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Sale Sharks Foundation - Rugby Events & Development Manager

LocationManchester

Categories Sport for Good, Rugby Events & Development Manager

Closing Date13 Nov 2026

Carrington, Greater Manchester (regular travel across Greater Manchester and the North West) | £30,160 per year | Full-time, permanent, 37.5 hrs/week
interviews w/c 23 November
On-site, with flexible working where possible.


About the Organisation
Sale Sharks Foundation is the charity partner of Sale Sharks Rugby Club. Established 2010. Its Levelling the Field strategy covers community inclusion, education and rugby development. It engages 21,000+ people and runs 30+ programmes.

About the Role
Run rugby programmes and events across grassroots clubs and schools, and help deliver the Foundation's community rugby vision. Based at the Sale Sharks Training Centre, Carrington. Reports to the Head of Rugby Development.

What You'll Do
- Manage programmes and projects with grassroots rugby clubs and schools: school tours, camps, residentials, match days
- Plan matchday events for men's and women's home games with the commercial team
- Manage databases and mailings, staff the delivery, develop new products
- Engage stakeholders (schools, colleges, Sale Sharks, England Rugby, partners) and help grow funding and partnerships
- Line manage direct reports
- Safeguarding, H&S and GDPR compliance
- Monitoring and evaluation frameworks and reports; budget tracking

What They're Looking For
Essential: England Rugby coaching award or equivalent; experience planning and delivering sport or community sessions and events; experience managing programmes against KPIs; strong understanding of Rugby Union; confident communicator with team management experience; able to liaise with schools and partners; safeguarding knowledge; organised; works independently and in a team; basic IT.
Desirable: understanding of underserved young people; experience with school and community stakeholders; monitoring and evaluation experience; independent community work.
Also required: full UK driving licence and own vehicle; willing to drive a van (training provided); over 21; clean licence (points considered); enhanced DBS; right to work in the UK (no sponsorship).

Practical Details
Salary £30,160. 37.5 hrs. Evenings and weekends including matchdays, with time off in lieu. Benefits: 25 days leave pro rata (3 between Christmas and New Year) plus more after 3 and 5 years, £240 a year wellbeing allowance, 3% pension, 2 free tickets per game, kit, 20% shop discount, gym after 4pm, meal prep, free parking, Vitality health insurance after probation, CPD and training days.

Questions: foundation.hr@salesharks.com. No feedback is given; if you hear nothing within 3 weeks you were unsuccessful.
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