You monitor the Olympic Movement in both social and traditional media across geographies and languages and provide insights that inform the IOC’s communications and reputation strategy. You also provide team leadership and direction for the overall media intelligence strategy and implementation.

Main responsibilities

Provide through leadership and direction for the overall media intelligence strategy and implementation while playing an active role in the daily operations and the delivery of the products.

Daily Operations

• Monitor the Olympic Movement in both social and traditional media across regions and languages.
• Identify and select relevant articles, blogs and posts covering news on the Olympic Movement.
• Compile daily newsletters of relevant news stories and trends to be sent to internal stakeholders.
• Alert and brief stakeholders on potential issues and other relevant topics.
• Deliver news briefings in daily Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department meetings.
• Produce quantitative and qualitative analyses, including summaries of key messages, context, tonality, geographical spread, etc.
• Support the teams dealing with stakeholder engagement and crisis communication situations.
• Prepare ad-hoc requests and deep-dive reports, combining various sources of information, on specific themes or campaigns.
• Answer urgent information requests about specific topics in a timely manner.

Team & Strategy

• Lead the team to identify and support both social and traditional media monitoring needs.
• Manage the Media Monitoring unit as a competency center for the whole organisation.
• Work closely with the Media Relations’ team to identify needs and provide optimal support.
• Increase level of storytelling and deliver clear insights to inform meaningful decision-making.
• Develop impactful reports and presentations to communicate key information and results.
• Collaborate with internal technology teams and vendors to deliver tools and system solutions.
• Enable the IOC to operate at the edge of media intelligence and push the boundaries through continuous innovation to drive knowledge, accuracy and efficiency.
• Build on the positive and collaborative team culture.
• Manage and coach the Media Monitoring team (3 direct reports).

Our requirements

• University education or equivalent.
• Experience in media intelligence and corporate communications.
• Fluency in English, with excellent command of at least one additional language such as French, German, Spanish, Italian required, additional languages would be an asset.
• Excellent writing and communication skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Thorough understanding of the main social media platforms and how content is measured on them.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to interpret data to help inform content production, audience development and business decisions.
• Clear presentation skills, comfortable briefing senior stakeholders and management.
• Good knowledge of the global media landscape.
• Speed and accuracy in carrying out tasks.
• Work experience in an international, multicultural and multilingual environment.
• Interest in sport and news from around the world.

Come and join an organisation where the spirit of inclusion, gender equality and diversity is embedded in its DNA 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.

Division / Unit: Fin. Sustainability & Research / Fin.Monitoring & Compliance
Contract type: Fixed Term
Start date: 01.11.2022
End date: 31.12.2024
Location: Nyon

Main goal:

The Financial Analyst will assist with clubs’ financial analysis and monitoring activities in relation to the new Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability (CL&FS) regulations, under the supervision of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB).

Key responsibilities:

– Assessing clubs’ submissions relating to solvency, stability and cost control requirements;
– Taking care of a defined portfolio of national associations and their clubs;
– Performing on-site club compliance audits and coordinating with external auditors;
– Liaising with clubs and national associations regarding CL&FS data;
– Supporting the preparation and execution of compliance visits right through to the reporting stage;
– Monitoring clubs’ group structures and ownership;
– Contributing to the preparation of reports and other outputs for the CFCB;
– Performing ad-hoc compliance activities relating to the CL&FS regulations.

Profile:

Experience required:
– From 1 to 3 years financial analysis experience
– From 1 to 3 years Audit/controlling experience

Education:
– Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting or finance

Languages:
– English / Proficient
– Any other European languages would be a plus

Additional requirements:
– MS Office / Advanced
– Able to cope well under pressure and comply with key deadlines 
– Detail-oriented, well-organised and able to work independently 
– Good team spirit and excellent written/oral communication skills when working with both colleagues and management 
– Proactive, curious, and able to think outside the box
– A general interest in football would be a plus

You maintain and test the operating effectiveness and continuously improve the Internal Control System of the IOC. You support effective and efficient performance within the IOC by ensuring that key processes, policies and procedures are adequately documented, communicated and monitored, and you implement and enhance the risk mitigation strategy and internal controls for key business processes in IOC entities.

Main responsibilities

Internal Controls

• Develop and maintain documentation for the IOC’s Internal Control System (ICS). This documentation encompasses all major business cycles for IOC entities and address all the components of the COSO internal control framework. This may include enhancements to existing policies and procedures owned by the Ethics & Compliance department
• Document control activities with complementary narrative descriptions, and update the IOC risk & control matrix as necessary
• Prepare periodic report highlighting the current status of key controls in terms of design and operating effectiveness
• Strengthen ICS awareness within the entire IOC Administration and related entities. Provide support, education and training to staff and management
• Act as a “second line of defense” through the regular testing of control’s operating effectiveness and the updates of control activities descriptions
• Support operational management in streamlining control activities
• Ensure regular communication with internal and external auditors
• Monitor compliance with internal policies and procedures
• Liaise with the personnel of IOC entities based in Madrid (OBS SL and OCS SL) to harmonise and further improve the internal control environment
• Identify process improvements and support their implementation to continually enhance performance of key business processes and transactions
• Support the activities of the Compliance, Risk and Internal Control unit by conducting awareness-raising activities related to internal controls topics, and on selected policies and procedures
• Lead specific projects as assigned by the management

Risk management

• Conduct the periodic risk assessments for the IOC Administration in coordination with the business process owners. Provide ad hoc risk assessments on new activities upon management’s request
• Maintain the central risk register in the GRC system used at the IOC
• Improve processes and tools for proper risk identification, prioritisation, and monitoring
• Propose risk mitigation strategies to management
• Support the development of contingency and recovery plans, and ensure that they remain up to date
• Provide support, education and training to IOC staff to increase risk awareness within the IOC Administration. This may include developing training material for employees
• Contribute to the preparation the periodic corporate risk report

Our requirements

• University degree in business administration, finance or relevant discipline is required.
• Professional certification (CPA, CIA, ACCA, CISA or equivalent) is desirable
• Fluent in English or French, with an excellent command of the other language. Spanish language is an asset
• Working knowledge of SAP Purchase-to-Pay and Finance (MM, FI-CO modules) is a strong asset
• SAP technical trainings and certifications are an asset
• Knowledge of RSA Archer Internal Control and Risk Management modules is an asset
• Experience with data analytics is a plus
• At least 6-12 years of proven experience and knowledge of Internal Control, Internal Audit, Risk Management, and financial operations within an SAP environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication (English/French), and interpersonal skills
• Good negotiation and presentation skills, and ability to work with senior management
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on providing forward-looking insight and value-added analysis
• Strong business acumen with solid understanding of the business environment (sport industry or key events management is a plus), and ability to quickly learn complex concepts
• Work experience in an international, multi-cultural and multi-lingual environment is an asset
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to effectively communicate with team members
• Keen eye for details
• Ability to effectively prioritise activities and to execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Capacity to handle tight deadlines and resolve difficult situations
• High level of integrity and sensitivity to confidential information
• Excellent command of the Microsoft Office applications