The four Committees cover the areas of development, education, Paralympic Games and women in sport.

The Development Committee advises on the strategies and policies related to the IPC's and the Agitos Foundation's development activities.

Interested candidates are required to have knowledge in sport or organisational development as well as knowledge of Paralympic Movement development projects and initiatives in specific regions.

The main function of the Education Committee is to develop and advise on strategies and policies related to the IPC's educational activities with schoolchildren and young athletes, and National Paralympic Committees raising awareness of the Paralympic Movement.

Experience in education, including primary school curriculum development, sport pedagogy and adapted physical education is required.

The Paralympic Games Committee provide recommendations regarding the general concepts and strategies related to the Paralympic Games, helping to guide IPC activities and defining the parameters for the further development of the Games.

Candidates need to have experience with Games Organising Committees as well as International Federations, National Paralympic Committees, athletes, media and sponsors in order to cover all Games client groups.

The Women in Sport Committee advocates and advises on policies aimed at the full inclusion of women and girls at all levels of Paralympic sport and the Paralympic Movement and identify barriers that restrict participation, as well as recommending policies and initiatives to increase participation.

The Development Committee advises on strategies and policies related to the IPC's and the Agitos Foundation's development activities ©Facebook



Interested candidates are required to have an understanding of individual, institutional and cultural barriers for women to get into leadership positions in sports and be a keen advocate and promoter of women in sport.

The IPC claims it is targeting a 30 per cent representation of female members across all of its Standing Committees, while all Committees will have at least one member who is an athlete that has competed at the Paralympic Games in the last eight years.

It is highly recommended that candidates have the suitable qualifications or appropriate experience on the topics relevant to the respective Committee and have a good command of the English language.

The terms of office for each Committee will run from 2014 to 2017, with the IPC set to appoint a chairperson for each at the next meeting of its Governing Board in Berlin in October.

Candidates put forward for membership of each Committee will then be considered before the Governing Board announces the final appointments towards the end of 2014.

Last week, the IPC announced the make-up of six other Standing Committees following a meeting of its Governing Board in Bonn which saw members appointed to the Anti-Doping, Audit and Finance, Classification, Medical, Legal and Ethics, and Sports Science Committees.

These terms will run until 2017 also.

To be considered for membership, candidates must submit the full set of application papers, including application form, signed undertaking, CV and a support letter from their nominating member organisation.

More information can be found on the IPC Committees page here.

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