• Manage the RFL's relationship with the host venue's safety and operational team.
• Prepare detailed planning documentation in the form of the RFL's Match Arrangements and Matchday Schedule documents.
• Liaising and negotiating with a range of organisations and groups involved in the event in order to ensure that their operational requirements are met. These groups include but are not limited to: broadcast partner, caterers, sports presentation, stadium safety and operations team, competing teams, Police, hotels and travel partners, match officials and RFL staff.
• Provide accurate information to the customer service centre prior to the event about stadium seating requirements for VIP's and passholders, then to follow this through to the event with weekly updates on usage. Finally ensuring that at the conclusion of the event all seats used have been accurately accounted for.
• Plan and organise the trophy presentation and ensure that the presentation party are briefed and the trophy and medals are in place for the presentation. ·
• Where relevant, commission designs for new trophies and medals and purchase off the shelf trophies, including consulting relevant colleagues, agreeing design and co-ordinating production and delivery to meet agreed timeline.
• Liaise with the Police and relevant agencies to identify preferred routes to the venue, and travel issues etc. and communicate these to competing clubs, the Customer Service Centre and the RFL Internet Manager and Media Manager for dissemination.
• Plan and organise a thorough de-brief of each event. Including organising meetings, seeking feedback from all parties involved in the event, ensuring follow up of any issues post event and ensuring that any lessons learned are incorporated into the event plan for following years and other relevant events.

To be considered for this role, Events experience is required.