Job Description

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), founded in 1926, is the world-governing body of the sport of table tennis with 227 member Associations in the world. The ITTF supervises the staging of World Championships annually, and several other world title events. Around 120 international tournaments are sanctioned by the ITTF yearly. Its main function is to govern and develop the sport for the benefit of over thirty million competitive players in all parts of the world. Table Tennis is an Olympic and Paralympic sport and is in the programme of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as of all Multisport Games.

The ITTF is seeking a strategic and resilient Communications Manager who is a confident communicator and will be responsible for the spectrum of communication under the ITTF Communications division.

THE ITTF GROUP: The ITTF Group consists of three entities, namely:

• The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)

• World Table Tennis (WTT) and the

• ITTF Foundation
  

The ITTF GROUP plays a consultative and supportive role in the operations and performance of all functions across all three entities with a focus on the management of ITTF related matters.

LOCATION: The position will be based in the ITTF Asia-Pacific offices in Singapore.

MANAGER : The ITTF Communications Manager will report to the ITTF Group - Head of Communication.

DUTIES: Have a key role in ITTF’s communication services to support the ITTF Strategic Plan, by working towards achieving the following objective:

• Contribute to the delivery of the ITTF Group’s strategic communication plans

• Write press releases and handle media requests

• Creation of content for all ITTF’s platforms, as well as copy editing

• Work with ITTF event organisers on their promotional strategy

• Attend ITTF events in the role of ITTF press officer / content creator

• Copy-editing of various promotional material

• Contribute to the launch of the new ITTF website

• Contribute to the preparation of the ITTF’s content strategy

• Support the management of the ITTF website, including the management of ITTF website writers

• Support the management of ITTF’s social media platforms

• Coordinate communications with ITTF’s Continental & Member Associations
  

SELECTION CRITERIA: Candidates for the position of ITTF Communications Manager should ideally have:

Essential Criteria

• Journalism, Communications and/or Sports related diploma and / or degree

• 2 to 5 years of experience working within an organization within the capacity of a sport / corporate / governance communication role or a news agency

• Excellent English writing and speaking skills

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

• Experience in digital communication

• Meticulous, organised and able to manage multiple projects concurrently

• An understanding of international business in a multicultural environment

• Ability to travel frequently during the year

Desirable Criteria

• Passion for sport and business;

• Familiar with the work and structure of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements, especially International Federations

• Competent in Adobe Suite software

• Ability to work in multiple languages (spoken and written), especially within Southeast Asia and Europe.
  

All applications must be made through the online application form on https://ittf.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=103

Due to the high number of candidate applications expected, only those who are shortlisted to the next stage of the recruitment process will be contacted.