ITT For Media Rights In Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – ICC

The International Cricket Council has released its Invitation To Tender (ITT) for media rights in three territories, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for 2024 to 2025.

Following the successful conclusion of media rights agreements in several markets including India, the United Kingdom and Ireland, the USA and Canada, Sub-Saharan Africa region, Australia and Middle East and North Africa the ICC is now starting the process in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

In Pakistan there are two packages available combining both TV and digital rights including both men’s and women’s rights, with one TV and digital combined package available in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka respectively. The packages will be for three women’s events and three men’s events up until the end of next year.

ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said: “We are delighted to be releasing the ITT for media rights in three of cricket’s major broadcast markets in South Asia, namely Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as we continue to build our team of broadcast partners who will take ICC events to more fans across the world.”

The ITT will be released today, and interested parties need to email iccmediarights2024-2031@icc-cricket.com to access the tender documents. Subsequent ITTs for additional markets will be released in due course.

Digital Engagement Executive – Table Tennis England

Title: Digital Engagement Executive
Status: Full-time, permanent
Remuneration: £26k – £30k depending on experience
Department: Engagement
Reporting into: Digital Engagement Manager
Direct reports: None
Location: Negotiable attendance in our Milton Keynes HQ. This role will require occasional national
travel and weekend work

OVERVIEW:


Table Tennis England is seeking a dynamic and innovative Digital Engagement Executive to join our
Engagement team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing and enhancing our digital
presence across various platforms, ensuring effective audience engagement, and supporting our
overall digital engagement strategy.

ROLE PURPOSE:


As a vital member of Table Tennis England, the Digital Engagement Executive plays a crucial role in
driving our mission to connect and energize the table tennis community. Your work will be central to our
commitment to expanding the sport’s reach, deepening engagement with our current audiences, and
attracting new enthusiasts to table tennis.
In this role, you will:

  • Lead the charge in enhancing participation, engagement, and retention through innovative
    CRM strategies, social media campaigns, and web initiatives.
  • Support with the delivery of our digital engagement strategy that aligns with our overarching
    goals, focusing on community building, audience growth, and increased interaction across all
    digital platforms.
  • Utilize your expertise in content creation and audience engagement to foster a vibrant, inclusive,
    and dynamic online presence that reflects the spirit and values of Table Tennis England.
  • Collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure cohesive and effective
    digital campaigns that resonate with our diverse audience and uphold our brand standards.

Social and Digital Content Lead – NBA

The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

At the NBA, we’re passionate about growing and celebrating the game of basketball. Through the intensity of the game and the amazing athletic skill of our players, we deliver excitement to hundreds of millions of fans worldwide.

As a global sports and media business, the NBA is so much more. While Basketball Operations runs the league’s on-court activities, other departments manage relationships with television and digital media partners, develop marketing partnerships with some of the world’s most recognizable companies, oversee the licensing of NBA merchandise, and handle a wide range of responsibilities that drive the NBA’s success.

Hybrid at the NBA is defined as a role that is expected to be on-site Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Position Summary:

At the NBA, we’re passionate about growing and celebrating the game of basketball. Through the intensity of the game and the amazing athletic skill of our players, we deliver excitement to hundreds of millions of fans around the world.As a global sports and media business, the NBA is so much more. While Basketball Operations runs the league’s on-court activities, other departments manage relationships with television and digital media partners, develop marketing partnerships with some of the world’s most recognisable companies, oversee the licensing of NBA merchandise, and handle a wide range of responsibilities that drive the NBA’s success. Off the court, we’re also deeply committed to social responsibility. NBA Cares leads the league’s involvement in addressing important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.This position is part of the Social, Digital, and Original Content group which focuses on identifying, crafting, distributing, and publishing content for the NBA’s social and digital platforms and its many domestic and international partners throughout the world. This position supports the NBA, WNBA, G League, and the NBA 2K League. As the demand for content on each league’s social and digital platforms continues to grow, this is your opportunity to grow with us in a fast paced, creative, and collaborative environment. This is a full-time position based out of the Secaucus, New Jersey office.

