Head of Women's - London, United Kingdom - English Cricket Board

English Cricket Board
English Cricket Board
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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England and Wales Cricket Board:


  • Employment Type Full time
  • Location On site
  • London, City of, UK Lords (minimum 3 days in the office)
  • Salary Competitive
  • Team Recreational Game
  • Seniority Senior
    Closing: 11:59pm, 12th May 2024 BST

Perks and benefits:


  • Healthcare
  • Life Insurance
  • Wellness programs
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Additional parental leave
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Cycle to work scheme
    Job Description:

PURPOSE


Women's & Girls' cricket is being transformed in England & Wales as part of a wider strategy to Inspire Generations by connecting communities and improving lives through cricket.

Central to achieving this is stimulating demand for cricket among female participants, creating inspirational playing offers at inclusive facilities and ensuring robust competition infrastructure dedicated to women and girls.


This role will be key to lead on Enabling and Inspiring Women's & Girls' Participation and is an exciting opportunity to lead strategy development and tactical planning and playing a major role in the delivery of a strong, vibrant and inclusive recreational game that welcomes a broad, representative playing population.


This role will be a passionate advocate of the women's and girls' game, maximising opportunities for women and girls at a recreational level to foster a life-long involvement with cricket.

Alongside this, you will play an influential role across the wider organisation and the game to ensure the female participation agenda remains at the forefront of both hearts and minds.


In addition to building on the incremental growth of participation among women and girls over the last 5 years, cricket has an unprecedented opportunity over the next 5 years as England & Wales are set to host a home Women's World Cup in 2026 and cricket will return to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028, with a Men's World Cup then coming to England & Wales in 2030.


UK Government has also recently committed £35m of funding over four years to support recreational facilities and programmes linked particularly to the opportunity our home World Cups affords the game.


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.


OUR VALUES
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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.
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Push New Boundaries
  • We are bold, brave and curious. We challenge and don't settle. We forge the future whilst remembering our roots.
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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.
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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 LOVE THIS JOB IF

  • You are a bold, daring, and instinctive leader, with a deep passion for driving positive change within a major sport.
  • You're a clear and articulate communicator with the ability to engage and influence at all levels.
  • You have an unshakable cando attitude, thriving under busy, variable and exciting environments where no two days are alike.

YOU'LL BE DOING

  • Leading the team responsible for enabling and inspiring women and girls to play cricket. (currently 1 direct report but with the possibility of this growing in the buildup to the Women's Cricket World Cup 2026).
  • Bringing the current "Inspiring Generations" strategy to life through the ongoing development and implementation of the recreational strategy from the Transforming Women's and Girls' Cricket Action Plan, particularly in relation to optimising the current strategic, ringfences workforce investments into Cricket Boards
  • Leading the delivery of a plan to grow the base of female participation through investment in local clubs, communities, and schools.
  • Strategically and tactically linking mass engagement tools and products to continued play, whether in clubs or communities.
  • Working in partnership with Cricket Boards, Trusts and Foundations to build a strong, sustainable, and inclusive club and league network.
  • Establish and use insight to inform decision making and, where appropriate create and support innovative programmes that will deliver sustainable growth for women's and girls' cricket.
  • Engaging and in
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