CRICKET JOBS: Head Coach - England Cricket Team
Closing date: 28th March 2014
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- The successful candidate will be responsible for developing a world class England cricket team
which delivers sustained success in all conditions and formats, inspiring current and future
generations of cricketers and supporters with their approach to the game.
- The Head Coach will report to Paul Downton, the Managing Director of England Cricket, and will
have overall responsibility for the performance and management of the England Men’s team in all
three forms of the game.
- The Head Coach will lead a team of specialist coaches and support staff and will be responsible for
defining their roles, their performance and ongoing development.
- The Head Coach will be responsible for reviewing, maintaining and enforcing the disciplinary codes
within the England Men’s team.
- The Head Coach will be a co-opted member of the England selectors.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Whilst international coaching and/or international playing experience is highly desirable, candidates
who have coached at first-class level will also be considered for this position.
- Candidates must be able to point to a track record of success at first-class and/or international
level achieved over an extended period of time.
KEY SKILLS
- The successful candidate will be an accomplished strategist with clear and ambitious plans for
how they will develop and build success for English cricket moving forward. They will need to
demonstrate that they can create a winning culture and world leading teams in all forms of
the game.
- The Head Coach will be an outstanding communicator and man manager. Their focus will be on
managing a competitive, highly skilled and self-reliant England team and an elite performance
environment that demands exceptional standards of professionalism.
- It will be the Head Coach’s role to ensure that there is a structure in place that ensures that all
players are developed as cricketers and individuals. The successful candidate will need to provide
confidence that they can develop and improve the existing talent technically and tactically, whilst
identifying and integrating new talent into a team culture that is both challenging and supportive.
- The Head Coach needs to demonstrate great organisational and tactical strengths and will
be responsible for setting out and then executing short, medium and long term plans for the
development of the England team. Central to these will be the ability to manage the playing and
coaching resources at their disposal to the greatest effect across the three forms of the game.
- The Head Coach must be able to demonstrate an innovative approach and a commitment to being
at the cutting edge of the latest developments in cricket and elite coaching. They will be keen
to foster strong working relationships across key departments within the ECB, including coach
development, medical and sports science to ensure that England cricket becomes synonymous
with best practice in all areas of the game. Critical to this will be building a close working
relationship with the team at the National Cricket Performance Centre at Loughborough.
- The Head Coach will develop effective working relationships with all of the counties, drawing on the
expertise and experience of coaches from around the country.
PROCESS
- The closing date for applications will be Friday 28th March.
- Letters of application and full CVs should be sent by email to our exclusively retained search
consultant, Jim Chaplin at Sports Recruitment International at ecb@sportsrecruitment.com.
- For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Jim Chaplin either by email at
ecb@sportsrecruitment.com or by telephone on 020 7092 6964.
- Interviews will be held in the week commencing 6th April.
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