Brown came into the role this year and helped guide Otago to the semifinal of the Championship section of the ITM Cup.
He has now added the role of the Otago union's director of coaching.
This will include leading the development and implementation of the union's coaching strategy, along with managing the union's coach development programme.
The director of coaching role was part of the job Brown accepted late last year but, when he arrived, the Otago board wanted Brown to concentrate on his job as Otago coach and help lift the side up the competition ladder, which he duly did.
The position is about encompassing all grades and making the coaches better around the region.
"The whole focus is about improving the coaching in junior, teenage and senior grades. Having quality coaches improves the players and makes for a better game,'' Brown said.
"There is a lot of good young coaches coming into Dunedin and Otago, who are keen to learn and looking to coach premier teams.''
There has been some turnover in premier club rugby coaches for next season with former Otago prop Keith Cameron set to coach Dunedin.
Former Hurricanes and Highlanders loose forward Ben Herring is coaching Alhambra-Union, Dean Moeahu, who played more than 200 games for Green Island, is coaching his old side while Tongan international Hale T-Pole is mentoring Harbour.
Add to that, the return of former Hong Kong coach Kane Jury to a position at King's High School and with Ryan Martin set to continue at Otago Boys' High School, there is plenty of young blood in the coaching ranks.
Brown said coaching had changed over the years.
Players wanted to learn more and reach their potential and this could done through different methods of coaching.
He hoped to give coaching courses for coaches of junior teams and was willing to go around and help give sessions or observe sessions for teams.
He was involved in coaching development when he was a coach in Ireland and said improving the talents of coaches and showing a coaching pathway was an important part of the Irish Rugby Union's programme.
Brown is heading to Australia early in the new year and will spend a few days at both the Waratahs super rugby franchise and the Sydney Roosters league team.
The Waratahs are coached by former All Black Daryl Gibson and the Roosters by Trent Robinson, both young coaches on the rise.
Brown said it would be interesting looking at the two sides, seeing how they trained and going through training sessions.
● The Otago union has appointed Robert Watson as finance and office manager. He will start in the new year.
