CEO – ICC

  • JOB POSITION: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
    DUBAI | FEBRUARY 2025
    Conditions of Employment
  • The role is based in our headquarters in Dubai, UAE.

The International Cricket Council (‘ICC’) is the global governing body for the sport, which
administers all aspects of international cricket.


We are seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead the ICC, driving the strategic vision, operational
excellence, and growth of cricket globally. This critical leadership role involves overseeing all
aspects of the organization, ensuring alignment with its goals and values while fostering strong
relationships with stakeholders. The CEO will champion innovation, uphold the highest standards,
and deliver initiatives that elevate cricket’s global profile, creating impactful experiences for fans,
players, officials, and partners. The role will report to the ICC Chair.


Principal Accountabilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Strategic Leadership

  • With the Board, shape the strategic direction, vision and priorities for the ICC.
  • Develop the capabilities required to deliver the strategic direction and vision including
    ensuring effective implementation and monitoring progress of the same.
  • Maintain a strong awareness of the context in which the ICC operates including the
    competitive market landscape, opportunities, threats and industry developments.
    Operational Excellence
  • Oversee the day-to-day operations of the governing body, ensuring efficiency and
    effectiveness.
  • Develop and manage a high-performing executive team.
  • Ensure the organization’s infrastructure, including venues and technology, meets world
    class standards.
    Cricket
  • Organise successful world class ICC cricket events in conjunction with the host
    country/countries.
  • Supervise the correct administration and interpretation of the Laws of the Game, Playing
    Conditions and playing Code of Conduct.
  • Facilitate and monitor the future tours programme of Full Members.
  • Protect the integrity of the game through various measures including anti-corruption, anti
    doping and safeguarding.
    Commercial, Digital & Marketing
  • Optimise sustainable commercial arrangements for the ICC and its Members through new
    and existing broadcast, sponsorship and other opportunities and partnerships.
  • Strengthen and grow the ICC’s digital offering and establish initiatives to increase fan
    engagement.
  • Seek and develop marketing opportunities for ICC strategic initiatives.
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    JOB POSITION: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
    DUBAI | FEBRUARY 2025
    Finance
  • Prepare an annual operational budget showing the level of funds necessary to enable the
    ICC to carry out its operational functions in line with the strategic direction in each financial
    year.
  • Ensure the maintenance of proper accounts showing all monies and funds received by the
    ICC and the disbursement of all expenses by the ICC as well as the preparation of audited
    accounts each financial year.
    Communication & representation
  • With the ICC Chair, represent the interests of the ICC publicly.
  • Communicate effectively internally with the Board, the senior executive team and rest of
    staff in a compelling and authentic manner.
  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with a diverse stakeholder group including ICC
    Members, fans, sponsors, broadcast & media, players and other relevant stakeholders.
    Governance
  • Assess risks to the ICC and ensure they are monitored and minimized.
  • Ensure that the corporate governance requirements of the ICC and its group of companies
    are met including the convening of an AGM each year.
  • Ensure adherence to legal guidelines and in-house policies to maintain the ICC’s
    compliance with legal and business ethics.
  • Promote integrity, inclusivity, and good governance practices in all operations.
  • Sit in an ex officio capacity as a non-voting Director on the ICC Board.
  • Work under the supervision of the ICC Chair.
    Knowledge, Skills, Attitude and Experience
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualifications or experience.
  • Minimum of 10+ years in senior leadership roles, such as CEO, COO, or Director.
  • Proven track record of heading a business with an annual turnover of $250M or more.
  • Demonstrable success in managing complex organizations, preferably in sports or related
    sectors.
  • Strong understanding of cricket’s global ecosystem, including governance, competitions,
    and development pathways.
  • Proven ability to craft and implement long-term strategic initiatives.
  • Experience balancing governance, commercial growth, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Experience negotiating sponsorships, broadcasting rights, and other revenue-generating
    activities.
  • Proven track record of executive leadership in sports, business, or related fields.
  • Ideally has strong experience of leading change
  • Demonstrable success in strategic planning and stakeholder management.
  • Experience working with sports federations, associations, or governing bodies is highly
    desirable.
  • Visionary and strategic thinker with a passion for cricket.
  • Integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to ethical governance.
  • Resilient and adaptable in a dynamic and high-pressure environment.


    If you feel that you can meet the challenge, please email your CV, with a covering letter detailing
    your current salary and benefits and expectations to recruitment.ceo@icc-cricket.com.
    The last date to respond to this advert is close of business Monday 10 March.

ICC Releases ITT For Rights To Pathway Events

The International Cricket Council releases its Invitation To Tender (ITT) for various rights for ICC Pathway Events from 2025 up until the end of 2027.

