Cricket Scotland: Head of Club Services and Growth (Deadline – May 26)

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About Cricket Scotland

Cricket Scotland is currently seeking a Head of Club Services & Growth to play a leading role in developing cricket across Scotland.

As the national governing body for cricket in Scotland, Cricket Scotland is responsible for leading and developing the game from grassroots participation through to international cricket. Working alongside clubs, volunteers, officials, coaches, schools, communities, and partners across the country, we are committed to growing the game and ensuring cricket is inclusive, welcoming, safe, and enjoyable for all.

Our strategy, Uniting People and Communities through Cricket (2024–2028), sets out a clear vision for the future of the game in Scotland, with a focus on growing participation, supporting clubs, developing the women’s and girls’ game, and creating positive experiences and opportunities across all levels of cricket.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and collaborative leader to support the continued growth and development of recreational cricket across Scotland.

Job Purpose

The Head of Club Services & Growth is a key member of Cricket Scotland’s Senior Leadership Team and plays a leading role growing and developing cricket across Scotland.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the role provides strategic leadership across club cricket, participation and growth, community engagement, and safeguarding. The role will act as a visible leader and advocate for the recreational game across Scotland.

The post holder will lead Cricket Scotland’s work in:

• Growing the Game – increasing participation and creating opportunities to get involved.
• Servicing the Game – strengthening clubs, competitions, volunteers, and recreational cricket structures.
• Supporting the Game – building partnerships, people, systems, and sustainable investment.
• Protecting the Game – ensuring cricket is safe, inclusive, welcoming, and well governed.

This role will work collaboratively with clubs, Regional Associations, schools, volunteers, community organisations, funders, and partners to strengthen recreational cricket across Scotland and deliver Cricket Scotland’s strategic priorities, including the continued growth of the women’s and girls’ game.

Key Responsibilities

Growing the Game

• Lead Cricket Scotland’s national participation and growth strategy across clubs, schools, and communities.
• Drive sustainable growth in recreational cricket participation across all demographics, with a particular focus on women and girls, young people, disabled people, and underrepresented communities.
• Lead Cricket Scotland’s strategic ambition to become the most inclusive team sport in Scotland.
• Oversee the development of programmes, initiatives, and partnerships that create accessible, enjoyable, and inclusive opportunities to engage with cricket.
• Ensure clear and sustainable pathways into club cricket from schools, community programmes, and recreational formats.
• Strengthen access to cricket within state schools across Scotland, helping to widen participation and create more inclusive and accessible pathways into the game for young people from all backgrounds.
• Support the development of welcoming and inclusive environments across clubs and recreational cricket settings.
• Support the growth of community cricket initiatives that use cricket to positively impact health, well-being, inclusion, and community connection.
• Ensure equality, diversity, and inclusion principles are embedded across all growth and participation activities.

Servicing the Game

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of Scotland’s domestic cricket structures and club network.
• Strengthen recreational cricket across Scotland, supporting clubs, leagues, volunteers, officials, and regional structures to deliver sustainable and enjoyable cricket experiences.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of club services, domestic competition structures, membership systems, and recreational cricket infrastructure.
• Build strong and effective relationships with clubs, Regional Associations, Junior Cricket Groups, Committees, and volunteers, acting as a visible and trusted leader across the recreational game.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders across the game to understand challenges, identify opportunities, and support practical solutions that strengthen cricket at grassroots level.
• Ensure clubs are effectively supported in areas including governance, volunteer development, participation growth, inclusion, safeguarding, workforce development, and sustainability.
• Work collaboratively with coaching and performance colleagues to identify coach development needs across the recreational game and support the development of sustainable coaching pathways that meet the needs of clubs, participants, and communities across Scotland.
• Lead the continued implementation and development of PlayHQ and associated national systems, ensuring digital infrastructure effectively supports club administration, competition management, participation insight, live scoring, and the overall experience of clubs, volunteers, officials, and participants across Scotland.
• Oversee national operational frameworks and administrative systems that support the effective running and administration of recreational cricket across Scotland.
• Act as staff lead for relevant governance groups and committees, including the Domestic Cricket Committee, Development & Safeguarding Committee, and Competitions Management Group, ensuring effective communication, reporting, and alignment with Cricket Scotland’s strategic priorities.

Officiating the Game

• Lead the transition of match official management and governance to Cricket Scotland, ensuring continuity, consistency, and effective stakeholder engagement throughout implementation.
• Establish clear, transparent, and consistent policies, standards, and operational processes for match officials across domestic and international cricket.
• Review, design, and strengthen development pathways for umpires and scorers, creating clear progression opportunities from grassroots through to higher levels of the game.
• Develop and implement national recruitment and retention approaches for umpires and scorers, with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and increasing participation from underrepresented groups.
• Enhance the quality, consistency, and professional standards of officiating through education, mentoring, support, performance review, and continuous development opportunities.
• Support clubs and leagues in developing and sustaining local officiating capacity and volunteer workforce structures.

