Accreditation Manager- Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games

Coca-Cola is the proud Worldwide Partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our role will be to refresh all the athletes, volunteers and spectators during those 4 weeks with our loved brands, done in a sustainable way, to build a better shared future. Paris 2024 will be undoubtedly the most innovative Games with a strong ecological and societal push.

Our main challenge will be to deliver +20M beverages to 15 000 athletes, 45 000 volunteers and +15M visitors; while making the Games a strong driver of the overall Coca-Cola business’ acceleration from all angles (Marketing, Commercial, Revenue Growth Management, Human Resources, External and Internal communication, etc.).

We are looking for someone who is ready to join us in turning our passion into action, someone who welcomes the challenges of working on one of the biggest events in the World, has strong agility and resilience skills, someone at ease in dealing with ambiguity and multi-tasking, who works hard and is passionate by sport and the Olympics and Paralympics.

If you are ready for this challenge and want to help us refresh the world while making a difference, then apply!

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Paris 2024 Olympics & Paralympics Accreditation Manager will be responsible to build and manage strong relationships with both internal and external client groups ensuring full activation of our Olympic Rights. Specifically to ensure Coca-Cola constituents have full and approved access to Olympic Venues through the Olympic Accreditation procedures.

This person will report to the Paris 2024 Olympics & Paralympics PM (Project Manager).

Speaking French and English is a must have in this role, located in Issy-les-Moulineaux – France, no relocation support provided. Fixed term contract until November 2024.

Main responsibilities*

• Develop effective business relationships with management in the Olympic and Paralympic organizing committees, to understand the Olympic organization’s structure, approval processes, communication channels, operating plans, etc.
• Develop process to submit accreditations according to Paris 2024 OCOG guidelines, in compliance with RGPD rules.
• Develop effective relationships with internal Olympic Coca-Cola Teams (e.g. Venue Ops, Marketing, Hospitality, Global Sport Partnership) to gather needs and facilitate the accreditation process.
• Deliver training for accreditations process to internal Olympic Coca-Cola teams.
• Submit accreditations requests in OCOG portal according to our needs.
• Track accreditations delivery with Paris OCOG to ensure accreditations are delivered on due time.
• Submit Fast track submissions if needed.
• Ad-hoc project work and other tasks, as required.
• Provide back up to other team members as required.
• Write the After Action Review report of key learning’s from accreditation.

* Non-exhaustive – This role will evolve over time, other responsibilities may be assigned to the incumbent who should demonstrate agility and flexibility.

Key skills and experience required

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal in both French and English.
• Excellent organizational skills. Rigorous and keen attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills, commitment to teamwork and ability to deal with cross-functional teams and projects.
• Negociation skills, to be able to deal with multiple stakeholders
• Crisis management skills, stay calm under pressure.
• Pro-active worker, coming with solutions together when flagging problems, with a flexible attitude to deal with changing priorities and multiple decision makers.
• Willingness to learn, import best practices and challenge status quo.
• Passionate with Sport and Olympic & Paralympic movement and values
• Data entry skills, must have a high degree of competency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

What we can do for you

• Iconic and innovative brands: in our portfolio of over 250 products, we offer a variety of widely known and popular brands including Coca-Cola, Tropico and Topo Chico
• Equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other protected class
• Connections: we work cross-functionally in a network across different Operating Units groups to make sure that we can put together the clearest numbers and projections for our customers
• Benefits: A full array of benefits for your financial, health and well-being that starts on day one of employment

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.

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