Your journey to becoming a young IOC leader
The selection process for the IOC Young Leaders 2023-2026 consists of two stages: the 4-week Learning Sprint and the application process for the IOC Young Leaders Programme.
STAGE 1
Completion of the 4-week Learning Sprint is the first prerequisite for a candidate to be eligible to apply for the IOC Young Leaders Programme.
Registration for the 4-week learning sprint opens on 15 September and end on 20 October 2022 .
The four sessions of the 4-week Learning Sprint will take place in November: every Tuesday from 8 November.
More details will be communicated to those who sign up.
STAGE 2
After successfully completing the 4-week Learning Sprint (Certificate of Participation obtained), the candidate becomes eligible to apply for the IOC Young Leaders Programme.
The registration process opens on 1st December and ends 31st December 2022 .
Full description of the application process and criteria
Click here to register for the 4-Week Learning Sprint
Is this programme for you?
We are looking to invest in and work with an exceptional group of young leaders who have a passion for solving local problems through grassroots sports-based initiatives and sustainable social business models.
We're not looking for one type of profile, but rather a diverse group of young leaders with different backgrounds, perspectives, skills, motivations and experiences.
The profile of the young IOC leader:
- 20-28 years old
- English proficiency
- Passion for sport as a tool for social and economic change
- Interest in community action
- Knowledge of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Strong communicator and team player willing to learn and grow
- Comfortable managing social media and new technologies and platforms
This programme is for you:
- Transform ideation and research into real action and solution development
- Become a more effective and stronger leader in sport and social business (or a sport and social business entrepreneur)
- Driving local transformative change in and through sport
- Representing and embodying Olympic values in action
- Commit to a four-year entrepreneurial journey
- Become a mentee and a mentor through a comprehensive mentoring programme
- Collaborate with other young leaders, experts, researchers, sports leaders and social business entrepreneurs
Detailed information on the application process and criteria can be found in this document.
About the IOC Young Leaders programme
The IOC Young Leaders programme takes place over four years to give participants enough time to go through the stages of developing a social project/business that provides a localised sports-based solution to a pressing challenge in their respective communities.
Each year of the programme is designed around the development of the young leader and their sports-based business/social project.
Overall, the learning journey covers a wide range of subjects and specialists, in areas such as human-centred design, prototyping, ecosystem mapping, leadership skills, customer segmentation, public relations, fundraising, impact measurement, user research, user testing, digital communications and finance.
The four-year programme has a mixed approach, combining virtual sessions and discussions, community spaces and learning through face-to-face and networking experiences.
Most of the monthly learning will be online and will include expert sessions, sharing of practical resources, connecting group sessions and self-directed learning activities.
What each IOC Young Leader receives:
- Initial funding of CHF 10,000 over four years
- Monthly workshops and guidance led by experts
- Access to thought leaders and inspirational figures
- Exclusive invitation to attend the biannual IOC Youth Summit
- Invitations to attend and speak at global meetings
- Networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities
- Leadership coaching
- A dedicated team on hand to provide support
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