Venue Accreditation Manager (Women’s RWC England 2025 LOC)

World Rugby; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

World Rugby is seeking a Venue Accreditation Manager for the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025. This role is crucial for ensuring smooth accreditation processes across venues in the UK, requiring strong relationship management and problem-solving skills. Ideal candidates will thrive in fast-paced environments and demonstrate a passion for women's rugby.

Qualifications

• Experience in major sporting events or equivalent.
• Knowledge of accreditation principles and processes in sports.
• Experience in problem solving, issue resolution, and dealing with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with venue operators and stakeholders.
• Train stakeholders on accreditation processes.
• Manage the Venue Accreditation Centre onsite during the tournament.

Skills

Relationship building

Problem solving

Data management

Job description

Venue Accreditation Manager (Women’s RWC England 2025 LOC)

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Venue Accreditation Manager (Women’s RWC England 2025 LOC)

CONTRACT: from 07/07/2025 until 12/09/2025

****APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MONDAY 2ND JUNE****

Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 (Women’s RWC 2025) will be the 10th edition of the women's tournament. World Rugby, in partnership with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and UK Sport, have formed a Local Operating Company to plan and deliver the event.

Ambitions for the tournament are at an all-time high as women’s rugby is one of the fastest growing team sports in the world. Women’s RWC 2025 will be the ultimate stage for the best players, teams and coaches from 16 nations across the globe and is set to be the biggest and most widely watched women's rugby event ever. If you are interested in being a part of a tournament that will celebrate a generational moment for global rugby, apply today!

Women’s RWC 2025 LOC is looking to appoint a Venue Accreditation Manager to be responsible for liaising with a venue across the UK in addition to working closely with a number of key stakeholders to support in the delivery of the Accreditation project for the tournament. Reporting to the Accreditation Manager there will be a close working relationship with the operations teams and client groups within the LOC and World Rugby Events and Media.

Key Dates:

- Role will require two days of pre-tournament induction and readiness:

o York Venue Readiness Day – 27 June

- Role will start in full from 7 July

- From August you may be required to work up to six days per week

- Tournament Time: from 13 August – 8 September this role will be based in York

What you’ll be doing:

• Quickly build, develop and maintain positive relationships with venue operators, client group leads, partners and stakeholders.
• Train key stakeholders on the accreditation processes on venue
• Provide daily status reports to the Accreditation Manager
• Securely manage data collection for Accreditation processing
• Liaise with key stakeholders on any errors/issues regarding submitted data
• Organise production and distribution of Accreditation to key stakeholders on venue
• Lead and manage the Venue Accreditation Centre onsite at tournament time
• Manage a team of volunteers to carry out Accreditation operations
• Support colleagues where necessary

Experience & knowledge you’ll need:

• Experience within a major sporting event landscape or equivalent events in the accreditation functional area.
• Knowledge of accreditation principles and processes in sports.
• Demonstrable experience in using accreditation or data management systems.
• Experience in communicating and liaising with a variety of different stakeholders on varying levels.
• Experience in problem solving, issue resolution and open to change
• Demonstrable experience of presenting to small and large groups
• Experience in a fast-paced environment supporting multiple individuals across a varied portfolio of responsibilities.
• All applicants must have a current and valid right to work in the UK

Personal Attributes:

• A passion for sport and to contribute to the further growth of the women’s game.
• Role-models World Rugby’s values of Discipline, Respect, Integrity, Passion, and Solidarity.
• A positive, ‘can-do’ attitude; someone who is resilient, flexible, curious, and delivery focused.
• Adept at working under pressure in a fast-paced environment, delivering work to deadlines and honouring commitments.
• A collaborative team player, who builds strong relationships with colleagues and a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, managing multiple workstreams at once; meticulous attention to detail.
• Can navigate ambiguity and cut through complexity, taking a logical and creative approach to problem-solving.

Please note that RWC25 will carry out the sourcing, interviewing, selection and offer stages of this recruitment process. Should you be successful for the role, please note that onboarding, engaging and payrolling will be handled by a third party. Accordingly, if you are successful for the role, you will need to enter into a contract for services as a PAYE worker (or limited company contractor) with this third party.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Women’s RWC 2025 LOC is committed to building a diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality and inclusion and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive workplace, which reflects the global sport we want to be and where everyone can be themselves and feel they belong.

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