Following the successful conclusion of the production and distribution of ICC Pathway Events from 2021-2024, the ICC is now starting the process for the next cycle.

The one combined package consists of 56 Pathway events comprising of 1246 matches across Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cups 2026 and 2028 and Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027. The bundled rights include Broadcast Rights, Event Sponsorship Rights, Data Rights and the successful bidder will also have the obligation to produce all matches. The successful bidder will have exclusivity to show the events live in India while the matches will be beamed live on the ICC’s OTT platform, ICC.tv in the rest of the world.

ICC Chief Commercial Officer, Anurag Dahiya said: “This is an incredibly exciting time for ICC Pathway Events. They play an important role in the development of cricket across our Emerging Members and provide context to ICC global flagship events. With the competitive and exciting cricket showcased in these events, the next three years present a fantastic opportunity to engage and strengthen relationships with fans across markets globally.”

The ITT will be released today, and interested parties need to email iccmediarights2024-2031@icc-cricket.com to access the tender documents.

RFP FOR AUTOMATED VIDEO PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION – ICC

The Successful Applicant shall be required to provide the services listed below, such services to be
delivered by the Successful Applicant always in accordance with any instructions issued by or on
behalf of IBC from time to time.


The ICC is looking for a vendor that can provide near-real-time production of highlights videos and
clips, and enable those videos to be distributed to the ICC’s Content Management System and
social media platforms.


It is expected that Applicant will provide access to a platform that hosts the videos which would be
searchable by automated meta data tagging (eg: player name, shot type) and quality/importance.
The platform should also allow for the creation of ready-to-publish edits with graphics overlays etc.
As well as distributing to the ICC’s CMS and social media platforms, we are looking for a vendor
who can provide a public facing video playback service that leverages the meta-data to provide
social-media-like video viewing experiences to our users.


The ICC will engage the successful bidder to provide services for identified ICC event matches up
until the end of 2027 (see appendix C for full details).

Apply here.

CEO – Cricket West Indies

The role of the Chief Executive Officer is to lead the creation of a high-performance culture, the management and effective deployment of all human and financial resources, the implementation of a robust corporate governance and legal structure, the stewardship of the CWI brand & stakeholder relationships and the maximisation of commercial, marketing, event and cricket activities to achieve the company’s mission, vision and strategic objectives. 

Application Window/Deadline: Thursday, 12th September to Monday, 30th September 2024

Apply here.

ITT issued for delivery of Fan Parks for ICC Events up until the end of 2025

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to partner with world-class and well-established agencies who are interested in delivering Fan Parks for multiple ICC events in 2024 and 2025.

Fan parks provide a platform for fans to connect with each other and with cricket in a unique and immersive way. Delivering into multiple territories allows ICC to tap into diverse markets, tailoring events to local preferences and building stronger connections with a broader fan base.

For the first time the ICC is asking for proposals for events over a longer term. Applicants can submit tenders that can include fan parks in one or more countries, for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 (Bangladesh), the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 (Pakistan), and the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 (India).

This ITT is intended to attract responses from companies with extensive experience in delivering Fan Parks for major international tournaments. It is expected that different agencies will be contracted in different territories. The ICC is also looking for innovative and different finance models for delivery.

The ITT is available here https://www.icc-cricket.com/commercial-opportunities/index

Responses should be emailed to fanparks@icc-cricket.com by Monday, 5 August 2024.

Queries should be addressed in an email with the subject line “ICC Fan Parks – Query” to the following address: fanparks@icc-cricket.com

More information about the ICC can be found on the official website: icc-cricket.com

FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT
ICC Media and Communications Department
PO Box 500 070
Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 382 8800
media@icc-cricket.com

ICC launches ITT process for the appointment of a Marketing and Public Relations Services Partner for ICC Events 2024-2026 in South Asia


The ICC would like to invite proposals from interested and qualified applicants to create, develop and implement an integrated Marketing and PR campaign to drive global awareness for the following events:

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Bangladesh

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan

ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 in India

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India & Sri Lanka

Applicants should possess extensive experience in Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations in South Asian markets, demonstrating a proven track record of crafting successful, innovative, and captivating consumer campaigns for renowned sporting events or other significant global occasions.

Expressions of interest are sought only from organisations who have the appropriate logistical and infrastructure competence, resources and financial capability to deliver the campaign to a world-class standard.

Interested applicants should request the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document by submitting the following information by email no later than 10h00 Gulf Standard Time on Tuesday 7 May 2024 to marketingITT@icc-cricket.com with the subject line “REQUEST FOR ITT – Marketing and Public Relations Partner ICC Events 2024 to 2026, South Asia.”

