Athletics and Activities Sports Management Intern

Introduction

Frankfurt International School in Oberursel is looking for an engaged and motivated Athletics and Activities Sports Management Intern.

Your tasks

This role requires a passion for working with students and for everything sports, recreation and sports management related. The intern will be immersed in sports management, leadership, and support athletic initiatives throughout the school. The intern will assist in the day-to-day operations of the athletic and activities (REAL - Recreation, Enrichment, Activities and Learning) program and be exposed and engaged in all aspects of one of the leading international school programs in Europe. The successful candidate also has the option to design, implement and participate in exciting weekend, holiday and summer camp activities. The intern will report directly to both the Athletic Director and Activities Director.

The intern will assist with the below:

• Support students, teachers and parents, regarding course and athletic team registrations
• Coordination and organization of Athletic and after school / holiday activities and programs
• Accessing risks, costs, trends to design sports and activity programming for our students
• Able to observe and support existing programming as well as, monitoring new programming
• Ability to give feedback, develop and deliver presentations to directors and office staff
• Research various sports, programs, report to directors on successful programs, actively assist in the creation of resources for coaches
• Pre-event planning and promotion
• Gameday and tournament operations
• Creating marketing material and media
• Support Physical Education (PE) department in the delivery of PE, Health and Balance Curriculum
• Advisor to the Student Athletic Counsel (SAC) and their processes and initiatives

Administration:

• Administrative support daily
• Coach and/or leading programs on an as-needed basis
• Assist in developing Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD) plans for new coaches / instructors
• Support FIS Athletics, REAL Activity Programs, and PE Department
• Creating-Security Rosters for traveling athletes
• Supporting all-season uniform distribution, collection and uniform room organization processes

Job Qualifications:

• Pursuing a career in sports management, education or other related field or similar qualification
• Self-motivated, reliable team player with strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently
• Moderate to strong knowledge base of all sports as well as athletic and activity programs
• A passion for sport and knowledge of sport development models
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (German an asset)
• Highly organized and able to provide coaches / instructors with the resources they need, with the ability to build documents in GSuite
• Strong understanding of social media channels and best practices
• Willing to work activities/athletics event evenings and/or weekends (with advance notice)
• Experience developing, organizing and managing sport camps (preferred)
• Previous experience working with children and coaching (preferred)
• Standard First Aid and CPR (preferred)

What we will offer

This position is a fixed-term contract for one school year from August to June. We may consider alternative scheduling structures but prefer a full-year commitment.

The start date will be on 01 August 2027 and contract will run until 30 June 2028.

• A stimulating international working environment
• An open-minded, supportive, and motivated team
• Opportunities to actively contribute to the school's development
• Attractive skill development and training options
• Various extracurricular programs
• Flexible working hours
• Onsite fitness facility
• FIS sponsored social benefits
• Monthly wage + legal health insurance
• Round trip flight (Overseas Hire)

Contact

Please address any questions to the FIS Activities Director or to the FIS Athletics Director