ABOUT – OTAGO CRICKET:

Otago Cricket is one of six Major Associations that delivers professional, amateur and community cricket. Our performance environment which has been developed over the past years is highly regarded with quality processes, and structures that provide aspiring players and coaches with opportunities to learn, develop and compete; and to reach their ultimate goal, to play for the Otago Volts and Otago Sparks, White Ferns and Black Caps.

HEAD COACH OF FEMALE PERFORMANCE – POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking an experienced and innovative Head Coach Female Performance who has the personality and skill set to lead a high-performance environment that is unique to Otago and meets the needs of our talented athletes.

The primary responsibility of the Head Coach Female Performance will be to develop Otago Sparks players in a holistic manner, towards national representation, and to continue to build a team that will achieve consistently strong performances in all relevant formats of the domestic game in New Zealand, now and into the future.

The Head Coach Female Performance will understand and support the NZC system’s vision of strategic alignment by showing strong leadership of self, players, and support staff in a progressive and enjoyable performance environment. All Otago performance coaches and staff are expected to work across programmes, and with other Otago Cricket performance coaches, wherever opportunities and planning makes this practical. This is an important component in developing an optimal performance programme in Otago.

The Head Coach Female Performance will promote and lead a strong team culture, based on the Otago GREAT values of Growth Mindset, Resilience, Enjoyment, Accountability, and Team First. The successful candidate will be a very strong relationship builder, have expert level technical and tactical cricket knowledge and skills, but equally importantly, proven experience in quality planning and excellent communication, using a systematic learning cycle approach to accelerate the development of players. The Head Coach Female Performance will be able to demonstrate a clear coaching philosophy.

Otago represents a unique and diverse region comprised of four contributing districts. At Otago Cricket we set out to nurture and develop our talented athletes within an environment that retains and attracts high quality players through offering both challenges and opportunities to grow.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES:

• Proven track record in people leadership. Can present evidence of a collaborative approach to athlete management at Domestic and/or international level.
• Proven planning and communication skills that lead to successful athlete outcomes.
• Expert level technical and tactical cricket capability and high-performance coaching knowledge with experience at domestic level.
• A focus on the holistic development of all players.
• Has, or is working towards New Zealand’s highest level coaching accreditation or international equivalent.
• Legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a professional and vibrant performance and team environment. A competitive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful applicant.