For the competitive sports division based in Mülheim ad Ruhr, the DBV is looking for a sports director (m/f/d) as soon as possible. All information at a glance.
These are your tasks
- Responsibility for the overall strategy in competitive sports and for a positive development in youth competitive sports, affiliated and elite areas of the German Badminton Association
- Responsible creation of competitive sports concepts
- Responsible for positive structural and cultural development in the youth sector (work focus in the 2025 Olympic cycle until at least the end of 2028)
- Control of regional target agreements with the partners involved
- Creation, communication and implementation of the nomination guidelines for major measures as well as the management guidelines
- Management of the management committee
- Responsibility for competitive sports personnel (right of direction) including personnel deployment planning and personnel development.
- Financial responsibility in competitive sports (perspectively as a full-time board member BGB §26/30)
- Acquisition of financial donations/funding/own resources (BMI, DOSB, top sports agency, BVA, VT, sponsors, etc.)
- Representation of interests towards the DOSB, BMI and BVA as well as all relevant partners for the use of federal funding
- Specifications, management and controlling of the competition organization
- Control and evaluation of the framework guidelines for youth competitive sports
- Head of Department for Competitive Sports O19
- Collaboration with internal and external sports institutions, including DOSB/GBL, TA, IAT, FA, NADA, FSL partners, WVL partners, Bundeswehr (BMVg), SDSH, the relevant federal/state ministries and federal/state authorities as well as the association members and partners
- Main professional representation of the interests of the umbrella association in national and international committees
- In terms of official duties, you are under the supervision of the President.
This is your profile
- Successfully completed university studies in sports science, business administration, economics, sports management or similar.
- Profound knowledge of the structures, systems and networks of competitive sports as well as several years of management experience in the area of competitive sports in an Olympic sport or comparable qualification
- Excellent analytical, conceptual and communication skills
- Above-average commitment, structured way of working, assertiveness and negotiation skills
- Confident appearance towards all stakeholders in competitive sports
- Good knowledge of spoken and written German and English
- Confident use of common office software (MS Office)
This is what we offer you
- A responsible, varied area of responsibility with many creative options
- A motivated team in a dynamic and Olympic sport
- Appropriate remuneration on a negotiated basis within the framework of the association’s financial possibilities
Please send your detailed application documents, stating your salary expectations and your earliest possible starting date, in just one PDF file (max. 5 MB) by email to DBV managing director Daniela Blobel ([email protected]).
If you have any questions, you can also contact the managing director.
The German Badminton Association (DBV) is one of the largest European umbrella organizations with around 160,000 members in 16 state associations and, as a top Olympic sports association and member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), represents all the overall interests of German badminton sport nationally and internationally. The office is located in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
