Canterbury Cricket
Description
https://nz.seek.com/job/92563639
About the role
To provide coaching leadership to the men's elite teams (First Class, List-A, T20) while playing a critical role in shaping and aligning the broader cricket male pathway, including Men's A, age-group representative programmes, and school partnerships. This role is responsible for delivering on-field success at the elite teams level, building a connected, future-focused performance system, and 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 First-Class, List A, and franchise levels.
Key responsibilities
- Strategically plan and deliver successful campaigns across all three domestic formats, ensuring consistent team performance and player development
- 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
- Foster strong, trust-based relationships grounded in care, while confidently navigating challenging and constructive conversations
- Create and maintain a high-performance culture aligned with Canterbury Cricket's values and strategic objectives, prioritising individual growth within a team-first environment
- 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
- Embed Courage, Respect, Integrity, and Inspiring Through Our Game into everyday behaviours, shaping decisions, actions, and long-term direction
- Develop and sustain strong relationships within and beyond the Canterbury Cricket environment, effectively representing the organisation's values and brand with media and key stakeholders
- Provide honest, clear, and timely feedback to players, while skilfully navigating feedback and conflict with empathy and respect
- Proactively tackle challenges with creativity and innovation, delivering solutions that enhance performance and support continuous improvement
- Own performance and outcomes, consistently delivering high-quality results while maintaining and driving standards of excellence
About you
- 8+ years coaching in elite sport or cricket systems
- Deep understanding of the New Zealand cricket pathway and high-performance environments
- Leadership of multidisciplinary staff and teams, as well as the ability to lead conversations across multidisciplinary specialisations (S&C, physio, data analytics, psychology)
- Proven delivery of performance-based outcomes
- Managing and influencing up and down a cricketing pathway (national level to school coaches and stakeholders)
- Strong technical and tactical knowledge in at least one skillset (batting, bowling, fielding)
- The highest coaching level from national body (NZC Performance Coach Advanced, ECB Level 4, ACA Level 3, BCCI Level 3)
- Desirable: Degree in Teaching, Coaching or other Sports or Sports Management related subject
- Demonstrates strong self-reflection and a commitment to learning, adapting effectively to evolving situations
About us
For nearly 150 years, Canterbury Cricket has stood for something beyond the game itself. Since 1877, we've worked to make cricket in Canterbury accessible, sustainable, and meaningful, from juniors playing their first game of backyard cricket to those privileged to represent Canterbury and New Zealand.
Everything we do is grounded in three commitments: the courage to make the decisions that serve the game's future, the respect for the people, clubs, and communities who give it life, and the integrity to always do what's right.
Applications Close 5pm Monday 22nd June 2026