England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
Loughborough, England, United Kingdom
Posted: 21 March 2025
Link to Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4187194986/
About the job
PURPOSE
Working as a key member of our Performance Analysis and Insights team the purpose of this role is to provide world leading performance data and insights to the England Men’s Pathway (including Lions, Young Lions and Leadership of disability analysis provision). This role is extremely exciting and challenging, varying from providing video and data capture support during milestone events (training and match-play) to data mining, visualising and feeding back (and forward) large data sets to unearth impactful performance and team selection insights, whilst working alongside some of the best coaches and players in the world.
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 believe cricket is a force for good that can have an enduring impact on everyone’s lives and we have an ambitious strategy to inspire a generation to say ‘cricket is a game for me’. It provides great entertainment. It teaches important skills, both physical and social. It can help inclusion and social cohesion, bringing communities together.
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
- Run on respect. We ensure our game is based on fairness, respect and decency.
- Embrace enjoyment. We make sure everyone finds fun in the game.
- Build belonging. We actively include so everyone can find a place in the game.
- Progress with purpose. We stay open to change to keep the game moving forward.
YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF
- You are driven by high performance sport and want to make a positive difference to young players performance and careers
- Have a genuine passion for the impact data can have on sporting performance
- Love cricket and be curious about how data science can improve the processes within the England men’s pathway and disability teams
YOU’LL BE DOING
- Delivery of Performance Analysis and Insights:
- Men’s young lions team domestically and on international tours/camps
- Men’s Lions programme (in collaboration with senior team support analyst) to deliver preparation support and selection insights
- Support the player ID process for all England Teams
- Strategic Leadership and Management:
- Analysis and insights to all disability teams
- Delivery of Bunbury and Super-Fours festivals
- Pathway performance dashboards and performance funnels
- Internship analysts providing support to the pathway and disability workflows
YOU’LL HAVE
- MSc/PhD in relevant field or equivalent experience
- 5-10 Years experience of delivery of Performance Analysis support to International, Franchise or county teams
- Demonstrable experience and skills in data science tools (tableau, looker, power BI, etc) and cricket specific performance analysis systems (PCS pro, iHawke, Fulltrack AI, etc)
YOU’LL RECEIVE
- Competitive salary
- Holiday – 25 days a year
- 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% New Balance 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 Equality in Cricket Employee Network, Cricketability Employee Network (formerly called the Disability in Cricket Employee Network) and LGBTQ+ Community in Cricket Employee Network
Please note, the interviews will take place on Friday 4th April 2025.
Name of Author: ECB
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the national governing body for cricket in England and Wales, formed on January 1, 1997. It combines roles from the Test and County Cricket Board, National Cricket Association, and Cricket Council, and integrated the Women’s Cricket Association in 1998. Based at Lord’s Cricket Ground, the ECB oversees all levels of cricket, including national teams for men, women, and various disability categories.
