Malahide looking for Director of Cricket

HEAD COACH / DIRECTOR OF CRICKET for 2016 – Malahide Cricket Club.

Malahide Cricket Club is one of Ireland’s leading and longest established cricket clubs currently fielding 20 teams (5 Senior Mens, 2 Ladies and 13 Youth) in the Leinster Cricket Leagues.  Malahide is the home of International Cricket in Ireland and since achieving this status in 2012 has successfully hosted 2 ODIs as well as the ICC T20 Qualifying Tournament in 2015.

The Club are currently seeking to recruit a Head Coach/Director of Coaching for the 2016 season to design, implement and lead the coaching strategy for the club. The successful candidate will be responsible for organising and delivering coaching for the men’s and ladies teams and will mentor and direct other coaching staff including the CDO (Cricket Development Officer) and Academy Manager to establish a high calibre coaching structure for The Club and to ensure an effective “road map” to sustain development from youth to senior cricket.

Ideally applicants should :-

1. Hold at least an ECB/UKCC Level 3 (desirable) coaching qualification (or equivalent).
2. Possess at least 3 years’ senior coaching experience.
3. A track record of developing and implementing effective strategic coaching plans in a cricketing context.
4. Excellent communication, organisational and management skills.
5. Either currently or previously have played cricket to at least 1^st XI standard at Club Level.

This is a new and exciting position that will provide a key leadership role for 2016 and beyond as the club continues to strive for cricketing excellence both on and off the pitch.

Interested candidates should contact Lorraine McKeaney (Hon Sec of The Executive Committee) at lorraine.mckeaney@gmail.com  . For further information about Malahide Cricket Club please visit www.malahidecc.com

The closing date for applications is Friday 5^th December 2015.