Major Responsibility:

  • Oversee the nightly content creation process, output & distribution across NBA, WNBA, G League, NBA 2K League and Jr NBA Championships
  • Support the development of owned-and-operated and direct-to-consumer content strategy
  • Work with the Digital and Social Content team to develop a content plan for priority tentpole events throughout the NBA season
  • Communicate content trends and industry shifts, including implications and recommendations, to internal and external partners
  • Oversee a team of content creators and editors
  • Point person for the Content Creation team when handling Partnership requests during the NBA season and ideating on new franchises to help bring in additional revenue.
  • Point person for issue-spotting & trouble-shooting video content
  • Coordinate content coverage for live events with league platform owners
  • Actively participate in individual league & department meetings to better understand how content can best support multiple business objectives

Required Skills/Knowledge:

  • Deeply knowledgeable and passionate about the NBA, WNBA, G League, NBA 2K League & Jr NBA Championships and the players, coaches, and teams 7+ years of experience developing and creating content for a major brand
  • Experience managing a large team of creators
  • Have knowledge of basketball analytics and the rules of the game
  • Background in digital, social, photos and graphics production/editing or video content production
  • Strong writing and communication skills, as well as ability to execute editorial judgment
  • Ability and willingness to work on deadline and handle multiple tasks at once with a precise and detail-oriented approach
  • Ability and willingness to work both independently, and as part of a team
  • Created and managed social accounts or social activations on behalf of a major brand
  • Understand social analytics & trends to know the best types of content to use on respective platforms

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications or related field preferred

The NBA does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. Any unsolicited resume sent to the NBA will be considered NBA property, and the NBA will not pay a fee should it hire the subject of any unsolicited resume.

The NBA considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

About The NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.  Built around five professional sports leagues:  the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 countries.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass.  The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.  Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.

Tender for Digital Production and Content Services for ICC

  1. ICC Business Corporation FZ LLC (“IBC“), a wholly owned subsidiary of the International Cricket Council Limited (the “ICC”), is incorporated under the regulations of the Dubai Development Authority in the United Arab Emirates, and is sanctioned by the ICC to organise ICC Events and to exploit all commercial rights pertaining to ICC Events throughout the world.
  2. 1.2  IBC wishes to appoint a company to provide digital content production, publishing and management including, without limitation, the services set out in Appendix B (the “Services”) in connection with the ICC Event(s) and 24-7 coverage of global cricket year-round.
  3. 1.3  Unless otherwise defined elsewhere, capitalised terms used in this ITT have the meanings set out in Appendix A.

2. OBJECTIVES

  1. 2.1  The purpose of this ITT is to invite interested and qualified Applicants to submit Tenders for the right to provide the Services to IBC, as described in the overview of Services set out in Appendix B and on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this ITT.
  2. 2.2  This ITT invites Tenders from Applicants with:
    1. (a)  extensive proven experience in providing services similar to the Services;
    2. (b)  a strong financial position;
    3. (c)  sufficientresources(inparticularstaffing)toprovidetheServices;and
    4. (d)  personnel who are always familiar with the latest social media trends and have experience working with high profile talent.
  3. 2.3  In submitting a Tender for the right to provide the Services each Applicant must:
    1. (a)  complete, sign and return the form as set out in Appendix E, together with its Tender, by the applicable date specified in the Timetable;
    2. (b)  provide adequate and detailed answers and information to meet the requirements of the Criteria (as set out in Appendix C); and
    3. (c)  provide a full, detailed breakdown of costs in relation to creating the full list of deliverables required as part of the Services within the Price Quotation (as detailed in Appendix F).
  4. 2.4  In submitting its Tender, each Applicant will have to establish that it satisfies (or will satisfy in a timely fashion) the Criteria and the Requirements. IBC will evaluate the Tenders based on the extent to which they satisfy such conditions and requirements.
  1. 2.5  Each Applicant should provide satisfactory evidence to IBC in its Tender of its financial standing and of its ability to meet the commitments it makes in its Tender. IBC reserves its right to require appropriate bank guarantees and/or parent company performance guarantees.
  2. 2.6  IBC may, in its absolute discretion, waive any of the conditions and/or requirements set out in this ITT in respect of any or all of the Applicants. Each Applicant will be evaluated on the overall merits of its Tender and the Successful Applicant(s) may not have satisfied all conditions and requirements and may not necessarily be the one which offers the most competitive financial terms.

