Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Derby, UK
Salary
Not disclosed
Closing Date
21 August 2026
Classification
IQF Level 7
Job Summary
This role leads strength and conditioning provision within Derbyshire County Cricket Club’s Sports Science and Medical Department. The post holder will provide operational leadership and management of S&C programmes, deliver high-quality support to Derbyshire CCC players and teams, manage S&C staff and interns, contribute to integrated support programmes for professional and academy players, monitor bowler workload, support profiling and fitness standards, contribute to science and medicine quality management, facilitate nutrition provision alongside club nutritionists, maintain athlete records, and support CPD within the department. The role requires accreditation, a graduate qualification or equivalent in sports science, substantial post-graduate experience in professional cricket or a comparable full-time elite athlete environment, and experience within a multidisciplinary support team.
IUSCA IQF Classification
This role appears to align with IQF Level 7, as it involves operational leadership and management of S&C programmes, management of S&C staff including an Assistant S&C Coach and student interns, integrated work with the Head of Science and Medicine, Chief Medical Officer, physiotherapists, coaches, psychology, nutrition, and development staff, and responsibility for benchmarking and quality management processes across science and medicine services. The role also includes bowler workload monitoring, ECB Injury Prevention and Management audit support, player profiling, accountability to minimum fitness standards, and contribution to case conferences and performance management meetings. These responsibilities indicate advanced practitioner capability, interdisciplinary leadership, staff management, quality assurance, and responsibility for the decision quality and consistency of others.
Associated IUSCA IQF Certification
IUSCA IQF Level 7 Accredited International Strength and Conditioning Practitioner (aISCP*m)
Salary and Role Alignment
Grey. Salary is not disclosed, so full salary and role alignment cannot be assessed. However, this appears to be a Level 7 role requiring UKSCA accreditation, a graduate qualification or equivalent, substantial post-graduate experience, professional cricket or elite performance team experience, management of S&C staff and interns, interdisciplinary work, benchmarking and quality management, bowler workload monitoring, ECB audit support, travel, unsociable hours, and possible overseas touring.
IUSCA recommended minimum salary: £55,000 per year
This minimum recommendation reflects the Level 7 classification, the lead S&C role within a first-class county cricket environment, staff management, interdisciplinary responsibility, professional and academy player support, quality management, ECB compliance duties, and the requirement for substantial experience in elite or professional sport. A higher salary may be appropriate if the role includes wider departmental strategy, significant budget responsibility, long-term athlete development ownership, or substantial overseas travel.
IUSCA Alignment Statement
This role has been classified by IUSCA based on publicly available information. The classification is intended to support professional transparency and help practitioners and employers understand the relationship between role scope, responsibility, autonomy, qualification expectations, and salary alignment. Applicants should review the original advert before applying.