Canterbury Cricket: Head Coach – Female Performance (Deadline – May 22)

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Canterbury Cricket

Published:
April 28, 2026

Expires:
May 22, 2026

Location:
Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Category:
Default  

Job Type:
Full-time  

Description

https://nz.seek.com/job/91632766

To provide coaching leadership to the women’s elite teams while playing a critical role in shaping and aligning the broader cricket female pathway, including Women’s A, District Teams, age-group representative programmes, and club and school partnerships.

This role is responsible for:

  • Delivering on-field success at the elite teams level
  • Building a connected, future-focused performance system
  • Ensuring talent is developed, aligned, and progressing effectively

Working alongside the Head of Talent, the role will co-design and continuously enhance player pathways and identification systems to ensure Canterbury develops, recruits, and retains talent capable of succeeding at List A, and franchise levels.

1.   Team Leadership & Campaign Management

  • Strategically plan and deliver successful campaigns across all domestic formats, ensuring consistent team performance and player development

2.   Player Development & Pathway Design

  • Design and implement world-class development programmes that enhance the technical, tactical, physical, and mental capabilities of players to succeed at domestic and international levels

3.   Relationship Building & Management

  • Foster strong, trust-based relationships grounded in care, while confidently navigating challenging and constructive conversations

4.   Culture & Environment Building

  • Create and maintain a high-performance culture aligned with Canterbury Cricket’s values and strategic objectives, prioritising individual growth within a team-first environment

5.   Strategic Collaboration

  • Work closely with the General Manager – Performance to shape and execute the wider High Performance Strategy, contributing to long-term planning, talent identification, and programme innovation

Apply Now: Through the Seek portal, or for the full job description contact Ant Sharp - [email protected].

Applications Close at 5pm on Friday 22nd May.