NZC: Women’s Pathway Manager

We’re a passionate and enthusiastic team, committed to living and breathing our vision of cricket being a game for all; a game for life!

NZC’s vision is focused on ensuring cricket is a game without barriers – a game that can be played anywhere, by anyone, connecting New Zealanders through our spirit of cricket! Whatever their circumstances, New Zealanders will be given every reason to celebrate and engage with cricket as their game. We have a High Performance culture, underpinned by quality people, systems and facilities helping to produce great players and teams that inspire the nation, the next generation of players and represent the best of New Zealand’s values and culture. We are a passionate and enthusiastic organisation committed to living and breathing our purpose: connecting New Zealanders through our spirit of cricket! 🏏

About the Role 

Key Responsibility is to develop a regional pathway system between NZC’s community and high performance women’s programmes across the New Zealand Cricket Network. This will be successfully achieved with strong communication and Relationship Management.

• Lead a robust assessment of the current national environment and within Major Associations, implement solutions
• Lead proactive and collaborative relationships with all Major Associations
• Play a key role in building New Zealand’s ‘end to end’ cricket system for women
• Support existing NZC Community and High Performance women and girls strategies

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a newly created role and influence the women’s cricket system to impact long-term, sustainable success.

Important to note, this role is NOT a coaching role.

Our Ideal Person

Are you passionate about developing sports systems with a desire to contribute to the development of women’s cricket across New Zealand?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment with a goal of high performance across all aspects to your work?

We’re seeking a dynamic, engaging and proactive individual with the ability to drive the women’s pathway system throughout NZ.

You will need to love working with people, a real team player that can build positive and effective working relationships across a system,  and build trust with a wide range of stakeholders across the Major Associations.

You will be able to prove you have:

• Experience and knowledge of sports pathway systems
• Ability to connect with stakeholders and build relationships
• An intention to have a developed understanding of the New Zealand Cricket Network
• Experience in project-based workstreams and managing simultaneous priorities
• Ability to influence without direct control

Working for NZC

New Zealand Cricket offer a fun and flexible working environment as well as the opportunity to develop and grow your skills. A range of great perks and benefits are available for our staff including – a fun social vibe (we have an active social club), wellbeing benefits such as free fruit in the office, an employee assistance programme, annual flu vaccinations, community service days. Free Tickets – we all get to enjoy BLACKCAPS & WHITE FERNS cricket matches with an annual allocation of tickets for all staff. Branded gear! And most of all our fantastic ‘recharge’ break which kicks off at the end of the cricket season with a 4-day work week for three months of the year. How good!

How to Apply

To join us you’ll share our passion, focus and determination to make cricket a game for all New Zealanders; a game for life. To apply for this exciting career growth opportunity apply through Seek including your CV and Cover Letter. We look forward to hearing from you!

Please note all applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.