About the job

Six Nations Rugby is the official organising body of the annual men’s, women’s and U20s Six Nations Championships and the Autumn International Series. Working in partnership with its member unions and federations in England (RFU), France (FFR), Ireland (IRFU), Italy (FIR), Scotland (SRU) and Wales (WRU), Six Nations Rugby has responsibility for the commercialisation of centralised commercial rights, and the promotion and operation of the renowned Six Nations Championships and Autumn Nations Series.

The Six Nations Championship is the oldest international rugby tournament in the world, dating back to its original incarnation in 1883 and expanding to its current format of six teams in 2000. It consists of three highly competitive annual tournaments across men’s, women’s and U20s rugby. The media rights and certain commercial rights of the Autumn Internationals have recently been centralised, with Six Nations Rugby now supporting the growth and development of these matches for all six unions.

Six Nations Rugby is committed to continuing to make diversity, equity, and inclusion part of the organisation as a whole. As such, we often welcome applications from those with a passion but without the access to working in a sporting environment.

About the role

This role is essential to supporting all aspects of the Competitions and Events Team at Six Nations.

As a Competitions & Events Executive, you will:

Assist with the facilitation of the delivery of competitions, events, and the associated areas such as discipline, betting & integrity, anti-doping programmes and all related protocols
Where required, to work in close collaboration across all six unions, federations (both international and domestic Leagues) World Rugby and external partners and regulators
Fully cognisant of all commercial obligations, in and around the competitions and events programme, including but not limited to title sponsorship and broadcast requirements
Note taking and distribution for all Operational calls
Responsibility for the organisation and coordination of the Rugby Department meetings
In accordance with Six Nations obligations, to assist with the organisation and coordination of all Presentation Ceremonies
Support in the scheduling of disciplinary proceeding during the Championship window
Collate and distribute confidential papers for the Disciplinary Lead
Create and implement administration systems that support all processes required by the department
To provide assistance in creating templates and documentations which supports the processes and deliverables of the Rugby department
Manage and organise the SharePoint systems and provide access to stakeholders when necessary
Prepare Match Manager packs and briefing documents for circulation for each of Six Nations competitions
To be the point of contact for the Rugby Department with Broadcasters and Commercial partners
Manage all Accreditation requests external & internal for all Six Nations competitions.

Attributes:

Team Player: Ability to collaborate effectively with team members and other departments. We are a small highly supportive and flexible team.
Adaptability: Willingness to take on diverse tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
Integrity: Commitment to maintaining the highest ethical standards and practices.

The candidate we are looking for can demonstrate:

Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent organisational and proved scheduling experience
A high level of attention to detail
Advanced level MS Office skills across all packages
An understanding of Adobe
An understanding of sport/rugby not required but would be beneficial
French and/or Italian would be very beneficial but not essential

Requirements added by the job poster

• No need for visa sponsorship

• Authorized to work in United Kingdom