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This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a team with a rich rugby heritage in the Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship. Here’s a summary of the key details:
Position Overview:
Key Responsibilities:
Ideal Candidate:
What’s on Offer:
How to Apply:
Submit your CV, cover letter, and coaching philosophy statement to the CEO at ray@povertybayrugby.co.nz. Alternatively, you can call Ray at 027 278 4795 for more information.
Location: Whangārei, New Zealand
Employment Type: Permanent
Reports To: Men’s High Performance Manager
Start Date: 3rd March 2025
About the Role:
The Northland Male Academy Manager will play a vital leadership role within Northland Rugby. This position calls for a forward-thinking and strategic leader to guide the direction and operations of the Northland Academy.
As Academy Manager, you will oversee talent identification and player development across the Northland region. In close collaboration with the NPC Head Coach you will help ensure effective succession planning by identifying, connecting and recruiting promising players into the Academy.
A crucial aspect of this role is guiding the personal and professional growth of players, emphasizing life skills and education in parallel with their rugby development. You will collaborate closely with the Player Development Manager to deliver a holistic welfare program that supports the well-being of all Academy members.
Requirements:
Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand. Additionally, all successful candidates will be required to undergo police vetting. Please note that any offer of employment will be conditional upon the satisfactory outcome of the police vetting process."
Application Details:
Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience by submitting your CV and cover letter to brad.t@northlandrugby.co.nz before Monday 20th January 2025, 5:00pm
Location: South Canterbury, New Zealand
Dates: April – October (or as negotiated)
Application Closing Date: January 20th 2025
Lead South Canterbury Rugby to New Heights
South Canterbury Rugby is seeking a visionary and driven Head Coach to lead our representative team to continued success. With a proud rugby heritage and a community passionate about the sport, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the heart of New Zealand rugby.
About Us
South Canterbury Rugby Football Union (SCRFU) boasts a legacy of excellence, recently achieving success in the Bunnings Heartland Championship. Our union is committed to fostering talent, inspiring pride in the green and black jersey, and delivering top-tier rugby performances on and off the field.
Key Responsibilities
About You
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience:
What We Offer
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV, cover letter, and a brief coaching philosophy statement to our CEO tim@scrfu.co.nz Applications close on 20th January 2025, or Call Tim on 021 875 598
Join the Legacy
Become a part of South Canterbury Rugby and help shape the future of the game in our region. Together, let’s build on our proud history and create new milestones in South Canterbury Rugby.
This is a rare opportunity to work with some of New Zealand’s best emerging talent, be part of New Zealand’s largest union and contribute to Auckland Rugby’s rich and proud heritage.
Auckland Rugby are searching for a Head Coach to lead the Auckland Storm in the Women’s National Provincial Competition (Farah Palmer Cup). The Head Coach position will be responsible and accountable for creating a quality performance environment that allows all within it to thrive and contribute. Through detailed campaign planning, building of strong trusted relationships and a focus on the development of a talented playing group, this is a critical role to support the ongoing success of the Auckland Storm. . This role will also support alignment, consistency and connection across the Auckland Rugby Union women’s community, pathway and high-performance programmes/teams with the aim of developing and retaining quality rugby talent.
To be successful within this role, it will require positive and proactive leadership as well as the need to build strong relationships with Auckland Rugby staff, players and the wider Auckland Rugby community.
About Auckland Rugby
Auckland Rugby is committed to a better Auckland, built on Rugby.
Being both New Zealand’s largest provincial union, facilitating 10,000+ games per year for our 22,000+ registered players and most successful provincial union, winning the Men’s NPC a record 17 times and the Women’s NPC a record 16 times, Auckland Rugby is focused on:
The Ideal Candidate
- To be Head Coach of Auckland Rugby’s premier women’s team you will have proven experience leading High Performing Rugby teams and preferably, experience coaching females. You will have demonstrated a track record for developing high performance team cultures and people (coaches and players).
- You will possess outstanding communication skills and have proven your ability to build strong, mutually‐beneficial relationships with players, staff and other key stakeholders across the Auckland Rugby community.
- You will have strong and proven leadership skills with the ability, knowledge and experience to inspire optimal performance and create strong connection in a high-pressure, high-profile environment such as the Farah Palmer Cup.
We are looking for candidates who possess a positive and enthusiastic attitude, are good team players with a healthy sense of humour.
The hours required will fluctuate throughout the year with the busiest period being July to October. While the Farah Palmer Cup is an amateur competition, this is a paid contractor role.
If you wish to apply for this role, please submit your cover letter and CV to Kaylene kaylene.froggatt@aucklandrugby.co.nz by COB Sunday 15th December 2024.
About the Buller Rugby Union (BRU):
The Buller Rugby Union is an historic and proud provincial rugby union in the Buller region, dedicated to promoting rugby excellence and community engagement. We are committed to fostering talent at all levels of the game and providing a competitive environment for rugby players, clubs, and fans. We are a small hard working and collaborative team, that enjoys what we do.
The Role:
We are looking for a visionary leader to lead our team as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). You will oversee both the operational and strategic direction of rugby in the Buller region, collaborating with the Board, employees, sponsors, clubs, and the community. This is a critical role for strengthening BRU’s performance, increasing participation, and ensuring the BRU's financial sustainability.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Attributes:
Qualifications & Experience:
What We Offer:
How to Apply:
If you are looking to join a fantastic group of people and think you have what it takes, then don’t delay, submit your CV and cover letter now. Don’t wait until the closing date to apply as we will be reviewing applications as we go.
If you require a copy of the job description or any further information, please e-mail office@bullerrugby.co.nz
Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your experience and vision for the future of Buller Rugby to Chairman Hugh McMillan by 3 January 2025 at office@bullerrugby.co.nz
Central Roofing Taranaki Whio Head Coach Position
About Taranaki Rugby
The Taranaki Rugby Football Union (TRFU) was established in 1885 and is based at Yarrow Stadium in the heart of New Plymouth. The vision of Taranaki Rugby is to create memorable experiences.
Taranaki Rugby is a proud provincial union with a strong rugby history built on community and culture across all levels of the game. The TRFU is committed to providing the best development and creating the best possible high-performance environment to enable provincial campaigns to thrive.
Role Overview
Taranaki Rugby is seeking a Head Coach to lead the Central Roofing Taranaki Whio team campaign.
In 2025 the Central Roofing Taranaki Whio will compete in the Championship division of the Farah Palmer Cup presented by Bunnings Warehouse. The Farah Palmer Cup is New Zealand’s premier women’s provincial competition.
The Head Coach position is accountable for the performance of the campaign which includes, but is not limited to talent ID, player development, game plan development, campaign and environment planning and leading the management team.
As the Head Coach you will collaborate with a range of stakeholders including TRFU staff, clubs, schools, players, team management, support staff and commercial partners.
The ideal candidate will have experience as a Head Coach and will have outstanding people management, communication, and relationship skills.
They will have a track record for growing and leading players and coaches to create an environment that delivers high standards and positive outcomes.
To formally express your interest in this role in confidence or to request a copy of the job description please contact Taranaki Rugby Chief Executive Officer Jimmy Fastier by email ceo@trfu.co.nz
Applications Close: 5pm Friday 20th December