RGC Academy Physical Development Coach

Organisation: The Welsh Rugby Union
Salary: £33,120
Location: Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, North Wales
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 12 November 2025
Job Description: The purpose of this role is to lead and implement the delivery of the physical development programme across RGC Academy, ensuring a consistently high standard of provision, including all aspects of, to players within the RGC Academy.

This includes managing and implementing all aspects of physical development within the RGC Academy curriculum (strength and conditioning, nutrition, and lifestyle management), supporting players throughout the Junior Academy and overseeing provision in the Emerging Player Programme. The role ensures alignment with national strategies to optimise the physical development and progression of all players within this phase of the pathway and in doing so drive forward the WRU strategic objective of ‘developing more and better players for the professional game and for Wales through life enriching experiences’.

Closing Date: 12 November 2025

Salary: £33,120

Location: Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, North Wales

Hours of work: 35 per week. Monday to Friday. Our working hours are generally 9am – 5pm but our approach to hybrid working - ‘Team Tactics’ means you can flex your hours and attendance in the office to support a sustainable work-life balance

Responsible to: Men’s Pathway Senior Physical Development Coach

Contractual status: Permanent, full time.Subject to 6-month probationary period

The Person
Knowledge, Skills and Experience

An undergraduate or post graduate degree in sport science or related area specializing in the physical preparation of talented athletes
UK Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA) Accreditation, or ability to obtain within 12 months
A minimum of three years’ experience of working as a physical performance coach with athletic populations.
Knowledge and understanding of the developmental needs of male athletes aged between 14 and 20.
Ability to coach technical aspects of physical development, including but not limited to, running fundamentals (linear and multidirectional speed), weightlifting and their derivatives, and all basic strength and conditioning field based and weight training practices
Experience working within a team sport environment
Strong interpersonal skills and relationship management
The ability to work as part of a team
Excellent IT skills, specifically Microsoft package
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to communicate and work through the medium of Welsh is desirable
The Role
Key Responsibilities, Tasks and Activities

Work in collaboration with the RGC Regional Academy Manager and RGC Academy staff to shape the RGC Development Curriculum
Work in collaboration with the RGC Regional Academy Manager and RGC Academy staff to establish long term development plans for individual players with regular and timely review periods
Implement methods and systems to plan and coach physical development (athletic, functional, and technical) to players within the RGC Academy and associated programmes.
Attend RGC Academy and Coleg Llandrillo matches and training, delivering strength and conditioning interventions to prepare players for professional rugby
Direct, manage, and monitor ancillary and/or casual Strength & Conditioning and Sports Science staff within RGC Academy, providing direction, reviewing performance, and upskilling at regular and timely intervals
Perform regular physical profiling of players within RGC Academy in line with National protocols for the purposes of monitoring and reporting on player development
Keep records and provide regular reports on player development
Assist in developing a positive culture within RGC Academy and Wales Pathway Teams in accordance with WRU and RGC standards and values
Ensure maintenance and ongoing inventory of all strength and conditioning equipment
Manage relationships with key suppliers
Protection of all private athlete information, and adherence to data protection and research guidelines as outlined by WRU HR Department
Deliver Performance Pathway Coach Education tasks as required
Assist in the development of relationships with academic partners
Assist WRU at all requested national profiling days as required whilst ensuring continuity of cover at Regional Academy level
At the discretion of the Men’s Pathway Senior Physical Development Coach, and whilst ensuring continuity of cover at RGC Academy, provide physical performance services to the Men’s U20s, U19, and/or U18s groups.
Be an active member of the RGC Academy management team and the wider Welsh Rugby Physical Performance & Development community bringing ideas and practice to our ways of working.
Carry out duties to help support the WRU mission statement in line with the Company’s core values.
Key Relationships

RGC Regional Academy Manager
RGC Academy Coaches
RGC Academy Physiotherapist & SSSM Staff
Coleg Llandrillo Coaches & SSSM team
Wales Pathway Coaches and SSSM Staff
RGC Super Rygbi Cymru Coaches & Management Team
National and Regional Strength & Conditioning Coaches
National Nutrition Support Staff
WRU Requirements

