The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Internship Programme ultimately targets monetizing value by developing the business portfolio of its local business affiliates
The country’s apex body for sport will expand its member services through the implementation of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Internship Programme, which ultimately targets monetising value by developing the business portfolio of its affiliates.
This pioneering move is a ‘key deliverable’, according to the JOA’s Secretary General/CEO, Ryan Foster, pointing to its base within their Pathway to Success mantra. Further, it emanates from matters fronted in discourse with its membership, especially those in the not so traditional sporting disciplines. September is its timeline for full implementation.
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Initiatives
“We recently launched a first of its kind JOA scholarship programme. This programme was only one of the many tasks we have set out to achieve within our Pathway to Success Campaign,” reminded Foster.
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“Another initiative that the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) have embarked upon now is our JOA Internship Programme. The programme is centred around assisting our member associations in certain key deliverables. This, as articulated within our member quarterly meeting and more recently our Advanced Sports Management Programme.”
At their meeting, affiliates of the JOA noted a lack of resource skill sets in specific areas, namely the preparation of business and strategic plans, social media management, securing corporate sponsorship, and administrative duties. As a consequence, the JOA drafted this plan to grow its business capabilities.
The interns are to be drawn from universities and colleges. They will come armed with a background in marketing, business administration, and management and will be first engaged during the month of August.
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JOA Member Association Roles
“The JOA will give four interns the task to work with selected member associations. This will be based on the need to assist them in the development of their strategic plans, marketing plans, and budgets,” Foster explained.
“The Jamaica Olympic Association interns and member associations will work along with our JOA management team. The team will be spearheaded by Novelette Harris, our Member Relations Manager,” he added. “At the end of the programme each member would have developed the highlighted deliverables. At this point they will go back and implement within their respective associations. Ms Harris will be responsible to follow-up after implementation to ensure that the plans are active and successful.”
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“We see the JOA internship as another way of extending our services to our members. Also, as an avenue to develop our members’ business profile and assist them in monetising their value,” said Foster.
“The Jamaica Olympic Association Internship Programme will be ongoing and after the first phase in August, we will have another batch of interns and member associations throughout the year.”
Source: LoopJamiaca