Supporting the Game

• Lead strategic relationships with key funders and partners including sportscotland, ICC, Lord’s Taverners, Chance to Shine, MCC Foundation, local authorities, schools, and community organisations.
• Secure and oversee investment that supports sustainable growth and long-term impact across recreational cricket.
• Ensure funded programmes and partnerships are aligned to Cricket Scotland’s strategic priorities and deliver measurable impact.
• Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team, creating a high-performing, collaborative, and values-driven culture.
• Provide leadership, support, and development opportunities to direct and indirect reports, enabling individuals and teams to thrive.
• Provide strategic oversight and leadership for the continued growth of the women’s game and girls’ game, ensuring this remains a core organisational priority.
• Contribute to organisational leadership, planning, and strategic decision-making as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Ensure effective reporting, insight, and data systems are in place to support evidence-based decision-making and demonstrate impact.
• Lead budget planning, management, and monitoring across relevant operational areas and funding streams.
• Support the development of a strong volunteer and workforce culture across recreational cricket in Scotland.

Protecting the Game

• Provide strategic leadership for safeguarding, wellbeing and protection across recreational cricket in Scotland.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding standards, legislation, and best practice relating to child and adult wellbeing and protection.
• Lead Cricket Scotland’s safeguarding approach across clubs, volunteers, participants, coaches, match officials, and programmes.
• Promote safe, welcoming, inclusive, and positive environments across all levels of the game.
• Support a culture of accountability, wellbeing, respect, and positive behaviours throughout Scottish cricket.
• Lead and support the Safeguarding Team, ensuring effective policy development, education, training, and case management processes.
• Ensure safeguarding and wellbeing considerations are embedded across all participation, club development, community, pathway, and high-performance activity across Scottish cricket.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. It outlines the main duties and responsibilities of the role and may be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect the evolving needs and priorities of Cricket Scotland.

The post holder may be required to undertake other duties which are reasonably consistent with the level and scope of the role.

Success Measures

Success in this role will be demonstrated through:

• Sustainable growth in participation across recreational cricket in Scotland
• Measurable growth in women’s and girls’ participation and engagement
• Strong and effective relationships with clubs, volunteers, Regional Associations, and stakeholders
• High-quality domestic recreational cricket structures, competitions, and club support systems
• Increased visibility, accessibility, and inclusiveness of recreational cricket opportunities
• Successful delivery of funded programmes and achievement of investment outcomes
• Strong safeguarding culture and robust wellbeing and protection systems across Scottish cricket
• A motivated, collaborative, and high-performing team culture
• Improved data, insight, and reporting to support strategic decision-making
• Positive progress against Cricket Scotland’s strategic priorities and operational plans

Working Relationships

The Head of Club Services & Growth is a key member of Cricket Scotland’s Senior Leadership Team and reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.

This is a significant leadership role with responsibility for shaping and leading Cricket Scotland’s Development and Domestic Game function across the recreational game. The role leads a broad and experienced department, with delivery supported through a combination of direct reports, specialist functional leads, regional staff, and a wider casual and volunteer workforce across Scotland.

The role offers the opportunity to influence and drive impact across participation, club and community development, women and girls’ engagement, disability cricket, safeguarding, officiating, and the wider domestic game landscape.

Direct reports for the role currently include the National Development Manager, Community Engagement Manager, Domestic Game Administrator, Club Services & Officials Coordinator, and Safeguarding Coordinator.

The role also provides wider leadership and oversight across Women & Girls Engagement, Regional Development Officers, community programme staff and casual workforce, disability cricket development, and officiating administration and appointments.

Key internal relationships include the Senior Leadership Team, Performance & Pathways Team, Communications Team, Corporate Services Team, and Board and Committee structures.

Key external relationships include cricket clubs, leagues, volunteers, Regional Associations, schools, local authorities, community organisations, officiating groups, sportscotland, the ICC, funding partners, and wider strategic partners across the recreational game.

The structure and responsibilities associated with the role may evolve over time to reflect organisational priorities and the ongoing development of Cricket Scotland.

Hours of Work

You will work an average of 37.5 hours per week within this role.

While standard office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, the nature of the role requires a high degree of flexibility. Evening and weekend working may be required.

Place of Work

The normal place of work for this role is the National Cricket Academy, Edinburgh.

Cricket Scotland operates a hybrid-working model and, where appropriate, there will be flexibility to work from home on some days each week.

The role requires regular travel throughout Scotland to support meetings, events, stakeholder engagement, and operational activity in line with the needs of the role.

Salary & Benefits

The salary for this role is £54,093 per annum.

