Associate, Sport Reporting & Program Mgmt

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

The Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in Los Angeles, California in 2028, returning to the United States for the first time in over 30 years. 2028 will be the first time LA hosts the Paralympic Games, creating an opportunity to expand awareness, understanding and inclusion of people with disabilities.

LA28, the organizers for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, is on a mission to create an unparalleled Games experience for athletes, fans, partners, our community and our people. Our vision is to collectively create what’s next through sport, community and the power of our differences.

The 2028 Olympics and Paralympics will represent LA and leverage the strength of our community’s creativity as we collectively work to design a Games that we all want to be a part of. We do this by focusing on people and by inviting everyone into the story of the LA28 Games.

The LA28 organizing committee is an independent, non-profit organization that is privately funded and governed by a board of directors. 

Values and Behaviors:

• Optimism – Embody a positive, enthusiastic, and solution-oriented attitude in everything we do; challenge the status quo, inspire and support one another to achieve our best; have our eyes on the future and believe we can make a meaningful impact
• Integrity – We communicate openly and honestly, listen, and respectfully value multiple perspectives; we do what we say and are accountable for everything we do; we do the right thing, always. Even when it isn’t easy
• Excellence – We hold ourselves to the highest standard and expectations; we live our values and truths and persevere through challenges; we are continuous learners and adapt and pivot with speed to meet changing needs
• Inclusion – We seek to represent, include, empower and level the playing field; our work reflects the communities we serve and the world in which we live; we leverage our platforms to bring awareness to issues relevant to who we are
• Co-Creation – We are authors of a shared story. Everyone contributes their unique voice to our shared mission; we share pride in our accomplishments and ownership of our shortcomings
• Boldness – We embrace creativity, courage and outside-the-box thinking; we are unafraid to take risks, explore unconventional solutions, and learn from the process; we are innovators, disruptors, and challengers of the status quo

Associate, Sport Planning and Operations

The Associate, Sport Planning & Operations will play a critical role within the LA28 Sport team, reporting to the Manager, Sport Planning and Operations and supporting the centralized planning deliverables, operations and services of the Sport Planning and Operations sub-function. This role will work within Sport and with the Competition Management team to support the progression of function planning deliverables and collaborating with other LA28 Functions as needed. Projects supported by this role will include Sport Delivery Plans, Sport testing and readiness deliverables, Sport function planning projects and IF Services.  

The role will be expected to collaborate within the Sport department as well as other LA28 functions within Games Delivery and Services/Logistics (i.e. Accommodations, Accreditation, Transportation, Logistics, etc.), and across the organization (including but not limited to Workforce, Central Planning, PMO, Finance, Risk). 

Key Responsibilities:

Sport Planning 

• Support the collection and validation of LA28 Function request of sport information for planning purposes 

• Coordinate with Sport Competition on the collection and validation of centralized requests for planning information from other Functions 

• Validate and update key sport information within the LA28 Data Warehouse and other source of truth documents 

• Assist with Sport Workforce planning for Games-time, providing project support to the rest of the Sport team on related deliverables 

• Assist the project manager for the event testing calendar to develop related documentation including presentations, calendars and other calendar tracking documents 

IF Services 

• Support the roll-out and development of Sport Delivery Plans (SDPs) in