Academy Recruitment Analyst

Job description

Who We Are

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic football club, playing in the Premier League and Women’s Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that’s always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We offer world-class facilities: In 2019, we opened our state-of-the-art Stadium, a £1 billion landmark that’s the beating heart of North Tottenham’s transformation. More than just a football ground, it’s an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million into the local economy every year.

We’re at our brightest when we’re all together. Our Club, our teams, our community.

There is only one Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur.

The Role

• To collaborate with the Lead Academy Recruitment Analyst to help achieve the goals and vision of the Academy Recruitment Department.
• Play a key role in identifying and highlighting top talent across various age groups to THFC, contributing directly to the Academy’s recruitment processes.
• Support the club’s recruitment strategy by delivering high quality performance analysis, data insight and video content throughout all levels of the Academy.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Video Analysis
• Compile video footage by clipping and analysing key actions in line with the club’s position specific profiling requirements.
• Maintain and regularly update player databases in all relevant areas to ensure video evidence is organised and easily accessible.
• Use video telestration software to generate position specific videos of target players.

Performance insight

• Create visually engaging video content for recruitment meetings and trialist reviews.
• Analyse performance data and produce objective information on targeted players to support an evidence-based approach.
• Highlight key video evidence utilising the Academy’s video library to showcase the development pathway.

Cross-departmental collaboration

• Work closely with scouts and coaches to contextualise player actions with video evidence and tactical insight aligned to the Academy’s playing methodology.
• Support members of the Academy Recruitment department with the use of new technology and processes.
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with other recruitment analysts.

About You

• Proactive in nature and able to generate innovative ideas.
• Values & respects others, builds relationships, collaborates.
• Gets things done, delivers to highest of standards, takes responsibility.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with clear and adaptable communication skills that foster productive working relationships with staff in a high-performance environment.
• Can work to a high level on own initiative and as part of a team.
• High quality presentation/facilitation skills with a meticulous attention to detail.
• Comfortable working flexible hours and dealing with the dynamic nature of football.
• An aspiration to be an elite level practitioner.

What you will bring

Essential – Qualifications and Skills

• Experience of working in professional football in an analysis, scouting or recruitment role.
• Undergraduate degree in performance analysis or sports related field.
• Proficiency in video analysis tools (Hudl Sportscode Suite, Wyscout, Final Cut Pro).
• Excellent observational skills and an eye for identifying talent.
• IT literate across all required platforms (Excel, Powerpoint, Keynote).
• Strong organisational and effective time management skills.
• Ability to deal with day to day issues on own initiative.
• Experience of working to deadlines in a high-pressure environment.

Desirable Requirements – Qualifications and Skills

• Postgraduate degree in a sports related course
• Familiarity with data platforms or interest in AI tools.
• FA Talent ID Level 2 or above.

The Tottenham Hotspur Way

Is to push harder, rise higher and forge greater. We involve, inspire and elevate one another to be our best selves, to produce exceptional on and off the pitch. Every day brings us opportunities to improve and make the impossible, possible.

Our values that bind us

DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE – Impossible made possible when we think outside the box

DARE TO CHANGE THE GAME – Relentlessly strive for glory and leave our mark on the world

DO IT OUR WAY – Win the right way, never at all costs.

Our Responsibility to you

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to various background, DBS, and reference checks for this role.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

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