JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Vice Chair of the Club Development Standing Sub-Committee
Nature and Scope:
The Vice Chair of the Club Development Standing Sub-Committee is a volunteer role. The Vice Chair will be appointed with a possible view to taking over as Chair in August 2024. The Vice Chair will assist and shadow the Chair in the following duties until/if such time as they take over as Chair.
The Chair is a member of the YRFU Committee with the responsibility to ensure effective administration of the affairs of YRFU across the following areas of responsibility
• Facilities and Funding, Competitions, RugbySafe, Volunteering and Community, Club Accreditation and Referee Development.
Responsibilities of the Club Development Committee include:
1. Plan and agree with the Committee objectives for each area of responsibility in your
Standing Sub-Committee.
2. Support recruitment of team members to fulfil the required roles in each area of
responsibility in your Standing Sub-Committee.
3. Ensure there is clear and effective communication throughout your Standing SubCommittee.
4. Advise and monitor facilities for the game throughout the County (including medial
requirements), advising Clubs where appropriate.
5. Monitor Club Development, including Whole Club Accreditation and consider and
recommend measures for improvement.
6. Monitor and facilitate RugbySafe throughout the county
7. Monitor and facilitate, in conjunction with the Referee Society, courses and opportunities
for Club and School’s Referees.
8. Monitor and facilitate opportunities for Volunteers within the County.
9. Ensure all member Clubs and Affiliated Bodies are aware of the growing importance of Local
Authorities and recreational bodies.
10. Manage all YRFU Competitions across Adult, Age Grade, and Women & Girls.
11. Carry out your responsibilities within budgets set.
12. Ratify all reports from each area of responsibility in your Standing Sub-Committee in respect
of meeting minutes, issues, and any other decisions that need to be discussed and
documented.
13. Submit written reports of the meetings of the Standing Sub-Committee to the Committee of
YRFU in the format requested and within 10 working days of the meeting being held.
As the Chair of the Standing Sub-Committee, you may only act on matters delegated to you by the
Committee or pursuant to the Terms of Reference of your specific Standing Sub-Committee.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
• Good chairing skills including planning of meetings, managing debates, and widely varied
• opinions.
• Proven ability to foster a corporate culture that extends from the Committee to Club level.
• Knowledge of the modern game.
• Understanding of, and interest in, the main challenges facing the YRFU for five to ten years
• ahead.
Skills and Personal Attributes
• Passion for the game of rugby and grass roots sports development.
• Proven leadership skills: someone who will enthuse and inspire employees and external
• stakeholders (including volunteers).
• Committed, loyal and highly trustworthy and someone who demonstrates the values of the YRFU.
• Skill and sensitivity in dealing with different sections of the whole game.
• Integrity, good judgment, and independence of mind.
• Fairness and even-handedness in dealing with individuals with conflicting views and/or interests and skill in obtaining consensus.
• Computer literate.
• Strong teamwork: able to effectively communicate, motivate and engage with widely differing individuals.
• Absence of potential conflicts of interest.
• The ability and willingness to commit the time to be an effective Chair.
Additional Information
• All successful applicants will be required to provide two referees (no relatives) and permission for a DBS check.
• Time Commitment: attendance and preparation for Committee meetings, Standing SubCommittee meetings and sub-group meetings and other meetings across the districts.
YRFU strive to operate a policy of equal opportunity and does not discriminate on the grounds of
race, colour, religion, age, sex, nationality, or disability with respect to employment, promotion or
training.
For further information about this Vice Chair role please contact on Toni Birch tonibirch3@hotmail.co.uk
Closing date for this role is 12 noon Friday 16th February 2024
Interviews will be scheduled between 26th Feb & 1st March 2024. Please advise of any times you are unavailable within those dates.
Application requirements
Should you be interested in applying for this role then please email adminsecretary@yorkshirerfu.co.uk
the following information:
• The role you are applying for.
• Your name and contact details.
• Your CV.
• A statement, of not more than 300 words, outlining “what skills and attributes you will bring to this role”.
Please note that only the above information will be used to assess your suitability to be interviewed
for the role
