Head of Olympic Games Impact and Legacy

Department: Corporate and Sustainable Development

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

Contract Type: Open-ended

Activity Level: 100%

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 a sound leader in the field of Impact and Legacy, and the vision to build a better world through sports inspires you, this is a unique opportunity to make a lasting difference to the Olympic Movement at its very heart.

As the Head of Olympic Games Impact and Legacy, you will lead the efforts to shape and sustain the impact and legacy of the Olympic Games, fostering strategic initiatives to maximize the socio-economic and environmental benefits from past and future Games editions.

Main responsibilities:

1. Lead the impact and legacy work for future and past editions of the Olympic Games

Future editions of the Olympic Games

• Collaborate with host National Olympic Committees (NOCs), host cities/regions and Organising Committees of Olympic Games(OCOGs) on impact and legacy matters through the full Games lifecycle (dialogue with interested parties, host election, strategy, planning and operational readiness, Olympic Games delivery, post-Games transition and legacy).

• Work with Olympic host cities/regions and the organising committees to leverage the Olympic Games as an opportunity to accelerate sustainable development in the host territory, use sport as a tool to advance public policies, reduce their footprint and maximise the positive impact on local communities.

• Oversee subject matter expertise topics: physical activity and sport for all; inclusive economic impact of the Olympic Games; post-Games use of Olympic venues.

• Oversee Olympic Games impact (social, economic and environmental) measurement, reporting and evaluation.

Past editions of the Olympic Games

• Lead IOC efforts to keep the Olympic spirit alive in the territories that hosted past editions of the Olympic Games, “once one Olympic city, always an Olympic city”

• Collaborate with the World Union of Olympic Cities for the expansion and strengthening of the network of legacy stakeholders (host cities/regions, National Olympic Committee in host countries, private and public organisations responsible for managing legacy venues, projects and activities).

• Lead the delivery of the annual edition of the Olympic Legacy Forum in collaboration with the World Union of Olympic Cities.

• Oversee legacy team efforts in supporting local stakeholders in promoting and making visible the legacy of past Olympic Games editions through the celebration of Olympic Games anniversaries and the use of Olympic properties in the host territories.

Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

• Support the department team working on the Olympic Games, facilitating the integration of topics and the escalation of issues/risks/opportunities.

• Improve the internal flow / sharing of relevant sustainability, impact and legacy information pertaining to each edition of the Olympic Games

• Collaborate and explore synergies with other IOC departments in regard to the Olympic Games sustainability, impact and legacy.

• Oversee existing partnerships developed to support the implementation of the IOC’s Olympic Games impact and legacy objectives, in partnership with other IOC departments.

• Identify and develop strategic partnerships amongst external organisations, including commercial partners, statutory agencies, NGOs, government departments, industry specialists and academics, to support the achievement of Olympic Games impact and legacy objectives.

1. Manage the Impact and Legacy unit

• Lead the Olympic Games impact and legacy unit: coach, assist, motivate and develop unit members; monitor individual performances; provide clear communication.

• Manage the wellbeing of the team and enable a productive work/life balance.

• Manage overall financial, carbon and human resources budgeting for the unit.

• Provide regular updates and reporting on unit’s planning, operations and progress to Department Director and IOC leadership as needed.

• Work with IOC communications team to identify communication opportunities and provide subject matter content as needed.

• Speak on the behalf of IOC on topics related to the unit subject matter expertise when required by the department director and/or corporate communications.

• Compile updates on the achievement of Olympic Games impact and legacy objectives for IOC institutional meetings (Commissions, Executive Boards, Sessions…).

1. Actively contribute to the CSD leadership team

• Support the departmental overall strategy and objectives

• Support the Director together with the Head of Sustainability for the preparation, management and follow up of the IOC Sustainability and Legacy Commission (annual commission meeting, compilation of progress reports, documentation reviews, members’ ad-hoc requests…).

Eligibility criteria:

• Master’s degree or equivalent work experience in economics, political science, public policies, business administration, international relations.

• Demonstrated strategic career progression at leadership level, effectively driving initiatives with major events or public authorities, emphasizing socio-economic development

• Recognized professional trajectory at leadership level, driving initiatives with a major event or a public authority on impact and socio-economic development matters.

• Demonstrated experience with public policies and long-term planning, macro-economic and social impact.

• Experience in leading through influence (across hierarchical lines).

• Demonstrated project management experience, managing multiple large-scale projects concurrently.

• Experience in communicating with executive level within a corporate or governmental environment.

• Excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills.

• Leader with people/team management experience.

• Spoken and written English fluency required, French and other languages is an asset.

• Excellent command of the corporate tools (Outlook, etc.).

Come and join an organisation where the spirit of gender equality, inclusionand 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.