Head Of Women'S & Girl'S Cricket

Job Title: Head of Women's & Girl's Cricket Reporting to: Director of Cricket Location: Worcestershire County Cricket Club, New Road, Worcester, WR2 4QQ Contract term: Full time, permanent Proposed start date: March 2025 Background: Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county Cricket clubs which make up the England and Wales Cricket Board.
We play to the highest level of professional Cricket with a history stretching back over 155 years.
Our vision is to become Worcestershire's premier destination for live sports, entertainment & hospitality, whilst providing great experiences for everyone who comes to New Road.
We are passionate about our people and strive to make our working environment a welcoming and inclusive one, fuelling ambition with opportunities and support to help our people achieve their personal and professional goals.
Our values of Trust, Inclusiveness, Kindness, Resilience and Togetherness, resonate across everything we do at the Club and define our culture and behaviours.
Our Women's Team: Women's Cricket is undergoing significant change with the introduction of a three-tier domestic structure; Tier 1 with eight fully professional teams, Tier 2 with ten amateur teams with professional support teams, and Tier 3 with circa twenty amateur teams.
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is proud to have been awarded Tier 2 status for our Women's Rapids team and is seeking to recruit an exceptional leader to drive growth and development of elite Women's and Girl's Cricket in Worcestershire and ensure that our record of talent development and on-field success continues within the new ECB domestic Women's elite Cricket pyramid.
Purpose of the Role: The Head of Women's and Girl's Cricket at Worcestershire will lead the coaching and strategic direction of Women's and Girl's Performance Cricket, ensuring the delivery of the Performance Action Plan and compliance with ECB standards.
They will drive excellence and foster talent within this evolving framework, ensuring Worcestershire remains at the forefront of Women's cricket.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: • Lead on the strategic direction and coaching of Worcestershire Women's & Girl's Performance Cricket; • Be accountable for the delivery of the Women's and Girl's Performance Action Plan for Worcestershire and ECB Minimum Quality Standards evidenced through the Independent Talent Pathway Review; • Be a budget holder for Worcestershire Women's and Girl's performance programmes; • Manage and develop relationships with partner counties and other organisations; • Facilitate the integration of Science & Medicine into programmes for all Worcestershire players; • Oversee the development of all Cricket players in Worcestershire Women's & Girl's pathway – including the talent identification process and liaison with other programmes players are involved with, such as schools and clubs; • Keep up to date with best practice and expertise across player development; • Attend ECB CPD events and meetings to ensure alignment on player development; • Line management of all Coaches and Managers working within Worcestershire County Women's & Girl's programmes.
Other responsibilities: We expect our people to demonstrate and promote our values at all times to ensure Worcestershire County Cricket Club's brand is always held in the highest regard both internally and in public.
It is expected that you will: • Be proactive in promoting inclusiveness across the club and reporting any discrimination that you witness.
• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk that visit the Club.
• Promote a positive environment that is welcoming, friendly and supportive.
• Foster a culture of togetherness and commit to contributing to a strong team ethic.
• Be passionate about delivering excellent customer service to everyone that comes through our doors.
The nature of our work and the size of our team here at Worcestershire County Cricket Club requires everyone to be flexible, motivated and an excellent team player.
This Job Description is not an exhaustive list of tasks but represents the key duties and responsibilities required by the role.
You may be required to take on such reasonable additional or other responsibilities and tasks as we need from time to time.
Requirements It is expected that the successful candidate will fulfil the below criteria: • Have proven experience in leading and managing cricket programmes for Women's and Girl's; • Be competent in developing and implementing performance action plans, encompassing both coaching and administrative responsibilities; • Experience of managing budgets and allocating financial resources effectively; • A thorough understanding of player development and talent identification, incorporating best practices in coaching and athlete progression; • The ability to establish and sustain partnerships with Tier 1 and Tier 3 counties and organisations; • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; • Knowledge of integrating sports science and medicine into player development programmes; • An understanding of national and local structures and pathways within Women's and Girl's Cricket; • A flexible attitude to working irregular and unsocial hours, including working outside normal office hours, at evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.
• The ability to work independently and effectively under pressure; • A collaborative team player with a commitment to our core values; • Full Driving Licence is essential, including the means to travel to training and match venues.
This role may involve training, supervising, working with and/or being in sole charge of children and young people.
The successful applicant will therefore be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
A disclosure is an impartial and confidential document that details an individual's criminal record and where appropriate gives details of those who are banned from working with children.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.
You will need to have the Right to Work in the UK or be able to obtain this by the start date.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Benefits Hours, benefits and salary: This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week over an average of 5 days.
It will include some evening and weekend work, particularly during the Cricket season.
The salary for this role is circa £35,000 per annum.
Our benefits: • Contributory pension scheme • Death in Service Cover at four times your annual salary • Paid time off over Christmas and New Year • Paid day off for your Birthday or celebration day of your choice • Access to Pluxee employee benefits and discount platform • Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing support • Free city centre parking • Stunning city centre location with iconic cathedral view • Complimentary tickets for various Sports venues across Worcester The closing date for applications is Friday 29th November 2024 Worcestershire County Cricket Club recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
The Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.