Girls Youth Development Phase & EPP Lead

Organisation: Somerset County Cricket Club
Salary: £26,000 - £28,000 per annum
Location: Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton and other venues across the region
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 22 August 2025
Interview date: 1 September 2025
Job Description: Job Title: Girls Youth Development Phase & EPP Lead

Reports to: Head of Pathway Coaching

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Hours: Min 40 hours per week to include evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required

Salary: £26,000 - £28,000 per annum

Location: Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton and other venues across the region

Closing date: 22 August 2025

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Somerset County Cricket Club, to join our Pathway Cricket department. We are looking to recruit a Girls Youth Development Phase & EPP Lead.

You will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Girls Emerging Players Programmes across Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall, ensuring that a pool of players is identified and developed to transition onto the Somerset Academy Programme. You’ll also manage the Somerset Girls Youth Development Phase Programme (U13-U15), ensuring its alignment with the overall girls' pathway and providing a clear progression pathway for female cricketers within Somerset. Additionally, you will play a key role in supporting the Somerset Academy Programme, helping young cricketers from across the region reach their potential.

About You

Amongst other essential criteria, you'll need to have an ECB Level Two coaching qualification and proven experience in managing sports development programmes and planning and executing talent pathway programmes, preferably within cricket. You will have a strong awareness of what is required to transition players from academy to professional levels. You’ll also have a strong awareness of talent identification, high quality player development and the unique nuances of working within adolescent player development.

To thrive in this role, you are enthusiastic and passionate about the development of young players, whilst also being highly dedicated to self-development. You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to manage high-performance teams, develop collaborative relationships, and motivate and inspire others. You’re a strategic and analytical thinker with robust planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.

Given the nature of the role, any appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. If no ECB DBS is already in place, this check will be carried out by the Club.

You will need to be eligible to work in the UK and hold a full UK driving licence.

In return, you'll be joining a team who values everyone's contribution. You'll receive a competitive salary, access to health benefits and employee assistance programme, continued professional development support, free parking and more.

For the full list of responsibilities and criteria for the role, please download the job description here:
https://djor3ri07nw7w.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/07113609/JD_GirlsYouthDevelopmentPhaseEPPLead_0225-1.pdf

You'll need to refer to the job description within your application to show how you meet the essential criteria. You will also notice our Club competencies are detailed on the job description, along with the proficiency levels for the role. To understand these more, please download our competencies framework here:
https://somersetcountycc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SCCC-Competency-Framework_2024_FINAL.pdf

To learn more about us as a Club, our purpose, vision and values, please click this link: https://somersetcricketclub.teamtailor.com/pages/somerset-county-cricket-club
How to apply: If you are interested in this position, simply complete our application form by following the below link and scrolling to the bottom of the page: https://somersetcricketclub.teamtailor.com/jobs/6234091-girls-youth-development-phase-epp-lead?promotion=1572381-trackable-share-link-uksport We use fair and safe recruitment methods therefore we don't review CVs as part of our selection process. Please provide as much detail as possible in your application responses as this is how we select candidates for the next stage of the process. For more information and support, please read our Application Guidance (https://somersetcricketclub.teamtailor.com/pages/application-guidance). If you need further advice, or require any reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply for roles or participate at any stage of the selection process, please let us know by emailing people@somersetcountycc.co.uk Selected candidates will be invited to a first stage interview via Microsoft Teams on the w/c 01 September 2025. Further shortlisted candidates will be invited to a second stage interview to be held face to face at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on the w/c 08 September 2025.