Club Business Development Officer
Club Business Development Officer
To provide clubs with support with business planning, risk planning, governance issues and culture using knowledge, best practice, thematic expertise. Working closely with committees within the rugby clubs, to understand what matters to them and where Club Development support can make the biggest difference.
Closing Date: 31stJuly 2025
Salary: £31,000 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 hrs per week across a 7/7 pattern
Responsible to: Club Business Development Lead
Contractual status: Full time, permanent
The Person
Experience & Knowledge
- Lived experience or working knowledge of the needs and priorities of community rugby clubs across Wales.
- Understanding of financial planning, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data and to identify and manage risk
- Experience of supporting volunteers in a rugby club environment
- Experience of presenting to, and speaking in front of large groups
Skills & Qualifications
- Planning and Organising
- Decision Making
- Professionalism and Integrity
- Self-Awareness
- Relationship Building and Stakeholder Management
- Influencing
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Reporting and Analysing Data
- Ability to communicate and work through the medium of Welsh is desirable
- Excellent IT Skills, specifically Microsoft package
The Role
Key responsibilities, tasks & actions:
- Supporting clubs to ensure that they are resilient, sustainable and thriving environments.
• Providing best practice education and examples of how a community rugby club should be run.
• Ensuring clubs are funding ready and have all required information to be able to accept multiple income streams in line with the One Wales WRU Strategy
• Ensure that clubs have strong club development plans / club improvement plans to enable them to grow through the club investment model
• Ensure that clubs have all the supportive solutions required to meet their required standard as part of the new club investment model
• Liaising with Key Stakeholders to identify opportunities for rugby clubs
• Supporting clubs to ensure that they are compliant with relevant regulations and policies
- WRU Community Director
- Head of Club Development
- Club Development Team
- WRU National Leads Teams
- Community Club officials and Volunteers
WRU Requirements
- Valid UK driving licence is desirable as a business needs vehicle is allocated to the role
- This role is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and reviewed regularly in line with regulated activity and policy requirements
- Exceptional passion and motivation to develop innovative approaches to increasing income for Community Club.
- An understanding and commitment to equality, diversity and anti-discriminatory practices in employment and sport
- Work in accordance with all group policies and procedures, including GDPR and sustainable development
- An understanding of individual responsibility in complying with health and safety policies and arrangements.
The Perks
As a permanent member of the WRU Group, you will have access to our full range of employee benefits, including:
- Salary Sacrifice Pension (5% employee contribution, matched by WRU)
- Life assurance scheme
- WRU Group Ticket Allocation
- Employee assistance programme
- Team Tactics – hybrid working arrangements
- Free stadium parking and gym
- WRU Group store and tour discounts
- WRU Group partnership offers
- Eye Care Voucher Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Our Values
The WRU Group are committed to developing a culture whereby all employees are equally valued and respected. Our aims, together with our vision and mission, are underpinned by our core values and beliefs which embrace: Integrity, Excellence, Success, Courage, Family & Humour.
Inclusion At The WRU
The WRU Group are committed to building diverse, high-performing and engaged teams across Welsh Rugby. We are ambitious about providing a people first culture where everyone can belong, be heard and respected. We are happy to talk to you about our Crys I Bawb EDI Strategy (2024-2029) and you can also read more about our commitment in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
Diversity monitoring
We know that we deliver better services when our workforce reflects the full range of backgrounds and experiences in the society we serve.
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Swyddog Datblygu Busnes Clybiau
Darparu cefnogaeth i glybiau gyda chynllunio busnes, cynllunio risg, materion llywodraethu a diwylliant gan ddefnyddio gwybodaeth, arfer gorau ac arbenigedd thematig. Gweithio'n agos gyda phwyllgorau o fewn y clybiau rygbi, i ddeall beth sy'n bwysig iddyn nhw a lle gall cefnogaeth Datblygu Clybiau wneud y gwahaniaeth mwyaf.
Dyddiad Cau: 31 Gorffennaf 2025
Cyflog: £31,000 y flwyddyn
Lleoliad: Gweithio hybrid gyda disgwyliad y byddwch yn gweithio mewn swyddfa/lleoliad cytunedig yn Undeb Rygbi Cymru o leiaf dri diwrnod yr wythnos.
Oriau gwaith: 35 awr yr wythnos ar batrwm 7/7
Yn gyfrifol i: Arweinydd Datblygu Busnes Clybiau
Statws cytundebol: Llawn amser, parhaol
Y PERSON
Profiad a Gwybodaeth
- Profiad byw neu wybodaeth ymarferol o anghenion a blaenoriaethau clybiau rygbi cymunedol ledled Cymru.
- Dealltwriaeth o gynllunio ariannol, y gallu i ddadansoddi cyfrifon a data rhifiadol ac i nodi a rheoli risg
- Profiad o gefnogi gwirfoddolwyr mewn amgylchedd clwb rygbi
- Profiad o gyflwyno i, a siarad o flaen, grwpiau mawr
Sgiliau a Chymwysterau:
- Cynllunio a Threfnu
- Gwneud Penderfyniadau
- Proffesiynoldeb ac Uniondeb
- Hunan-ymwybyddiaeth
- Adeiladu Perthnasoedd a Rheoli Rhanddeiliaid
- Dylanwadu
- Cyfathrebu Ysgrifenedig a Llafar
- Adrodd a Dadansoddi Data
- Mae'r gallu i gyfathrebu a gweithio trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yn ddymunol
- Sgiliau TG rhagorol, yn enwedig pecyn Microsoft
Y RÔL
- Cyfrifoldebau, tasgau a chamau gweithredu allweddol:
- Cefnogi clybiau i sicrhau eu bod yn amgylcheddau gwydn, cynaliadwy a ffyniannus.