Digital Product Lead – Chelsea

As a member of the Chelsea team, you will become part of a long and proud history in the heart of iconic west London, which dates to the club’s founding in 1905. Since that time the club has won every major domestic and international trophy, being crowned English, European and world champions in the process.

Chelsea is a club which proudly strives to be the best in everything we do, on and off the pitch, as shown by the further success of our Women’s and Academy sides, as well as the excellent work in the community undertaken by the Chelsea Foundation, while engaging with our many supporters from a wide range of backgrounds at home in the UK and around the world.

If you’re motivated and want to help us win more trophies, you’ve got a place here at Chelsea!

What We’re Looking For:

We’re looking for a Digital Programme Lead to take ownership of the Club’s official web and app platforms, overseeing the entire lifecycle of digital products, from inception to launch.

Duties include:

  • Develop and lead the execution of Chelsea’s digital product strategy for the 5th Stand App, to ensure the platform continues to drive growth, meet strategic objectives and growth targets.
  • Accountable for the digital product strategic roadmap. Identification and prioritisation of product opportunities, driven by qualitative and quantitative insight.
  • Ensure that all new products are ready for launch as part of the product development cycle and accountable for final sign-off before features go live.
  • Understand fan needs and anticipate fan demands to develop a world-leading digital experience.

Must Haves/qualified by demonstrable experience to the level required:

  • Demonstrable experience of delivering digital products with case studies of rapid growth
  • Ability to craft a product vision (short to long term) and convert that into a concrete strategy.
  • Proven experience launching new features and capabilities as well as optimisation of existing features and journeys.
  • Experience in delivery of websites and mobile apps in an Agile environment
  • Strong background in managing and influencing third party agencies.
  • Relevant industry experience, with thorough knowledge of the competitive landscape
  • Strong experience collaborating with technology engineers and product design teams to evolve customer experiences.
  • Experience balancing multiple priorities and dealing with ambiguity.
  • Experience working in an agile development environment.
  • Experience of planning & technical project management

Nice to Haves:

  • Experience of running large multi-faceted projects within the football, sports, or entertainment sector

What We Offer:

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.

Chelsea FC and the Foundation is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people, and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate

Digital Technology Manager – Formula E

In its first eight seasons, Formula E has crowned seven different champions and celebrated 23 winners in 100 races. With more automotive manufacturers on the grid than any other motorsport, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is one of the world’s most compelling racing series and enters its ninth season as the fastest growing sport on the planet.

But we’re more than a race; Formula E was founded to counteract climate change by accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles and as an unparalleled proving ground for race-to-road electric vehicle technologies. In Season 9, our ambition has grown as has our vision to accelerate sustainable human progress through an all out race for better futures. The only sport certified net zero carbon since inception, Formula E is a beacon for fans who want to enjoy edge-of-seat racing today at the same time as having a positive effect on the world tomorrow.

Formula E is a unique fusion of world class sport, sustainability, and cutting edge technology on a global stage. Season 9 signals the start of the Gen3 era in the sport with the debut of the third generation race car – the fastest, lightest, most powerful and efficient electric race car ever built. Formula E will also go further than ever before in Season 9 with 17 races in 10 iconic world cities.

Working with us

At Formula E, we have created an environment that supports our colleagues to perform at their best. We are innovative, curious and we love the world we live in which is why we value sustainability. We believe that work should be fun and, whilst we are passionate about delivery, we are one team and supporting each other is key to our success.

Your role

We are seeking an enthusiastic Digital Technology Manager to join our team and support various departments across all their digital platforms. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to expand their knowledge in AWS management, Auth0, AWS streaming platforms, and MediaLive/Connect. If you’re passionate about learning and eager to take ownership, this role is perfect for you.

Key deliverables:

  • Assist in strategising, implementing, and maintaining digital technology stacks aligned with organizational objectives
  • Contribute to the evaluation and improvement of program assessment protocols
  • Support organisational standards of satisfaction, quality, and performance

What you will be doing:

  • Collaborate closely with the Digital Team, ensuring the smooth integration of new services
  • Help the digital team confirm suppliers’ proper implementation of technology scope within defined functionality
  • Offer support to other departments for digital technology delivery based on the Technology Department’s provided stack
  • Assist the team with hosting platform and stream operation requests, including AWS management, Auth0, AWS data & media platforms
  • Monitor the digital technology stack, ensuring efficient service operation and integration

