Doping Control logistic and transport specialist (Fixed-term Contract)

Take the chance to work for the Organization in charge of delivering one of the biggest and most prestigious events in sport field! Feel the Olympic and Paralympic energy joining us at Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, leaving a mark in the sport history!

BREAK THE ICE!

Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 is the Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2026, carrying on the organization, promotion and communication of the sporting and cultural events related to the next Winter Games.

We are driven by the following values: respect, determination, legacy, engagement and sustainability.

Milano Cortina 2026 will be the first large-scale Olympics in history: 13 Olympic venues, 21 provincial capitals, 2,300 municipalities directly involved, over an area of 22,000 square km.

The Milano Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee has been established in 2019 with the purpose of organizing Olympic and Paralympic Games in compliance with the Host City Contract signed jointly by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the two cities of Milano and Cortina and the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).

Furthermore, the Italian Paralympic Committee, the Regions of Lombardy and Veneto, as well as the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano/Bozen are all partners in this major national-level project, with the support of the Italian Government.

Position:

During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Doping Control is responsible for performing doping controls from the opening of the Olympic villages to the closing ceremony. Anti-doping controls will be conducted both in and out of competition.

The transportation of doping control samples, staff and athletes undergoing doping control procedures plays a key role in anti-doping procedures by ensuring the smooth running of pre-analytical procedures.

The operational management of transport and logistics of doping controls must be carried out by professionals with experience in the management and organization of logistical and organizational procedures both at national and international level, with organizational management skills and specific knowledge in the field of complex organizations. These professional figures will report directly to the Head of Doping Control of the Medical Services of Milan Cortina and will have both an Advisor role for the organizational aspects of the competitive and non-competitive Venues towards the organizational structure, and operational management at central level. These professional figures will have to supervise the strategic and operational planning typical of the Games and will have an advisor role up to the Games, assuming Games Time the role of those responsible for the operational management of the logistical and transportation procedures connected to the doping samples.

Requirements:

Prerequisites:

• Experience in the operational management of logistic and transport in national and international events
• Experience in the field of major sporting events
• Experience in Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Experience in human resources management
• Good English speaking

Activities:

• Logistic and transport strategic plan
• Strategic plan and Concept of operation
• Logistic and transport operational management
• Support Head of Doping Control

Responsibilities

• Act as point of contact among the Command Centre and the competitive and non-competitive Venues
• Represent Doping Control FA in different MiCo2026 planning processes, when delegated by the Head of Doping Control
• Develop and keep updated planning documents for Doping Control logistic and transports
• Organize and document regular meeting of Doping Control FA in support of the Head of Doping Control
• Provide planning and issues management support the Head of Doping Control
• Keep up to date Doping Control milestones document working closely with planning and coordination FA
• Participate in meetings as requested by the Head of Doping Control
• Keep meeting minutes and provide meeting reports to the Head of Doping Control

Skills And Competencies

• Strong project management and organisational skills
• Previous experience in sport events
• Ability to simplify, synthesize
• Previous experience in human resources organization
• Ability to work under pressure and flexible attitude to deal with changing priorities
• Strong relationship building and communication skills
• Team player and independent thinker
• Pro-active in flagging problems and proposing solutions
• Motivated to learn
• Advanced user of Microsoft suite (excel, word, powerpoint, sharepoint)

Games time:

• Coordination of the Logistic and transport procedures
• Support the observer program

Work location:

To ensure efficient performance of doping controls, the work location will initially be the city of Milan. As the Olympic Games approach, it may be required to move (for operational purposes) to one of the other locations involved in the games.

Other information:

Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 is committed in building an inclusive and diversified working environment, striving to guarantee equal opportunities for all workers (L.903/77) and promote the integration into its workforce of persons with disabilities (L.68/99).