WRU - Welsh Rugby Union

Women's National Squad Physical Performance Coach

WRU - Welsh Rugby Union  •  £35k - £38k/yr  •  Pontyclun, GB (Hybrid)  •  7 hours ago
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Job Description

We are seeking an ambitious and driven practitioner to support the delivery of world-class physical performance within the Women’s Senior Programme. Working as part of an integrated performance team, the Physical Performance Coach will play a key role in the physical preparation, monitoring, and return-to-performance support of elite female athletes.

In this role, you will support the delivery of world-class athletic performance services within a Senior International Women’s Rugby programme, contributing to the physical preparation, monitoring, and readiness of athletes competing at the highest level of the game. Working closely with coaching, medical, and performance staff, you will assist in the design and implementation of evidence-based strength and conditioning programmes that enhance performance, support player availability, and prepare athletes for the demands of international competition and test match rugby.

Closing Date: 12 June 2026

Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Contract: Full time, permanent

Location: WRU National Centre of Excellence, Hensol

What You’ll Do

  • Support the Senior Women’s Physical Performance Lead in the build and preparation of delivery of physical preparation programmes.

  • Assist in the design and implementation of individualised strength and conditioning programmes

  • Contribute to athlete monitoring, testing, profiling, and performance data collection

  • Support rehabilitation and return-to-performance processes in collaboration with medical and performance staff

  • Help maintain and drive high performance standards across the women’s pathway

  • Assist with the physical development and readiness of nationally contracted student athletes

  • Ensure alignment with the objectives and standards of the national women’s performance pathway

What You’ll Bring

  • Experience working within elite strength and conditioning environments in rugby or team sport

  • Strong coaching ability across strength, speed, conditioning, movement, and athletic development

  • Knowledge and practical experience of athlete testing, screening, profiling, and performance monitoring systems (GPS, training load, wellness monitoring)

  • Understanding of rehabilitation and return-to-performance processes within an interdisciplinary team

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive athlete and staff relationships

  • High levels of organisation, professionalism, and attention to detail

  • A proactive approach with a genuine passion for developing female athletes and supporting high-performance environments

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

WRU Requirements

The WRU require that individuals are proficient in IT skills, specifically Microsoft packages. Excellent written and verbal communications are essential, along with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh and a Valid UK Driver's License is desirable. This role is subject to a basic/enhanced DBS check.

The Perks

As a permanent member of the WRU Group, you will have access to our full range of employee benefits, including:

  • Salary Sacrifice Pension (5% employee contribution, matched by WRU)

  • Life assurance scheme

  • WRU Group Ticket Allocation (in line with ticketing policy)

  • One additional paid day off (birthday leave)

  • Employee assistance programme

  • Team Tactics – hybrid working arrangements

  • Free stadium parking and gym

  • WRU Group store and tour discounts

  • WRU Group partnership offers

  • Eye Care Voucher Scheme

  • Cycle to Work Scheme

Our Values

The WRU Group are committed to developing a culture whereby all employees are equally valued and respected. Our aims, together with our vision and mission, are underpinned by our core values and beliefs which embrace: Integrity, Excellence, Success, Courage, Family & Humour.

Inclusion At The WRU

The WRU Group are committed to building diverse, high-performing and engaged teams across Welsh Rugby. We are ambitious about providing a people first culture where everyone can belong, be heard and respected. We are happy to talk to you about our Crys I Bawb EDI Strategy (2024-2029) and you can also read more about our commitment in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

Diversity monitoring

We know that we deliver better services when our workforce reflects the full range of backgrounds and experiences in the society we serve.

To continue to do this we need your help in filling out a short monitoring form.

None of the information you provide will be visible as part of your application. It will only be used anonymously to monitor the inclusivity of our selection processes.

You can select 'prefer not to say’ if you would rather not answer any question.

Hyfforddwr Perfformiad Corfforol

Rydym yn chwilio am ymarferydd uchelgeisiol, llawn cymhelliant i gefnogi cyflwyno perfformiad corfforol o'r radd flaenaf o fewn Rhaglen Uwch y Menywod. Gan weithio fel rhan o dîm perfformiad integredig, bydd yr Hyfforddwr Perfformiad Corfforol yn chwarae rhan allweddol ym mharatoad corfforol, monitro a chymorth dychwelyd i berfformiad athletwyr benywaidd elît.

Yn y rôl hon, byddwch yn cefnogi cyflwyno gwasanaethau perfformiad athletig o'r radd flaenaf o fewn Rhaglen Rygbi Rhyngwladol Uwch y Menywod, gan gyfrannu at baratoad corfforol, monitro a pharodrwydd athletwyr sy'n cystadlu ar lefel uchaf y gêm. Gan weithio'n agos â staff hyfforddi, meddygol a pherfformiad, byddwch yn cynorthwyo i ddylunio a gweithredu rhaglenni cryfder a chyflyru sy'n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth sy'n gwella perfformiad, yn cefnogi argaeledd chwaraewyr, ac yn paratoi athletwyr ar gyfer gofynion cystadlu rhyngwladol a rygbi gemau prawf.

Dyddiad Cau: 12 Mehefin 2026

Cyflog: £35,000 - £38,000 y flwyddyn, yn dibynnu ar brofiad.

Cytundeb: Llawn amser, parhaol

Lleoliad: Canolfan Ragoriaeth Genedlaethol URC, Hensol

Yr Hyn Byddwch Chi'n ei Wneud

  • Cefnogi Uwch Arweinydd Perfformiad Corfforol y Menywod i adeiladu a pharatoi cyflwyno rhaglenni paratoi corfforol.

