Director of Rugby in Harrow

An independent boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18.

Permanent, 3 terms per year, 33 weeks plus 3 weeks during the holidays. Working days to include Saturdays and occasional Sundays by agreement.

The role: You will play a pivotal role in the leading, planning and delivery of the Schools rugby programme beyond the current provision; implementing the strategic vision for rugby, as well as developing and delivering a Coach Education Programme. You will lead and manage a rugby programme throughout the three School terms from participation to performance, ensuring there are rugby-playing opportunities for boys of all abilities to take rugby to an exhilarating new level at Harrow. Working with the Master-in-Charge, you will increase the range of outreach initiatives that benefit the community.

The skills: You will have experience of playing professional rugby or coaching within professional rugby and/or elite pathway structures. You will hold a nationally recognised coaching or other vocational qualification relevant to the sports and fitness industry and hold or be working towards a Level 3/Advanced Coaching Award RFU qualification as a minimum. You will use your capacity to analyse and improve systems to devise innovative ways to take performance to new levels of achievement. Your focus on safety protocols and high-quality technical and tactical knowledge will ensure that the culture of rugby coaching supports players to thrive in an environment of skill and safety. Using your strong communication skills and your supportive, approachable personality you will motivate and enthuse boys of all abilities to excel and enjoy the sport.

The environment: Harrow School is situated within a beautiful site in Harrow on the Hill, north west London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world, with around 840 boys studying at Harrow. Surrounded by acres of sports fields, Astroturf pitches, a golf course, a swimming pool, a sports centre, and numerous tennis, rackets, and fives courts, we offer a breadth of sporting opportunities to match every interest and ability. The upper end of our many teams (numbering over 20 in each of our major sports) regularly win county and national championships, and our elite sportsmen have an impressive record of achievement at the highest levels internationally; some go on to enjoy professional and international playing careers. Partnerships with professional bodies such as the Saracens Foundation and Queens Park Rangers Football Club further strengthen our sporting programme. International tours also occur on a 3-year cycle: destinations have included Malaysia and Australia for rugby, the USA for soccer, South Africa for rugby and Japan for judo.

The benefits include:

• Free lunch and free parking
• Automatic enrolment in the Schools pension scheme
• Use of the Schools sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track
• Subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs

For any questions please email the Recruitment Team. Applications will be processed as they are received, so early application is recommended.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.