Community Cricket Ambassador

**Community Cricket Ambassador (Dynamos)**

**12month Fixed Term Contract**
**Competitive Salary + Benefits**

We are excited to be looking for a **Community Cricket Ambassador** to join the Lancasihre Cricket Foundation team.

Do you remember your favourite teacher, dance instructor, music tutor or sports coach? For so many of us, our lives were changed by these incredible people. What was it that made them so great? The chances are they made their lessons fun, had a contagious passion and were great with people. Cricket is changing and we need brilliant, energetic people like this to help us.

In partnership with the ECB and Sky, we have a bold plan to inspire thousands more children across the country to participate in our great game. If you're someone who is passionate about inspiring kids in underserved communities to get active, and bringing communities together, then we want to hear from you. You don't need any cricket experience - more important than this is an unshakable can-do attitude and an ability to form and nurture relationships to bring new people into the game.

We are in search of an individual whose role involves building connections with local stakeholders (such as Local Authorities, Schools, Leisure Centres, and Faith Groups) to offer Dynamos Cricket opportunities for the most deprived and disadvantaged children. Additionally, individuals will be expected to assist in directly delivering sessions to these participants, no prior cricket delivery knowledge is necessary.

**About Us**

Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket, is an award-winning world-class stadium and venue. It is recognised as one of the UK’s most prestigious venues for sport, business, leisure and entertainment with a capacity of up to 50,000 people for concerts; 26,000 for international cricket matches; meetings and events spaces for up to 2,000 delegates; a four-star hotel with 150 rooms; and an on-site Caffè Nero.

**Key Responsibilities in this role will include**
- Delivering Dynamos Intros Cricket courses to children in local schools and communities.
- Establishing and cultivating relationships with local community groups.
- Assisting County Board staff in the recruitment and engagement of volunteers
- Developing a local plan for the training and deployment of volunteers across the local area.
- Overseeing the monitoring and evaluation of the project, providing monthly updates to the County Board, Sky, and the ECB.
- Managing and monitoring the budget at the local level.
- Provide administrative support to collect and publicise information on best practice / case studies / surveys and in generating the feedback from the relevant service user

**Please note** that although the primary focus of this role is on building relationships and managing stakeholders within local community groups, there is also an anticipated involvement in session delivery. No prior cricket knowledge is necessary, as training will be provided.

**Essential Requirements**
- Be self-motivated and have the ability to motivate others
- Ability to review and adapt
- Ability to work within a team
- Ability to meet agreed targets and deadlines
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to evaluate all activity in agreed format
- Able to operate safely within the workplace by identifying risk and using safe working practices
- Excellent organisation, planning skills and ability to multi-task.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- A strong enthusiasm for engaging in activities with young people
- Outstanding skills in managing stakeholders effectively
- Proficiency in end-to-end project management, including monitoring and evaluation

**Benefits**
- Holiday allowance increasing with service
- 2 x standard Lancashire Cricket season memberships
- Social events throughout the year
- Fitness classes, table tennis club and yoga
- Basic contributory pension scheme with option to join enhanced pension scheme, including life assurance, after 3 months service
- Optional health cash plan scheme
- Discounts at the Lancashire Cricket Official Store, Trafford Cricket Centre, Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford, Caffè Nero and with the Club’s partners
- Free parking
- Opportunity for hybrid working (by agreement)

Please take a look at the full job description and, if you have the experience and skills required, please submit your CV along with any other required or relevant documentation.
- We look forward to hearing from you if you have skills that support our future vision. Lancashire Cricket is an equal opportunities organisation, and we are committed to providing new opportunities and striving for greater diversity. _

**_Lancashire Cricket Club and the Hilton Garden Inn are committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk. As part of that commitment, this post requires a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check at the appropriate level. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applic