The Argentine Cricket Association has embarked on a recruitment process to secure a new National Coach, following the recent departure of Hamish Barton to Cricket New Zealand.

The successful candidate will have two major challenges within the next twelve months, the World Cricket League Division 4 tournament, and an ICC Americas Division 1 championship. In addition to coaching the senior men�s national squad, the position will also include managing Argentina�s high performance program, which also includes working with the senior fringe players, the best players in the U23, U19 and U15 age brackets, as well as the senior women�s team. The successful candidate should have the following qualifications:

  • Must hold acceptable and relevant coaching qualification
  • Ability to coach players at international level
  • Preferably have strong coaching and educational background
  • Possess excellent organizational and communication skills (both written and verbal)
  • Ability to deal with people of all ages, genders and backgrounds
  • Experience in playing, coaching and administration of cricket preferred
  • Good computer literacy and administrative skills
  • Experience in management of finances and budgets
  • Excellent man-management and motivational skills

The successful candidate will be expected to commence in October of 2009, and must be available for at least one (1) year. An attractive salary and benefits package will be offered, including accommodation.

Applications are invited, and should include application letter, full CV, plus at least two contactable references. Short-listed candidates will be notified and may need to be available for an interview. Any enquiries and/or full applications should be sent to the following email address: [email protected]

Note that the closing date for applications for the position of National Coach is Friday 17 July, 2009.

For those players and/or coaches simply interested in spending a season playing and coaching in Argentina, please feel free to make enquiries with the Argentine Cricket Association, at the following email address: [email protected]