Partnership and Performance Manager – Recreational Game (2024)

PURPOSE

Key to our collective success in delivering the most inclusive team sport is our ability to harness and galvanise the 38 Cricket Boards/Foundations and 18 First Class Counties in delivering Inspiring Generations.

You will play a key role in managing the relationship between ECB and our Cricket Board/Foundation partners, acting as a critical friend through effective partnership and performance management to ensure return on the game’s investment. Responsible for counties of a similar size and role you will support organisations, ensuring compliance against standards whilst also enabling and supporting Cricket Boards/Foundations to realise their potential through effective County Wide Strategic Plans and operational excellence.

You will be linking counties nationally to drive greater sharing of best practice and greater connectivity within and between Cricket Boards/Foundations. You will be challenged in driving a culture of continual improvement using insight to enable and empower effective decision making.

Key to the success of this role is the ability to influence and support governance reform, whilst working in a supportive and challenging manner to deliver results.

You will play a key role in influencing, coaching and enabling whilst ensuring as a game we achieve our ambition of making “Cricket a game for me”.

WHO WE ARE

The England and Wales Cricket Board is the national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales, supporting the game at every level – from grassroots to professional.

We know that Cricket is a force for good and makes an enduring impact on people’s lives. It provides great entertainment. It teaches important skills, both physical and social. It can help inclusion and social cohesion. It’s something for everyone to watch, play or enjoy, across genders, age, disability and diverse communities.

The ECB welcomes applications from all backgrounds to ensure we deliver our Inspiring Generations strategy and fulfil our purpose to connect communities and improve lives through cricket.

OUR VALUES

• Stronger As One Team – We are stronger together. We allow for individual strengths and beliefs but head in the same direction. We respect, support and really listen to each other along the way.

• Push New Boundaries – We are bold, brave and curious. We challenge and don’t settle. We forge the future whilst remembering our roots.

• Be The Best In The Game – On & Off The Pitch – We train hard. We strive to be our best to help the team be the best. We celebrate our victories and learn from our let downs.

• Passion For Play – We are here to inspire & be inspired. We are serious about what we do, but don’t take ourselves seriously. We enjoy the journey and have fun.

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF

• You are motivated about using the power sport to positively impact on individuals and communities

• You are passionate about supporting and facilitating change, enabling organisations to realise their full potential, delivering community impact

• You are passionate about managing relationships, acting as a critical friend through effective partnership and performance management

YOU’LL BE DOING

• Working closely with the leadership of your Cricket Boards/Foundations to foster high trust relationships, understanding their business, their aims, and objectives.

• Coaching and supporting Counties in the development of their Countywide strategies and operational plans, ensuring alignment with Inspiring Generations.

• Using insight to hold in-depth, high-quality performance conversations, supporting Counties to identify opportunities and growth priorities.

• Supporting and challenging Cricket Boards/Foundations to ensure compliance against the County Partnership Agreement minimum standards. Monitoring implementation of action plans as required.

• Identifying and developing growth opportunities within and between organisations, connecting Counties nationally

• Working closely with senior management of the ECB (including Board representatives) to foster stronger stakeholder relationships

• Responsibility to support and attend regional, CB Board meetings and 1-2-1’s as appropriate.

• Working closely with ECB departments to ensure excellent services are provided to Counties.

• Investment management of the Game Changer Fund and others as appropriate

• Relationship management and communication, you will play a key role in ensuring two-way communication between the ECB and county partners

YOU’LL HAVE

• Outstanding relationship management skills and exceptional levels of emotional intelligence

• Excellent communication skills

• Confidence and the ability to influence “C” suite executives

• Experience in high quality partnership and performance management

• Experience in managing investment, with an understanding of finances and business operations

• Experience in business development and change management, including governance reform

• Experience in strategy development and operational delivery.

• Experience in revenue generation and the charitable sector is desirable but not essential

YOU’LL RECEIVE

• Competitive salary

• Holiday - 25 days a year (pro-rata)

• Volunteering – 2 days a year

• Pension - Non-contributory pension

• Private medical insurance

• Employee health cash-back plan

• Long-term sickness insurance

• Life assurance - four times your annual basic salary

• Enhanced family leave and pay

• OpenBlend - an innovative coaching and performance management tool

• People Academy - a range of programmes and initiatives to help you develop and reach your potential

• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice

• 30% Castore discount

• Cycle 2 Work Scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Preferential access to tickets to England and The Hundred games

• Opportunities to be a part of and be involved in our Employee Resource groups: Women in Cricket Employee Network, Race in Cricket Employee Network, Social Mobility in Cricket Employee Network, Disability Employee Network and LGBTQ+ Community in Cricket Employee Network