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Share  Tweet Wednesday 27th March 2024

Countdown to JK 2024: Final Details

The final preparations are well under way ahead of this year's Jan Kjellström
International Festival of Orienteering 2024!

The teams will be out over the next couple of days setting up the arenas ready to receive you for a cracking good weekend of top-quality orienteering.

The weather gods have been less than kind, so we recommend you put on your best O shoes that give you the best grip.

Event programme

Please note that version 6 of the programme is the latest (and hopefully last) version to be published. It went live yesterday, so please check it out, especially if you are coming in a campervan on Day 4 as the parking instructions have been changed.

Access the event programme

Day 1: Friday 29th March - Sprint at Loughborough University

Please note that the embargo area for Day 1 has been reduced

Loughborough is now an established, and still testing, area. Day 1 will be a World Ranking event (WRE).

PreO will take place in urban terrain and there will also be an opportunity for participants to try out Biathlon Orienteering at the event (this will also be available on Days 2 and 3 of the Festival). 

Day 2: Saturday 30th March - Middle at Beaudesert

Day 3: Sunday 31st March - Long at Beaudesert

Beaudesert has been used for many major events, though arena is a new location and the owners are a little nervous at what to expect. Please make this an enjoyable experience for them. We want them to invite us back!

Day 4: Monday 1st April - Relay at Stanton Moor

The final day of the Festival will take place at Stanton Moor. Another testing area and also in a new arena.

Share your experiences at the event

If you are on social media, please do not forget to tag us in your posts via Facebook, X and Instagram @britishorienteering. The hashtag for the event is #TheJK2024. 

Finally, thank you to everyone involved in the production of this event. We hope you have a great weekend!

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Share  Tweet Tuesday 26th March 2024

Updated JK embargoed area day 1

The embargo area for Day 1 of the JK has been reduced. 

The updated embargoed area can be viewed here.

An area of the South West has been removed which contains the Burleigh Court hotel. However, anyone staying there involved in the JK should drive out to the main road and re-enter the campus through the Epinal Way entrance to get to the event. 

They should of course avoid entering the embargoed area at all times.

All the latest information about this weekends JK can be found on the JK website.

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Share  Tweet Thursday 21st March 2024

Update in GBR team selection policies

If you are interested in representing GBR, please read on!

The Foot O selection policies have been updated. Now included are the availability forms for athletes, which you should use to to declare your interest in being selected for GBR teams at international competitions this summer.

More details can be found here: www.britishorienteering.org.uk/Selection

Note that the process to select the World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) team is different to the others, with different deadlines, so please read that part of the policy carefully if you are interested in racing for GBR at WUOC.

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Share  Tweet Wednesday 26th July 2017

Chief Executive Vacancy

Location: Matlock, Derbyshire

Organisation: British Orienteering

Salary: circa £40,000 to be negotiated dependent on experience and proven competence

Contract: Full Time

Closing date: 4th September 2017

British Orienteering is the National Governing Body for Orienteering in the UK with the vision that Orienteering is the ‘go to’ outdoor sport for people wanting to test themselves physically and mentally.

We are a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation, with in the region of 10,800 individual members and many other participants enjoying the sport infrequently. We are striving to build on our past success by expanding our participation base into new markets as well as developing our athletes to compete at the highest level in international competitions.

We are looking to appoint a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to provide enthusiastic leadership to drive and support the implementation of our 2017/25 strategic plan through from national level to the grass roots of the sport, whilst ensuring the highest level of governance.

The CEO is the executive director on the Board and Company Secretary supporting the Board and directly manages our small staff team. Much of the work of British Orienteering is carried out by highly dedicated volunteers, therefore, a knowledge of how volunteers are developed, motivated and managed is essential.

Key aspects of the role include managing the finances of the organisation, promoting the sport within and outside of the organisation through effective and influential communication, and ensuring compliance with our legal obligations e.g. company law, safeguarding, equality, data protection.

The person appointed will have at least 2 years’ experience of working in a strategic or leadership role and 3 years’ experience of senior staff management. They will have demonstrated the ability to manage conflict, solve problems and manage change. The experience of working in or with the sports sector is desirable.

The role will be based at the National Office in Tansley, near Matlock; in exceptional circumstances, other bases may be considered however attendance at the National Office for a significant part of each week will be required. The nature of the role requires flexibility and adaptability as well as preparedness and willingness to travel to meetings/events and work unsocial hours.

British Orienteering is an equal opportunities employer, and applications are welcome from all suitably qualified individuals. We are particularly interested in achieving gender parity and greater diversity generally in our organisation. We, therefore, welcome applications from individuals who can help us achieve this.

Job Description and Person Specification

To apply, please send your CV and Cover Letter to info@britishorienteering.org.uk

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