The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), in collaboration with Sport Singapore, is looking to hire a General Manager to be seconded to Volleyball Singapore.
About The Role
1. To assist and support the Volleyball Singapore’s Board in its plans for development of the sport in Singapore:
- Building and maintaining good governance, business capability, budgeting, and strategic planning
- Supporting High Performance aspirations
- Developing Pipeline & Pathway of volleyball players
- Increasing technical capabilities of coaches and officials
- Building the ecosystem of Volleyball in Singapore working with identified partners.
2. To orchestrate national events calendar for Volleyball in Singapore.
3. To lead the Volleyball Singapore secretariat team in the daily operations of the Association.
4. To helm conversations with:
- SportSG/SSI on Multi Year Sports Plans.
- SNOC on major games planning.
- Foreign counterparts such as Southeast Asia Volleyball Association (SAVA), Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), other volleyball National Federations (NFs), FIVB, etc.
Job Responsibilities
1. Supporting the VAS Board
- Building and maintaining good governance, business capability, budgeting, and strategic planning
- Supporting High Performance aspirations
- Developing Pipeline & Pathway of national youth and senior athletes
- Increasing technical capabilities of coaches and officials
- Orchestrate National Events Calendar
- Marketing and Communications with fraternity, sponsors and supportersg. Work with identified partners to build the ecosystem
2. Orchestrating National Events Calendar
- Maintain and operationalize events calendar for volleyball in Singapore.
- Maintain good sponsor and donor relationships. Ensure timely and accurate delivery of contract agreement.
3. Lead and Manage VAS Secretariat Team
- To guide and lead the secretariat team in daily functions and operations.
4. Helm conversations with SportSG/SSI/SNOC/SAVA &/or other foreign counterparts
- Support and drive the conversations with local and foreign sports authorities/counterparts for multi-year sports planning, major games, regional/international competitions and projects.
Skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Excellent operational and logistical skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Eye for details
- Enthusiasm & energy
Requirements
- It will be an advantage to have a diploma/degree in sports event management, or another relevant field such as leisure and recreation or physical education. Experience in sports industry will be a plus. Knowledge of the game will be an added advantage.
- Possess a positive, generative, collaborative mindset
- Ability to adapt to changes
- Willingness to work long hours on weekends and evening to support events
- Takes initiative to find alternative funding
- Resourceful
