Yorkshire Cricket Foundation: Community Development Officer x 2 (Deadline – Nov 4)

We are looking for two Community Development Officers, one in Sheffield and one in Kirklees to help grow cricket, with a focus on working with Black and South Asian communities.

The role will involve:

• Building strong relationships with local communities, partners, and organisations
• Creating new opportunities for women and girls in cricket
• Supporting participation for people from all backgrounds and cultures
• Expanding the popular Cricket Cities programme in Sheffield and Kirklees
• Showcasing the impact of projects through stories, case studies, and social media

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact while promoting cricket as a game for everyone.

For more information, click here to access the full job description including selection criteria for the role.

We are looking for people who meet the below criteria:

• Previous experience working with target groups including women & girls, minority ethnic communities and faiths
• Previous experience working in a community development role
• An understanding of the importance of safeguarding with the skills and knowledge to identify a safeguarding concern and experience in reporting these

For further essential and desirable criteria, please view the job description.

Working at Yorkshire Cricket, you will benefit from the following:

• Health cash plan provider
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays which increases based on years of service
• Pension contributions
• Yorkshire County Cricket Club membership
• Access to employee assistance programmes
• Enhanced parental leave
• Volunteering leave
• Wellbeing and cultural leave

Yorkshire Cricket is committed to safeguarding children and adults. Due to this role being in regulated activity, the postholder will be required to undertake an ECB Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check; it is a criminal offence for a barred person to attempt to engage with vulnerable groups. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

Should you have any questions regarding the vacancy, do not hesitate to get into contact with us at [email protected]