What we are looking for

Professional Membership:

  • AWS certified at associate level minimum
  • AZURE certification desirable

Knowledge required:

  • AWS Administration
  • SSO (AuthO) knowledge
  • Serverless Infrastructure
  • Basic Cloud Orchestration
  • Media Workflows in the Cloud
  • Knowledge of Python, OATH, CDN/Streaming, Infrastructure as code (IaC) is desirable

Experience required:

  • Previous experience in cloud ops
  • Stakeholder management
  • Prior experience in a related field desirable

Skills and aptitudes required:

  • Great communication, organisational and prioritisation skills
  • Diligent
  • Thorough
  • Abstract thinking and analytical mind is beneficial

Interests:

  • Technology
  • An interest in motorsport is desirable

Personal qualities required:

  • Friendly and approachable

Circumstances:

  • Ability to travel internationally as and when required

IT Analyst – The Jockey Club

We have a fantastic opportunity for an IT Analyst to join our outstanding Information Services team to provide first and second line support and contribute to the overall management of the IS function. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing first and second line support to Jockey Club employee’s ensuring that any issues are logged, prioritised and resolved within the agreed Service Level Agreements.

• Configure and Setup telephony and computer equipment, operating systems and applications for Jockey Club employee’s.

• Troubleshooting system and network problems, diagnosing, and solving hardware and software faults.

• Monitor and maintain systems, to ensure safe and secure operation.

• Promote proactive support actions to prevent issues and errors from reoccurring.

• Help drive a culture of IT self-service across the business.

• Oversee the administration and management of user accounts end user devices, including laptops, desktops, printers, mobile phones and tablets.

• Checking Daily Backups.

• Ensure that the asset database for all Jockey Club assets (desktop / laptops / mobile devices) is accurately maintained. 

• Assist in keeping documentation current and up to date.

• Assist with administration of the server and network infrastructure on all sites.

• Conduct scheduled site visits to racecourses and other sites in line with the published site visit promise and provide specific event support when required.

• Provide operational training and support to customers where appropriate, ensuring that best practice is adopted

Working with 3rd party Suppliers and Support Team to resolve issues.

• To be responsible for the protection and retention of company data held by the IS Department and to ensure that in the event of the failure of any procedure relating to data retention, remedial action is taken immediately, including mandatory escalation to the I.S Director.

• To operate in a way that ensures you are a recognised role model for the Jockey Club Core Values and Behaviours

• To comply at all times with Health & Safety regulations and safe working practices in accordance with current legislation and as detailed in the Company’s Health & Safety Policy and Procedures.

• To take personal responsibility for the sustainability of the company by minimising waste of company resources including gas and electricity, as well as protecting the environment as described in the company’s Environment Management System

The successful candidate will be required to work evenings and weekends to support racing when necessary. 

The closing date for applications is 11th April. We reserve the right to bring this date forward should we receive a large volume of applications.

At The Jockey Club people are at the heart of what we do and drive our success. We are inclusive and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives. Diverse, collaborative teams are pivotal to our success and support the potential and growth of all our people.

Digital Lead, Business Operations – Tennis Australia

  • Play a key role in making tennis more accessible across NSW
  • Join a passionate team and become part of a fun and inclusive culture
  • Flexible work practices, ensuring a positive work-life balance 

It’s an exciting time for tennis in Australia and we have ambitious plans to continue to grow the game from grassroots through to high performance. We are transforming how we deliver tennis, with the aim of making it more accessible, to more people, more often. To help us achieve our plan we are looking for a Digital Lead – Business Operations to join our team at Tennis NSW on a full time, permanent basis.

About The Role

Reporting into the Business Operations Manager, this role will implement a strategy across a range of projects aimed at digitising the operations of tennis clubs and coaches, to connect tennis to more consumers across NSW. The role will require a high degree of hands-on support with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure identified opportunities to increase the digital capability of tennis venues in NSW are converted effectively.

