David Livesey

Experience

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  Sport Cheshire

  Oct 2004 - Aug 2007

  Rugby union Active Sports Manager

  Co-ordinating the organisation and delivery of the Active Sports Rugby Union Development Plan throughout Cheshire and Warrington.Managing a budget in excess of £50k allocated for the Rugby Union Development Plan. Assisting in the promotion of Rugby Union activity to all partners and media and publicising the Active Sports programme in schools, clubs and sporting facilities.Implementing work programmes and progress reports for stakeholder groups and the Sports Development Manager.Introducing leadership skills to young people through the delivery of Leader Awards in local schools, colleges and universities. Show less

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  England Rugby

  Sept 2007 - now

  Lead on the development of the mid-term strategy to recruit, retain and develop match officials, medics and coaches for the region.Develop and implement a regional plan to train and deploy a high quality workforce to deliver match official, coaching and medical training, qualifications and support programmes. Support the Local Delivery team to identify club training needs along with training support for targeted work programmes and School education delivery.Work with County Coaching committees and Referee Societies to support recruitment and retention of coaches and Match officials. Oversee regional budgets for training programmes ensuring they are cost effective and accessible to participants. Show less Work with Coaching Sub-committees to consult, plan and deliver an annual programme of coaching courses both award and non-award aimed at recruiting developing and retaining coaches.Manage a workforce of Developers, Eductators and Trainers to deliver the annual coaching programme for the North West.Work with Divisional squads to oversee their recruitment and development of their honorary positionsManage two regional administration centres along with the budget for regional CRC trainingAdvertise and market and programme of award and CPD courses to meet the needs of local clubs keep them updated on changes to current course structuresPlan and deliver an annual programme of training events for Community Rugby Coaches including assessment and coaching observations.Produce monthly report to update local team and CB’s on current performance against regional targets highlighted in county plans.Member of working group that re-wrote both the Level 1 and Level 2 coaching award. Show less Deliver the strategic plan for Rugby Union in Cheshire; This includes:Line Management of 6 Community Coaches.Building effective, working relationships with organisations and community clubs, and providing support to fund and deliver national, regional and local programmes.Club Development – working with over 25 clubs to ensure their ongoing development and support through accreditation and development plan writing. Helping clubs to recruit retain and reward volunteers.Club Development lead for the North West and sat on National Club Development Steering Group that has re-written RFU’s club accreditation scheme.Delivering RFU projects including Club Accreditation, Recruitment Campaigns, School, Volunteer and Coaching programmes. Show less

  • Player Retention Manager

    Nov 2020 - now

  • Age Grade Development Manager

    Nov 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Area Training Manager

    Oct 2012 - Nov 2019

  • Coach & Player Development Officer

    Oct 2011 - Oct 2012

  • Rugby Development Officer

    Sept 2007 - Oct 2011