National Academy Scout - Yorkshire & North East in Nottingham

Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Part Time, 10 hours a week

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR and Various locations across Yorkshire & the North East

Department: Academy Recruitment

Reporting to: Head Of PDP And Emerging Talent Recruitment

Closing Date For Applications: 22nd May 2026

About the Role

Our ‘national’ scouts will focus on the identification and reporting of young talent, from a specific region / country, who can either enter our pathway at key entry points - as scholars, as young professionals in our U18’s, or as emerging talents with strong first team potential in our B Team. In addition, our National Academy Scouts will be asked to support the Player Pathways Manager with the monitoring and feedback sessions of our loan players.

The Perks of the Job

• Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to high street and gym discounts.
• Discount within our Club shop.
• Free on-site parking.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Identification and tracking of players in an agreed region or country territory who can enter our Academy at scholarship age, U18 PDP or B Team PDP.
• In depth knowledge of players in that country / region from U14 and above to allow us sufficient time to complete detailed player profiling ahead of the key entry points and also act quicker than our competitors in that market.
• Support areas, regions, countries outside the designated territory as required to allow player comparison across a national target list. This may include attending tournaments cross border and certainly international youth team fixtures in your territory.
• Undertake video scouting in the same age space as designated by our technical scouting team.
• Deliver on all scouting processes utilised within our recruitment team, including but not limited to - reporting, database management, information flows, meeting attendance, theory based CPD, etc.
• Play a positive and active role in the wider recruitment team when discussing and evaluating players, providing strong clear views and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain a strong network of contacts ensuring we receive timely intel, which is reported on, firmly connecting us to the market allowing us to be agile and dynamic.
• Communicate regularly, formally and informally, with the Head of PDP / ET Recruitment and maintain a strong understanding of our talent pipeline, succession plans and recruitment requirements.
• Attend NF Academy and B Team matches to allow you to have a clear understanding of existing talent and also contribute to the review and grading of any trialist players.
• Maintain strong communications, in a warm and friendly way, with the family of any trialist players spending time in the Academy ensuring that we are the best in the country at building relationships, parental communications and player care.
• Bring new and innovative ideas to the scouting leadership, peers and other MDT departments to continually improve our delivery and processes, being prepared to think and do things differently.
• Regularly update your own CPD to ensure that you remain current and educated on best practice across talent ID and recruitment.
• Represent Nottingham Forest in a way which reflects the rich history and traditions of the club, in terms of dress, behaviours and communications.
• Understand our Academy and Football strategies, our culture and values. Make decisions and behave in a way always taking cognisance of these important underpinning guidance/direction pieces.
• Support, when designated matches, our Player Pathways Manager with monitoring loan players and building potential loan club relationships/options.

What are we looking for

• A creative thinker with an outstanding track record in talent ID and recruitment, particularly in the YDP, PDP and ET space.
• Ambitious and driven with a hunger to own and develop an exciting project within a territory.
• Experience of live and video scouting/report writing.
• Required governing body qualifications for that level of recruitment role.
• Excellent knowledge of player development processes.
• At least 3 years’ experience working in elite Academy Football.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong relationship builder - building, developing and influencing relationships.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an adaptability to work with members of staff across departments.
• Ability to work under pressure and willing to work unsociable hours and meet deadlines.
• Dedicated to self-improvement and personal development in a very creative way.
• Organised, methodical and logical approach to work but with a creative spark.
• High level I.T. skills.

Forest For Everyone

We aim to create a culture which embraces and celebrates our differences, enables individuals to feel comfortable, maximise their potential and eliminate discrimination.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in the application. If you are likely to meet the definition of being a "disabled person" according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment selections.

Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment. An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.