  • Develop key relationships with various digital platform solutions
  • Provide a conduit between TNSW and Tennis Australia in support of adopting national digital strategies and products
  • Ensure that the Tennis Development field team are adequately skilled and trained in the roll out of digital platform solutions
  • Lead the strategy to identify, pilot, and then roll out suitable digital solutions via the wider TNSW Tennis Development Field Team
  • Establish localised marketing campaigns to drive consumer traffic to localised booking platforms, in conjunction with TNSW Marketing team
  • Provide a level of support and expertise both internally and externally in the fundamentals of local area marketing and social media

About You

What you will bring to the role:

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to evoke the cooperation of stakeholders 
  • Understanding of the tennis environment and the various stakeholders it engages
  • High computer literacy with Microsoft suite and database management, plus confidence in adopting diverse digital platforms
  • Ability to prioritise workloads, plan work programs and meet deadlines
  • Demonstrated resilience and solution focused approach to all issues
  • You must hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check

What’s in it for you?

  • Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
  • Monthly health & wellbeing activities through our Serving Your Health program
  • Flexible working practices & a range of discounts from our sponsorship partners
  • Tools of the trade – vehicle, laptop and mobile phone

To Apply

If you think you’re up to the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! A copy of the position description can be found here. Please submit your resume and cover letter via our online application system. Please note, only applications submitted through our system will be considered.

Applications Close on 12th March however we will be reviewing applications as they are received, therefore this role may close sooner if we find the right candidate.Tennis is committed to providing a safe environment for all tennis participants, including children and young people. It is essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to child-safety.

At Tennis, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation. Tennis encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.

We believe playing makes life better and we are always on the lookout to talented people to join our team and help us create a playful world through tennis.

Even if we are not currently advertising the position that you are looking for today, we may be tomorrow. There are a number of ways that you can keep up-to-date with new opportunities as they happen.

We encourage you to create a profile and register for our job alerts, as well as follow Tennis Australia on LinkedIn to stay up to date on the latest news and opportunities.

Digital Product Manager – ECB

This important and exciting role will manage the development and implementation of various digital product initiatives across the ECB Digital Portfolio. Working across the entire product suite, you will be focused on helping implement the ECB Inspiring generations strategy across the portfolio with a key focus on increasing our digital cricket audience, and overall levels of fan engagement.

This role will cover our commercial facing propositions, including the Hundred, as well as

Participation properties.

WHO WE ARE

The England and Wales Cricket Board is the national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales, supporting the game at every level – from grassroots to professional.

We believe cricket is a force for good that can have an enduring impact on everyone’s lives and we have an ambitious strategy to inspire a generation to say ‘cricket is a game for me’. It provides great entertainment. It teaches important skills, both physical and social. It can help inclusion and social cohesion, bringing communities together.

The ECB welcomes applications from all backgrounds to ensure we deliver our Inspiring Generations strategy and fulfil our purpose to connect communities and improve lives through cricket.

OUR VALUES

  • Stronger As One Team – We are stronger together. We allow for individual strengths and beliefs but head in the same direction. We respect, support and really listen to each other along the way.
  • Push New Boundaries – We are bold, brave and curious. We challenge and don’t settle. We forge the future whilst remembering our roots.
  • Be The Best In The Game – On & Off The Pitch – We train hard. We strive to be our best to help the team be the best. We celebrate our victories and learn from our let downs.
  • Passion For Play – We are here to inspire & be inspired. We are serious about what we do, but don’t take ourselves seriously. We enjoy the journey and have fun.

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF

  • You have a strong knowledge in product management best practice, from roadmap iteration to feature to delivery.
  • You have the ability to work in a multi-skilled team environment
  • You have a strong passion for agile methodologies and are excited by process improvement
  • You are comfortable managing and building out product roadmaps, and delivering multiple projects against various timelines at the same time.
  • You’re a clear and articulate communicator who can manage numerous stakeholders, most notably Marketing, IT, Commercial, and Participation teams.

YOU’LL BE DOING

  • Delivering the implementation of existing product enhancements and iterations across the commercial suite. You will also build a view of potential future product extensions across the portfolio and will be audience led when developing the product roadmap.
  • Responsible for evolution and continuous improvement of the digital product used to support ECB’s customer engagement platform, and our identity solution across our core commercial and Hundred properties, as well as our key recreational platform.
  • Working alongside Head of Digital Product and product manager peer group to manage budgets, resource, agencies, and product prioritisation, to ensure ECB receives continuous value for money across its products.
  • Working with the wider product and digital team to help set and manage key KPIs and metrics across the suite – ensuring the team drives decision making based on data and analytics.
  • Provide industry best practice advice to key stakeholder groups on digital design, website, mobile and app development advances.
  • Liaise with key stakeholders across the business to understand and translate customer needs into the right product development initiatives.
  • Working to implement some of the key fan strategies that have achieved success in the commercial space into the Participation and Growth product suite.
  • Working closely with the Digital Content & Product team to ensure alignment across campaigns and projects
  • Working closely with IT and data team to ensure the product roadmap is aligned to other key data initiatives – and supporting the IT team to deliver those priorities.

