Work at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010!

Are you tired of your humdrum
life? Do you want to get involved in something different and exciting? Do you
like sports and travel? You may have the opportunity to do both! How? You could
work or volunteer at the next Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The games will be
held in 2010, but the work has already begun. Staging the Olympic and
Paralympic Games is an enormously complicated task. The organization in charge
of creating the 2010 Winter Olympics is the Vancouver Organizing Committee for
the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). The Committee’s mandate
is to support and promote the development of sport in Canada by financing,
planning, organizing, and staging the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

VANOC needs lots
of help. It’s a big
organization, with a $1.7 billion operating budget. During the games VANOC will
employ over 1,500 paid staff and 25,000 volunteers.

What kinds of jobs
are needed before and during the games? VANOC is divided into functional areas,
each requiring staff and volunteers with specialized skills and experience. The
functional areas are:

Accommodation

Accreditation

Administration

Anti-Doping

Ceremonies

Commercial Rights Management

Communications

Community Relations

Cultural Olympiad

Editorial
Services/Online Communications

Event Services

Finance

Food & Beverage

Government
Relations

International
Client Services (ICS)

Media Relations

Medical Services

NOC/NPC Services
(assist delegations)

Olympic and
Paralympic Villages

Paralympic Planning

Press Operations

Risk Management
& Assurance Services

Sponsorship and
Servicing

Sport and Sport
Events

Sustainability

Technology

Ticketing

Torch Relay

Transportation

Venue Management

Workforce

How do I apply for
a job?

VANOC has an online
rsum submission system. You can apply for specific job postings as well as
create a personal account to download and update your employment information.
You can also receive notification about new job postings.

Do I have to apply
for a specific job?

Not necessarily. If
you are not sure how your skills may be put to use, you can submit your rsum
to the general candidate pool by selecting “submit rsum.” You can
also set up your account to be notified about job postings from functional
areas in which you have specified an interest.

Do I have to speak
French?

VANOC says that
French is definitely an asset but it is not a requirement unless otherwise specified
for the position for which you are applying.

How about
volunteering?

VANOC is looking for
25,000 volunteers who are available before, during, and after the 2010 Winter
Games. The more time and flexibility you have, the more opportunities there may
be for you to get involved. But you can’t just show upyou need to apply
online. You should also be proactive about finding accommodations. VANOC says that
if you pre-arrange your own accommodations you’re more likely to be awarded a
volunteer job.

What’s the age
limit?

To apply for a
volunteer role, you must be 19 years old on or before September 1, 2008.

If you love winter
sports and can take a few months off to work in Vancouver, you should check out
opportunities at the 2010 Winter Games!