AWFC Academy Football Analyst (Casual)

We are looking for Academy Football Analysts on a casual basis for AWFC. The roles will be responsible for providing insightful performance analysis within the Academy, within a specified age category.

Who we are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Your day-to-day

• Supporting with the creation of a review and analysis framework in line with the AWFC principles of play.
• Managing all footage and upload in a timely fashion to Hudl.
• Managing the distribution of 2/3x cameras on a weekly basis.
• Leading the coding and databasing of all fixtures to better aid the post-match review process.
• Supporting in the preparation of pre-match opposition analysis content.
• Assessing opposition performance trends via video.
• Providing feedback to coaches/players around game performance and areas of strength/improvement.
• Helping to drive a more reflective and evaluative culture within the Academy, amongst both players and coaches.
• Supporting in the delivery of a detailed, regular individual player review programme. This would include both the preparation of material, as well as the delivering of such work to both coaches and players.
• Coordinating with the relevant medical, physiotherapy, fitness and football staff regarding player performance.

What we are looking for

• Previous experience of working within professional football.
• Experience working at academy level.
• Able to accurately analyse multiple data streams.
• Experience in delivering and communicating performance insights
• Understanding of varying working methodologies and best practice within elite sports analysis
• Ability to link theory to practice in a practical environment
• Technical and tactical understanding of football (strategies, systems, philosophies, game models)
• Ability to adapt to emerging technologies and their application in automating working processes
• Undergraduate degree relating to the field of sports science, coaching and performance or performance analysis (desirable).
• FA Level 2 coaching license or above (desirable).
• Competencies in the following software/hardware are desired: Game On Technologies, SBG Match Tracker, HUDL Sportscode Elite and HUDL platforms, SBG Focus, ChyronHego CoachPaint

Arsenal for Everyone

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.

Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, we will offer you an interview if you meet the minimum criteria for a role. Please choose the option of a guaranteed interview on your application form. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.