Organisation Rugby Football League Salary £21,150 - £25,380 Location Manchester Contract type Permanent (Full time) Closing date 12 August 2024 Job Description The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby League in the United Kingdom.
We believe that Rugby League is more than a sport. It is a cultural identity, a passion, a way of life, and a practical force for good in communities. Its history is one of determination to succeed against the odds, to fight discrimination and intolerance, and to be an honest and authentic sport, which cares enough to make a difference to its fans, their families, and our communities. Since 1895, we have delivered a sport that delights fans across the country. We are proud of who we are, the value we add to sport and society, and the difference we make, together.
Rugby League has, at the start of 2023, agreed a new corporate strategy and undergone a significant governance restructure, which includes the creation of a new entity, RL Commercial. The realignment enables the focus of the RFL to be on developing and growing the grassroots game, driving participation, performance of the England teams, and independently regulating the sport. Whilst working closely alongside RL Commercial, the RFL is dedicated to continuing to be a high performing national governing body. In addition, in 2022, Rugby League announced a long-term strategic partnership with a global leader in the sports and entertainment industry, IMG-Endeavour Group, the sport is now poised to take advantage of an array of exciting opportunities.
The RFL recognises the enhanced creativity, performance, and legitimacy of an organisation that embraces and celebrates diversity, and we are actively striving to realise these benefits at executive level and beyond. We recognise that to fully deliver on our mission and be true to our guiding principles, we must be representative of the communities which we serve. We have committed to achieving gender parity and greater diversity within the RFL, and strongly encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates from under-represented sections of the community, whether based on sex, gender, race, disability, sexuality, lower socio-economic groups, or other characteristics. We would be pleased to discuss our culture and commitments with any interested individuals.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the RFL, the national governing body for Rugby League in the UK. We are seeking to appoint a Development Officer (Women, Girls & Inclusion) based at our office in Manchester. The post holder will provide a prompt, efficient and effective service to ensure that the key objectives of the development team are met in terms of the services the department provides to players, programmes, events, internal and external stakeholders. Working as part of a team, the post holder will provide a range of services, processes, systems and procedures to assist with the smooth running and organisation of the team.
The post holder will be a mixture of office and event-based work including evening and weekend work as required. You will be required to complete general administration tasks and run and/or support a number of key events for the RFL including major women & girls and inclusion events and finals.
Principal duties will include:
•Responsibility for Women & Girls strategic outcomes as advised by National Development Manager and wider Development team.
•Support delivery of Development team events, festivals and finals.
•Maintaining and developing stakeholder relationships.
•Responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of departmental databases and spreadsheets.
•Responsible for drafting letters, typing and writing administrative documents in agreed formats and within specified timescales. Ensure documents produced are of high quality in terms of presentation and accuracy at all times.
•Responsible for booking venues, preparing documents for successful event planning and delivery.
•Ensure good customer service by providing a professional and effective telephone service, taking accurate messages and providing information and signposting as requested and appropriate.
•Competent usage of MS Office products.
•Co-ordination of file and record systems to ensure information is held securely and easily accessible by appropriate team members.
•Work closely with the Development team to ensure the smooth organisation of their events.
•Undertaking any other tasks appropriate to this level of responsibility with some level of autonomy.
•Act as an ambassador for and promote the best interests of the RFL at all times, including the promotion of the RFL Core Values.
To be considered for this role, you must be:
•At least 1 years’ experience of administration duties and of working as part of a fast paced, multi-tasking environment.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to produce letters and basic reports for any relevant internal or external persons.
•Able to understand and apply rules and policies.
•Experience in customer service and understanding the needs of the ‘customer’ who may be a teacher, education establishment, strategic partner, colleague or member of the public.
The RFL recognises the enhanced creativity, performance, and legitimacy of an organisation that embraces and celebrates diversity and are actively striving to realise these benefits at Board and beyond. We recognise that to fully deliver on our mission and be true to our guiding principles, we must be representative of the communities which we serve.
We have committed to achieving gender parity and greater diversity on our Board and related sub-committees, and strongly encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates from under-represented sections of the community, whether based on sex, gender, race, disability, sexuality, lower socio-economic groups, or other characteristics. We would be pleased to discuss our culture and commitments with any interested individuals. If you are an applicant with a disability who meets the essential requirements of the job, we will interview you. Please declare this in your cover letter. We would be pleased to receive applications in alternative formats.
To apply for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter to by 12th August 2024.