PURPOSE

To ensure that Professional Umpire Team is in the best possible position to produce consistently excellent performances in every game of professional cricket they officiate.

WHO WE ARE

The England and Wales Cricket Board is the national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales, supporting the game at every level – from grassroots to professional.

We believe cricket is a force for good that can have an enduring impact on everyone’s lives and we have an ambitious strategy to inspire a generation to say ‘cricket is a game for me’. It provides great entertainment. It teaches important skills, both physical and social.  It can help inclusion and social cohesion, bringing communities together.

The ECB wants cricket to be the most inclusive sport in England and Wales. The ECB welcomes applications from all backgrounds to ensure we deliver our Inspiring Generations strategy and fulfil our purpose to connect communities and improve lives through cricket.

OUR VALUES

• Run on respect. We ensure our game is based on fairness, respect and decency. 

• Embrace enjoyment. We make sure everyone finds fun in the game. 

• Build belonging. We actively include so everyone can find a place in the game. 

• Progress with purpose. We stay open to change to keep the game moving forward. 

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF

• You believe strongly in the importance to sport of outstanding match officials

• You are inspired to support match officials to realise their potential

• You recognise the importance of innovating to improve officiating standards.

YOU’LL BE DOING

• To appoint (and re-appoint) PUT umpires to professional cricket in England and Wales, taking into consideration their panels, performance and potential.

• To facilitate and support match officials’ readiness for every competition.

• To implement an effective performance management process, drawing upon feedback from ECB match referees and PUT umpire coaches to monitor and evaluate performance.

• To deliver regular learning opportunities to ensure that PUT umpires, employing modern delivery methods and, where appropriate, engaging other subject matter experts.

• To maintain a development pathway that ensures umpires with the potential to progress have the support and opportunity to do so.

• To ensure that the Men’s and Women’s International Panels comprise the maximum number of permitted ECB umpires, each performing consistently to the required standard.

• To work with the National Panels Manager to identify, and provide opportunities to, umpires with the potential to progress to the PUT.

• To ensure that match official regulatory matters are carried out effectively and efficiently.

• To work with external providers to ensure that PUT umpires’ well-being and psychological needs are monitored and supported.

• To maximise the effectiveness of the umpire coaches through supporting their development, allocating and deploying them effectively.

• To regularly attend professional cricket matches, observe umpires’ performance and provide feedback to them (through the coaches, if more appropriate).

• To be a subject matter expert in the Laws of Cricket, playing conditions and regulations, both domestic and International.

• To establish and maintain data relating to appointments, availability and performance.

• To establish and maintain effective relationships with PUT umpires and umpire coaches, FCC DoCs and Head Coaches, ECB Domestic Cricket Operations and Officiating Department staff.

YOU’LL HAVE

SKILLS:

• Effective influencing, negotiation and conflict management skills

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

• Ability to collaborate and deliver innovative solutions

• A commitment to personal and professional development

• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:

• Current officiating practices

• Characteristics of high performing match officials

• Playing and officiating structures in professional cricket, domestically and internationally

• Laws, playing conditions and regulations within professional cricket

EXPERIENCE:

• Officiating in professional sport (preferably cricket)

• Coaching and mentoring people in a performance environment

• Managing performance management processes

• Managing people who operate remotely

YOU’LL RECEIVE

• Competitive salary

• Holiday - 25 days a year

• Volunteering – 2 days a year

• Pension Scheme

• Private medical insurance

• Employee health cash-back plan

• Long-term sickness insurance

• Life assurance - a multiple of your annual basic salary 

• Enhanced family leave and pay

• OpenBlend - an innovative coaching and performance management tool

• Learning and Development - a range of programmes and initiatives to help you develop and reach your potential

• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice

• 30% New Balance discount

• Cycle 2 Work Scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Preferential access to tickets to England games

• Opportunities to be a part of and be involved in our Employee Resource groups: Women in Cricket Employee Network, Race in Cricket Employee Network, Social Equality in Cricket Employee Network, Cricketability Employee Network (formerly called the Disability in Cricket Employee Network) and LGBTQ+ Community in Cricket Employee Network