Manager, Sport Workforce & Planning

LA28•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The organization's mission is to create an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners, and the community. The 2028 Games mark the return of the Summer Games to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years and Los Angeles’ third time hosting an Olympic Games and first time welcoming the Paralympic Games. This presents a unique opportunity to celebrate legacy and advance the Olympic and Paralympic Movements. The Manager, Sport Workforce and Planning will play a critical role within the LA28 Sport team, leading on Games-time workforce and centralized planning deliverables, operations, and services of the Sport function. This role reports to the Head of Sport Planning and Operations and collaborates across Sport, including Competition Management, to progress function planning deliverables related to strategy development, recruitment, and training of Sport’s workforce. The role requires collaboration within the Sport department, with other LA28 functions (e.g., Event Management, Village, Transportation, Logistics), and across the organization (including People Management, Finance & Procurement, Legal, Communications, and Technology).

Requirements

5+ years’ experience in project and program management, ideally in the sport’s industry.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Experience working cross-functionally on project delivery.
Extremely detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
Well-developed problem-solving skills and ability to work independently to resolve issues.
Fluent working with Office suite products including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Self-starter with experience in defining tasks, seeking feedback, and evolving work.
Proven ability of building good interpersonal relationships with people across the organization, while balancing assertiveness with diplomacy.
Ability to implement and manage change effectively.
Demonstrated commitment to co-creation and collaborative decision making.
Experience considering diverse groups of athletes in Sport planning and delivery, with special attention to how ability, gender, and other identities impact different athletes’ experiences.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Background in sport.

Responsibilities

Lead on Sport Workforce planning for testing, test events, and Games-time, including National Technical Officials and Sport Skilled Volunteers, to ensure LA28 has a robust and skilled sport workforce for all Olympic and Paralympic sports.
Coordinate with People Management and Workforce to ensure Competition Management and Sport Planning & Operations meet all centralized deliverables for workforce planning, recruitment, and training.
Manage the National Technical Officials and Sport Skilled Volunteers candidate pool assessment and development requirements, coordinating with National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and the local sport community.
Support development of entitlement policies and procedures for National Technical Officials and Sport Specific Volunteers and centralize processes for Sport Managers.
Project manage all testing, test event, and Games-time headcount planning activities for Competition Management and Sport Planning & Operations, ensuring consistency across each sport and operation while addressing any sport-specific requirements.
Act as the stakeholder representative for sport workforce with the Workforce function, ensuring that the unique needs of sport workforce are addressed in all workforce entitlement and policies for services such as food and beverage, uniforms, accommodation, and transportation.
Support development of timelines, calendar, and budget for National Technical Officials and Sport Skilled Volunteers training opportunities and support in-person training workshops with NGBs, IFs, and the sport community.
Support recruitment and hiring of Sport Planning and Operations team members.
Program manage Sport’s Games-time workforce training plan and content development.
Act as a point of entry in Sport for other LA28 Functions to request sport information on related workstreams for planning purposes.
Coordinate with Sport Competition on the collection and validation of centralized requests for planning information from other Functions.
Validate and update key sport information within the LA28 Data Warehouse and other source of truth documents.
Provide reports and updates on the status of related milestones and deliverables within the Sport department.
Author Sport updates, presentations, and reports on relevant topics to be used internally and externally to communicate progress and issues within the Sport department.
Support the development of budgets and projects plans with well-researched and validated information.
Support project management for additional Sport Planning and Operations workstreams until dedicated resources are in place, including reviewing and providing feedback on other Function policies and procedures that impact Sport and sport stakeholders (e.g., Athletes), including but not limited to Transportation, Accessibility, and Food and Beverage.
Lead on cross-functional projects that involve sport operations and stakeholders, presenting assessments of sport-specific requirements and service levels across competition and training venues.
Work closely with National Olympic & Paralympic Committee Services and Sport Competition Management to support Pre-Games policies, communications, and virtual presentations.