  • Cynorthwyo i ddylunio a gweithredu rhaglenni cryfder a chyflyru unigol

  • Cyfrannu at fonitro, profi a phroffilio athletwyr, a chasglu data perfformiad

  • Cefnogi prosesau adfer a dychwelyd i berfformiad mewn cydweithrediad â staff meddygol a pherfformiad

  • Helpu i gynnal a gyrru safonau perfformiad uchel ar draws llwybr y menywod

  • Cynorthwyo â datblygiad corfforol a pharodrwydd athletwyr sy'n fyfyrwyr sydd wedi'u contractio'n genedlaethol

  • Sicrhau aliniad ag amcanion a safonau llwybr perfformiad y menywod cenedlaethol

Yr Hyn Fydd Gennych Chi

  • Profiad o weithio o fewn amgylcheddau cryfder a chyflyru elît mewn rygbi neu chwaraeon tîm

  • Gallu hyfforddi cryf ar draws cryfder, cyflymder, cyflyru, symudiad, a datblygiad athletig

  • Gwybodaeth a phrofiad ymarferol o brofi, sgrinio, a phroffilio athletwyr a systemau monitro perfformiad (GPS, llwyth hyfforddi, monitro llesiant)

  • Dealltwriaeth o brosesau adfer a dychwelyd i berfformiad o fewn tîm aml-ddisgyblaethol

  • Sgiliau cyfathrebu a rhyngbersonol rhagorol gyda'r gallu i feithrin perthnasoedd cadarnhaol gydag athletwyr a staff

  • Lefelau uchel o drefniant, proffesiynoldeb a sylw i fanylion

  • Ymagwedd ragweithiol gydag angerdd dilys dros ddatblygu athletwyr benywaidd a chefnogi amgylcheddau perfformiad uchel

Os yw hyn yn swnio fel chi, byddem wrth ein boddau yn clywed gennych chi.

GOFYNION URC

Mae URC yn mynnu bod gan unigolion sgiliau TG, yn benodol pecynnau Microsoft. Mae sgiliau cyfathrebu ysgrifenedig a llafar rhagorol yn hanfodol, ynghyd â'r gallu i feithrin perthnasoedd cryf gyda rhanddeiliaid mewnol ac allanol.

Mae'r gallu i gyfathrebu trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a Thrwydded Yrru Ddilys y DU yn ddymunol. Mae'r rôl hon yn amodol ar wiriad DBS sylfaenol/manwl.

Y MANTEISION

Fel aelod parhaol o Grŵp URC, bydd gennych fynediad at ein hystod lawn o fuddion cyflogeion, gan gynnwys:

  • Pensiwn Aberth Cyflog (cyfraniad cyflogai o 5%,cyfraniad cyfatebol gan URC)

  • Cynllun yswiriant bywyd

  • Dyraniad Tocyn Grŵp URC (yn unol â Pholisi Tocynnau)

  • Un diwrnod ychwanegol o wyliau tâl (gwyliau pen-blwydd)

  • Rhaglen cymorth i weithwyr

  • Tactegau Tîm – trefniadau gweithio hybrid

  • Parcio stadiwm a champfa am

  • Gostyngiadau siop a theithiau Grŵp URC

  • Cynigion partneriaeth Grŵp URC

  • Cynllun Talebau Gofal Llygaid

  • Cynllun Beicio i'r Gwaith

  • Gostyngiadau Gwestai'r Celtic Collection

Ein Gwerthoedd

Mae Grŵp URC wedi ymrwymo i ddatblygu diwylliant lle mae pob gweithiwr yn cael ei werthfawrogi a'i barchu'n gyfartal. Mae ein nodau, ynghyd â’n gweledigaeth a’n cenhadaeth, wedi’u tanategu gan ein gwerthoedd a’n credoau craidd sy’n croesawu: Uniondeb, Rhagoriaeth, Llwyddiant, Dewrder, Teulu a Hiwmor.

Cynhwysiant yn URC

Mae Grŵp URC wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu Jyrsi i Bawb. Mae hyn yn cynnwys y bobl sy'n gweithio i ni a gyda ni. Rydym yn uchelgeisiol ynglŷn â darparu diwylliant sy'n rhoi pobl yn gyntaf, lle gall pawb fod yn perthyn a chael eu clywed a’u parchu. Rydym yn hapus i siarad â chi am ein Cynllun Cydraddoldeb, Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant (2023-2028) a gallwch hefyd ddarllen rhagor am ein hymrwymiad yn ein Polisi Cydraddoldeb, Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant.

Monitro amrywiaeth

Gwyddom ein bod yn darparu gwasanaethau gwell pan fo ein gweithlu’n adlewyrchu’r ystod lawn o gefndiroedd a phrofiadau yn y gymdeithas a wasanaethwn. Er mwyn parhau i wneud hyn mae angen eich help arnom i lenwi ffurflen fonitro fer. Ni fydd unrhyw wybodaeth y byddwch yn ei rhannu yn weladwy fel rhan o'ch cais. Dim ond i fonitro cynwysoldeb ein prosesau dethol yn ddienw y caiff ei defnyddio. Gallwch ddewis ‘gwell gennyf beidio â dweud’ os byddai’n well gennych beidio ag ateb unrhyw gwestiwn.

WRU - Welsh Rugby Union

About WRU - Welsh Rugby Union

Governing body for the national sport of Wales.

Leading Welsh rugby to the forefront of the global game in performance and reputation. Developing grass-roots rugby, increasing participation, supporting clubs and bringing communities together. Promoting Principality Stadium as a unique, must play, must visit venue.

Industry
Arts & Entertainment
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Cardiff, GB
Year Founded
1881
Website
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