FIFA Volunteers

Tēnā koutou katoa everyone,

On the back of the announcement that the Netherlands Womens team will be based in Tauranga next year, there are now some volunteer and a paid coordinator role available. Details below.

Brendon was a key part of the 18 month campaign to have a team based in Tauranga and was interviewed on Sports Breakfast. Listen here: Sports Breakfast

It would be great to see some club members involved next year. This is huge for the region to have the 2019 World Cup Runners-Up on our doorstep and would be amazing to be part of. Don't miss out on the opportunity.

Here is the info on the 2 roles and details on how to apply at the bottom: Venue Coordinator

We are looking for a Venue Coordinator that will be the person running the training site.

• This is a paid role that we will be hiring to come onboard our team. The place of work would be at the training site, working under the FWWC2023 umbrella.
• Venue Coordinator is a key role ensuring that the training site is set, ready and running to schedule per the teams requirements. This will include working with multiple onsite stakeholders including the team, media, the local council or host city staff, volunteers, security, pitch maintenance team etc.
• Roughly June start through till mid-August – depending on the teams progress through the tournament.
• This role will have you working very closely with the team and give you the most exposure to how the teams train and prepare for the tournament.
• Uniform and meals will be provided when working onsite.

 Volunteers
We are looking for 3 volunteers per shift. This involves potentially 8-10 people all up when you consider a range of days over several weeks.

• We anticipate one shift per day on average throughout the tournament, however the team may have 2 trainings per day when they first arrive in NZL.
• Its likely teams will train 2 hours ish so onsite 1 hour prior and putting things away after so roughly a 4 hour shift per training
• All volunteers will report to a venue coordinator, as listed above
• Dates will depend on the when the team arrives but roughly 10th July until at least the 3rd August which is the end of the group stage. Successful teams may train through until mid-August.
• This role will have you working very closely with the team and give you the most exposure to how the teams train and prepare for the tournament.
• Uniform and meals will be provided when working onsite.

For anyone interested in talking to us about the Venue Coordinator role, please contact amy.mackinnon@tauranga.govt.nz or Mat Walsh (021 382 842).  If you know volunteers that are interested, please share this link https://volunteer.fifa.com/invite/FWWC23 and use the Application code “TRS – Tauranga”