All interested applicants should submit, by email, the following:

Full legal name, company number and registered address;
Full name of primary contact at the interested company and office address of primary contact (if different from the company registered address) including a phone number and an email address;
Tax Registration Number if the interested company’s registered office is in the UAE; and
Any other relevant contact information.
Once the required information is received by the ICC, interested parties will receive a Letter to Interested Parties including a Non-Disclosure Agreement for signature and return, together with further instructions, before being issued with any of the tender documents.

  • Applicants are reminded that these dates may be amended by ICC, in its absolute discretion, for whatever reason and at any time.

ITT for Official Data Rights Partner – ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its Invitation To Tender (ITT) for the ICC’s Official Data Rights Partner up until 2027.

The tender features 13 ICC events up until the end of 2027 and will include men’s and women’s senior and U19s events.

The applicants will have the rights to exploit ICC data rights and provide editorial support services for ICC Events, including provision of event and match preview packs and an official statistician.

This ITT is intended to attract responses from financially strong companies that have demonstrated a history of providing similar services and exploiting comparable rights with the capability to deliver to a world-class standard.

The ITT will be released today, and interested parties will need to email iccmediarights2024-2031@icc-cricket.com for further information on the tender.

Invitation To Tender for Audio Rights – ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will release its Invitation To Tender (ITT) for Audio Rights for certain territories for all ICC events from 2024 to 2027.

The three available Audio Rights packages available are:

  1. Analogue Radio, Digital Radio and Audio Streaming Rights for UK and Republic of Ireland
  2. Analogue Radio, Digital Radio and Audio Streaming Rights for Australia
  3. Audio Streaming Rights for India

The ITT process also caters for bidders to opt in to produce the Audio World Feed, at its own cost, for ICC Events from 2024-2027 as follows:

  • Production of the live Audio World Feed for all matches of ICC senior men’s and women’s World Cups and for select ICC U19 men’s and women’s World Cup matches.

The Audio World Feed Producer will also have the obligation to produce the following:

  • Audio Podcasts for all ICC Events from 2024-2027
  • Audio Podcasts for each senior men’s event since 1975, including all ICC Cricket World Cups, ICC Champions Trophies, ICC T20 World Cups and the ICC World Test Championship Finals.
  • Audio Podcasts for each senior women’s event since 2012, including all ICC Cricket World Cups, and ICC T20 World Cups.

Please note that it is the intention of the ICC to stream the Audio World Feed and the Audio Podcasts on ICC’s Digital Media Assets on a global basis.

Interested bidders must have the appropriate experience, infrastructure, staffing, resources, capability, and financial standing to produce outstanding live cricket coverage.

All interested and eligible bidders should submit their interest, by email to iccmediarights2024-2031@icc-cricket.com by 31 March with the following:

  • Full corporate legal name, company number and registered office address
  • Full name of primary contact at the interested company and office address of primary contact (if different from the company registered office)

ITT for Official Social Media Partner – ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will release its Invitation To Tender (ITT) for the ICC’s Official Social Media Partner from 2024 until 2027.

Following the record-breaking social media performance of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 where fans recorded 16.3 billion video views of the event on Meta platforms – 9.7 billion on Facebook and 6.6 billion on Instagram – the ICC is now starting the process for the next cycle which begins with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA in June.

There are three packages on offer as a part of the tender which feature up to 13 ICC events until the end of 2027 and will include men’s and women’s senior and U19s events.

ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said: “We are excited to be releasing the ITT for the ICC’s Official Social Media Partner as we continue to build the sport’s portfolio of digital and broadcast partners. The ICC’s digital platforms continue to go from strength to strength with incredible numbers of 16.3 billion video views recorded on Meta platforms for the recent Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. These numbers highlight the appetite for innovative and engaging ICC event content globally and we look forward to building on this success further in the next cycle.”

The ITT will be released today, and interested parties need to email iccmediarights2024-2031@icc-cricket.com to access the tender documents.

The social media rights tender FAQ can be found here.

ITT For Media Rights In Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – ICC

The International Cricket Council has released its Invitation To Tender (ITT) for media rights in three territories, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for 2024 to 2025.

Following the successful conclusion of media rights agreements in several markets including India, the United Kingdom and Ireland, the USA and Canada, Sub-Saharan Africa region, Australia and Middle East and North Africa the ICC is now starting the process in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

In Pakistan there are two packages available combining both TV and digital rights including both men’s and women’s rights, with one TV and digital combined package available in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka respectively. The packages will be for three women’s events and three men’s events up until the end of next year.

ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said: “We are delighted to be releasing the ITT for media rights in three of cricket’s major broadcast markets in South Asia, namely Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as we continue to build our team of broadcast partners who will take ICC events to more fans across the world.”

The ITT will be released today, and interested parties need to email iccmediarights2024-2031@icc-cricket.com to access the tender documents. Subsequent ITTs for additional markets will be released in due course.