Rugby Ontario: Rugby Development Officer

Rugby Ontario will be hiring a RDO person for the school year 2022-2023, for one (1) of the four (4) branch unions. They have asked each branch to submit a proposal (application form with plans outlining the program offering). EORU has selected that it will be pushing forward with Ottawa as the primary area to promote. EORU has asked the Ottawa clubs for volunteers to help fill out this form/application and work through the process. Unfortunately, as is always the case with rugby, the deadline for the application is Aug 26th (adjusted by RO from their original email). We would need one person from the club to join in a working group, early next week, to work with a volunteer from the other clubs to get this hammered out. Here is the information which RO has sent out...

As outlined in our strategic plan, Rugby Ontario is working hard to support the development of our club community and deliver on the key initiatives linked to this strategic priority. One way we are doing that is through the creation of a Rugby Development Officer (RDO) network to align with the broader RDO network being developed across the country. We are now taking steps towards hiring our first Rugby Ontario RDO.
 
Please see the attached letter for full details on this role and our process for filling it. The same letter has been sent to each of the branch presidents as well as a branch application form to be completed and returned by 9am August 22^nd. We recognize that this is a tight timeline at a busy time of year and are willing to be flexible as needed but would love to move forward with this project as quickly as possible. If you feel strongly that your club should be included in the RDO’s target area, I encourage you to reach out to your branch president, or a leader delegated by your president, to make this case and help with the application process.
 
You can find the RO document here.
If you are available and interested please contact Jim Shaw
 

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