England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Posted: 31 January 2023
Link to Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3457737593/
About the job
PURPOSE
Cricket’s ambition is to become the most inclusive sport in England & Wales. As the national governing body, we know that we must do more and this role will be an essential part of achieving that ambition. As part of the ECB’s EDI team reporting into the EDI Director, you’ll be engaging and educating people at all levels from recreational to elite, working alongside over 60 cricket organisations (‘the game’) to deliver our strategy.
YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF
- You’re passionate about driving positive change for EDI.
- You care about getting results and making an impact in the real world.
- You’re a self-starter who makes things happen.
- You love having the freedom to come up with your own ideas and then bring them to life.
- You are good at building relationships with new people.
- You enjoy presenting to different groups of people about your work and getting their input.
- You believe in the positive role of sport in society (previous experience in sport is not essential).
YOU’LL BE DOING
This is a varied role which will require significant collaboration with other teams to ensure we stay connected and work together to deliver the game’s EDI strategy. There are two key parts to the role:
Engagement
- Coordinating our four newly formed Employee Networks for gender, ethnicity, disability, and LGBTQ+ helping them to design and deliver their plans.
- Engaging with underrepresented communities to build relationships, understand barriers, and identify opportunities to get more people involved in cricket.
- Engaging with key voices in the EDI space and EDI organisations to learn and share best practice.
- Championing EDI personally and creating EDI champions across the game at all levels.
Education
- Owning the ongoing development and delivery of the ECB’s EDI education curriculum for the game, including engaging with stakeholders to understand their learning needs.
- Supporting EDI leads across the game, acting as subject matter advisor on EDI education.
- Building close relationships with our education suppliers to deliver high quality EDI education that is tailored to cricket.
- Managing learning administration e.g., scheduling, budgeting, communications.
- Monitoring and reporting on EDI education initiatives to demonstrate their impact.
YOU’LL HAVE
- Clear enthusiasm, knowledge, and passion for equity, diversity, and inclusion that you use to deliver great results.
- A good understanding of key EDI topics, and a desire to continue learning and developing.
- Experience managing projects from end to end.
- Ability to prioritise across multiple projects and pieces of work.
- Experience working with a variety of stakeholders, at different seniority levels.
- Ability to build relationships to influence change across the complex map of cricket organisations.
- Strong communications skills, with an understanding of how to create accessible content that engages different audiences.
It’s not essential, but we’d be particularly keen to hear from you if you have experience in learning and development including curriculum design, or running ERGs/BRGs.
WHO WE ARE
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales, supporting the game at every level – from grassroots to professional.
We believe cricket is a force for good that can have an enduring impact on everyone’s lives and we have an ambitious strategy to inspire a generation to say ‘cricket is a game for me’. It provides great entertainment. It teaches important skills, both physical and social. It can help inclusion and social cohesion, bringing communities together.
The ECB welcomes applications from all backgrounds to ensure we deliver our Inspiring Generations strategy and fulfil our purpose to connect communities and improve lives through cricket.
OUR VALUES
- Stronger As One Team – We are stronger together. We allow for individual strengths and beliefs but head in the same direction. We respect, support and really listen to each other along the way.
- Push New Boundaries – We are bold, brave and curious. We challenge and don’t settle. We forge the future whilst remembering our roots.
- Be The Best In The Game – On & Off The Pitch – We train hard. We strive to be our best to help the team be the best. We celebrate our victories and learn from our let downs.
- Passion For Play – We are here to inspire & be inspired. We are serious about what we do, but don’t take ourselves seriously. We enjoy the journey and have fun.
YOU’LL RECEIVE
- Holiday – 25 days a year
- Volunteering – 2 days a year
- Pension – Non-contributory 8% pension
- Private medical insurance
- Employee health cash-back plan
- Long-term sickness insurance
- Life assurance – four times your annual basic salary
- Enhanced maternity
- Unmind – free and confidential access to a wellbeing app to help you manage your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
- OpenBlend – an innovative coaching and performance management tool
- People Academy – a range of programmes and initiatives to help you develop and reach your potential
- Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice
- Free online fitness classes
- 30% Castore discount
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Appropriate safeguarding training required for this position
- Preferential access to tickets to England and The Hundred games
Name of Author: ECB
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the national governing body for cricket in England and Wales, formed on January 1, 1997. It combines roles from the Test and County Cricket Board, National Cricket Association, and Cricket Council, and integrated the Women’s Cricket Association in 1998. Based at Lord’s Cricket Ground, the ECB oversees all levels of cricket, including national teams for men, women, and various disability categories.
