Croquet England announce changes to structure and approach of Executive Committee aligned to 'One Croquet' philosophy

[<<] [>>] by Andy Dalby-Welsh
29th July (CqE Official News)

Following the review of our strategic plan and priorities we have identified changes to our existing structure and approach, to support the delivery of our 'More Croquet' strategy.

Croquet England's Vision is to inspire generations of Croquet players through our inclusive and exciting sport. Our Mission is to 'Attract more people to play more croquet, in more places, for fun, friendship and competition'.

We will build on our values of Fun, Passionate, Collaborative, Accessible, and Progressive, to embrace our 'One Croquet' philosophy to celebrate our sport and all those within it.

The initial changes will encourage greater connectivity between the Executive and their committees. The Executive committee will evolve into a team which will include the following roles: Head of Growth and Grassroots, Head of Play, and Head of Performance. These three roles will appoint an Assistant to support them in overseeing their areas of development and delivery, with each assistant being one of the reporting committee chairs.

The Head of Marketing and the Head of Information Technology will support the Executive team and committees. Marketing and IT will no longer have committees but will recruit skilled volunteers to support the delivery of specific tasks and projects. We will also be recruiting a Secretary to the Executive.

Alongside the changes in focus of Executive team roles there will be a reduction in the number of meetings from eleven to six each year and an approach that will see greater connectivity between our newly formed Executive team, our committees, and our working groups.

The 'One Croquet' philosophy recognises the huge commitment that is made by our Trustees, Executive, Committees, Working Groups, individual volunteers, Federations and Academies, and aims to ensure that Croquet England can champion the variety of stakeholders in line with our value of collaboration. Our 'One Croquet' philosophy will celebrate all aspects of our sport whether Association Croquet, Golf Croquet or other formats played indoors or out.

The evolution of the Executive and how it operates is phase one in Croquet England's restructure. This will be followed by the re-appointment of our committees to sit within specific areas and aligned to our overarching 'More Croquet' strategy.

If you are excited to take part in supporting Croquet England and to drive the development of our sport, we invite you to put yourself forward to fulfil one of the outlined roles.

Head of Growth and Grassroots

Our Head of Growth and Grass Roots will ensure those playing and volunteering at the grass roots have a brilliant experience in Croquet. They will work collaboratively to ensure the working groups, coach education and coaching, and funding committees innovate and connect strongly across Croquet England. In addition, they will maximise the potential of our relationship with the Federations.

Head of Play

Our Head of Play will ensure those competing in our Croquet tournaments have brilliant experiences and are provided with excellent opportunities to compete at an accessible and appropriate level. They will work collaboratively with their tournament committees, Handicap committees, and advisory groups, to ensure the competitive areas of our sport connects strongly with other parts of Croquet England.

Head of Performance

Our Head of Performance will ensure those playing and volunteering at the high-performance level of Croquet are provided with excellent opportunities to train, to compete and to excel on the world stage. They will work collaboratively with the International, Selection and Referees committees, to ensure the high-performance areas of our sport connect strongly with other parts of our organisation. The will also maintain a positive relationship with the World Croquet Federation.

Head of Marketing

Our Head of Marketing will specifically ensure we have a voluntary team of experts who can draw on their expertise to form part of a team and deliver specific tasks for the benefit of Croquet England. They will work collaboratively to develop and deliver a marketing strategy and ensure their team strongly connects and supports across Croquet England.

Head of IT

Our Head of IT will specifically recruit and lead a team of volunteer experts who can assist Croquet England in evolving and maintaining our digital systems, processes and procedures. These are critical to support our subscribers, customers, and volunteers in their user journey in our sport.

Secretary to the Executive

The Secretary to the Executive will attend all Executive team meetings and assist the Chief Executive in the conduct of meetings. They will organise the meeting, its pre and post meeting papers and liaise with other members of the Executive to ensure reports and papers from committees are maintained and published appropriately.

The full role descriptions can be found here:
Job Description - Head of Growth and Grass Roots
Job Description - Head of Play
Job Description - Head of PerformanceJob Description - Head of Marketing
Job Description - Head of IT
Job Description - Secretary to the Executive

If you would like to apply for one the roles, please can you submit a one-page letter detailing your suitability for the role to Secretary to the Executive - Paul Brown at paul.brown#croquetengland.org.uk

If you would like to discuss the role then please let Paul know and he will support in arranging a call with Croquet England CEO Andy Dalby-Welsh.

Applications for these roles go live on Tuesday 29^th July with applications needing to be submitted by 5pm on 16^th August. Online interviews will take place week commencing 17^th August by Microsoft Teams.