Classification Officer

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🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $60k - $68k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Swiss Paralympic

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 1993

⚽ Sports

🤝 Non-profit

Sports • Non-profit

Swiss Paralympic is the national organization that organizes, funds and promotes participation of Swiss para-athletes in the Paralympic Games, World and European Championships. It supports active and former athletes, manages selection policies, ethics and classification for Paralympic sports, runs events and public outreach, and raises donations and partnerships to finance athletes and programs.

📋 Description

• Support implementation of programming aligned with the CPC’s strategic priorities • Provide classification guidance, support, and education to athletes, stakeholders, members, and performance partners • Develop training and resources addressing classification gaps • Work with National Sport Organizations to ensure athletes complete required classifications and resolve related issues • Collaborate with the Paralympic performance team, Performance Sciences, Research and Innovation Advisor, Athlete Services, and performance partners on evidence-based classification solutions • Ensure classification services and programming use an athlete-centric approach • Contribute to and implement multi-year classification plans, targets, and budgets • Build partnerships and manage relationships with international stakeholders, including International Federations, National Paralympic Committees, officials, volunteers, advisory groups, and IPC departments • Lead Canada’s compliance with the IPC Classification Code • Lead Canada’s involvement in future reviews of the IPC Athlete Classification Code and related documents • Lead the CPC’s national classification strategy and implement recommendations • Support development of classification medical expert networks and Visual Impairment Classification plans • Develop tools, resources, webpages, and education materials for classification audiences • Engage with IPCs, IFs, and NPCs on classification protocols, processes, reviews, and best practices • Support international classifier training and athletes’ international classification • Coordinate Games-specific classification strategies and provide advice during Games

🎯 Requirements

• Post-secondary education, preferably in kinesiology or sport management, or equivalent experience in a similar position with a sport organization or as an athlete or a coach • 3–5 years of experience working in a leadership capacity in sport in Canada • Experience working in a National Sport Organization • Experience working in multi-sport Games environments • Experience as a Paralympian is considered an asset • Strong sport technical knowledge, including the Canadian Sport system and the International Olympic and Paralympic Sport System • Strong understanding of classification • Strong understanding of the IPC, National Paralympic Committees, and other countries’ sport systems • Strong understanding of the Games environment • Ability to understand complex environments and solve problems • Ability to plan, coordinate, deliver, and review targeted initiatives and adapt to change • Ability to manage relationships and collaborate with internal and external colleagues • Proficiency with office applications, including email, project planning, databases, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation development • Ability to communicate in Canada’s two official languages is considered a strong asset • Methodical, organized, self-directed, disciplined, innovative, analytical, results-oriented, cooperative, collaborative, and detail-oriented

🏖️ Benefits

• Benefits • Remote work within Canada • Travel expenses/overnight travel associated with job duties