Munster Cricket – School and Club Engagement Officer

Job Description: 

PURPOSE OF POSITION

The successful candidate will work under the direction of the MCU General Manager and will be required to
deliver key areas of the MCU’s Strategic Plan and Cricket Ireland’s Strategic Plan in relation to school and club
engagement programmes.
In conjunction with the MCU General Manager, the post holder will be required to lead the planning process for
School and Club Engagement within the region, ensuring areas of strategic focus (including, but not limited to,
youth’s/men’s/women’s cricket, culture & diversity etc) are being addressed, to grow the game of cricket.
The successful candidate will be required to establish/develop opportunities for schools to be introduced to the
game of cricket across the region and enable strong school club links to effectively increase the number and
quality of opportunities available to school aged players (boys and girls) within cricket. They will also be required
to provide and support a greater diversity of programmes within youth and adult club cricket for both males and
females.
As the success of the post will be dependent on developing and maintaining partnerships with key stakeholders
the successful candidate will be required to develop and maintain working alliances with a wide range of
partners in the voluntary and community sector and educational and sports sectors.

Role and Responsibilities: 

School Engagement 

● Co-ordinate, promote, deliver and review national development/participation programmes within the
school environment
● Develop, implement and review opportunities for schools to be introduced to the game of cricket across
the Munster region
● Deliver national junior participation development programmes, with emphasis on effective school clubs
links
● To increase the number of junior and youth cricketers regularly participating within schools
● Increase the number and quality of development opportunities available to participants within schools
● Plan, deliver and review MCU’s junior and youth pathway programmes into Schools
● Plan, deliver and review modified games with festival days in school environment
● Increase the conversion rate of school players into regular club cricketers by working closely with the
General Manager / Operations officer and other MCU development staff
● Support Schools with new initiatives and provide coaching assistance/education within the school
environment
● Support the Unionr to coordinate and promote the delivery of coach development courses in Schools
● Plan, deliver and review appropriate school competitions in conjunction with youth
coordinator/operations officer , where appropriate, at both primary and secondary level

Club Engagement 

● Plan, promote, deliver and review regional hub programmes for youth (boys and girls)
● Plan, promote, deliver and review effective holiday programmes within the MCU and/or support Clubs to
deliver
● Support Clubs to deliver festivals/blitz events ensuring effective school club links are being developed.
● Implement retention and growth strategies in line with focus areas of National and Provincial Union
strategies
● Support Clubs to deliver national junior participation development programmes, with emphasis on
effective school clubs links
● Support Clubs to develop appropriate junior sections with emphasis on effective school club links.
● Support Clubs to deliver effective adult participation and retention cricket programmes, where applicable
(e.g. indoor cricket)
● Supporting clubs with their development planning /accreditation in future.

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