Sport Manager - Para Athletics

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

---

LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are on a singular mission to create an Olympic and Paralympic Games that celebrate all that this city and country have to offer, delivering an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners and our community.

The 2028 Games mark the return of the Summer Games to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years and Los Angeles’ third time hosting an Olympic Games and first time welcoming the Paralympic Games. This presents the unique and exciting opportunity to celebrate our legacy with the Games and push the Olympic and Paralympic Movements forward, writing a new chapter of Games history in Los Angeles.

Putting on an Olympic and Paralympic Games is a team sport. To build a Games unlike any the world has seen before, we need the best team in place–a team full of diverse perspectives, experiences and expertise. We are guided by the following set of values and behaviors–optimism, integrity, excellence, inclusion, co-creation and boldness–and look forward to hearing about how your past experiences align with them.

Sport Manager, Paralympic Athletics

LA28 is looking to identify a Sport Manager for Paralympic Athletics for the 2028 program. Please make sure you highlight your para athletics specific experience, including the level of events you have managed and delivered (e.g. club, collegiate, national, international), in your resume.

The Sport Manager – Paralympic Athletics will play a critical role within the LA28 Sport team, reporting to Sport Manager – Athletics, while leading all aspects of operational planning for Paralympic Athletics. This role will liaise directly with World Para Athletics for para athletics. As well, the position will also be expected to collaborate with the centralized Sport Planning team as well as other LA28 functions (i.e. Venues and Infrastructure, Venue Management, Ticketing and Hospitality, Games services, Transport, Accommodation, Food and Beverage, Accreditation, etc.), and across the organization (including but not limited to Athlete Relations, Strategy, Marketing, Commercial, Technology, HR, and Finance). 

Key Responsibilities:

Competition and Training Venue(s) Design 

• Liaise with World Para Athletics for the development and design of competition and training venues 

• Coordinate with LA28 Venues and Infrastructure and Event Management and other sport/discipline specific input into the development and design of competition and training venues  

Competition Management & Planning 

• Act as the subject matter expert for para athletics within the organization and especially in the development and refinement of Event Operating Plans  

• Collaborate with World Para Athletics on the development of the competition schedule and training schedules for para athletics

• Validate sport equipment requirements for para athletics ensuring that all World Para Athletics requirements have been scoped  

• Provide sport specific feedback as required for all pre-Games, testing and Games-time planning across the organization via centralized planning activities lead by Sport Planning including relevant Sport Delivery Plans as well as venue specific planning activities with other functions  

• Provide input to Sport Planning on the development of sport testing and readiness events 

• Coordinate with Timing, Scoring & Results to ensure all World Para Athletics requirements are integrated into planning for both systems and infrastructure related to managing the competition 

Competition Management Workforce 

• Collaborate on the Sport Workforce strategy and planning for para athletics, liaising with USA Track & Field and the local sport community where relevant to identify paid staff, National Technical Officials and Sport Skilled Volunteers currently engaged in local and regional events 

• Lead the recruitment process for roles within Competition Management for para athletics

• On-boarding and day-to-day leadership of all Competition Management workforce within para athletics

• Support the development of para athletics specific testing and Games-time training workforce 

IF, NGB & Sport Community Relations 

• Act as the point of entry to LA28 and the stakeholder manager for World Para Athletics

• Liaise with World Para Athletics and coordinate with other Athletics staff to ensure clear and coordinated communication across Athletics disciplines

• Manage and track all World Para Athletics communication and brief Head of Competition Management and SVP of Sport on the status of relations and Games-time planning  

• Manage Pre-Games IF Site visits for para athletics, developing an effective agenda, liaising with FAs and Stakeholders on their participation and producing site visit reports and presentations  

• Manage the completion and tracking of all inputs to each Sport Delivery Plan (SDP) for para athletics

Administration & Program Management 

• Provide reports and updates on the status of deliverables and tasks to communicate overall progress in the planning for para athletics

• Support the development of budgets and projects plans with well researched and validated sport and discipline specific information and planning assumptions &