The successful candidate will take the lead on developing and delivering the community cricket elements of our strategy. You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of grassroots cricket, ensuring that it remains accessible and welcoming to everyone. As a key member of the Executive team, you will also play a pivotal role in fostering a positive and high-performing culture within the organisation, managing and motivating a talented team. Financial and operational oversight will also be part of your responsibilities. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for people, leadership, and growing the game of cricket across all levels of the community, we want to hear from you.

The position location is based at our Seddon Park office in Hamilton.

ND is an inclusive and flexible employer which is focused to develop great people and grow professional skillsets. ND offers a number of benefits to all employees including an all-staff Wellbeing Week (an additional week of paid leave where the entire organisation downs tools), two additional Wellbeing days per year and two Volunteer leave days per year, a day off for your birthday and two complimentary tickets to all cricket matches at our home venues.

ND takes great pride in the vision “Connecting People, Creating Memories” which is supported by three core values; ‘Stronger Together’, ‘Build on Our Foundations’ and ‘Play Our Way’. With three international venues across the region (Cobham Oval, Seddon Park and Bay Oval), the team is based across various locations including Hamilton, Tauranga, Whangarei, Papakura, Gisborne, as well as remotely. Our flagship teams are the Northern Districts, Northern Brave and Northern Maori, with the regional ‘heartbeat’ through our grassroot game and participants.

A full job description can be found below.

Please note that the successful candidate must have the legal right to work in New Zealand, hold a full driver licence and consent to a police vet.