When you join Cricket Scotland, you’ll also benefit from:

• 35.5 days’ holiday per year, including public holidays.
• Enhanced sick pay provisions.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for cycle-to-work, home, and tech purchases, offering savings of up to around 8%.
• Health Cash Plan, providing money back on everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical, and physiotherapy.
• 24/7 counselling and wellbeing support, including access to online GP appointments.
• Mental Health First Aiders and an Employee Assistance Programme, offering confidential support whenever you need it.
• Hybrid working arrangements, supporting flexibility and work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development and learning within a national governing body environment.

Benefits

When you join Cricket Scotland, you’ll also benefit from:

• 35.5 days’ holiday per year, including public holidays.
• Enhanced sick pay provisions.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for cycle-to-work, home, and tech purchases, offering savings of up to around 8%.
• Health Cash Plan, providing money back on everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical, and physiotherapy.
• 24/7 counselling and wellbeing support, including access to online GP appointments.
• Mental Health First Aiders and an Employee Assistance Programme, offering confidential support whenever you need it.
• Hybrid working arrangements, supporting flexibility and work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development and learning within a national governing body environment.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

To be considered for this role, candidates should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge and understanding of cricket, including recreational cricket structures, clubs, competitions, and participation pathways.
• Significant leadership experience within sport, community development, charity, or a related sector.
• Experience of developing and delivering strategy and operational plans
• Strong understanding of sports development, participation growth, club development, and community engagement.
• Experience of leading and developing teams and creating positive team cultures.
• Experience of partnership management and stakeholder engagement at senior level.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, inclusion, and wellbeing within sport or community environments.
• Experience of budget management and working within externally funded environments.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to think strategically while maintaining awareness of operational delivery and stakeholder needs.
• Understanding of the role that clubs, volunteers, and recreational sport play in strengthening communities and creating positive participant experiences.

• Experience of leading participation initiatives for women and girls and underrepresented communities.
• Experience of governance or committee leadership.
• Experience of data-led planning, reporting, and insight.
• Experience of working with digital participation or competition management systems such as PlayHQ.

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive and effective relationships with clubs, volunteers, colleagues, partners, and stakeholders across the game.
• Strategic and forward-thinking, with the ability to translate organisational priorities into clear and practical action.
• Collaborative and approachable in style, with the ability to work effectively across teams and bring people together around shared objectives.
• Self-motivated and resilient, with the ability to work effectively within a complex and evolving environment.
• A practical and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to balance strategic leadership with awareness of operational delivery.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, including the ability to engage confidently with a wide range of audiences and produce clear reports, presentations, and updates.
• A positive and supportive leadership style, with the ability to develop and empower individuals and teams.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and lead multiple areas of work effectively.
• Committed to inclusion, safeguarding, wellbeing, and creating safe, welcoming, and enjoyable environments across the game.
• Flexible and adaptable in approach, with the ability to travel and work occasional evenings and weekends to support the needs of the role.

Application Process

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please click on the ‘apply‘ button below.

You will thereafter provide your contact details, respond to the questions posed, and then upload your CV and a covering letter onto our recruitment portal outlining your interest in this role and what you will bring to this role.

The closing date for the post is Tuesday, 26 May 2026.

Recruitment Timeline

To aid planning throughout the recruitment process, our anticipated timeline is as follows:

• Applications Close: Tuesday 26 May 2026
• Shortlisting Process: Wednesday 27 May 2026
• First Round Interviews (virtual): Week commencing 8 June 2026

Please note that a second-round, in-person interview process may also take place.

We anticipate notifying candidates of the outcome of the process during the week commencing 22 June 2026.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Cricket Scotland is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the communities we serve. We believe that diversity of thought, experience and background strengthens our leadership and helps us better deliver our vision and strategy for the future of Scottish cricket.

As part of our commitment to growing the women’s and girls’ game, we particularly welcome applications from individuals who are passionate about supporting the development of opportunities for women and girls in cricket and sport more broadly.

We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, backgrounds, cultures and identities and are particularly keen to hear from candidates who can contribute to increasing the diversity of representation and thinking within our organisation.

To help us monitor and improve the inclusivity of our recruitment process, applicants are invited to complete our short Equality Monitoring Form, which can be found here:
Cricket Scotland Equality Monitoring Form – Job Applicants – Fill out form

Our Values
Our core values are central to everything we do. They describe what is important to us, how we will work together to achieve our goals, and the behaviours we look for – and those we discourage – in our interactions with each other.

• We are proud to be diverse, committed to being inclusive and welcoming.
• We are transparent and accountable to ourselves and our sport.
• We ensure people are central to everything we do.
• We are bold and brave to drive the sport forward.
• We always remember cricket should be enjoyable for all.