Students' RFU
Trustee - Leading on fundraising and partnerships - Volunteer
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Seeking an experienced individual to join our Board of Trustees as the Trustee responsible for leading fundraising and partnership efforts. The post-holder will proactively source potential donors and funders and lead the conversations to build long-term relationships.
What difference will you make?
The Students’ Rugby Football Union (SRFU) work in close partnership with both the RFU Player Pipeline Team and BUCS to ensure that there is a coordinated approach to the development and delivery of higher education rugby. We also run the England Students programme which includes both men’s and women’s representative teams. It is a charitable company registered at both Companies House (Company Number 04240029) and with the Charity Commission (Charity Number 1087986).
The SRFU is led by a team of committed volunteers and supported by one employee. As a charity, the SRFU is governed by a board of trustees whose core responsibility is the general control and management of the administration of the organisation, including governance, budget and strategy.
The trustees have a responsibility for understanding the environment in which the charity is operating and for leading the charity in fulfilling its purposes as effectively as possible with the resources available, ultimately upholding the highest levels of governance.
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The charitable purpose of the Students’ RFU is “the advancement of amateur sport”.
The charitable objects of the Students’ RFU are “To administer, foster, encourage, extend and control rugby union football (“the game”) for the moral, mental and physical development of students at universities and other institutions of higher education in England”.
What are we looking for?
- Lead on all income generation activity for the SRFU, including donations, grants, sponsorships and commercial partnerships
- Build a pipeline of potential supporters through existing networks, new business development and coordination with other SRFU Officers and volunteers
- Work alongside the SRFU Operations Manager to ensure that obligations under commercial sponsorship agreements are met in the delivery of SRFU activities
- Maintain and grow strong relationships with funders and potential funders to maximise benefit to the SRFU
- Work with the Treasurer to ensure that SRFU activities are fully funded, financially sustainable and in line with our charitable objects and regulatory obligations
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What will you be doing?
The Students’ Rugby Football Union (SRFU) is a national Constituent Body (CB) of the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The SRFU is the representative body for university rugby union in England with a particular responsibility for the governance, development, and growth of the game.
The SRFU is seeking an experienced individual to join our Board of Trustees as the Trustee responsible for leading fundraising and partnership efforts. The post-holder will proactively source potential donors and funders and lead the conversations to build long-term relationships that support SRFU activities, including the England Students programme. They will have a strong existing network and work with the rest of the Trustees and other partners (particularly the RFU) to build and promote a strong proposition, ensuring joint value-creation.
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