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ROLE LEVEL: Employee
DURATION: Permanent
LOCATION: Ipswich Rugby Club - with travel in and around the Suffolk area
REPORTS TO: Head of Community 
SALARY: £26,000 (dependant on experience)

PURPOSE:

To develop the game of rugby throughout Suffolk, within schools, rugby clubs and the wider community, through the strategized delivery of programming and with a view to grow the Saints brand and work towards achieving the key objectives of the Saints Community Vision Statement.

To create ongoing sustainability in all areas of work with links into local rugby clubs, schools and to align these relationships with the Foundation Phase Programme and the Eastern Counties.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Building links between all clubs and schools across Suffolk and North Essex to aid in recruitment for club.
• Raising the standard of coaching in the community.
• Developing a strategy to fulfil the potential of rugby within Suffolk and North Essex and planning/reviewing the Community Rugby Coaches’ work program.
• Identifying new funding streams and opportunities to grow the level of delivery in the area.
• Promote revenue growth for the business through identification of new business and ticket sales opportunities.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• Qualifications & Experience
  • Hold the England Rugby Coaching Award qualification
  • Hold a valid driver’s licence
  • Line management experience – desired but not essential
• Personal Attributes
  • Ability to manage your own workload
  • This role will be field based and therefore an ability to work autonomously
  • Excellent communication 

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply, please click here: https://yq0lvkhcoir.typeform.com/to/cGobi5uC

Closing date: Friday 5th December 2025 – please note, the role may close sooner if there is a high volume of applications.

Northampton Saints is an equal opportunities employer and would welcome applications from a fully diverse range of candidates, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

Any CVs, contact details or other personal data shared with Northampton Saints RFC in relation to this position will be processed for recruitment purposes only. We are storing this data in line with our privacy policy, and any information will only be shared internally as required to undertake shortlisting and interviews with those directly connected to the recruitment process. We would like to keep this data until this position is filled. When that period is over, we will delete your data unless we specifically inform you that we will keep it on file for future roles.

To see a copy of our privacy policy or if you have any queries relating to how we manage personal data, please contact recruitment@northamptonsaints.co.uk.