Tackle Africa is seeking programme managers

Tackle Africa, an HIV education charity using football across Africa is currently recruiting programme managers in various locations. Application deadline: 13 February 2015

Job summary
The posts represent an opportunity to join a dynamic organisation in an exciting period of growth. The programme managers will be working alongside staff and volunteers from local partner organisations and building, developing networks of coaches to deliver regular high quality HIV education through football coaching to young people within their communities.

The programme manager roles are 12 months placements starting on 1 May 2015 in East/Southern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia). There is some flexibility with these dates depending on candidate availability and programme planning. The positions involve frequent local and national travel. For these positions flights, accommodation, local travel, work-related expenses and a local living allowance will be provided.

How to apply
Please find the full job description and the application form in the downloads section. Please fill in this form, and e-mail it to Tackle Africa’s administration assistant at gemma@tackleafrica.org. This email address should also be used for any queries relating to these roles.

Additional information
Interviews and pre-departure training will take place in London, UK. Although interviews for suitable candidates can be done remotely via Skype, any travel and accommodation costs to London must be borne by the applicant.

• Visit the Tackle Africa website

Heaven Stars FC is looking for a volunteer in resource mobilisation and staff mentoring

Heaven Stars Women’s football club in Blantyre, Malawi uses football to entertain, educate, and empower girls, giving them social skills which help build assertiveness and self-esteem. It is currently seeking a volunteer to assist with its initiative.

The Heaven Stars FC volunteer will provide support for resource mobilisation as well as staff mentoring in Blantyre, Malawi.

Volunteer Duties:

• Help raise resources for the Centre for Youth Development
• To help in the expansion of the Centre for Youth Development
• To mentor the administration in resource mobilisation
• Identify and link the project to potential donors and partners
• To coordinate, plan and implement fundraising activities
• To produce long term fundraising plans for the organisation
• To create a database for all prospective donors for the organisation

Requirements:

• Someone with experience in resource mobilisation and raising resource for charitable organisations
• Donor liaison skills and working with the corporate world
• Proposal development skills
• Experience in project management, including: planning/budgeting, reporting (financial and narrative), monitoring and evaluation, sustainability and networking skills

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

• Visit the Heaven Stars FC website

PhD studentship in sport and citizenship: sport for development

After the establishment of a mini centre for doctoral training in sport and citizenship at Loughborough University, applications are invited for a PhD studentship funded by the university’s graduate school. Start date: 1 October 2015. Application deadline: 27 February 2015

About the mini centre for doctoral training
The Sport and Citizenship mini centre for doctoral training (mini-CDT) is a joint initiative of the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences and the School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences. This mini-CDT seeks to research the diverse ways in which active citizenship is pursued by different individuals and social groups in and through sport.

About the PhD studentship
This PhD is situated within the broad area of sport for development. The project will investigate how sport is used in developing societies to promote wider social benefits associated with active citizenship. The specific focus of the research is open to discussion between the supervisors and applicants. Possible research topics include but are not limited to the study of sport’s contribution towards achieving better educational outcomes, stronger social cohesion, improved health practices or the empowerment of women.

The project may also involve a comparative dimension, exploring the contribution of sport and non-sporting activities for achieving beneficial social outcomes. It is anticipated that the project will involve significant data-collection in at least one developing society on a case-study basis. The research will benefit substantially from close links with the British Council as the non-academic project partner, particularly in terms of offering research access to on-going work by the British Council in specific international locations.

The PhD supervisors will be Professor Richard Giulianotti and Dr James Esson, and the PhD student will be based in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences.

The studentship is for three years and is intended to start on 1 October 2015. The studentship provides a tax-free stipend of £13,863 per annum, plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the duration of the studentship. International (non-EU) students may apply for this studentship, but will need to find the difference in fees between those for a UK/EU and international student themselves. For more information on fees, please visit the website of Loughborough University.

Eligibility
Applicants will normally need to hold, or expect to obtain, at least an upper 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in sport studies or a relevant social science discipline. A relevant masters degree will be advantageous.

How to apply
Please complete the online application here.

Additional information
For informal enquiries about the project, please contact Professor Giulianotti or Dr Esson. Interviews will take place in March 2015.

• Visit the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences website

Scholarship programme for international students at Tsukuba International Academy for Sport Studies

Tsukuba International Academy for Sport Studies (TIAS) will be launching a new scholarship programme aimed exclusively at international students. Applications for the programme will be accepted from 23 February 2015, and it will officially start from 1 October 2015.

The scholarship for international students will cover all university fees, plus accommodation costs and travel fare to and from Japan.

TIAS is part of the University of Tsukuba, which has a history of involvement in the Japanese Olympic movement stretching back over 100 years. Located nearby Tokyo, the site of the 2020 Games, TIAS is an ideal place for people from around the world to further their sports-related studies.

The TIAS curriculum covers the areas of the following fields:

• Olympic and Paralympic education
• Sport management
• Sport science and medicine
• Sport for development and peace
• Teaching, coaching and Japanese culture

All classes in the 18-month course are taught in English. The academy enjoys the full backing of the Japanese government, as a key part of its "Sport for tomorrow" initiative.

• Visit the TIAS website : http://tias.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/