The WRU require that individuals are proficient in IT skills, specifically Microsoft packages. Excellent written and verbal communications are essential, along with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and reviewed regularly in line with policy activity and policy requirements
Valid UK driving licence is required
The Perks

As a permanent member of the WRU Group, you will have access to our full range of employee benefits, including:

Salary Sacrifice Pension (5% employee contribution, matched by WRU)
Life assurance scheme
WRU Group Ticket Allocation
Employee assistance programme
Team Tactics – hybrid working arrangements
Free stadium parking and gym
WRU Group store and tour discounts
WRU Group partnership offers
Eye Care Voucher Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Our Values

The WRU Group are committed to developing a culture whereby all employees are equally valued and respected. Our aims, together with our vision and mission, are underpinned by our core values and beliefs which embrace: Integrity, Excellence, Success, Courage, Family & Humour.

Inclusion At The WRU

The WRU Group are committed to building diverse, high-performing and engaged teams across Welsh Rugby. We are ambitious about providing a people first culture where everyone can belong, be heard and respected. We are happy to talk to you about our Crys I Bawb EDI Strategy (2024-2029) and you can also read more about our commitment in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

Diversity monitoring

We know that we deliver better services when our workforce reflects the full range of backgrounds and experiences in the society we serve.

To continue to do this we need your help in filling out a short monitoring form.

None of the information you provide will be visible as part of your application. It will only be used anonymously to monitor the inclusivity of our selection processes.

You can select 'prefer not to say’ if you would rather not answer any question.

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Hyfforddwr Datblygiad Corfforol Academi RGC

Pwrpas y rôl hon yw arwain a gweithredu'r gwaith o gyflwyno'r rhaglen datblygiad corfforol ar draws Academi RGC, gan sicrhau safon gyson uchel o ddarpariaeth, gan gynnwys pob agwedd arni, i chwaraewyr o fewn Academi RGC. Mae hyn yn cynnwys rheoli a gweithredu pob agwedd ar ddatblygiad corfforol o fewn cwricwlwm Academi RGC (cryfder a chyflyru, maeth, a rheoli ffordd o fyw), cefnogi chwaraewyr drwy gydol yr Academi Iau a goruchwylio'r ddarpariaeth yn y Rhaglen Chwaraewyr Newydd. Mae'r rôl yn sicrhau aliniad â strategaethau cenedlaethol i wneud y gorau o ddatblygiad corfforol a chynnydd pob chwaraewr o fewn y cyfnod hwn o'r llwybr a thrwy hynny hyrwyddo amcan strategol URC o 'ddatblygu mwy o chwaraewyr a chwaraewyr gwell ar gyfer y gêm broffesiynol ac i Gymru drwy brofiadau sy'n cyfoethogi bywyd'.

Dyddiad Cau: 12 Tachwedd 2025

Cyflog: £33,120

Lleoliad: Parc Eirias, Bae Colwyn, Gogledd Cymru

Oriau gwaith: 35 awr yr wythnos. Dydd Llun i ddydd Gwener. Ein horiau gwaith yn gyffredinol yw 9am – 5pm ond mae ein hagwedd at weithio hybrid - ‘Tactegau Tîm’ - yn golygu bod eich oriau a’ch presenoldeb yn y swyddfa yn hyblyg er mwyn cefnogi cydbwysedd cynaliadwy rhwng bywyd a gwaith.

