Head Coach Women 7s

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Norwegian Rugby Federation is seeking qualified and motivated applicants for Head Coach, Women 7s. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with an ambitious group of players that represent their country in the Rugby Europe women’s Sevens Trophy European Championship. The successful applicant will play a key role in the team’s continued change, development and goals toward 2024 to become the proud flag bearer of Norwegian Olympic Rugby. The job is not salaried, but expenses as agreed will be reimbursed. Norway play the European Championship in June and have historically had 4 – 6 training weekends and participated in 2 other tournaments. In total the successful applicants must be willing to work 9 + weekends a year

The Head Coach will be a person who has:

Advanced level coaching accreditation accompanied by recent experiences as a high-performance coach. Minimum RFU Level 2, ideally Level 3, World Rugby Level 4 ideally 5 or equivalent.
Evidence of recently upgraded accreditation, recent attendance at coaching workshops or
evidence of other forms of self-education that displays currency as a coach who continues to
seek further development;
Experience at managing assistant coaches and working cooperatively with team managers,
strength and conditioning coaches, team medical staff and performance analysis personnel
Evidence of understanding of current best practice and a history of performing best practice
(preferably recent best practice) as it applies to rugby coaching;
Demonstrated evidence of an ability to understand, support and implement development plans
Demonstrated evidence of being able to influence others including an ability to build good
relationships with others who may not be receptive to change
A background that displays people management and people leadership skills and attributes, and the ability to assist in growing rugby from the base and up in Norway

OBJECTIVE OF HEAD COACH, NATIONAL Women 7s TEAM

The assigned person will perform the role of Head Coach of Norway Women’s 7s Team. The role will be viewed as being an integral and significant element of the high-performance player pathway process as we are building rugby in Norway and set the Long-Term Rugby Development framework for the National Teams. The Head Coach, National Women’s Team will lead the team in the preparation for the Rugby Europe 2020 Sevens Trophy Championship and will be responsible for continues developing a successful team and environment during the selection and preparation stages as well as in the competition itself.

ROLE OF HEAD COACH, NATIONAL Women 7s

The Head Coach, National Women 7s will be responsible for creating a successful team environment, based on elite level coaching skills and processes, and close co-operation with the club coaches. The appointed person will work alongside assistant coach , the Manager and the physio.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIORITIES

The Head Coach will be responsible for performing the following roles and/or delivering the following outcomes:

Coaching, Team Preparation & Performance
Player Development
Reporting
Results

Key Activities

Coaching, Team Preparation & Performance
Plan, develop and initiate the National Women 7s team’s technical, youth and tactical development adhering to The Norwegian Rugby Federation strategies.
Evaluate and record the effectiveness of individual, unit and team performances.
Monitor the performance of assistant coaches, specialist coaches and other staff available to the Head Coach.
Work cooperatively with the team’s assistant coaching staff, management staff and Integrated
Support Team
Development on a regular basis[SS7]

Player Development  

Liaise with the Manager and club coaches, Player Development on all policy and procedural expectations. Ensure players receive adequate feedback from training, playing and review.