England Lacrosse is looking to appoint a new member of our Officiating Advisory Group (OAG) to help shape the future of lacrosse officiating in England.
The ideal candidate will have a good all-round knowledge of officiating and the sport of lacrosse with experience of working in a committee, group, or similar forum.
Part of the role will require the successful individual to understand England Lacrosse’s strategic perspective to support the delivery of the EL Business Plan 2025-28 through officiating development, work as a member of a high performing team, and uphold the values of England Lacrosse.
The main responsibilities as an OAG member are:
Ensure OAG builds and maintains links with NLC, UAG, RAG, Regions, Talent and Performance.
Be a functional part of OAG meetings, reviewing all information on officiating development and performance in order to ensure sound decision making, effective monitoring and the provision of suitable advice.
Identify and ensure adequate steps are taken to address any potential issues, as well as contribute to all matters discussed and agreements reached.
Working with the EL Officiating leads to ensure the OAG achieves its targets set in the business plan and other plans set with statutory bodies or regions.
Provide ad hoc support the rest of the OAG committee when necessary.
For a full role description, click HERE.
Commitment to Equality and Diversity
England Lacrosse is committed to being an equal opportunity employer, ensuring that all employees, volunteers (referred to collectively as ‘workers’), job applicants and prospective Board members, existing Board members, service users and other people with whom we serve are treated fairly and are not subjected to unfair or unlawful discrimination. EL values the diversity of our workers, Board members and service users. We aim to make our services as accessible and responsive as possible to all existing and potential service users and to provide a service to them which recognises and respects their differences. We recognise that our ability to meet their needs is improved by having a diverse workforce and board which generally reflects our service users. We also wish to provide the best opportunities to all of our workers, based on their abilities and potential. EL has a board diversity policy, that clearly articulates the EL position on diversity, which can be found on our website: www.englandlacrosse.co.uk/policies
How to apply:
To express interest in this role please email the following documents to Abi Merrill at [email protected]
- Cover Letter outlining your motivation for the post and relevant experience (Max 500 words)
- A current CV
- Complete Equalities monitoring form – via this link. - Equalities Monitoring Form
Application closing date | Friday 22 August.