- Darparu addysg arfer gorau ac enghreifftiau o sut y dylid rhedeg clwb rygbi cymunedol.
- Sicrhau bod clybiau'n barod am gyllid a bod ganddyn nhw'r holl wybodaeth sydd ei hangen i allu derbyn nifer o ffrydiau incwm yn unol â Strategaeth Cymru'n Un URC.
- Sicrhau bod gan glybiau gynlluniau datblygu clybiau / cynlluniau gwella clybiau cryf i'w galluogi i dyfu drwy'r model buddsoddi clybiau
- Sicrhau bod gan glybiau'r holl atebion cefnogol sydd eu hangen i gyrraedd eu safon ofynnol fel rhan o'r model buddsoddi clwb newydd
- Cysylltu â Rhanddeiliaid Allweddol i nodi cyfleoedd ar gyfer clybiau rygbi
- Cefnogi clybiau i sicrhau eu bod yn cydymffurfio â rheoliadau a pholisïau perthnasol
Perthnasau Allweddol:
- Cyfarwyddwr Cymunedol URC
- Pennaeth Datblygu Clybiau
- Tîm Datblygu Clybiau
- Timau Arweiniol Cenedlaethol URC
- Swyddogion a Gwirfoddolwyr Clybiau Cymunedol
GOFYNION URC
- Mae trwydded yrru ddilys y DU yn ddymunol gan fod cerbyd anghenion busnes wedi'i ddyrannu i'r rôl
- Mae'r rôl hon yn destun datgeliad DBS manylach ac yn cael ei hadolygu'n rheolaidd yn unol â gofynion gweithgaredd a pholisi rheoleiddiedig
- Angerdd a chymhelliant eithriadol i ddatblygu dulliau arloesol o gynyddu incwm ar gyfer Clybiau Cymunedol
- Dealltwriaeth ac ymrwymiad i gydraddoldeb, amrywiaeth ac arferion gwrthwahaniaethol mewn cyflogaeth a chwaraeon
- Gweithio yn unol â holl bolisïau a gweithdrefnau'r grŵp, gan gynnwys GDPR a datblygu cynaliadwy
- Dealltwriaeth o gyfrifoldeb unigol wrth gydymffurfio â pholisïau a threfniadau iechyd a diogelwch.
Y MANTEISION
Fel aelod parhaol o Grŵp URC, bydd gennych fynediad at ein hystod lawn o fuddion cyflogeion, gan gynnwys:
- Pensiwn Aberth Cyflog (cyfraniad cyflogai o 5%,cyfraniad cyfatebol gan URC)
- Cynllun yswiriant bywyd
- Dyraniad Tocyn Grŵp URC
- Rhaglen cymorth i weithwyr
- Tactegau Tîm – trefniadau gweithio hybrid
- Parcio stadiwm a champfa am
- Gostyngiadau siop a theithiau Grŵp URC
- Cynigion partneriaeth Grŵp URC
- Cynllun Talebau Gofal Llygaid
- Cynllun Beicio i'r Gwaith
- Gostyngiadau Gwestai'r Celtic Collection
Ein Gwerthoedd
Mae Grŵp URC wedi ymrwymo i ddatblygu diwylliant lle mae pob gweithiwr yn cael ei werthfawrogi a'i barchu'n gyfartal. Mae ein nodau, ynghyd â’n gweledigaeth a’n cenhadaeth, wedi’u tanategu gan ein gwerthoedd a’n credoau craidd sy’n croesawu: Uniondeb, Rhagoriaeth, Llwyddiant, Dewrder, Teulu a Hiwmor.
Cynhwysiant yn URC
Mae Grŵp URC wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu Jyrsi i Bawb. Mae hyn yn cynnwys y bobl sy'n gweithio i ni a gyda ni. Rydym yn uchelgeisiol ynglŷn â darparu diwylliant sy'n rhoi pobl yn gyntaf, lle gall pawb fod yn perthyn a chael eu clywed a’u parchu. Rydym yn hapus i siarad â chi am ein Cynllun Cydraddoldeb, Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant (2023-2028) a gallwch hefyd ddarllen rhagor am ein hymrwymiad yn ein Polisi Cydraddoldeb, Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant.
Monitro amrywiaeth
Gwyddom ein bod yn darparu gwasanaethau gwell pan fo ein gweithlu’n adlewyrchu’r ystod lawn o gefndiroedd a phrofiadau yn y gymdeithas a wasanaethwn. Er mwyn parhau i wneud hyn mae angen eich help arnom i lenwi ffurflen fonitro fer. Ni fydd unrhyw wybodaeth y byddwch yn ei rhannu yn weladwy fel rhan o'ch cais. Dim ond i fonitro cynwysoldeb ein prosesau dethol yn ddienw y caiff ei defnyddio. Gallwch ddewis ‘gwell gennyf beidio â dweud’ os byddai’n well gennych beidio ag ateb unrhyw gwestiwn.
- Department
- Corporate
- Yearly salary
- £31,000
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Contract
- Permanent
About The Welsh Rugby Union
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