We are seeking an experienced and innovative Head Coach who has the personality and skill set to lead a high-performance environment that is unique to Otago and meets the needs of our talented athletes.

The primary responsibility of the Head Coach will be to develop Otago Volts players in a holistic manner, towards national representation, and to continue to build a team that will achieve consistently strong performances in all relevant formats of the domestic game in New Zealand, now and into the future.

The Otago Volts Head Coach will understand and support the NZC system’s vision of strategic alignment by showing strong leadership of self, players, and support staff in a progressive and enjoyable performance environment. All Otago performance coaches and staff are expected to work across programmes, and with other Otago Cricket performance coaches, wherever opportunities and planning makes this practical. This is an important component in developing an optimal performance programme in Otago.

The Head Coach will promote and lead a strong team culture, based on the Otago GREAT values of Growth Mindset, Resilience, Enjoyment, Accountability, and Team First. The successful candidate will be a very strong relationship builder, have expert level technical and tactical cricket knowledge and skills, but equally importantly, proven experience in quality planning and excellent communication, using a systematic learning cycle approach to accelerate the development of players. The Head Coach will be able to demonstrate a clear coaching philosophy.

Otago Cricket represents a unique and diverse region comprised of four contributing districts. We set out to nurture and develop our talented athletes within an environment that retains and attracts high quality players through offering both challenge and opportunities to grow.