Head Coach, Women's Rugby

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Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

24

Job Family:

Varsity Programs and Coaching

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Varsity Sports High Performance Athletics

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

N/A

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2025/12/04

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/01/05

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NC8 - 35 hrs

Salary Range:

$94,214.00 - $117,768.00

About Student Affairs:

Student Affairs is at the very heart of the student experience at the University of Ottawa. We recruit the very best future students, support them throughout their university years and leave them well-prepared for fulfilling careers and future studies. Our team of more than 600 dedicated staff provides the services that keep students happy, well and thriving as they pursue their ambitions. We help them apply and enroll for courses, we oversee 11 residences and an award-winning Dining Hall, we organize fun events, we provide extensive recreation program opportunities and varsity sports activities, we run an innovative career development and experiential learning program and much more!

There’s nothing more rewarding than helping future generations reach their full potential at a world-class university. With our wide variety of career opportunities and professional development pathways, we’re sure that you’ll enjoy the experience as much as our students do.

Position purpose:
Under the direction of the Assistant Director High Performance, the Head Coach / Program Manager (CPM) of a U SPORTS program is fully responsible for coaching and long-term program development. The CPM will manage the program with resources provided by the Service which support the essential components of the program to ensure the academic and athletic progression and success of the student-athletes and is responsible for the introduction, education, delivery and evaluation of the sport specific program.  The CPM will also be actively involved in assisting the Service in building community support to fundraise for program resources that will enhance the student-athlete experience and build alumni relations as well as community outreach program that will reflect positively on the University’s presence locally.
 

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

Coaching (60%). In coaching the team, be responsible for creating an environment which is consistent with the values of the University of Ottawa and will foster the development of the student-athletes in the program toward conference and U SPORTS success and recognition. Primarily these duties are:

• Plan, prepare, implement and evaluate the annual competitive objectives, training cycles schedule of practice sessions and competitions events within the context of a fully developed yearly training plan.

• Select, direct, supervise, and evaluate the assistant coach and support staff

• Lead annual schedule of required team meetings for all ancillary sport program services, academic monitoring and player evaluations.

• Design, develop, implement and evaluate a recruitment strategy to respond to the needs of the eligibility cycle and to maximize performance.

• In coordination with the head athletic therapist, be responsible for the supervision of all student-athletes and student therapy staff.

• Develop, with the assistance of the technical coaching staff, tools to realize the achievement of the program objectives to include annual training and practice plans, game wining style of play and supporting tactical systems, game analysis and performance metrics tools

Program Management (30%). The CPM is responsible for year-round leadership and operational implementation for the long-term stability, development and success of the U SPORTS program.

• Develop, implement and evaluate the program’s long-term sport development and strategic plan on the basis of a Sport Gap analysis.

• Complete a yearly evaluation of the team’s training plan, performance and operational plan.

• Attend all sport-specific conference (OUA and QRSEQ) and national (U SPORTS) league meetings and conference voting protocols.

• Prepare an annual program budget submission.

• Monitor the approved budget to ensure a balanced program operating budget at fiscal year-end.

• Liaise with the Assistant Director Programs to complete the program’s annual competitive schedule, establish the program’s annual calendar of events, and confirm the allotted facility requirements for training, competition and special events.

• Actively and positively participate in global administrative processes and structures within sports services.

• Assist the Student-Athlete Services Officer to ensure that student-athlete eligibility and anti-doping requirements are adhered to, as set out by the OUA, RSEQ and U SPORTS.

• Liaise with the Student Athlete Services Officer regarding the support and guidance of student-athlete scheduling, academic performance, mentoring requirements, counseling and the allocation of Athlete Financial Awards.

• Manage the inventory of sport equipment and acquisition needs.

Marketing, Communications and community outreach – (10%). Working in partnership with the Sports Services Communications and Marketing team, the CPM is responsible for assisting in the promotion of the U SPORTS  Program to both the internal and external communities. 

• Establish and coordinate approved program-specific fundraising initiatives (excluding any sponsorship or commercial activities) in accordance with Sport Services guidelines. 

• Respond to requests for information or interviews from the media and Sports Information

• Coordinator in a manner that reflects the values of the University of Ottawa.

• Assist the Assistant Director, Communications and Marketing in providing information for the web site, programs, tickets and other promotional materials while meeting the graphics standards of the University of Ottawa Provide the Sports Information Coordinator with all sport-specific data required for annual media support and information.

• Facilitate the involvement of the U SPORTS Program’s student-athletes in community outreach and on-campus promotions.

• Liaise with key stakeholder external groups.

• Actively engage with the alumni relation & development officer (ARDO) in the design an implementation of the alumni relation plan for their program.
   

What you will bring:

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: 

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

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