Yn atebol i: Hyfforddwr Datblygiad Corfforol Uwch Llwybr Dynion

Statws cytundebol: Parhaol, llawn amser. Yn amodol ar gyfnod prawf o 6 mis

Y PERSON

Gwybodaeth, Sgiliau a Phrofiad

Gradd israddedig neu ôl-raddedig mewn gwyddor chwaraeon neu faes cysylltiedig sy'n arbenigo mewn paratoi athletwyr talentog yn gorfforol
Achrediad Cymdeithas Cryfder a Chyflyru'r DU (UKSCA), neu'r gallu i'w gael o fewn 12 mis
O leiaf dair blynedd o brofiad o weithio fel hyfforddwr perfformiad corfforol gyda phoblogaethau athletaidd.
Gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o anghenion datblygiadol athletwyr gwrywaidd rhwng 14 a 20 oed.
Y gallu i hyfforddi agweddau technegol ar ddatblygiad corfforol, gan gynnwys ond heb fod yn gyfyngedig i, hanfodion rhedeg (cyflymder llinol ac aml-gyfeiriadol), codi pwysau a'u deilliadau, a phob ymarfer cryfder a chyflyru sylfaenol sy'n seiliedig ar y cae ac ymarfer pwysau
Profiad o weithio mewn amgylchedd chwaraeon tîm
Sgiliau rhyngbersonol a rheoli perthnasau cryf
Y gallu i weithio fel rhan o dîm
Sgiliau TG rhagorol, yn enwedig pecyn Microsoft
Sgiliau cyfathrebu ysgrifenedig a llafar rhagorol
Mae'r gallu i gyfathrebu a gweithio yn y Gymraeg yn fanteisiol
Y RÔL

Cyfrifoldebau, Tasgau a Gweithgareddau Allweddol

Gweithio mewn cydweithrediad â Rheolwr Academi Ranbarthol RGC a staff Academi RGC i lunio Cwricwlwm Datblygu RGC
Gweithio mewn cydweithrediad â Rheolwr Academi Ranbarthol RGC a staff Academi RGC i sefydlu cynlluniau datblygu hirdymor ar gyfer chwaraewyr unigol gyda chyfnodau adolygu rheolaidd ac amserol
Gweithredu dulliau a systemau i gynllunio a hyfforddi datblygiad corfforol (athletaidd, swyddogaethol a thechnegol) i chwaraewyr o fewn Academi RGC a rhaglenni cysylltiedig.
Mynychu gemau a hyfforddiant Academi RGC a Choleg Llandrillo, gan ddarparu ymyriadau cryfder a chyflyru i baratoi chwaraewyr ar gyfer rygbi proffesiynol
Cyfarwyddo, rheoli a monitro staff Cryfder a Chyflyru a Gwyddor Chwaraeon ategol a/neu achlysurol o fewn Academi RGC, gan ddarparu cyfarwyddyd, adolygu perfformiad, ac uwchsgilio ar adegau rheolaidd ac amserol
Cynnal proffilio corfforol rheolaidd o chwaraewyr o fewn Academi RGC yn unol â phrotocolau Cenedlaethol at ddibenion monitro ac adrodd ar ddatblygiad chwaraewyr
Cadw cofnodion a darparu adroddiadau rheolaidd ar ddatblygiad chwaraewyr
Cynorthwyo i ddatblygu diwylliant cadarnhaol o fewn Academi RGC a Thimau Llwybr Cymru yn unol â safonau a gwerthoedd URC a RGC
Sicrhau cynnal a chadw a rhestr eiddo barhaus o'r holl offer cryfhau a chyflyru
Rheoli perthnasoedd â chyflenwyr allweddol
Diogelu holl wybodaeth breifat athletwyr, a glynu wrth ganllawiau diogelu data ac ymchwil fel yr amlinellwyd gan Adran Adnoddau Dynol URC
Cyflwyno tasgau Addysgu Hyfforddwyr Llwybr Perfformiad yn ôl yr angen
Cynorthwyo i ddatblygu perthnasoedd â phartneriaid academaidd
Cynorthwyo URC ym mhob diwrnod proffilio cenedlaethol y gofynnwyd amdano yn ôl yr angen gan sicrhau parhad y ddarpariaeth ar lefel yr Academi Ranbarthol
Yn ôl disgresiwn Hyfforddwr Datblygiad Corfforol Uwch Llwybr Dynion, a thra'n sicrhau parhad y ddarpariaeth yn Academi RGC, darparu gwasanaethau perfformiad corfforol i grwpiau Dynion dan 20, dan 19, a/neu dan 18.
Bod yn aelod gweithredol o dîm rheoli Academi RGC a chymuned Perfformiad a Datblygiad Corfforol Rygbi Cymru ehangach gan ddod â syniadau ac ymarfer i'n ffyrdd o weithio.
Cyflawni dyletswyddau i helpu i gefnogi datganiad cenhadaeth URC yn unol â gwerthoedd craidd y Cwmni
Perthnasau Allweddol

