About me
Hi, my name is Jamie Elovsson and I am a sport for good proffesional with over 15 years experience with social impact programs in the civil, private, public and inter-governmental sector- all the sectors!
Origianlly from Canada, I have a background in international development and have always been an advid sport enthusiast both as a competitive player (mainly tennis and basketball) and of course as a fan (A life long and very passionate supporter of AS Roma football club). When I first realized that I could combine these passions and that sport was an excellent vechcile for social change, I jumped on the oppourtunity.
I have been very fortunate to work with a wide array of actors in different branches . I have managed grants, created a flagship program for the United Nations Office on Sport, managed CSR programs in the private sector, created new government funded programs complete with partner selection and M&E systems in the civil sector, managed NGO finances, created steering documents, created content and even founded a foundation- a little bit of everything which puts me in a great position to help organizations with their consulting needs.
Im open to all jobs big and small so please reach out and we can grab a coffee and see if it might be a fit
Some of my awesome more recent clients
I have been so fortunate to work with many wonderful sport for social good organizations: Here is a small sample!
What I have to offer
Sport for Social Good
Areas of focus include:
Project/Program design and management Theory of Change creation
Social impact planning & measurement
Grant Management and process design CSR Strategy and alignment with SDGs reporting (both narrative and financial) Workshops
Content Creation and storytelling
Bonito Sport and Tech
Bonito is on a mission to change the world through the power of football. half editorial and half community platform- Bonito Foundation is where sport for good meets tech. We are open to all consultancy opportunities where both elements are required as we have over 25 years tech experience to go with 15 years of social impact experience.
Coaching and Public Speaking
Still a dedicated part time tennis coach who enjoys giving lessons on the court but also taking part in workshop facilitation, public speaking and all forms of coaching programs. I am also enjoy creating content which I do when I wear my Bonito hat. Recently completed a Hyper Island Course on Storytelling which has me inspired to add more of this to my daily work.
Client Testimonials
”The Japan Sports Council was very pleased in our collaboration with Jamie to deliver Monitoring and Evaluation workshops across Sweden”
Etsuko Yamada
Head of International Sport for Development at Japan Sport Council
“Jamie’s worked closely with the Cruyff Institute Sweden to engage athletes in the sport for social good arena via the Power of Sport Foundation. The partnership led to Cruyff Institute Sweden being involved in multiple UNOSDP youth Leadership camps and contributed to bringing Cruyff Courts to Sweden. Jamie has a vast knowledge of the field of sport for social good and I highly recommend him”.
Anders Sewerin
Founder of Cruyff Institute Sweden
It has been a pleasure to work with Jamie in the UN Office on Sport for Development and Peace. Jamie has excellent project and programme management skills as well as very good interpersonal skills. In particular, during his employment with UNOSDP, Jamie was very successful in setting up and managing a multi-stakeholder programme of youth training camps in multiple locations world-wide. This was a challenging task, both operationally and financially, but Jamie very successfully navigated the various challenges, developing this to become one of the flagship programmes of the office. I can highly recommend Jamie’s work.
Poul Hansen
Former Head of Office at the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace