Rugby Engagement & Development Officer

Rugby Engagement Officer

To act as the key point of contact for rugby clubs, hubs and educational settings in a designated geographical area. Developing strong effective relationships with the key stakeholders to ensure the growth in both the girl’s and women’s, boy’s and men’s games in line with the rugby engagement strategy. To ensure coaching and match official courses are organised and delivered to increase the number of qualified coaches and match officials across the community game.

We are recruiting two Rugby Engagement Officers to join our Community team. One post will cover the Swansea West area, with the second covering the Cardiff area. Please specify your preferred location as part of your application.

Closing Date: 4 August 2026

Salary: £30,914 per annum

Location: Hybrid working with an expectation that you will work in an agreed WRU office/location at least three days per week.

Hours of work: 35 hours per week.

Due to the nature of the role there will be a requirement to work flexibly including weekends and evenings on a regular basis.

Responsible to: Rugby Engagement Lead Officer

Contractual status: Permanent
Subject to 5-month probationary period

Interviews are due to take place on 10 August

• Planning and Organising
• Experience of working within sport development sector is desirable
• Decision Making
• Professionalism and Integrity
• Self-Awareness
• Relationship Building
• Verified and clear qualification in sport coaching and/or coach education is desirable
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Creativity and Innovation
• Reporting and Analysing Data
• Ability to communicate and work through the medium of Welsh is desirable

Key Responsibilities , Tasks and

Activities:

• Implement the calendar of events to support the growth in participation
• Implement the calendar of events to support retention of players aged 12-18yrs
• Enable and create regular, frequent and meaningful opportunities to participate in rugby
• Work with Club Development colleagues to develop local insight and understanding of clubs and educational settings
• Work with Clubs/Educational settings, and use data to ensure coaching is consistent and of high quality
• Work with Clubs/Educational settings, and use data to ensure match officiating is consistent and of high quality

• Implement the calendar of events to support the growth in participation
• Implement the calendar of events to support retention of players aged 6-18ys
• Enable and create regular, frequent and meaningful opportunities to participate in rugby
• Work with Club Development colleagues to develop local insight and understanding of clubs and educational settings
• Work with Clubs/Educational settings, and use data to ensure coaching is consistent and of high quality
• Work with Clubs/Educational settings, and use data to ensure match officiating is consistent and of high quality

• Work closely with colleagues to provide opportunities for development of qualified, competent, verified coaches up to Level 2
• Facilitate opportunities for the development of rugby support in educational settings

• Work closely with Match Official Development Officers to provide opportunities for development of qualified, competent, verified match officials

• Facilitate Boys EPP in area of responsibility in collaboration with the Regional Academy
• Facilitate Girls EPP in area of responsibility in collaboration with the Player Development Centre

• Provide insight reporting, monitoring and evaluating effectiveness in line with KPI’s and reporting requirements

• Manage key relationships with the clubs, girl’s hubs and educational settings

• Club secretaries within area
• Clubs mini, junior, youth and hub key people
• Key educational partners and headteachers and Physical Education teachers
• Local Authority contacts
• Sport Wales regional partnership Managers / CEO
• Local elected members of the CGB and Council
• Local District Secretaries
• Local Match Official Societies

• The WRU require that individuals are proficient in IT…