Current Vacancies

Sussex Cricket and the Sussex Cricket Foundation are looking to appoint a new Trustee. 

The Sussex Cricket Foundation’s aim is to actively change lives through cricket and to promote the sport to enhance social good within communities and so they are looking for a collaborative and motivated individuals who demonstrates enthusiasm and integrity and who will inspire a passion for cricket in all communities. 

We are particularly keen to appoint a Trustee with strong corporate fundraising skills and experience.

As the charitable arm of Sussex Cricket, the Foundation relies on partnerships and sponsorships to deliver its community programmes that use cricket to make a positive difference across Sussex. 

We are seeking someone with a proven track record of developing and managing successful corporate relationships — from identifying potential partners and securing funding, to nurturing long-term, values-aligned collaborations.

This Trustee will play a key role in helping to strengthen the Foundation’s income generation strategy, broaden our network of corporate supporters, and enhance our ability to deliver life-changing impact through cricket. 

For more information and a copy of the candidate information pack please get in touch directly with Nigel Brewster: nbrewster@mcbride-sport.com

We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive, resilient and collaborative individual to join the Sussex Cricket team. This person should be passionate about providing inclusive sporting opportunities to continue the growth of cricket across Sussex. 

The successful candidate will will play a key role in introducing and developing talented young female cricketers within Sussex Cricket’s Girls’ Pathway. The role focuses on inspiring and nurturing players at the earliest stages of the pathway, ensuring a fun, inclusive and supportive environment that develops fundamental cricket skills, builds confidence, and instils a lifelong love of the game.

Closing Date: Friday 24th October 2025

No agencies thank you.

To apply for this role, please send a CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the skills and successful track record required for this role to: sam.holder@sussexcricket.co.uk

Lead the Future of Sussex Cricket

As the oldest first-class county cricket club in England, Sussex Cricket is steeped in tradition but firmly focused on innovation, sustainability, and inclusivity. They are now looking to identify a dynamic, visionary, and values-led Chief Executive to lead the club into its next chapter. 

Combining elite performance with deep community impact across Sussex this is a rare opportunity to take the helm of a unique organisation that delivers first-class professional cricket, nurtures emerging talent, and drives meaningful change in communities through the Sussex Cricket Foundation.

The Chief Executive will provide inspirational leadership and strategic direction across all areas of Sussex Cricket. You will be responsible for the club’s sporting, commercial, operational, and organisational performance — ensuring long-term sustainability, relevance, and impact both on and off the field. Working closely with the Chair and Board, you will deliver the club’s strategic ambitions while championing cricket as a sport for all across Sussex. 

The Chief Executive will be able to prove their previous experience, skills, and credibility to provide strategic leadership, support ongoing cricket performance, lead commercial and operational teams, provide sound financial management, champion all our people and protect our culture and be passionate about our community and stakeholder engagement activities. 

As part of this we are looking for an individual with Senior leadership experience in sport, business, or complex commercial/membership organisations and proven financial and commercial acumen, including revenue growth and sponsorship. This will be coupled with a strong understanding of governance and regulatory frameworks, a demonstrated commitment to equality, diversity, and sustainability and ideally previous experience with community outreach or foundation leadership is highly desirable.

The professional cricket landscape and its challenges are more complex than ever before resulting in ongoing financial pressures on many clubs. With this in mind, we are looking for a visionary and strategic thinker with a collaborative, values-driven leadership style who can apply commercial acumen and previous experience of creating sustainable business models in an organisation that is at a pivotal time in its history. Resilient and decisive, with a track record of effective leadership under pressure you will ideally also have a deep passion cricket of wider sport’s role in strengthening communities.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role by the closing date of Friday 21st November 2025 to Sam Holder at Sussex Cricket; sam.holder@sussexcricket.co.uk or our retained advisor Nigel Brewster at McBride Sport nbrewster@mcbride-sport.com