Player Pipeline Assistant

England Rugby; Greater London; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

England Rugby is seeking a Player Pipeline Assistant to support the Rugby Development team. This remote role will provide frontline service and systems for Player Pipeline activity across age grade rugby, schools, colleges and universities, handling administration, coordination and data management.

You will liaise with internal teams and external partners, ensuring effective delivery of events and programmes, maintaining records, and supporting planning and reporting with attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced, customer-facing role.
• Strong administrative experience, with a good aptitude for data, budgets, detail and spreadsheets.
• Experience working with multiple organisations and stakeholders at different levels.
• Strong planning, organisational and reporting skills, with keen attention to detail.
• Desirable: national or regional project management experience, recent rugby experience and an understanding of the education landscape.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an excellent customer service and support system for internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide administrative and operational support to coordinate Player Pipeline projects, initiatives and programmes.
• Work with other RFU functions on tools, resources and guidance, including Constituent Body and partner liaison and playing-out-of-age-grade processes.
• Cover and triage the age grade and sector inboxes.
• Maintain contacts, membership data and Player Pipeline records.
• Support event management and delivery, including basic data collection and analysis.

Skills

Customer-facing experience

Administrative skills and data

Stakeholder management

Planning and reporting

Tools

Excel

Job description

England Rugby (the RFU) is looking for a Player Pipeline Assistant to join its Rugby Development team.

The Role

Reporting to the Schools & Colleges Manager, you will provide frontline support and systems for all Player Pipeline activity across age grade rugby, schools, colleges and universities – managing the administration and coordination of major activity and supporting operational delivery, events and planning.

You will provide high levels of customer service to a wide range of stakeholders and support the wider Player Experience team where appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver an excellent customer service and support system for internal and external stakeholders
• Provide administrative and operational support to coordinate Player Pipeline projects, initiatives and programmes
• Work with other RFU functions on tools, resources and guidance, including Constituent Body and partner liaison and playing-out-of-age-grade processes
• Cover and triage the age grade and sector inboxes
• Maintain contacts, membership data and Player Pipeline records
• Support event management and delivery, including basic data collection and analysis

About You

• Experience in a fast-paced, customer-facing role
• Strong administrative experience, with a good aptitude for data, budgets, detail and spreadsheets
• Experience working with multiple organisations and stakeholders at different levels
• Strong planning, organisational and reporting skills, with keen attention to detail
• Desirable: national or regional project management experience, recent rugby experience and an understanding of the education landscape

Key Details

• Location: Home based
• Contract: Permanent, full time (35 hours per week)
• Salary: c. £28,500
• Applications: An anonymised CV (no cover letter needed)
• First-round interviews: w/c 7 December 2026
• Closing date: 22 November 2026 (12 noon); the RFU may close the vacancy early