Chief Operating Officer

**Overall Duties**

Reporting to the Secretary General, the COO is responsible for the day-to-day administration and operations of the BWF, providing management, guidance, oversight and support for a range of functional areas:

- Finance Department
- Administration Department
- BWF digital development projects.
- Integrity Unit

The COO provides leadership for the BWF office functions, facilities and services, administrative support services as well as the implementation of programmes and projects to deliver on key areas of the BWF Strategic Plan and Strategic Implementation Plan.

The COO is responsible for the planning and servicing of BWF Council Meetings, including coordination of agenda’s and ensuring legal and governance areas are addressed and implemented. With the administration team the COO ensures that all logístical planning for Council and AGMs are effectively dealt with.

The COO leads the team dealing with Membership servicing. Hereunder also involved in the overall governance implementation and development for BWF and the Membership. In connection with Olympic/Paralympic Games the COO is responsible for the planning related to institutional meetings and hospitality activities.

As a member of the Management Team, the COO supports the functions of the Secretary General, especially in areas of governance and annual planning, holistic and connected strategic planning, policy development and staff management. The COO is responsible for coordination of all BWF insurance activities. Depending on the expertise and experiences of applicants, there may be other areas included under the responsibility of the COO.

**Qualities / Attributes**

good planner, have excellent organisational skills and be an effective communicator with good interpersonal skills.
- You will have been involved in sports operations and management, and have comprehensive

knowledge around the institutional sports world. Experience and knowledge from badminton

organisations is an advantage, but equivalent knowledge from other sports is necessary.
- High level of understanding of governance in sports organisations is necessary and having

some legal experience or being legally trained in relevant areas will be considered an advantage.
- Having experience around contractual/legal areas and/or worked with contract development and the legal events/commercial area would be a significant advantage.

**a) Qualifications and Experience**

1. Relevant formal qualifications - a degree in events/business/marketing/communication, management or general sports administration.

2. Significant and relevant experience in administration, management (preferably badminton or as a minimum other sports organisations), including experience in governance and preferably relevant legal areas.

3. Experience in working in multi-cultural work environments.

**b) Knowledge and Skills**

1. A solid understanding of sports administration and governance areas - preferably

from badminton organisations or as a minimum from other similar sports organisations.

2. Excellent interpersonal skills and proven capacity to support the work of others.

3. Strong planning and organisational skills.

4. Demonstrated ability in problem solving.

5. Ability to prioritize large volumes of work and manage priorities.

6. Excellent English (written and spoken) language skills and superior presentation

skills.

7. Understanding of the events/commercial/media/broadcast areas, sports industry and the role of an international federation / world body in the structure of an Olympic/Paralympic Games sport.

**c) Personal Attributes**

1. You will have a positive outlook to employment and be a person that takes pride in the quality of work.

2. Strong, effective leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate others as a key management tool.

3. An ability to build a team ethos and a sense of team ownership among staff and other internal/external stakeholders.

4. Capacity to work independently with mínimal supervision and having a strong work ethic.