🏏 Join Cricket Victoria – We’re Hiring a Cricket Manager for our Gippsland region!
Are you passionate about community sport, working with volunteers and increasing junior participation?
We are currently seeking to appoint a highly motivated and passionate individual to join our team as our Cricket Manager for the Gippsland region. This position will play a critical role in growing sustainable participation, maintaining the delivery of exceptional experiences and supporting the cricket community Associations, Clubs, and school programs east of Melbourne. The region covers the following local government areas: Baw Baw, Latrobe Valley, South Gippsland, Bass Coast, Wellington and East Gippsland.
💪The Role
- Collaborate with Cricket Victoria staff to deliver the Region Plan.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders like clubs, associations, local councils, and schools.
- Grow participation among key groups, including kids (5–12 years), women and girls, and CALD communities.
- Strengthen club-school connections to help participants move into club cricket.
- Support clubs and indoor centres to deliver quality cricket experiences across all levels.
- Help clubs and associations apply key Australian Cricket policies (e.g. Safeguarding Children, Member Protection, etc.).
- Assist clubs and associations in resolving operational challenges (e.g. competition management, umpire recruitment).
- Integrate and use digital tools like Salesforce and PlayHQ to support operations.
- Identify ways to use the W/BBL’s profile to boost engagement and interest in cricket.
🎯About You
You’ll bring:
- Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire others
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Using a data led approach, demonstrated ability to deliver on outcomes and results
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to adapt in a fast paced environment
- Ability to balance competing priorities
- Strong set of personal values
- Solid computer skills using a range of programs including, but not limited to, the Microsoft Office Suite
- Availability to work after hours and on weekends, with a willingness and ability to travel for work
Highly regarded:
- Understanding of the sports industry and/or community cricket landscape
- Demonstrated presentation skills
Qualifications:
- Tertiary qualification in Sports Management, Teaching, Commercial or related field
- Current Victorian Employee Working with Children Check
- Current First Aid (HLTAID011) and CPR (HLTAID009) Certificate (or equivalent) (or arranged on appointment)
- Valid Driver’s Licence
🏆 Why Join Cricket Victoria?
You’ll be part of a highly motivated and dedicated team with consistent values and goals. A team who strives towards not only growing and maintaining participation across grassroots Victorian cricket, but supporting volunteers across our Associations & Clubs, linking school programs into local clubs and always ensuring all participates and volunteers involved have a positive experience.
🎁The Benefits
- State of the Art location at our CitiPower Centre, St Kilda
- Great Work life balance through flexible working
- Tickets to a range of sporting events (yes, this includes cricket)
- Free onsite gym access
- Corporate Health Insurance Offers
- Corporate Partner Discounts
- Casual, friendly and inclusive work environment and team culture (our top priority)
If you have the credentials, demonstrated experience and qualifications for our vacant Cricket Manager position please apply by clicking on the “Apply Now” button and ensure you include a cover letter and resume.
Applications close at 5:00 pm on Monday 6 July 2026.
At Cricket Victoria, we embrace diversity in gender, age, ethnicity, disability, religion and sexual orientation. We are committed to providing a safe environment for children across Australian Cricket and we also offer a flexible work environment for all employees.
We measure ourselves on our ideals – “Leading the Game”; our shared ideals have the power to create positive change and deliver excellence for our customers, colleagues, and communities. Our people value integrity, connection, accountability, respect and excellence.
We require all applicants to undergo background checks and screening prior to or during any appointment. Australian Cricket’s Commitment Statement to Safeguarding Children and Young People can be found at www.cricketaustralia.com.au/safeguarding
