Marketing Assistant – Women and Girls

Working with the RFU means being part of the ‘bigger picture’ at England Rugby: to be rooted in our purpose, which is to enrich lives, introduce more people to rugby union & develop the sport for future generations. If our purpose resonates with you, and you recognise the value that sport can bring to people’s lives, we’d love to work with you.

An opportunity has arisen for a Marketing Assistant (Women & Girls' Rugby) to join our Marketing team on a casual basis.

Department :
Marketing

Reports to :
Senior Campaigns Manager

Hourly Rate: £15.38

Location :
This role is based at Allianz Stadium, offering some flexibility to work from home

Engagement Type :
Hourly Casual Worker

Working Hours :
This is a casual worker role with no guaranteed hours/fixed schedule. However, we anticipate offering around 35 hours per week, depending on organisational need and your availability

• Please submit an anonymised CV (i.e. remove personal details). You do not need to submit a cover letter.
• The closing date for applications is 5th March 2026 at 5pm
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The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the national governing body for grassroots and elite rugby in England. Its purpose is to encourage rugby, and its values, to flourish across England. Off the back of an incredibly successful Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, the Red Roses have seen an increase in demand that requires support on a short-term basis.

We are looking for a Marketing Assistant to join the team on a casual basis to support the delivery of integrated marketing campaigns across both the Women’s 6 Nations and the WXV. The successful candidate will work across the team, and with external stakeholders, in an administrative capacity.

• Supporting the Women & Girls’ Campaigns Manager on the delivery of Red Roses marketing campaigns. This will include but not limited to preparing meeting content, maintaining issue logs and risk registers, action logging and tracking, and taking minutes.
• Working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that cross functional meetings are organised and delivered.
• Supporting in the management of external agencies such as creative, PR and media agencies.
• Communicating with internal stakeholders and senior leaders working on the campaign.
• Actively collaborating with colleagues across the team with ad hoc project related tasks to support project delivery.
• Supporting with maintaining marketing reporting systems and processes that allow oversight and tracking of projects to key stakeholder groups including the Leadership Team and internal teams at the RFU.
• Actively collaborate with colleagues to contribute to the development and delivery of the current strategic, business and operational plans.
• Act as an ambassador for, and promote the best interests of the RFU, including the promotion of our culture and core values – This Rose Means Everyone:
  Put The Team First, Shape The Future, Respect Each Other.
• Undertake other duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the post and the needs of the organisation.

The skills and attributes outlined in this description are not exhaustive and we welcome candidates who can bring different relevant experiences to the role.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint with experience using Smartsheet desirable.
• Experience of working collaboratively with senior members of staff.
• Experience working on successful projects.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills, with an emphasis on managing priorities, forward planning, attention to detail and adopting a flexible approach.
• A self-starter, able to work individually or part of a team to ensure the delivery of tasks.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work to tight deadlines or short turnaround times.
• Must demonstrate the highest professional standards of operation and service.
• Excellent judgement and ability to think creatively to navigate through challenges and reach desired goals.
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