The Japan Cricket Association wishes to appoint a

"Community Cricket Manager & National Coach"

・Exciting challenge in an overseas market taking cricket beyond its traditional boundaries
・Game development and national team coaching responsibilities, including taking teams to ICC tournaments and the Asian Games

・Full-time, two-year contract starting in March 2014

 

The Japan Cricket Association (JCA) is the national governing body for cricket in Japan. It is an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and its head office is based in Sano, Tochigi – 80km north of Tokyo.

 

The Community Cricket Manager & National Coach joins a full-time team of 7 staff and reports directly to the CEO. You have responsibility for working with regional associations to develop and expand youth and adult community competitions around the country, build a skilled volunteer workforce to deliver the game, whilst also developing appropriate high performance structures to produce strong national teams.

As a small JCA team, you will also play a strong role in supporting other aspects of the business such as school programs, teacher education and national championships. This includes acting as technical director for national championships.

 

We are looking for an energetic self-starter who:

・ Has a proven ability to work in a completely different cultural environment

・ Has strong experience at grassroots / community cricket level with an understanding and involvement in pathway development and education systems (coach, official, volunteer).

・Has a minimum CA/NZC Level 2 or ECB Level 3 (or equivalent) cricket coaching qualification, has a proven ability in coaching representative teams and a strong understanding of high performance principles in order to manage and implement a national high performance program

・ Shows initiative, has the ability to develop strong relationships with a varied group of stakeholders and has a proven ability in leading and managing programs

・ Has excellent verbal and written communication skills and sound general administration and computer skills

 

The position provides a rare and exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in developing cricket in Japan, where cricket is relatively unknown but has large potential. It provides a challenging opportunity to expand ability, knowledge, experience, language and character.

 

Applications should be emailed to jobs@cricket.or.jp and should include a short covering letter highlighting how you meet the required skill set of the role outlined above.

 

Closing date for applications is Sunday 5th January 2014.