Posted: 18 December 2024
Link to Apply: https://www.middlesexccc.com/news/2024/12/vacancy-pathway-manager-womens-girls
Job Title: Pathway Manager – Women & Girls
Reports to: Director of Cricket
Key relationships:
Chief Executive Officer
Director of Cricket
Women’s First Eleven Coach & EPP Lead
Middlesex Women First Eleven players
Head of Medical Services
Head of Athletic Performance
Pathway coaches
Other senior management colleagues
Location: Lord’s Cricket Ground, with cricket related travel as necessary
Term: Permanent
Salary: £37,500 per annum plus associated benefits
The Role
Middlesex Cricket, based at Lord’s, is responsible for cricket in the county, from Men’s and Women’s senior teams to recreational cricket for all ages within the 17 London Boroughs that form the county of Middlesex.
Reporting to the Director of Cricket, the successful candidate will be expected to lead the Women and Girls Pathway, progressing from an Early Engagement Programme through to and including the Women’s First XI. Working alongside the First XI coach and EPP Lead, the candidate will deliver operational support to the senior team and EPP programmes, while leading the pathway coaching programme. This will including delivering a successful Talent Identification programme that is fair, thorough and transparent for all parties involved. The successful candidate will be expected to add significant value to an effective club-wide culture, including working collaboratively with Middlesex in the Community – the club’s charitable arm.
Principal responsibilities
- Deliver exceptional cricket experiences to all players, parents and families, and create engaging coaching programmes that foster vibrant, exciting and dynamic cricket to engages crowds and wins matches
- Provide operational and delivery support to the women’s first XI and Emerging Player Programme
- Lead and deliver a fair, thorough and transparent Talent Identification process, including the launching of a new Early Engagement Programme.
- Plan, organise and deliver a comprehensive County Age Group programme for the county’s most talented young players
- Lead a coaching and development programme aligned to the Middlesex playing philosophy that provides exceptional support for the county’s most talented young players
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Desire to challenge themselves and those around them in the pursuit of excellence
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Expertise in leading elite female sports environments
- ECB Level 3 coach desirable – ECB Level 2 coach accepted
- Ability to build strong working relationships with players, and coaching and support staff
- High degree of organisation and ability to prioritise workloads
- Up-to-date DBS check will be required (assistance can be provided)
To Apply
Please forward your CV and an accompanying Cover Letter, stating your suitability for the role, to recruitment@middlesexccc.com. Please note that you will be required to complete and return a Safer Recruitment Application Form if you are shortlisted and invited to interview.
The closing date for applications is 12pm on the 3rd of January 2025. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 13th of January 2025.
Please note that due to the volume of applications the Club received, we are unable to provide specific feedback on unsuccessful applications. All applicants must have Right to Work in the UK, sponsorship for overseas employees cannot be provided for this role.
Middlesex Cricket is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and adults at risk that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a process of vetting, including the disclosure of criminal records and the seeking of references. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services.
Middlesex Cricket are equal opportunity employers and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
Middlesex Cricket will ensure that all existing and potential employees receive equal consideration, and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of the Equality Act 2010. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Middlesex Cricket aim for its work force, at all levels, to reflect the composition of the City’s population. To achieve this MCCC will take active and positive steps to eliminate discrimination, reduce the effects of past discrimination and to promote equality in employment.
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