The 8 Area companies were formed in 2021 and are preparing for this year’s Annual General Meetings. The companies have established themselves and are successfully running hockey within the ‘Fit for the Future’ governance changes, delivered by passionate and committed volunteers.
One of the underpinning principles of the governance changes was greater transparency and openness and consequently, roles regularly become available in the management and leadership structures of the Areas. All 8 Areas have very similar structures and roles available with different vacancies according to the make-up of each committee.
If you are interested in a role within your Area or want to find out more about what it’s about, then the information beneath sets out what opportunities there are.
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These are crucial leadership roles in the new organisations that will need people to take responsibility for that organisation. The director roles set out are as follows and it is expected that these roles will attract people willing to take an overview of hockey in the Area and provide the direction and decision making to make the Area function effectively. Full role descriptions are available in the attachments on this page
- Chair of the Board
- Vice Chair of the Board
- Finance Director
- Governance Director
- Operations Director
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This is the role that will lead key functions of the Area. They will be expected to lead their committee effectively, attend Area Director meetings and national meetings with England Hockey supporting the direction for that function nationally. Full role descriptions are available in the attachments on this page
- Adult Competition Chair
- Junior Competition Chair
- Masters Chair
- Officiating Chair
- Area Disciplinary Administrator
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These roles are part of the functional committees of the new Areas and require volunteers that are happy to be part of making hockey happen in their Area. There are a range of time and skill requirements as well as some flexibility in approach depending on the time that volunteers can give.
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- Area League Manager - To overseas the work of the Divisional secretaries, work closely with the Adult League and Competitions Chair and liaise with the Officiating Area Administrator and Appointment lead.
- GMS Manager - To manage the official information on the Game Management System (GMS) for the Adult Leagues and Competitions and support clubs using the GMS.
- PR Officer - To promote the Area Adult League and Competitions to the clubs and proactively raise the profile and share best practice of the league and all competitions.
- Club Reps - To represent the clubs at Area Adult League and Competitions Committee, to give feedback on behalf of the clubs about what is working well and what could be improved for your clubs.
- Indoor Lead - To provide administrator support to the delivery of the Area Adult Indoor Competitions programme and ensure the smooth running of all the indoor competitions.
- Divisional Sec - To manage divisions proactively, be first point of the contact for teams in their responsible divisions and check and challenge the clubs match information on the CMS.
- Officiating Rep – To provide link between Area Officiating Committee and Adult Leagues & Competitions to ensure appropriate standards of performance in Area Appointed Officials is delivered and providing Officiating input where requested
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- Junior Coordinator - To embed and manage the planning and implementation of junior competitions across the Area in line with the national Junior Competitions Framework, delivering a high-quality customer experience.
- Indoor Lead - To provide administrative support to the delivery of the Area junior indoor competitions programme and ensure the smooth running of all the indoor competitions.
- Sub Area Reps - To represent the Sub-Areas at the Juniors League and Competitions Area Committee, to give feedback on the Junior Competitions activity, what is working well, what could be improved, and support required at the Sub-Area level.
- Schools Lead - To oversee, organise and implement the Area and Sub-area schools hockey competition programme.
- Junior County Hockey Competition organiser – responsible for organising competition between Junior County Hockey teams in line with the Centralised Calendar Dates.
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- Appointments Lead – To appropriately appoint to highest levels of Area Competition, EH Cup and any other requested competitions
- Club Liaison Lead - To provide essential link between clubs and Officiating Committee, to deliver development support for club-based Umpires and Technical Officials
- Head of Development - To oversee the development of individuals undertaking Area Umpiring appointments, as well as overseeing standards of umpire coach & assessor standards delivered
- Young Umpires Lead - To proactively recruit, retain and develop Young Umpires (under 23 years old) to service Junior and Senior Umpiring opportunities
- Area Technical Officiating Lead- To coordinate recruitment and development opportunities for Technical Officials to support Area and National competitions
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- Coordinator - To embed and manage the planning and implementation of Masters competitions across the Area in line with England Hockey’s Framework, delivering a high-quality customer experience.
- Sub Area Reps - To represent the Sub-Areas at the Masters Area Committee, to give feedback on the Masters Competition, what is working well, what could be improved, and support required at the Sub-Area level.
- Competition Organiser – To lead the competition provision for Masters within the Area.
- Team manager - To administrate and manage a Masters team and the welfare of all the team members at training and competitions.
- Lead Selector - To be responsible for conducting a fair and transparent selection process for all players wishing to be part of a Masters team.
