First Team Recruitment AnalystCambridge United
Description
Cambridge United are seeking to appoint a First Team Recruitment Analyst.
Reporting to the Head of Recruitment, the successful applicant will support the First Team Recruitment Department, assisting with and managing effective workflows and reporting systems that enable the Club to identify and track players, monitor internal processes and filter potential transfer targets through a range of methods, including data modelling, data visualisation and video editing.
Key Job Outcomes
- Contribute to the maintenance and development of the recruitment database.
- Utilise the recruitment database to plan and coordinate the weekly live and video scout calendar and all subsequent logistics.
- Ability to analyse and assess a player’s performance and suitability to the Club across a variety of footballing metrics and attributes according to specific positional requirements, via both video scouting and attending live matches.
- Conduct extensive video scouting and analysis to identify and monitor talent ensuring concise yet detailed video evaluations on players.
- Maintain video databases of prospective target players.
- Collaborate on the production of video and data analysis content for recruitment meetings.
- Demonstrate the ability to create, manage and continually improve the department workflows and use initiative to offer new ideas and innovations.
- Utilise all resources to deliver data-driven research projects.
- Discover and create new avenues to support and positively impact talent identification and monitoring.
Recruitment Analyst (First Team)
Reports to Head of Recruitment
Location Cambridge United Training Ground & Remote
Salary £26,437 to £27,477 per annum
Hours 40 hours per week, full time
Role Summary
Reporting to the Head of Recruitment the role will look to support the First Team Recruitment department, assisting with and managing effective workflows and reporting systems that allow the club to identify and track players, monitor internal processes and filter potential transfer targets via, but not exclusive to, data modelling, data visualisation and video editing.
Mission, Vision & Values Mission
Cambridge United aspires to compete at the highest level of the English Football League, whilst operating a financially sustainable football club embedded within the heart of its community.
We are custodians with a collective responsibility to protect and enhance the Club for future generations.
Vision
Creating Memories
We engage current and future generations of supporters by creating memorable moments.
Driving Standards & Performance
We will evolve by driving standards and performance through self-reflection and education.
Enhancing Lives
We are an inclusive Club that is United in Endeavour to enhance lives through the power of sport.
Values
We engage positive and inspiring characters who are committed to serving and strengthening our community, by adopting our 3 keys values.
Teamwork We achieve more through working together than alone and are United in Endeavour.
Hard Work We are committed to learning and working towards our pursuit of excellence in everything we do.
Humility We will celebrate each other’s successes and recognise that no individual is greater than the collective.
Skills
- Analysis
- Recruitment
- Performance



