Non-Executive Director

Organisation

Kent County Cricket Club

Salary

N/A

Location

Kent Cricket, The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3NZ

Contract type

Volunteer

Closing date

2 November 2026

Job Description

Kent Cricket is one of only 18 professional county cricket clubs in England and
Wales.
From our current headquarters at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, and with a
satellite ground at The County Ground, Beckenham, we are responsible for the
growth and development of all cricket across Kent including our four London
Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Lewisham - from community and
schools’ cricket to the professional game.
Founded in 1870, Kent has won every domestic cricket title, playing host to some of
the greatest cricketers in the game including former club Captain and now Managing
Director of England and Wales Cricket Board, Rob Key, and England Women’s Head
Coach, Charlotte Edwards.
Our rich heritage, a thriving recreational game – with more recreational players than
every county bar one – and our unique estate provides the foundations upon which
you can create the next historic chapter for Kent Cricket.
We believe the evolving cricketing landscape undoubtedly demands a Board with a
broad set of skills. We are currently looking to recruit a non-executive director(s) to
help us with the ambition to become both financially sustainable and enduringly
competitive on the field with players predominantly produced in Kent.
We are looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals who have understanding
and experience in at least one of the following areas:
 Elite cricket or professional sport experience
 Senior general counsel/legal experience
 Board-level commercial experience, particularly in a sports or sports science
environment
 Senior audit or CFO-level experience
As well as being able to demonstrate an interest in and affinity with Kent Cricket,
candidates will have the passion to ensure that Kent Cricket is a champion of
inclusivity and diversity, ensuring we remain a force for good, genuinely changing the
lives of the people of Kent.
We are looking for candidates with demonstable board-level experience and have
the time to attend both board meetings (6-12 meetings per year, mostly online) as
well as attend cricket matches and important Club events, meeting the various
stakeholders associated with Kent Cricket.
You will be confident in both supporting, and constructively challenging Kent
Cricket’s executive Leadership Team, and willing to step-out of your comfort zone to
take an informed view of issues which may not naturally be your area of expertise.
Kent Cricket is committed to improving the diversity of our Board and our workforce.
We have obtained the ECB Gold standard of governance as it relates to the County
Partnership Agreement and the composition of the board. Our selection process will
be mindful of maintaining that Gold standard, in particular ensuring gender diversity.
We welcome applicants from all walks of life and backgrounds who can bring
diversity of thought and experience to the Club. We are committed to ensuring that
no applicant receives less favourable treatment or are discriminated against, on the
grounds of their age; disability; gender; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy or
maternity; race; religion or belief; sex or sexual orientation.
What We Offer
This is a voluntary position, with reasonable expenses reimbursed and subsistence
associated with the role will be provided.
Commitment
Typically c.12 days per year. Appointment as a Board Member will be for an initial
period of either one, two or three years (which may be renewed for further 3 year
periods). Physical board meetings will be held at both our Canterbury and
Beckenham venues to reflect our remit to serve the County of Kent and our four
“metropolitan Kent” London Boroughs, but the majority of meetings are held online.
Safeguarding
Kent Cricket is committed to safeguarding and protecting children, young people and
adults in cricket and we expect all employees to share this commitment. All posts are
subject to a process of vetting with references taken up and where the role involves
working in Regulated Activity with children, we require a current ECB DBS.

How to apply

To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter, detailing how you fulfil the role description and personal specification to jobs@kentcricket.co.uk with the subject – Non-Executive Director. The deadline for applications is 5:00pm on Monday, 2 November 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview with the Nominations Committee to take place in November. New Board members will be formally ratified and appointed at the AGM in March 2026.

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