Rugby Development Officer

Organisation: Sale Sharks Foundation
Salary: £25075
Location: Sale Sharks High Performance Centre Carrington
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 18 June 2025
Interview date: 25 June 2025
Job Description: Sale Sharks Foundation are seeking a passionate and dedicated Rugby Development Officer to join their Rugby Development Department. The role will support in the delivery and development of a range of coached programmes including inclusive tag, touch and contact rugby activities. You will deliver across a range of different settings from cross curricular sessions in a secondary and primary schools, Rugby Clubs, community groups and various other locations/organisations across the North West.
In addition to coaching, a key aspect of the role involves programme development requiring strong communication and administrative skills. As well as a can-do attitude to working in a wide range of environments and with a wide range of participants.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Delivery
• Plan, deliver and review high quality rugby sessions to a range of participants with varying abilities, needs and demands in a variety of different sporting, educational, social and club environments.
• To work across Sale Sharks Foundation activities including School Delivery, Club Delivery, Match Day Activities, Rugby Development Camps, Residential Camps and the Developing Player Programme where scheduled.
• Support delivery across Community Inclusion and Education where required by the organisation, including adapted session for disabled people.
• To work with your Manager to ensure effective capacity planning towards the delivery schedule for each academic term, supporting deliver all aspects Rugby across the Foundation.
• Be comfortable to deliver classroom sessions when required towards different health lifestyle and primary literacy skills.
• Support the delivery of other Sale Sharks Foundation departments where appropriate.

Development

• To ensure the health and safety of all participants taking part in Sale Sharks Foundations activities.  This includes completing risk assessments and complying with all aspects of Sale Sharks Foundations procedures and safeguarding policies and practices. 
• Provide constructive feedback in order to further develop Rugby Development programmes to ensure successful delivery and expansion of the current offering.
• Delivering sessions and programmes in a plan-do-review model in order to develop them to be current and specific to target audience’s needs.
• Work with the Development Managers to identify funding opportunities and schools or community groups interested in paid provision.

Relationship Management
• Help create and establish strong relationships with stakeholders to develop links with grassroots community groups and clubs to allow individuals the opportunity to progress within their Rugby, including mixed ability offers.
• Work with our partner organisations in order to deliver a successful, high impact projects to achieve project outcomes and outputs.
• Work with the Rugby Development Managers and other relevant team members to share and attract new participants and stakeholders you work with into our ‘paid for’ Rugby Development programme provisions for schools, community and wider groups.
• Build relationships through regular communication to become the key contact with stakeholders such as Schools and Clubs.

Monitoring & Evaluating
• Contribute to the preparation and delivery of monthly reports and key performance indicator (KPI) reports.
• You will be responsible for maintaining up to date registers, monitoring and evaluation using different digital platforms such as upshot.
• Collate media and case studies to ensure awareness and storytelling of the projects and work of Sale Sharks Foundation.
• Create impact and programme reports for key stakeholders across the Sale Sharks Foundation programmes.

General
• Ensure all none-delivery elements of projects, including but not limited to; keeping accurate records, data collection, are updated.
• Ensure internal and external stakeholder communications is addressed and responded to in a prompt and timely manner around delivery sessions.
• Undertake any other duties required in line with the responsibilities of the post or directed to my leadership
• To work flexible and unsociable hours where this is required by the role.

It is expected that the role will include working evenings and weekends including match days. This will always be agreed in advance with flexible working patterns where necessary and time off in lieu offered in agreement with your manager.

This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect the range of duties the post-holder will perform.

It is key to this role that candidates:
• Demonstrate the Sale Sharks Foundation values at all times.
• Promote Sale Sharks Foundation’s brand and ethos in a professional and positive manner.
• Be committed to applying and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion as Sale Sharks Foundation and comply with all Charity policies and procedures.
• Act in line with the Foundations code of conduct always showing professionalism in all environments we work across.
How to apply: To apply, please upload your CV, covering letter and completed Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Form (available to download on the portal or our webpage) via our Vacancy If you are experiencing any problems with applying online, please contact foundation.hr@salesharks.com Please do not hesitate to contact Jack Leech, Rugby Development Lead, via jack.leech@salesharks.com or 07355 092114 if you would like to discuss the role in more detail. Sale Sharks Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community. The successful candidate will undergo an enhanced DBS check to work with children and adults at risk and employment will only be offered if a clear check and suitable references are received back. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer feedback on individual applications and please note only candidates selected for interview will be notified. If you’ve not heard from us within 3 weeks unfortunately you have been unsuccessful this time.