Community Cricket Ambassador - Old Trafford, United Kingdom - Lancashire Cricket Club

Lancashire Cricket Club

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Old Trafford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Community Cricket Ambassador (Dynamos)

12month Fixed Term Contract

Competitive Salary + Benefits
We are excited to be looking for a
Community Cricket Ambassador to join the Lancasihre Cricket Foundation team.

Do you remember your favourite teacher, dance instructor, music tutor or sports coach? For so many of us, our lives were changed by these incredible people.

What was it that made them so great? The chances are they made their lessons fun, had a contagious passion and were great with people.

Cricket is changing and we need brilliant, energetic people like this to help us.

In partnership with the ECB and Sky, we have a bold plan to inspire thousands more children across the country to participate in our great game.

If you're someone who is passionate about inspiring kids in underserved communities to get active, and bringing communities together, then we want to hear from you.

You don't need any cricket experience - more important than this is an unshakable can-do attitude and an ability to form and nurture relationships to bring new people into the game.

We are in search of an individual whose role involves building connections with local stakeholders (such as Local Authorities, Schools, Leisure Centres, and Faith Groups) to offer Dynamos Cricket opportunities for the most deprived and disadvantaged children.

Additionally, individuals will be expected to assist in directly delivering sessions to these participants, no prior cricket delivery knowledge is necessary.

About Us
Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket, is an award-winning world-class stadium and venue.

It is recognised as one of the UK's most prestigious venues for sport, business, leisure and entertainment with a capacity of up to 50,000 people for concerts; 26,000 for international cricket matches; meetings and events spaces for up to 2,000 delegates; a four-star hotel with 150 rooms; and an on-site Caffè Nero.

Key Responsibilities in this role will include

Delivering Dynamos Intros Cricket courses to children in local schools and communities.
Establishing and cultivating relationships with local community groups.
Assisting County Board staff in the recruitment and engagement of volunteers
Developing a local plan for the training and deployment of volunteers across the local area.
Overseeing the monitoring and evaluation of the project, providing monthly updates to the County Board, Sky, and the ECB.
Managing and monitoring the budget at the local level.
Provide administrative support to collect and publicise information on best practice / case studies / surveys and in generating the feedback from the relevant service user

Please note that although the primary focus of this role is on building relationships and managing stakeholders within local community groups, there is also an anticipated involvement in session delivery. No prior cricket knowledge is necessary, as training will be provided.

Essential Requirements

Be selfmotivated and have the ability to motivate others
Ability to review and adapt
Ability to work within a team
Ability to meet agreed targets and deadlines
Ability to work unsupervised
Ability to evaluate all activity in agreed format
Able to operate safely within the workplace by identifying risk and using safe working practices
Excellent organisation, planning skills and ability to multitask.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
A strong enthusiasm for engaging in activities with young people
Outstanding skills in managing stakeholders effectively
Proficiency in endtoend project management, including monitoring and evaluation

Benefits

Holiday allowance increasing with service
2 x standard Lancashire Cricket season memberships
Social events throughout the year
Fitness classes, table tennis club and yoga
Basic contributory pension scheme with option to join enhanced pension scheme, including life assurance, after 3 months service
Optional health cash plan scheme
Discounts at the Lancashire Cricket Official Store, Trafford Cricket Centre, Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford, Caffè Nero and with the Club's partners
Free parking
Opportunity for hybrid working (by agreement)

Please take a look at the full job description and, if you have the experience and skills required, please submit your CV along with any other required or relevant documentation.

We look forward to hearing from you if you have skills that support our future vision. Lancashire Cricket is an equal opportunities organisation, and we are committed to providing new opportunities and striving for greater diversity. _

**_Lancashire Cricket Club and the Hilton Garden Inn are committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk. As part of that commitment, this post requires a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check at the appropriate level. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applic