training course are:

• To raise knowledge and gain new experiences on sport and outdoor activities as tools of non formal learning
• To clarify the challenges of sport as a tool for education
• To create a network of professionals (youth leaders, social workers and trainers) who work with people with fewer opportunities using those new methodologies

The working method proposed by the trainers will start from a wider point of view, macro areas such as values, education and intercultural dialogue through sport, to the specific activities such as tools and methods to be held during the daily working life in every NGOs or youth centres when you can make the difference for building a civic society (bottom-up process).

The trainers will lead sessions based on spreading new methods about sport as a tool for inclusion of people with fewer opportunities: young with disabilities, migrants, persons discriminated by gender and people from rural areas.

The trainers will establish a theoretical framework and common reference points for learning and communication in this course and the course methodology foresees direct involvement of the organisations which already work on the topic and that will be present at the TC.

Two international accredited trainers with huge experience in the youth field and non-formal education through sport, Roberto Solinas from MVNGO and Antonio Saccone from Spolint will be the trainers/experts in our project.

For further information and questons, please contact Roberto Solinas by email at president@minevaganti.org or by phone at +39 079 6010 000