JOB TITLE: U16 Performance Analyst
DEPARTMENT: Women’s Academy
DIRECT REPORTS: Lead Analyst and U16 Head Coach
LOCATION: Cobham Training ground – Plus travel to and from away fixtures
CONTRACT: 12 month FTC – Full time 40 Hours per week. 6 days from 7 OR as required by team schedule.
JOB FUNCTION: The U16’s performance analyst will be responsible for delivering bespoke analytical content to technical staff and players, including pre-, live and post-match analysis as well as individual analysis to be delivered in 1-on-1 settings.
Closing date: 1st July
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. In the event that we receive a large number of applications, the position may be filled before the listed closing date. To avoid missing out, please submit your application at your earliest convenience.
About the role;
We are looking for a dynamic and detail-driven performance analyst to work alongside the leading technical staff of our women’s under-16 team. The individual will work closely with coaches to identify key development points for individuals, provide impactful feedback that can inform training and matchday strategies as well as be able to translate data into actionable insights. This person will be expected to help drive a high performance culture while supporting long-term player development in line with the club’s game model and philosophy.
Main Responsibilities:
- Deliver comprehensive match and training analysis to support individual development.
- Attend all U16 fixtures and tournaments, with the purpose of filming, coding and providing analytical feedback.
- Film all training sessions, coding individual actions in line with coach feedback and development plans.
- Produce and lead individual and group-based review sessions aligned to IAPs (Individual Action Plans).
- Lead meetings with coaches on pre-match opposition analysis when required to curate gameplans aligned with the club game model.
- Create engaging video presentations and educational resources to enhance player understanding of tactical and technical aspects.
- Manage and maintain designated analysis equipment, video databases, and digital workflows assigned to your age group.
- Deliver age-appropriate feedback and build positive working relationships with academy players.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of analysis processes, best practice, and the academy performance environment.
- Provide actionable insights to enhance individual development.
- Help to drive the use of technology and innovation within the department.
Skills and Behaviours required:
Essential Skills:
- MSc or other equivalent post-graduate qualification in Sport Performance Analysis, Sport Coaching or a related field.
- Demonstrable experience within elite academy football.
- A strong understanding of football tactics, insight reporting and data management with a clear focus on player development.
- Proven ability to work within a high performance multi-disciplinary team.
- High competence in using video and data to deliver engaging, actionable feedback to coaching staff and young athletes.
- Proficiency in Mac OS, Microsoft office and Hudl software.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience working within an elite female youth development environment.
- Relevant football coaching and/or talent identification qualifications.
Behaviours:
- Excellent communication skills, a proactive mindset and a solution-focused outlook to challenges.
- Has a passion for youth development and understands the process of developing talent.
- Has good reflection skills to review individual & departmental performance.
- Is creative & has shown a clear ability to produce novel analytical work.
- Willing to fully integrate the analysis workflow and processes into the coaching process’.
- Shows great attention to detail & delivers the highest standards regardless of the task.
- Is keen to learn & experience new things to develop as a professional.
BE BLUE (Our Expectations)
We are BRAVE
- We are resilient - We do the hard things together, show candour, constructively challenge each other and the players, give and receive feedback, and navigate change seeing opportunity, not excuses.
- We drive change – We proactively drive an evolution and improvement in and around us, avoiding the opposite of being reactive, docile and compromising. This is enhanced by having a clarity of vision, accepted behaviours, collective expectations and shared responsibilities.
We are LEADERS
- We are all leaders-. We are a team of teams and every one of us is given and encouraged to find opportunities to lead, contribute and back up within those teams – lead on standard, lead on player expectations, lead on areas of accountability.
- We proactively engage players and coaches – We do not sit and wait to react, we continually seek buy-in to what we do, include stakeholders in developing solutions and co-ow opportunities we see to progress the players/ performance.
We are a UNIFIED team
- We not me – with an ethos around being consistently fair, humble and resilient in the way we work, our environment is one where everyone belongs, is valued and can grow.
- We don’t have soft edges – We understand none of us can fight, win and create change like all of us can together. We give ‘aerial and ground cover’ by being consistent and aligned in what we do and deliver – we are a TEAM..
We bring an EDGE to what we do
- We act with tempo - We pick our spots (where) and timing (when), we need to make impact, bringing a directness, sharpness and accuracy to it that draws attention from all.
- We are a place where things start – We believe we can be a reference point for others. We consistently do the basics brilliantly and do not waver in delivering these day in and day out. These compound and allow us to have the confidence to operate on the edge, take calculated risk, look for innovation and opportunities, feeding our insatiable desire to win.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.
Chelsea FC is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.
This Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive; the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the Club.
