Join Wrexham AFCbecause history doesn’t write itself.
The Role
Identify, assess and recommend emerging and first-team-ready players. Work with the specialist coordinator to recommend targets and provide timely, high-quality reports through live scouting and video analysis. Represent and promote the Club, following its recruitment workflow, values and strategy.
Main Responsibilities:
- Research leagues and assess targets through live and video scouting, cross-checking across markets.
- Deliver timely, evidence-based reports using the Club’s recruitment framework, player profiles and methodology.
- Maintain accurate, current positional lists of emerging and first-team-ready players.
- Develop trusted global contacts, gather player intelligence and references, and share findings confidentially.
- Contribute insights to Club recruitment meetings and improve scouting practices.
- Travel to matches and meetings across designated and additional markets as required.
- Take accountability for your actions, recommendations and agreed deadlines; explain decisions and promptly address errors or concerns.
- Uphold Club values, scouting regulations and codes of conduct, and undertake other reasonable duties.
About you:
- Work hard, maintain high standards and take ownership of actions and deadlines.
- Bring positivity, resilience and a solution-focused approach to challenges and change.
- Put the team first: share knowledge, listen and welcome constructive challenge to strengthen collective intelligence.
- Build trusted relationships across cultures and represent the Club with integrity, professionalism and discretion.
- Stay organised and adaptable across domestic and international markets.
Experience and Qualifications required:
- Degree in a relevant field or significant equivalent experience within an elite professional football recruitment department.
- Driving licence.
- Strong talent identification experience in elite football as a scout, analyst or coach.
- Knowledge of recruitment markets, playing styles and technical, tactical, physical and psychological player profiling.
- Combine data, live and video scouting, and shared intelligence to assess players and produce clear, evidence-based reports.
- Plan and communicate scouting priorities effectively, using scouting software and mobile IT systems.
Club Values
- Rydyn Ni’n Gymuned Ddewr / We’re a Fearless Community.
- Rydyn Ni’n Sefyll Gyda’n Gilydd / We Stand Together.
- Rydyn Ni’n Deulu I’r Carn / We’re Teulu Through and Through.
- Meddwl Positif, Ysbryd Positif / Positive Mind. Positive Spirit.
Why Work for Us
If you are looking for an organisation committed to building a strong, inclusive, high performing workplace where every individual is valued, supported and empowered to grow with fantastic benefits which include:
- Health Cash Plan
- EAP
- Enhanced holidays and long service days
- Enhanced pension
- Death in service
- Enhancedsick leave
- Health and wellbeing time off
- Volunteering day
- Salary sacrifice benefits and retail discounts
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