Corporate Support - Rugby

With the Womens Rugby World Cup right around the corner its an incredibly exciting time to join the RFU. Working at 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 peoples lives wed love to work with you. An opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Support to join our Strategy and Operations team on a permanent basis.

Job Title : Corporate Support - Rugby
Department : Strategy and Operations
Reports to : Business & Governance Manager
Direct Report(s) : None
Salary Banding : c. 37000 per annum
Job Level : Implement
Location : HQ - This role is contractually based at Allianz Stadium offering some flexibility to work from home.
Travel Requirements : At times you will need to be able to travel to other areas within the country to support off-site meetings.
Employment Type : Permanent
Working Hours : This is a full-time role covering 35hrs per week

Application Information:

• Please submit an anonymised CV (i.e. remove personal details).
• The closing date for applications Wednesday 27th August at 5pm.
• Interviews will take place around 4th September.

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The Role:

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the national governing body for grassroots and elite rugby in England. Its purpose is to enrich lives and grow the sport for future generations. After undergoing a period of transformation and change the Strategy and Operations department has recently developed a new Business & Corporate Support function. The ambition of this function is to efficiently operate business processes and manage corporate governance for the organisation.

We are looking for a Corporate Support - Rugby to join our Strategy and Operations team to support the corporate processes within Rugby Development and Performance Rugby. The role holder will be pivotal to the way the departments operate ensuring key events and meetings are planned and prepared in a timely way to drive the strategic direction of the departments. The role holder will need to build strong relationships networking across the business and external environment to ensure that projects and governance forums deliver their stated objectives.

Some key responsibilities include:

• Provide a link between Rugby divisions and the Business & Corporate Support function
• Be responsible for administering key meetings of Rugby divisions. This will include:
  • designing and maintaining forward planners for meetings and proactively planning meeting timings and structures;
  • preparation of papers presentations and action lists minute taking of these meetings and ensuring actions are duly allocated and completed; and
  • day to day contact with senior individuals within the department including Executive and Leadership.
• Working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that cross functional meetings are organised and delivered.
• Working with the wider Strategy and Operations functions to ensure that key events and meetings in the departments are planned and delivered to a high standard.
• Become an expert user of key departmental systems which may require you to administer access and training to platforms if appropriate.
• Manage the timely and accurate reporting of information to relevant committees through collaboration with business wide project managers.
• Support the Business and Governance Manager to keep up-to-date records of appointments to the Board Council and committees and sub-committees and ensure that term limits for individuals are respected.
• Where necessary support with the effectively fulfilment of Company Secretarial duties.
• Build strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders developing and executing thorough stakeholder management processes.
• Must maintain confidentiality and have the ability to handle highly sensitive material with discretion.
• Managing and analysing information drawing conclusions and presenting in an easily understood manner.
• Problem solving evaluating and decision-making for ad-hoc project related tasks.
• Support other corporate processes as required.
• 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.

Qualifications Skills & Experience:

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

Essential:

• Must have experience of providing administrative support in an office environment.
• Effective communicator who possesses good communication skills and an ability to engage at all levels.
• Strong literacy with well-developed writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint with experience using Smartsheet desirable.
• Excellent organisational skills attention to detail and time management.
• Must maintain confidentiality and have the ability to handle highly sensitive material with discretion.
• Committed to embodying the ethos our culture by using our three core values Put The Team First Shape The Future Respect Each Other to guide your day-to-day decisions actions and interactions.
• Committed to actively contributing and building an inclusive culture in your role and day to day behaviours.

Desirable:

• A proven track record of achievement including in relation to good corporate practice in a similar role.
• Recent experience of a complex corporate environment (either a listed company or large corporate would be advantageous).
• Recent/relevant experience of the rugby environment/strong practical understanding of the rugby/sporting landscape in England.
• An interest in and love of sport.

Additional Information:

• We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills ability and potential. If there is anything we could do to support you through your application or to provide the best environment for your interviews including assistance or adjustment please reach out to
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