Women's Performance Nutritionist - Pathway / Academy in Nottingham

Department: Sports Science and Medicine

Location: Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Contract: Self-employed / Contractor

Contract Period: November 2026 – September 2027

Commitment: 1.5 days per month, 16.5 days total.

PAY: £120 per day

Reports to: Lead Performance Nutritionist

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is seeking a motivated, qualified, and highly organised Performance Nutritionist to support the development of players across the Academy and Pathway programmes. Working under the guidance of the Lead Performance Nutritionist, the successful candidate will deliver engaging nutrition workshops, create educational resources, and provide individualised one-to-one support to academy/pathway players to enhance their performance, health, and wellbeing. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Club's performance nutrition strategy and play a key role in developing the next generation of talented cricketers. The role offers valuable experience within a high-performance sporting environment, working closely with athletes, coaches, and multidisciplinary support staff to embed best-practice nutrition across the women's pathway.

Role Purpose

To deliver nutrition workshops and educational material alongside 1:1 player support to the academy and pathway. To contribute to the club’s nutrition strategy under the supervision of the Lead Performance Nutritionist.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver player and parent workshops
• Design suitable educational material to support players around training, competition, travel, recovery and injury rehabilitation.
• Provide 1:1 support to players
• Work collaboratively with the wider Science & Medicine and coaching teams.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the club’s nutrition provision

Monthly engagement with Lead Performance Nutritionist Delivery 16.5 days per year, normally delivered as 1.5 days per month. Days may be flexibly allocated around key training and competition periods. Sessions will typically comprise:

• Squad workshops and nutrition education.
• Player 1:1 consultations and follow-up.
• Liaison with wider Science & Medicine and coaching teams.

EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer. The Club recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing a working environment that is free from discrimination. The Club will seek to promote the principles of equality and diversity in all its dealings with employees, workers, job applicants, clients, customers, suppliers, contractors, recruitment agencies and the public. All employees and those who act on the Club’s behalf are required to adhere to this policy when undertaking their duties or when representing the Club in any other guise.

SAFEGUARDING

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services and are committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice and the ECB requirements to ensure that all children participating in Cricket have a safe, positive and fun experience, whatever their level of involvement.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Criteria

• Higher degree in Sports Nutrition (IOC Diploma, PG Cert/Dip or MSc).
• Graduate registration with the Sports and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr) or able to register within 3 months of starting
• UKAD Clean Sport Advisor Accreditation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence and engage athletes and staff.
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality and anti-doping best practice.

Desirable

• Experience in women's sport.
• Experience working in applied sports nutrition.
• Ability to translate nutrition science into practical advice.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary high-performance environment.

WORKING REQUIREMENTS

The role will be based primarily at Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and relevant training venues. Some flexibility may be required to accommodate the cricket programme, including occasional evenings and weekends. Academy training days over the winter are as follows: Sunday’s, Monday evenings, Tuesday evenings. The Summer schedule varies based around fixtures. The post holder may work with athletes under 18 and will therefore be subject to appropriate safeguarding and DBS requirements.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply via our recruitment link. For informal enquiries please contact Robert.Naughton@ecb.co.uk (Lead performance nutritionist). Deadline for the application is: 17:00 Friday 16th October 2026. Interview date is: w/c 2nd November 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. When submitting your details, please let us know if you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the interview process. No agencies please.