League Operations Executive – Champ Rugby

This is a cross-functional role dedicated to Champ Rugby League Operations, the second tier of the men's domestic game in England, which was relaunched in 2025. The role sits within the Rugby Events & Competitions team and works closely with the Rugby Events & Competitions Executive and a small dedicated Champ Rugby team focused on growing the league. The role holder works hands-on with Champ Rugby clubs to ensure consistent development is being made across the league, underpinning the integrity, relationships, growth and profile of the competition.

• Oversee the auditing of club delivery against the Minimum Operating Standards (MOS) (non-medical), facilitating all parties involved to ensure a transparent, timely and effective process, including the associated risks and management of non-compliance.
• Build proactive relationships with key Champ Rugby club stakeholders to review, challenge, drive and maintain the development of MOS improvements and other rugby operations areas, which may include trials and innovations under the league's 'Proving Ground' tagline
• Communicating developments or changes to all relevant stakeholders in a timely manner to ensure implementation and compliance.
• Develop a range of viable solutions to challenges and self-select the most appropriate solution, often in a pressured situation without advice directly at hand, knowing when to present solutions to other parties for validation and escalation.
• Co-ordinate the Rugby & Operations Sub-Committee of the Champ Rugby Board and serve as a member of other Sub-Committees as required, including the Commercial, Marketing and Community Sub-Committee, providing reports to relevant Sub-Committees and the Champ Rugby Board.
• Work closely with the RFU Medical Services team, third party contractors and Champ Rugby clubs on the co-ordination of the operational elements of the Head Injury Assessment process.
• Act as a conduit between broadcast production partners and Champ Rugby clubs to support the smooth running and output of live match coverage, ensuring other essential operational requirements are captured and delivered with the broadcast production partners and associated stakeholders.
• Support the Champ Rugby team in delivering the end of season play-offs and showcase Final, with a focus on event and match day operations, as well as other events that may be developed as part of the league's ongoing growth.
• Support the delivery of non-rugby events including Champ Rugby League Summits, pre-season meetings and dinners.
• Work closely with the Club Office to support existing and prospective Champ Rugby clubs' readiness in exiting and entering the league, and build relationships with aspirant clubs to support viability and potential transition.
• Be a member of the weekend 'on call' team rota provided by the Rugby Events & Competitions team, responding to challenges that arise in competition delivery, and attend Champ Rugby fixtures on a rota with the Champ Rugby team to support matchday delivery and club relationships.
• Co-ordinate the financial administration of operational matters for Champ Rugby and report updates to budget holders and finance controllers.
• Work closely with other RFU teams engaged with Champ Rugby, including but not limited to the Professional Game Match Official Team (PGMOT), Medical Services, Disciplinary, Legal & Governance, Rugby systems, Technical Performance, Finance and Procurement
• Ensuring teams are engaged as relevant and timelines are maintained to meet internal and wider governance approval processes.
• On occasion, support the Rugby Events and Competitions team in the delivery of international, representative and placement rugby fixtures, and competition administration.

• Understanding, or working knowledge, of rugby union in England and the global ecosystem.
• Understanding of rugby union participation pathways and competition structures.
• Relationship management experience, preferably in a rugby environment, with strong interpersonal skills required to develop and maintain relationships internally and externally.
• Experience of dealing with multiple stakeholders in a customer service environment, with the ability to deal with conflicts and disputes in a calm and professional manner.
• Confident communicator with experience of influencing senior stakeholders.
• Highly self-motivated and able to work under own direction, with the ability to input and influence team and league strategy.
• Attention to detail with data management and complex administration.
• Committed to embodying the organisation's ethos by using its three core values – Put The Team First, Shape The Future, Respect Each Other – to guide day-to-day decisions, actions and interactions.
• Committed to actively contributing to and building an inclusive culture in day-to-day behaviours.
• Ability to maintain an appropriate standard of confidentiality, with unlawful disclosure of confidential information treated as a serious disciplinary offence.

• Experience working with or within a National Governing Body or sports league.
• Experience of working on the scope and implementation of Minimum Operating Standards (MOS) and/or other forms of participation in a sporting environment.
• Event and/or project management experience.
• UK driving licence holder.
• World Rugby Match Commissioner qualified or equivalent.

• Contractually based at Allianz Stadium, with some flexibility to work from home.
• Full time role covering 35 hours per week.

• A variety of corporate discounts.
• Priority access to purchase match tickets.
• 25% discount in the Rugby Store and EnglandRugby.com.
• 25 days of annual leave.
• Your birthday day off.
• Free access to the stadium gym.
• Life assurance of 4x basic salary, an income protection scheme, and an Employee Assistance Programme offering anonymous and confidential emotional and practical support 24/7.
• Pension scheme under which the RFU will double match individual contributions up to 10% of salary.
• Ride-to-work scheme, eyecare vouchers and season ticket loans.
• Access to a personal coaching platform providing same-day one-to-one coaching.
• Network groups providing peer-to-peer support and driving forward change internally.
• Flexible working guiding principles designed to support colleagues to work in the way that suits them, their teams and the organisation.

It supports colleagues to develop, including through a personal coaching platform, and is pushing to create a more inclusive culture every day through role modelling its culture and core values: This Rose Means Everyone – Put The Team First, Shape The Future, Respect Each Other.