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Following the pending retirement of the incumbent Team Operations Manager, Cricket Ireland is seeking a part-time Team Operations Manager for the senior men’s team initially on a one-year fixed term contract, to commence the role on or around early April 2015. The role will spend significant time travelling all-Ireland and overseas.
The Ireland Team Operations Manager is a permanent member of the Ireland Senior Men’s Management Team, and is accountable directly to the Performance Director in the performance of their primary purpose. On all matters relating to conditions of employment the Ireland Team Operations Manager will deal directly with the PD, however when on tour the Team Operations Manager will report to the National Men’s Head Coach. A close working relationship is essential, as is the trust and respect that they must develop with the coach, captain and players. In this context they are an integral part of the Ireland dressing room.

The Team Operations Manager will oversee the day to day running, operations and team support of the Irish men’s cricket team during their entire home and away match preparation and match programme. You will be responsible for fulfilling a range of administrative tasks relating to the activities of the Ireland team that will be set by the CI International Teams Administration Manager (ITAM) and/or PD.

A full list of the roles and responsibilities of the Team Operations Manager are available here.

The successful candidate should have the following skills, education and experience:

• Experience in leading a team in a high performance environment.
• Background in cricket or elite sport, but more importantly an understanding of and passion for the game of cricket.
• Highly organised with the ability to multi-task to achieve tight deadlines.
• Quick thinking and able to excel in a fluid and ever-changing environment.
• Strong IT skills and well experienced in database applications, Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of integrity and able to deal with confidential information.
• Experience in working under pressure and in crisis management.
• Broad experiences in international travel and preferably have experience working and living within other cultures.

This is a pivotal role to the success of the Ireland Cricket Team and as such you will need to be available at all times, during Ireland’s home and away match programme.

If this opportunity interests you, letters of application and full CV should be sent by email to richard.holdsworth@cricketireland.ie.

Closing date for applications will be 14th January 2015, 9am.

Should you be successful in making the short-list following the application process, please note that interviews will be held between 21st and 23rd January 2015.

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