VOLUNTEER ROLE
Voluntary and unpaid
WORKS WITH
GRFU team
CONTACT
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As Community Impact Lead, you will help Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union (GRFU) make inclusion part of everyday rugby. Working with the GRFU team and clubs, you will help turn the RFU Rugby Inclusion Framework into practical actions that support volunteers and the wider rugby community.
The purpose of your role
You will help GRFU create a welcoming rugby environment where people feel respected and able to take part. By listening to clubs and communities, coordinating agreed activities and sharing useful learning, you will help identify barriers and support improvements that make a difference locally.
Your role adds practical support to GRFU’s inclusion work, with priorities shaped around local needs, your interests and the contribution you would like to make.
What you will help with
- Action planning — help maintain the inclusion action plan, follow up agreed tasks and share brief progress updates with the team.
- Club and community insight — listen to feedback, use available local information and help identify practical ways to widen involvement in rugby.
- Inclusive ways of working — support communication of GRFU’s inclusion and diversity statement and use of its inclusive recruitment framework.
- Information and learning — help make inclusion resources, learning opportunities and the RFU Speak Up reporting route easy to find and understand.
- Engagement and communication — support inclusion campaigns or club activities, working with communications volunteers to share progress and examples of good practice.
- Reviewing progress — keep a simple record of activity and feedback, highlighting what is working and where further support is needed.
What you will bring
You may bring experience from community sport, volunteering, inclusion, HR, learning, safeguarding or club development. Experience gained through community involvement or your own lived experience is equally relevant. You do not need to be an expert in every area of inclusion.
- A commitment to helping people feel welcome, respected and able to participate.
- An ability to listen, build relationships and work respectfully with people from different backgrounds.
- An organised, practical approach and the ability to follow through on agreed actions.
- Clear communication and confidence to ask questions or seek support when needed.
- Good judgement when handling sensitive information and respect for confidentiality.
Working together and support
You will work with GRFU colleagues, club volunteers, communications colleagues, event organisers and relevant RFU contacts, depending on the activity. Support and introductions will help you build the connections you need.
At the start, agree a manageable set of priorities, the resources and introductions you need, and a regular opportunity to review progress. Discuss relevant learning and any accessibility needs or adjustments that would help you contribute. The emphasis is on achievable improvements that fit the realities of volunteer-led rugby.
The boundaries of the role
You will support delivery rather than carry the whole inclusion programme yourself. Policy approval and formal decisions remain with the relevant GRFU leads. You are not expected to investigate complaints or manage disciplinary cases; concerns should be directed to the appropriate reporting route or designated lead.
Time and practical arrangements
This is a voluntary, unpaid role with a flexible time commitment that can fit around your other commitments. You can start with a manageable area of activity, with scope to expand your involvement and develop the role further if you would like to. The focus and pace can be agreed together and reviewed as your interests and availability change.
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