West Harbour Rugby Union Football Club (WHRUFC) "The Pirates" was founded in 1900, and competes in NSW rugby union's premier competition, the Charter Hall Shute Shield. The Club's vision is to create a high performance club rugby community - thriving on its diversity and a "win-well" culture.
The WHRUFC Centre of Excellence and home ground at Concord Oval has recently undergone an $84m redevelopment, and significant further investment and expertise has seen the establishment of a dedicated High Performance Committee (HPC) aligning all its programs for excellence on and off the field. Player participation levels are at an all-time high and the foundations set for the right people to drive success.
The Club is now seeking applications for the position of Head of Women's Rugby. The role is responsible for leading the Women's team to excellence on and off the field and forms an integral part of the HPC, working closely with Men's, Colts and Pathways program leads. The successful candidate will have a passion for women's sport, a minimum level two rugby coach accreditation and have coached at a similar or higher level for 2 or more years. Player recruitment and program management experience and expertise will be highly regarded.
This is a part-time equivalent position (with the potential for full-time in the future), with both set and flexible days/hours around the annual rugby season and program. The Coach will be based at West Harbour's Centre of Excellence at Concord Oval but be expected to travel locally (Sydney metropolitan). Work from home/alternative location flexibility is also available within reason. Direct report will be to the Club's High Performance Committee Directors and other key internal relationships will be with the Head of Rugby (Mens), Head of Colts and Pathways, and the General Manager. The key responsibilities of the role are:
Strategic
: Develop and evolve 1, 3 and 5-year strategic plans and objectives for the Women's rugby program in collaboration with Mens, Colts and Pathways programs, and within the parameters of the Club's High Performance Committee policies and annual rugby budget;
Retention and Recruitment
: Drive sustainable player and staff retention and recruitment strategies and operations to fulfil Women's program objectives;
Coaching
: Head of Women's rugby coaching, including coaching First Grade Women's and management of players, athletic performance, sports science and medicine and team managers.
Pathways and Talent Development
: Collaboratively support the coordination, delivery and evolution of key talent development and player welfare programs, and competitions such as the West Harbour Futures, Next-Gen and Elite Development Academies, Peak Pirate Program, NSW Junior State Championships and select representative tournaments;
Community Engagement
: Grow and nurture the local village clubs, local schools and junior rugby programs in collaboration with the West Harbour Juniors Committee, NSW and Sydney Rugby stakeholders.
The following are compulsory requirements.
Must be legally entitled to work in Australia;
An ability to attend to work events outside of ordinary office hours;
Valid Australian Passport and Valid Australian Drivers Licence; and
Clean Police History.