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The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is Australia's leading blue water ocean sailing club and home to what is considered sailings most iconic events - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.  We are nestled along the beautiful Rushcutters Bay foreshore, just 10 minutes’ drive from Sydney’s CBD where the Club enjoys stunning harbour views, world-class facilities and a Membership of just over 3,000. The CYCA was established in 1944 and over the years has become Australia’s leading exponent of blue water ocean racing and sea safety.  The CYCA caters for the most passionate ocean racer to the social sailor with a full calendar of mid-week summer twilight, weekend offshore racing as well as the very popular Sunday winter racing.  The floating marina and world-class yacht club offers five-star function rooms, alfreso dining on the deck and all the support services a boat owner may need. While the pinnacle for the most adventurous is to take on mother nature in the annual Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, others enjoy the competitiveness and camaraderie of the shorter ocean races that are run year-round. This varied role will develop and implement the annual marketing and communications plan to include writing, social media, website and media management and Club/Member promotions. The role also manages the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race media and CYCA's quarterly publications and Annual Report. The objective is to undertake Member engagement, event/program attendance and sponsorship management whilst maximising publicity, media coverage and profile for the CYCA. To be successful in this role you will hold suitable tertiary qualifications in marketing, communications or similar, with 6-10 years demonstrated experience in a dedicated marketing role, ideally from within the sporting industry. You will have proven experience in dealing with the media and developing relationships and hands-on expertise in digital/social media with the ability to write content for several audiences. You will be self-motivated, demonstrated managing competing priorities and tasks whilst maintaining attention to detail and meeting deadlines in a fast paced work environment.  The ability to work independently, as well working collaboratively within the wider team structure is imperative, as is the capacity to build relationships and elicit cooperation from a diverse group of stakeholders. A strong affiliation with and understanding of Club and event business would be an advantage, preferably with a detailed knowledge in the sport of sailing. The position necessitates flexible working hours spread over Monday - Sunday dependent upon Club activities. Remuneration to the successful candidate is negotiatable depending upon skill level and experience.  At the time of applying, candidates must indicate their salary expectations. Essential Requirements Relevant Tertiary Qualification Sports Marketing / PR / Communications Degree Desirable Criteria First Aid Certificate Advanced Resuscitation

We are looking for outstanding sport and physical activity practitioner to make a real difference to residents and families in Slough. If you are enthusiastic, fun and passionate about wanting families to change and succeed then this is the role for you! The Active Communities team are responsible for delivering the ‘Active Slough’ sport and physical activity programmes, with the principal aim to get more people, more active, more often. We work closely with statutory partners, service users, the community and the voluntary sectors, to promote and create innovative ways of tackling local inactivity challenges, and ensure services deliver improved and sustained outcomes to get more people active more often. We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive, passionate and experienced Behaviour Change Officer to support a new programme called ‘Chalvey Can’ funded by Sport England, the programme aims to reduce inactivity amongst our lower socio economic families in one of our deprived wards called Chalvey. You will work to initiate behaviour change in local residents with regards to engagement in sport and physical activity across the project. By working within the Active Communities team, individuals will scope, organise and support the coordination and/or delivery of opportunities for local communities to get more physically active. This role will specifically look at understanding the principles of behaviour change; an ability to adapt delivery to suit different groups in Slough. You will have practical experience of how to develop and devise appropriate sports or physical activity programmes and have an understanding of the expectations of collaborative work with a network of partners/ stakeholders. An ability to socialise and develop strong working relationships will be vital as well as an excellent manner with the wider community including families with multiple challenges. You will need to have an imaginative and problem-solving approach to ensure successful programme of delivery that positively impacts the lives of the families that we are targeting. The ideal candidate will hold a recognised NGB Level 1 coaching qualification and have a keen interest in sport and getting more people active more often. Candidates should understand the council’s 5 year plan, Sport England’s Active Nation Strategy including their funded programmes and the councils Leisure Strategy and how we are working towards delivering key outcomes in all our plans. So, if you are passionate about sport, volunteering and working in the community, Slough Borough Council needs you to support the delivery of this exciting and ground-breaking programme to build healthier, happier and inclusive communities through sport, then this is the perfect job for you. As a passionate, creative, fun and forward -thinking individual you are just what we are looking for to join our team. How to apply For an informal discussion about the post please contact Kam Bhatti, Active Communities Manager, 01753 477376. Job information pack available to download from:  http://www.slough.gov.uk/jobs/jobdetail.aspx?id=21592  If you have any question, you can call our 24-hour information line on 01753 875074, quoting ref: 07-1414 or email:  

Content and Communications Officer 35 Hours per week £25,810 per annum SportPark, Loughborough, LE11 3QF There’s never been a more exciting time to work alongside Swim England. We are the only recognised National Governing Body for aquatic activity and celebrated our 150th anniversary in 2019. Our content and communications team were involved in: • covering our fantastic national swimming, diving, synchronised swimming, water polo and open water competitions • corporate event launches of major insight into the Value of Swimming at a Parliamentary reception • working with national operators to show why people #LoveSwimming • celebrating the achievements of elite athletes at major championships • creating eye-catching video content • reporting on awards ceremonies and the first inductees into our Hall of Fame • plus raising our profile online and through our social media channels. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg… As we head into an Olympic year, a unique opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and confident Communications and Content Officer to join the Swim England family. You will be responsible for helping to develop and publish engaging written and visual content across Swim England’s digital communication channels. Reporting to the Content and Communications Manager, you will also be tasked with leading on the development of filmed content for swimming.org and social media channels to help promote our industry-leading Learn to Swim programme and the coverage of all our sports. This is an exciting opportunity working within the Commercial and Marketing department as part of a busy team. The successful candidate must: • Have a communications, journalism or comparable degree (or equivalent) • Be able to write engaging, proactive and responsive communications and edit copy to a high standard • Be highly competent at filming and editing engaging video content • Be able to develop innovative ideas to create content for all our disciplines and platforms • Be confident at getting the right message across, whether that be on a story for swimming.org, social media post, writing a newsletter or internal communications • Be able to work under pressure and to deadlines • Be flexible to work some evenings and weekends to cover events If you feel you have the skills and attributes suitable for this position, we would like to hear from you. Find out more about us – the Swim England family – and what we do here: www.swimming.org Swim England is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to inclusion and embrace the spirit of all equalities legislation. Where possible we will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it. Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship and that you must have right to work status to apply or be considered for this role. If you are a non UK/EU National, you must have an appropriate working visa to undertake employment. Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 2 February Applications after this time will not be considered Interview date: W/C Monday 10 February How to apply To apply for this role please: • Click here ( www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6S6Y8YG ) to complete our Application statement. • Send your CV and covering letter outlining the skills and experience you can bring to this role, referring to the advert, person specification and job description, to . This should include any personal interests and unpaid activities. Include as much detail as possible to support your application, we receive hundreds of applications so make yours stand out! (We would recommend at least 300 words) Please note: applications received without all elements above will not be considered for shortlisting.