As a club Fixtures Secretary you are a key player in the administration for the club. You will be responsible for arranging and ensuring games are played on a weekly basis throughout the playing season.

What kind of person should you be?

• A good organiser – to be efficient correspondence needs to be received, responded to and filed systematically.

• A good time manager – this is essential to ensure that deadlines are met without excess stress.

• A good communicator – this is essential to communicate with teams in a clear and confident manner as well as communicate well with other clubs.

• Computer literate – this is essential for many things such as updating the fixtures, as well as updating the audit with fixtures.

• Experienced at producing correspondence and other documents – SRUFC will rely on you to answer fixture related correspondence and to track fixtures.

The core responsibilities of the role:

• Ensure the SRUFC fixture database is up to date and complete with all fixtures throughout the season.

• Contacting other teams and clubs with regard to arranging and rearranging fixtures throughout the season.

• Make every attempt to arrange fixtures on ‘free’ weeks and that all missed fixtures are rearranged with the opposing team.

• Be the main point of contact for the Warwickshire fixture team.

The commitment from you:

The workload of a Fixtures Secretary will be heavier at the beginning and the end of the season but should remain at constant level throughout the main bulk of the season. You must attend the monthly Committee meeting.

What do you get out of it?

Being a Fixtures Secretary shows a high level of commitment and significant skills. It is a well-respected position in SRUFC.