The Hang Gliding and Paragliding Commission of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (CIVL) is seeking a suitable person to act as Competitions Coordinator Officer.
The successful applicant will have some knowledge of hang gliding and/or paragliding competitions and CIVL, good written and spoken English, plus some database/spreadsheet oriented IT skills.

As the work is Internet based, it may be done at a location of the candidate’s choice. Working hours average 8-12 hours per week, but vary with the flying seasons. The  person must be in a position to invoice the FAI for his/her work on a regular basis, in conformance with the tax/employment laws in force in his/her country of residence, and in accordance with the rate agreed (20€/hour).

A summary of the work includes:

• Receiving and checking applications for sanctioning of Cat 2 events to be entered on the CIVL Sporting Calendar, including ensuring that local organisers have the approval of their national federations, and non-national organisers have the approval of the host federation.
• Some first line support of Cat 1 organisers, answering or fielding enquiries on issues such as allocation, exemption applications, entry requirements etc.
• Coordinating with the relevant CIVL committees on checking the qualifications of pilots entering Cat 1 competitions.
• Tracking progress of Cat 1 championships including; publication of documents, website information etc.
• Limited chasing of organisers for incident information and incident report forms.
• Running the CIVL World Pilot Ranking System (WPRS), which includes chasing, receiving and uploading competition results, managing the pilots and results databases, dealing with related enquiries arising.
• Communicate with FAI office and CIVL Bureau on sanctioned competition related matters and oustanding actions.
• Close liaison with the FAI office on competitions concerning the payment of sanction fees and calendar entries.
• Close liaison, where necessary, with CIVL President and appropriate CIVL Bureau members.
• Communicating as necessary with event organisers and pilots around the world.
• Producing reports and analyses on competition trends when requested (twice per year).

Applications must be sent here before April 23, 2015.