CI looking to appoint Cricket Operations Manager

Cricket Ireland is the governing body for the game at both performance and participation levels throughout Ireland, representing the interests of both the men’s and women’s game. The future of Irish Cricket is bright following the performance of the Men’s Senior team in the past four ICC World Cup events and significant wins against Full Member countries over the past 5 years.

This success has resulted in the rapid growth of the organisation and a significant increase in turnover, particularly commercial, through the maintenance of partnerships with blue-chip multi-nationals, such as RSA Insurance.  At the same time, our growth in playing strength has attracted the best teams in the world to play in Ireland, with teams such as England, Australia, West Indies, India, South Africa and Pakistan visiting these shores since 2007.

Cricket Ireland (CI) is seeking an individual with experience in cricket administration at either a professional or volunteer level who will manage our essential cricket and technical operations, as well as satisfy compliance procedures and protocols established by CI, the ICC and our Government funding agencies north and south.

Based in our Dublin HQ, and reporting into the Performance Director, the successful candidate will also have overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of Cricket Ireland’s game technical activity, including for matches officials, grounds and facilities, anti-doping, anti-corruption etc.

The position offers a genuine opportunity for the successful candidate to help implement, deliver and evolve the smooth administrative running of Cricket Ireland to help ensure that we continue to be as successful off the field of play, as we are on it.

If this opportunity interests you, please email a CV and a covering letter addressed to Richard Holdsworth, Performance Director, to info@irishcricket.org. Please include “Cricket Operations Manager” in the subject box of your email.

Closing date for applications is Monday 7^th January 2013.

Should you be successful in making the short-list following the application process, please note that interviews will take place on Tuesday January 15^th 2013.

Cricket Operations Manager

Reports To:                         Performance Director   

Job Purpose:

This role will deliver on key objectives contained within the Cricket Ireland Strategic Plan, particularly in relation to the smooth running of the organisation’s cricket and technical operations, and satisfy compliance procedures and protocols as laid down by Cricket Ireland (CI), the funding Sports Councils and the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Main Areas of Responsibility

International Competition

1. Management, maintenance and communications of Cricket Ireland international and national domestic competition rules and regulations, including ensuring CI tournament directors/match managers have updated information; liaising with CI Statistician; ensuring playing conditions are produced and disseminated for major fixtures.

1. Management of operations (including training, logistics and clothing/equipment) for CI umpires, referees, scorers and Duckworth-Lewis Operators for CI representative matches in consultation with, and in support of relevant volunteers and in line with international best practice.

1. Management of logistics for incoming ICC referees, umpires and team scorers officiating at relevant international matches according to ICC criteria.

1. Maintenance and ordering of CI equipment stock for all CI representative matches, including stumps, scorebooks/sheets, including ensuring that matches and officials are supplied with appropriate equipment.

1. Communication of security operations at venues to ensure proper information flow between internal and external stakeholders; to ensure that incoming teams and match officials have relevant information; to ensure compliance with ICC criteria regarding safety and security.

1. In consultation with venue and CI event personnel, manage men’s and women’s international match day operations, logistics and facilities for umpires and referees; scorers; Duckworth-Lewis operators; and ICC anti-corruption personnel.

1. Manage, organise and chair pre-ODI/T20I match pre-meetings with ICC Match Referee/Umpires/Team captains/Team Managers.

1. Help produce and maintain a ‘Match Hosting Briefing Document’ with the CI Event Manager and International Teams Administration Manager.

Domestic Competition

The role will be responsible for the administration and match operations of all domestic cricket played under the auspices of Cricket Ireland (CI).  Currently this would include the Inter-provincial Series; RSA Irish Senior Cup finals, and RSA National Cup finals.

1. Line manage the three Provincial Union Team Administrators in ensuring they report in regularly on the team operations and logistics of their teams, and ensure all host match venues are well prepared and adhere to the facility and ground specifications.

1. Management of cricket operations on match-days of all Inter-Provincial matches, to include but not limited to the logistics and organisation of CI umpires, scorers and Duckworth-Lewis operators in consultation with, and in support of relevant volunteers and in line with international best practice.

1. Co-ordination of a centralised domestic fixture list in cooperation with the Provincial Unions, Performance Director and CEO, with fixtures being set in the following order:

• Marquee International Match (this should ideally be a closed date for all top divisions in each union and certainly for the top divisions in the province hosting the match)
• Other International fixtures
• Interprovincial Series
• RSA Irish Senior Cup/RSA National Cup
• Domestic Club

Grounds and Facilities

1. Line manage the full-time Consultant Groundsman for Malahide CC, overseeing their work programme and ensuring the venue is well prepared for all CI representative fixtures and training as appropriate.

1. Management of processes regarding CI grounds and facilities, including procuring training and development of ground curators in line with international best practice; supervision of upkeep of CI international venues; overseeing implementation of ICC standards at international venues; assisting specified venues towards ICC international accreditation; maintenance of venue accreditation roster.

1. Direction and support to the areas of ground development and pitch maintenance, and the formation of a national Groundsman’s Association in some form or other. This would include oversight of local pitch assessment schemes and advice structures.

1. Responsible, as a member of the CI Match Allocation Group (MAG), for the preparation and coordination of relevant information on grounds and facilities, in order to ensure the MAG make informed decisions on CI representative match venue allocations.

Other:

1. Liaise and communicate with the Irish Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers (IACUS) in respect of the national and international panel of scorers and umpires, and Duckworth-Lewis operators. Support IACUS with the development and further education of these elite officials.

1. Management and implementation of operations and communications relating to compliance with the following:

• Cricket Ireland child protection guidelines
• Cricket Ireland anti-doping code
• ICC anti-corruption regulations
• ICC anti-racism code

1. Other cricket operational activity deemed appropriate or reasonably within the remit of the role, and any other duty within the purview of the role as decided by the CI performance director.

Skills and Experience:

• Be educated to degree or diploma level specialising in Sports Management, or Recreation and Leisure Management;
  • and/or demonstrate four years’ relevant experience in Cricket or Sports Administration
  • Must be highly organised and be able to work under pressure, with the ability to multi-task when planning a range of projects and initiatives that must be delivered.
  • Team building, negotiation skills and experience in working with volunteers is essential.
  • A thorough knowledge and interest in cricket, particularly the laws, rules, regulations and policies associated with international and domestic cricket.
  • An understanding of the requirements needed to produce international standard facilities and pitches.
  • Highly developed written, verbal, communication and relationship building skills.
  • Excellent time management-skills are required with the ability to work on one’s own and be self-motivated.
  • Demonstrable working knowledge of modern Microsoft IT and software packages including Office, Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
  • Strong administrative skills; experience with database management
  • Must be prepared to work unsocial hours, including out of office hours and on weekends/bank-holidays.

Position tenure:  Permanent and full-time

Position location: CI head office, Dublin, north-side

Remuneration: €30,000 - €34,500 (depending on experience)

Annual leave: 25 days per annum

Interested applicants should send a CV and a covering letter at the least detailing compliance with the aforementioned skills and experience marked for the attention of Richard Holdsworth, to info@irishcricket.org.  Please mark the subject box of your email “Cricket Operations Manager”.

Closing Date for Applications Monday 7th January 2013

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 15^th January.

Cricket Ireland is an equal opportunities employer