Closing date: 27th May 2016

Cricket Ireland is seeking a full-time National Academy and Performance Manager, initially on a 3-year contract, to continue to build on our talent identification and development programme, and ensure Ireland continues to develop world class players able to compete at Test level.

The position is headquartered in North Dublin, but the nature of the role demands a national brief across both sides of the border as well as significant time travelling overseas.  The successful candidate will be required to reside in Ireland full-time given the nature of the role.

The National Academy and Performance Manager will manage the recruitment processes of the most talented young players from schools and clubs to the Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy, and enrol them on a bespoke personal development programme, which provides them with the opportunity of achieving their potential.  They will also oversee the management of the Emerging Players’ Programme leading to the Ireland A team.

They will work in partnership with Sport Northern Ireland, Sport Ireland, and their respective Institutes of Sport, the ICC, Dublin City and Ulster Universities, and other relevant organisations, to introduce and implement policies, programmes, systems and practices that will improve the way in which young talented cricketers (both male and female) are identified, selected and developed.

They will manage and oversee Cricket Ireland’s player development programme for all under-age boy’s youth teams (U13 to U19) through to the Emerging Player Programme squad. They will be responsible for the development and implementation of a strategy for the recruitment and development of players within these areas. The role will be supported by a full-time academy performance coach based in the north, and some administrative support.

Academy students will have the best possible quality cricket coaching within a structured and high quality framework; the Academy will be seen as a finishing school for our under 19 cricketers as they progress to senior Inter-Provincial and Ireland teams.  At least 50% of the role will be expected to be coaching.

In its simplest form the Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy is a well-structured vehicle for developing the most promising Irish cricketers, arming them with the skill, technique and discipline required at the highest level.  The National Academy and Performance Manager must have the character and ability to help develop passionate, resilient and tough cricketers, key to the progression towards Cricket Ireland’s vision and strategy to become a Test playing nation and ICC full member.

Read the full Job Description & Candidate Brief Here

The closing date for applications will be Friday 27th May, 9.00am local time.

A detailed letter of application and full CV should be sent by email to recruitment@cricketireland.ie with the subject ‘National Academy & Performance Manager’ and will be confidential.

Cricket Ireland has deployed Sport Recruitment International to aid the recruitment process.  For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Stewart King or Alistair Milner either by email at sking@sportsrecruitment.com or by telephone on +44 (0)207 0926961+44 (0)207 0926961.

Preliminary interviews will be held on 3rd June 2016.