YOU’LL HAVE

  • At least five years working in a digital product management environment, managing
  • considerable budgets ideally in a B2C environment.
  • Demonstrable management of delivering complex website design and build projects.
  • Considerable experience of managing multiple external agency resources of varied sizes,
  • across overlapping website and app development projects against competing timescales and priorities.
  • Adept at making decisions based on data – be proficient and champion measuring the
  • success of all initiatives/products that are delivered.
  • A sound knowledge of, and passion, for product management best practice, including the ability to work in an agile manner within a wider delivery timeline, and promoting others to do the same.

YOU’LL RECEIVE

  • Holiday – 25 days a year
  • Volunteering – 2 days a year
  • Pension – Non-contributory 8% pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Employee health cash-back plan
  • Long-term sickness insurance
  • Life assurance – four times your annual basic salary
  • Enhanced family friendly leave
  • Unmind – free and confidential access to a wellbeing app to help you manage your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
  • OpenBlend – an innovative coaching and performance management tool
  • People Academy – a range of programmes and initiatives to help you develop and reach your
  • Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice
  • Free online fitness classes
  • 30% Castore discount
  • Cycle 2 Work Scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Preferential access to tickets to England and The Hundred games

Digital Transformation Lead – RFU

England Rugby or Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the national governing body for rugby in England. We deliver three core activities, and our purpose is to enrich lives, introduce more people to rugby union and develop the sport for future generations. Our core activities are:

• Rugby – supporting rugby from grassroots to performance level

• Commercial – building partnerships and hosting matches and events

• Running the business – ensuring our organization and people can thrive

Our culture

At England Rugby, one of our core objectives is to drive rugby union to better reflect the diversity of society. We are aware that rugby, and sports in general, has not always been as welcoming an environment for everyone as we would like, and we are working hard to make rugby a more inclusive space for all identities.

We believe hiring people from underrepresented groups into positions at all levels is vital to creating spaces and initiatives that better support those identities. We would love to see applications from disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, people from ethnically diverse communities, people of faith, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and women and non-binary people.

We know that representation is more than just getting people through the door, it’s about keeping people by responding to structural barriers relating to identities and valuing the insights that different lived experiences bring. We have network groups that provide peer-to-peer support and drive forward change internally. We support colleagues to develop, and each colleague has access to a personal coaching platform that can provide same-day one-to-one coaching. We are pushing ourselves to create a more inclusive culture every day through role modelling our BACK behaviours which stand for Brave, Accountable, Collaborative and Keep improving.

We know that flexible working is important to our colleagues, so our guiding principles are designed to support everyone to work in the way that suits them, their teams, and the organization in the best way.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If there is anything we could do to support you through your application or to provide the best environment for your interviews, including assistance or adjustment, please reach out to recruitment@rfu.com.

Role overview

Job Title : Digital Transformation Office Lead 

Department : Strategy & Insights

Reports to : Director of Strategy & Transformation

Salary Banding : £75,000 – £85,000

Job Level : Translate

Location : Hybrid (Twickenham/Remote)

Duration : Fixed Term Contract (24 months)

Nature and scope:

The RFU has been undergoing a period of significant change, responding to changes in the external environment whilst adjusting to the demands of a modern commercial governing body. The organisation is currently one year into delivering an exciting strategic plan that hopes to have a transformational impact on Rugby Union. 

As part of this strategic plan, the RFU has an ambition to become a data-driven, user-centric organisation with market-leading digital capabilities that will not only transform the rugby experience for players, volunteers, and fans today but also future proof the RFU for years to come. 

The Digital Transformation Office Lead will play a critical role in driving this programme of change, ensuring the initiatives that have been approved by the RFU Board are planned, delivered, and reported in a way that optimises programme ROI. The role will have direct management responsibilities for the Transformation Office but will also be required to manage a number of third-party vendors and influence a range of stakeholders across the RFU, including Board and Executive staff.

