Girls Cricket Project Officer

Lancashire Cricket; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A community sports organization in Manchester seeks a Girls Cricket Project Officer responsible for delivering engaging cricket activities for girls. The role focuses on fostering participation and leadership in the sport, especially in light of the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup. The ideal candidate has experience in sports delivery to children, a coaching qualification, and strong communication skills. Benefits include enhanced holiday allowances, season memberships, and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday allowance

2 x standard Lancashire Cricket season memberships

Social events throughout the year

Enhanced pension scheme

Health cash plan scheme

Discounts at various partners

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience delivering sport to children and young people.
• Coaching qualification (ECB Foundation Coach minimum).
• Strong communication and engagement skills.
• Commitment to inclusive practice.
• Ability to travel independently across Lancashire.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality girls’ cricket sessions across various settings.
• Create inclusive environments that foster confidence and belonging.
• Support progression from school activities to clubs.
• Collaborate with clubs to boost retention and growth.
• Lead girls’ leadership programs.
• Capture participation data to inform program development.
• Promote girls’ cricket through events and digital media.
• Champion equality and maintain professional standards.

Skills

Experience delivering sport to children and young people

Strong communication and engagement skills

Commitment to inclusive practice

Coaching qualification (ECB Foundation Coach minimum)

Ability to travel independently across Lancashire

Job description

Girls Cricket Project Officer (Lancashire Cricket Foundation)

Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Salary: £23,468.21 per annum

Position: Full-Time (35 hours per week)

About Us

The Lancashire Cricket Foundation (LCF) is the charitable arm of Lancashire Cricket, dedicated to using the power of cricket to make a positive difference across communities in Lancashire. Through a range of programmes, community cohesion and cricket development, the Foundation aims to inspire and engage people of all ages and backgrounds. Our work is guided by our core values: Collaborative, Driven, Inclusive, Passionate, Respectful, and Brave — values that shape how we work together and how we make an impact.

Role Context

Girls’ cricket is one of Lancashire Cricket Foundation’s core strategic priorities within the Strategy 2025–2028. With Manchester confirmed as a host city for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, there is a significant opportunity to drive a step change in girls’ participation, visibility and leadership across Lancashire.
The Girls Cricket Project Officer role supports the delivery, growth and long-term sustainability of girls’ cricket, contributing to participation growth, improved transition into clubs, and the creation of a meaningful legacy beyond the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.

Role Purpose

The Girls Cricket Project Officer will deliver and support high-quality girls’ cricket activity across schools, clubs and community settings, with a clear focus on positive first experiences, sustained participation and transition into clubs and regular programmes.
The role will also lead on girls’ leadership activity and support coordination of Women’s T20 World Cup 2026-related projects, ensuring engagement opportunities translate into long-term participation and leadership pathways.
The role contributes directly to the Women & Girls Manager’s strategic KPIs through delivery, leadership development, relationship building and insight that informs long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, high-quality girls’ cricket sessions across schools, clubs and community settings, including festivals, holiday programmes and innovative formats such as Glow in the Dark cricket.

• Create inclusive, safe and enjoyable environments that build confidence, enjoyment and a sense of belonging for girls.

• Support progression from school and community activity into clubs, encouraging repeat participation and long-term involvement.

• Work collaboratively with clubs, CDOs and partners to support retention, inter-club activity and continued growth of the girls’ game.

• Lead and support girls’ leadership programmes, helping identify and develop future leaders, coaches and volunteers.

• Play a key role in the delivery of Lancashire Cricket Foundation’s Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 girls’ engagement and legacy activity.

• Capture participation data, insight and case studies to demonstrate impact and inform future programme development.

• Support promotion of girls’ cricket through events, storytelling and digital communications.

• Champion equality, diversity and inclusion, maintaining high professional, safeguarding and wellbeing standards at all times.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

• Experience delivering sport to children and young people
• Coaching qualification (ECB Foundation Coach minimum)
• Strong communication and engagement skills
• Commitment to inclusive practice
• Ability to travel independently across Lancashire

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of girls’ or women’s sport development
• Experience of leadership or volunteering programmes
• Cricket coaching or development experience
• Experience supporting events or major engagement programmes

Benefits

• Enhanced holiday allowance increasing with service
• 2 x standard Lancashire Cricket season memberships
• Social events throughout the year
• Enhanced pension scheme, including life assurance after successful probation
• Health cash plan scheme
• Discounts at the Lancashire Cricket Official Store, Trafford Cricket Centre, Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford, Caffè Nero and with the Club’s partners
• Free parking

If you are a proactive and detail-oriented individual with a passion for sports, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team at Lancashire Cricket Foundation!

We look forward to hearing from you if you have skills that support our future vision. Lancashire Cricket is an equal opportunities organisation, and we are committed to providing new opportunities and striving for greater diversity.

We welcome applications from all ages and backgrounds and are looking for candidates who can contribute diversity of representation and thinking to Lancashire Cricket.