Vacancies | North West Hockey

Make Hockey Happen in the North West

North West Hockey Limited is responsible for delivering all aspects of hockey across the North West Area - from Masters to Juniors and everything in between. It is one of the 8 Areas, formed as part of England Hockey’s Governance structure changes in September 2021, responsible for making hockey happen across the country.

If you’d like to be part of the team making hockey happen in the North West, enabling many hundreds of people to participate in a rewarding and inclusive sport, we’d love to hear from you. See details of our current vacancies below or get in touch to find out more about getting involved.

Current Vacancies:

We are seeking Expressions of Interest for the following vacancies:

Junior Chair
Junior Schools Development Lead
Junior Clubs Development Lead
Junior Co-ordinator (remunerated role)
Junior Social Media Lead
Social Media Leads for each our four main committees: Adult League; Juniors; Masters and Officiating

See Terms of Reference (TOR’s) for the above vacancies and please submit Expressions of Interest by Friday 7^thNovember 2025, See link Here: https://forms.office.com/e/gr4xtZwztg

North West Area Structure, key roles and Committees

There are two main committees that have oversight of all activity:

Board of Directors
Area Management Committee

The key activities of the Area are delivered by 5 Committees that report to the Board:

Adult Leagues & Competitions
Junior Leagues & Competitions
Masters
Discipline
Officiating

Each committee has a range of time and skill requirements as well as some flexibility in approach depending on the time you can give. The North West Area, structures and roles are continuing to evolve, therefore, even if there isn’t an exact fit for your interests and skills but you think you have something to offer, please get in touch by emailing Chris Reece, chair@northwesthockey.co.uk

Area Committee Chairs

Each of the committees is led by a Chair. This is a key role and you will be expected to lead your Committee effectively and attend Management Committee meetings with the Area Directors as well as national meetings with England Hockey to support the direction of the function nationally. The majority of Committee Chairs* are elected (or re-elected if standing again), annually by the members at the AGM. Please click on these links to see the role descriptions.

* The Formal appointment process for the Officiating Chair and Discipline Chair, are different as set out in the EHO Constitution/Bye Laws and Area Articles.

Area Directors

The people who are elected to these positions play a crucial leadership role and need to take responsibility for the organisation. There are currently 5 director roles that are suited to people who are prepared to play an integral role within the leadership team.

The Area Directors form the Board of Directors and have all the usual Limited Company statutory responsibilities. Board elections are held annually for roles on rotation, (as set out in the Area articles).

For more information on any of the above roles, please contact: Chris Reece, chair@northwesthockey.co.uk

Adult Leagues and Competitions Chair – see Committee Chairs section for a full role description.
Area League Manager – currently two positions (one each for the men’s and women’s leagues) – the ALMs work closely with the Adult League & Competitions Chair and provide support and guidance to the Grade and Divisional secretaries to ensure the smooth running of the Leagues with fair and consistent decision making.
GMS Manager – technical interface between adult leagues and England Hockey.
Divisional Secretaries – To manage a division(s) proactively, be first point of the contact for the teams in the division(s) they manage to provide advice and to check and challenge the team match information on the GMS.
Indoor Lead & Administrators – To enable / co-ordinate the delivery of the Area Adult Indoor Competitions programme and ensure the smooth running of all the indoor competitions.
Communications Officer –To ensure clubs are kept informed about all news relevant to the Adult Leagues via newsletters and appropriate social media etc and to arrange forums and feedback as required.

Junior Leagues & Competitions Chair – see Committee Chairs section for a full role description.
Junior Coordinator/ Vice Chair – to work with the Chair to co-ordinate the planning and delivery of all junior competition formats across the Area.
Junior Clubs Competition Administrator – responsible for organising the Area Clubs Junior competitions in line with the Centralised Calendar Dates.
Junior County Competitions Administrator – responsible for organising inter-county junior hockey competitions in line with the Centralised Calendar Dates.
Indoor Lead – To enable / co-ordinate 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 (counties) at the Juniors League & Competitions Area Committee, to give feedback on Junior Competitions within sub-Area, what is working well, what could be improved, and support as required at the Sub-Area level. 
Schools Lead – To oversee, organise and implement the Area and Sub-Area schools hockey competition programme.

Masters Chair – see Committee Chairs section for a full role description. 
Competitions Coordinator – To co-ordinate the planning and implementation of Masters competitions across the Area ie liaising with Selectors, Team Managers, Competition Organisers, Officiating Rep etc
Lead Selector – To be responsible for ensuring a fair and transparent selection process for all players wishing to be part of an Area Masters team, including appointment of selectors and an agreed selection process. 
Competition Organiser(s) – To lead the organisation of specific Masters tournaments hosted within the Midlands Area. 
Masters Officiating Rep - to liaise with the Officiating Committee to ensure appointments to Masters competitions as required.
Team managers – To administer and manage a specific Masters team in the lead up to and participation in the age-group Area tournaments, including selection, kit management and training sessions as appropriate. 
Sub-Area Reps – To represent the Sub-Areas (Counties) at the Masters Area Committee, to give feedback on Masters hockey in the sub-area, what is working well, what could be improved, and support as required at the Area level. 
Masters Club Liaison Officer - to co-ordinate all communications to clubs, including social media and website, regarding Masters Hockey in the Area.
Masters Administrator - to support the committee with general administration and organisation of meetings and co-ordination of events.

Chair Officiating Committee – To provide vision, leadership and strategic planning in all aspects of North West Officiating, in line with the England Hockey guidelines. To oversee the Officiating Committee to ensure delivery of umpire development through development pathways to umpires at all levels, providing that important link between Officiating and the rest of the game.
Vice-Chair - To support the Chair in providing the vision, leadership and strategic planning in all aspects of North West Officiating, in line with the England Hockey guidelines. Ensuring that support for succession planning is in place, for the benefit of all.
Performance Development Lead - To operate as a key driver of performance within neutral umpiring appointment levels of the Officiating area. To act as lead to the Area's registered neutral appointment taking umpires to aid with their own progression.
Club Umpire Development Lead - Providing that important link between the Area Officiating Committee and North West clubs, to help drive umpire recruitment, development and retention at a club level. To support the development of umpires within their club environment.
Appointments Lead – To appropriately appoint to highest levels of Area Competition, EH Cup and any other requested competitions.
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

There are also supporting roles available in each of the areas named above.

Area Disciplinary Administrator (ADA) – see Committee Chairs section for a full role description.
Assistant Area Disciplinary Administrators (AADAs) – To be a member of an Area Discipline Panel (ADP) delivering effective management of all aspects of Discipline across an ‘Area’ (as defined by England Hockey). To support the Area Disciplinary Administrator (ADA) including review of Disciplinary processes across the sport.