Location: Christopher Park Training Ground, Wigan
Contract: Permanent
Reports to: Head of Recruitment
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, flexible in line with business needs.
Closing Date: Sunday 15 June 2025, 11:59pm

Key Tasks and responsibilities:

• To identify and analyse prospective players, primarily through data and video analysis.
• To monitor relevant leagues & markets to identify prospective players.
• Maintain the Club’s internal scouting database in line with relevant scouting processes.
• Assist in fixture and workload planning and allocation for First Team Scouts.
• Assist in the creation of Player Presentations & Documentation to support the Player Recruitment processes.
• Assist in the creation of a Recruitment Video and Presentation to show potential signing targets.
• Attend live matches where required to assess players. 

What are we looking for:

• Ability to analyse and assess a player’s performance and suitability across a variety of footballing metrics and attributes according to specific positional requirements, via video and attending live matches.
• Demonstrable ability to present and communicate information via a range of methods or platforms, utilising data and statistics, but also subjective opinion.
• Demonstrable ability to create, manage, and continually improve the department's workflows and use initiative to offer new ideas and innovations.
• Ability to work across departments and engage with stakeholders at a variety of levels.
• Experience with performance analysis and data platforms such as Hudl SportsCode, Statsbomb, SkillCorner, Wyscout, and telestration software.
• Strong MS Office skills or Keynote, Pages, and Numbers.
• Problem-solving capability, with pace, agility, and innovative thinking.
• Experience using Adobe Indesign, Tableau, Power-Bi, or relatable presentational tools with a key focus on clear and concise graphic design for documents.
• Knowledge and previous experience of a professional football environment, its principles, and practices.
• Previous experience in a recruitment role within professional football.

Perks of the job:

• Discount at the Club Shop.
• On-site free parking.
• EAP Program.
• Opportunity to access tickets for events at the Brick Community Stadium.