Accountabilities:

Overall delivery of the programme

• Manage the companywide digital transformation which will have significant CAPEX investment and annual OPEX 

• Maintain an overall view of the Change Programme portfolio and track its progress against the agreed timetable identifying or recognising and resolving dependencies, conflicts, cross-project issues and risks

• Establish and operate effective programme governance that gives assurance to the RFU Board that the multi-million-pound investment is being utilized effectively

• Facilitate cross-project meetings to ensure appropriate resolution of risks and issues (“deep dive sessions”)

• Ensure that processes are in place to support successful delivery of transformation, including sufficient controls to highlight any risks to the transformation

• Work with a multitude of suppliers to ensure the delivery of the RFU’s transformation roadmap 

• Work with internal and external colleagues to understand the overall programme finance process, financial budgets and actuals for the overall Change Programme. Ensure the budgets and actuals appropriately reflect project and programme budgets and are reported in a timely way

Communication and change management 

• Work with the Strategy & Transformation Director to ensure that the wide RFU business is adapting to the digital transformation 

• Define the monthly Change Programme communications that are distributed to the RFU Leadership Team and relevant internal and external stakeholders 

• Develop and deliver executive messaging to senior internal and external stakeholders 

• Proactively seek opportunities to engage the RFUs key stakeholders on programme matters including benefits and progress updates

Transformation Office team & programme leadership

• Set the strategic direction for the company Transformation Office and lead the team to deliver company transformation goals 

• Establishing the Transformation Office as a value adding resource and ensure that all staff are aware of its offerings

• Indirect management responsibilities for a number of third party or cross organizational resources 

• Collaborate and partner with technical and operational teams to gather business requirements, evaluate priorities and ensure a smooth delivery

Other

• Actively collaborate with colleagues to contribute to the development and delivery of the current strategic, business and operational plans

• Act as an ambassador for, and promote the best interests of the RFU, including the promotion of the RFU core values and BACK culture.

• Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the post and the needs of the organisation

Candidate overview

The skills and attributes outlined in this description are not exhaustive and we welcome candidates who can bring different relevant experiences to the role

Qualifications, skills & experience:

• Must demonstrate competence through previous relevant experience initiating and managing large digital transformational projects 

• Strong programme planning experience and ability to manage effectively within scope, timelines, budget and quality

• Experience working in both agile and waterfall environments 

• Experience and knowledge of financial and management accounting 

• Competence in people management and ability to lead or support in-house and third-party teams

• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and drive change

• Experience working with product teams 

• Influencing, consensus building, and sustaining relationships – with the ability to work collaboratively 

• Ability to get up to speed quickly on new issues and to make sound judgement on them

• Ability to plan and delegate workload effectively

• Ability to constructively challenge Executive level staff

• The skills to manage conflicting agendas and personalities to ensure teams can focus on delivering for the long-term good of the business

• Committed to actively contributing and building an inclusive BACK culture in your role and day to day behaviours

What we can offer you

We are proud of the range of benefits we can provide:

• Retail discounts include 30% off Adidas, 20% off Optimum Nutrition, 25% off 02 and many more.

• Priority access to purchase match tickets

• 25% discount in Rugby Store and EnglandRugby.com

• 25 days of annual leave and your birthday day off

• Free dental care and free access to the stadium gym

• Life assurance of 4x your basic salary, income protection scheme and Employee Assistance Programme that offers anonymous and confidential, emotional and practical support 24/7.

• After 3 months, you will be enrolled in our Aviva pension scheme and we will match and double your contribution up to 10%

• Ride-to-work scheme, eyecare vouchers and season ticket loans

About our team

At England Rugby, we want to hear our employees’ thoughts, ideas and feedback on our strategies, new initiatives and our work environment. That’s why we have quarterly meetings called ‘the Voice’ where various topics are discussed, in addition to regular surveys, including our annual D&I survey.

We are always striving to create the best environment for our colleagues, and we are proud to present some of our most recent feedback from Feb 2022:

• 85% feel motivated to perform their role to the best of their ability

• 83% feel supported by their Manager

• 90% agree or strongly agree that their Manager empowers and trusts them to deliver while working from home

• 83% feel informed and connected with the organisation