Rheolwr Academi Ranbarthol RGC
Hyfforddwyr Academi RGC
Ffisiotherapydd Academi RGC a Staff SSSM
Hyfforddwyr Coleg Llandrillo a thîm SSSM
Hyfforddwyr Llwybr Cymru a Staff SSSM
Tîm Hyfforddwyr a Rheoli RGC Super Rygbi Cymru
Hyfforddwyr Cryfder a Chyflyru Cenedlaethol a Rhanbarthol
Staff Cymorth Maeth Cenedlaethol
GOFYNION URC

Mae URC yn mynnu bod gan unigolion sgiliau TG, yn benodol pecynnau Microsoft. Mae sgiliau cyfathrebu ysgrifenedig a llafar rhagorol yn hanfodol, ynghyd â'r gallu i feithrin perthnasoedd cryf gyda rhanddeiliaid mewnol ac allanol.

Mae angen trwydded yrru ddilys y DU
Mae'r rôl hon yn destun datgeliad DBS manylach ac yn cael ei hadolygu'n rheolaidd yn unol â gweithgaredd polisi a gofynion polisi
Y MANTEISION

Fel aelod parhaol o Grŵp URC, bydd gennych fynediad at ein hystod lawn o fuddion cyflogeion, gan gynnwys:

Pensiwn Aberth Cyflog (cyfraniad cyflogai o 5%,cyfraniad cyfatebol gan URC)
Cynllun yswiriant bywyd
Dyraniad Tocyn Grŵp URC
Rhaglen cymorth i weithwyr
Tactegau Tîm – trefniadau gweithio hybrid
Parcio stadiwm a champfa am
Gostyngiadau siop a theithiau Grŵp URC
Cynigion partneriaeth Grŵp URC
Cynllun Talebau Gofal Llygaid
Cynllun Beicio i'r Gwaith
Gostyngiadau Gwestai'r Celtic Collection
Ein Gwerthoedd

Mae Grŵp URC wedi ymrwymo i ddatblygu diwylliant lle mae pob gweithiwr yn cael ei werthfawrogi a'i barchu'n gyfartal. Mae ein nodau, ynghyd â’n gweledigaeth a’n cenhadaeth, wedi’u tanategu gan ein gwerthoedd a’n credoau craidd sy’n croesawu: Uniondeb, Rhagoriaeth, Llwyddiant, Dewrder, Teulu a Hiwmor.

Cynhwysiant yn URC

Mae Grŵp URC wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu Jyrsi i Bawb. Mae hyn yn cynnwys y bobl sy'n gweithio i ni a gyda ni. Rydym yn uchelgeisiol ynglŷn â darparu diwylliant sy'n rhoi pobl yn gyntaf, lle gall pawb fod yn perthyn a chael eu clywed a’u parchu. Rydym yn hapus i siarad â chi am ein Cynllun Cydraddoldeb, Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant (2023-2028) a gallwch hefyd ddarllen rhagor am ein hymrwymiad yn ein Polisi Cydraddoldeb, Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant.

Monitro amrywiaeth

Gwyddom ein bod yn darparu gwasanaethau gwell pan fo ein gweithlu’n adlewyrchu’r ystod lawn o gefndiroedd a phrofiadau yn y gymdeithas a wasanaethwn. Er mwyn parhau i wneud hyn mae angen eich help arnom i lenwi ffurflen fonitro fer. Ni fydd unrhyw wybodaeth y byddwch yn ei rhannu yn weladwy fel rhan o'ch cais. Dim ond i fonitro cynwysoldeb ein prosesau dethol yn ddienw y caiff ei defnyddio. Gallwch ddewis ‘gwell gennyf beidio â dweud’ os byddai’n well gennych beidio ag ateb unrhyw gwestiwn.
How to apply: https://recruitment.wru.wales/jobs/6652861-rgc-academy-physical-development-coach