Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English Premier League Club, based in North London.

Led by the late great Bill Nicholson, the Club became the first in England to win the League and FA Cup Double in 1961, and the first in the UK to win a European Trophy two years later. Spurs has since been home to some of the game’s great entertainers, including Jimmy Greaves, Glenn Hoddle, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, Gareth Bale, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane.

In April 2019, the Club opened an iconic new stadium that sits at the heart of a £1billion sport-led regeneration of North Tottenham. The stadium is the largest football club stadium in London and is a multi-use venue with the ability to host a variety of events 365 days a year, including NFL, boxing, rugby, concerts, and other major events, plus visitor attractions including Stadium Tours and the Dare Skywalk.

The stadium development scheme has to date created more than 4,000 new jobs for local people, with circa £300m pumped into the local economy each year.

Tottenham Hotspur has:

• A clear strategy to develop talent from within its Academy, showcased by a strong track record of Academy players graduating to the first-team squad.


• A £100m state-of-the-art Training Centre that supports the Club’s ambition to attract, develop and retain the best talent.


• Commercial partnerships with globally recognised brands including AIA Group Limited (AIA), one of the world’s leading providers of life insurance services, and Nike, the world’s leading sports footwear and apparel company.


• A commitment to minimizing its environmental impact across Club operations, being named as the greenest in the Premier League for the past three years. Tottenham Hotspur is a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, committing to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and become net zero carbon by 2040.


• An award-winning Foundation that is renowned for creating opportunities to help enhance the lives of people in its local community through education, employment, health, and social inclusion programmes.

The Club is seeking a Head of Women’s Analysis to help create a high-performance environment and program designed to challenge and develop talented players and people to compete at the highest level of Women’s football.

JOB PURPOSE

Reporting to the THWFC First Team Head Coach, the full-time Head of Women’s Analysis and recruitment will be responsible for the delivery of high-level performance analysis for the Women’s first team staff & players. Working closely with the technical team, the successful candidate will communicate effectively with colleagues, display a high level of knowledge of football tactics and demonstrate the technical ability required to work with industry-specific software as well as being able to deal with the time-pressured demands in an elite environment

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Build, Lead and Develop the Analysis Provision & Department

• Logistical organisation and management of football performance analysis staff.


• To be responsible for the Analysis budget to ensure services are upheld across Women’s and PGA.


• Lead Performance Analysis department meetings and link closely with the wider club for in-service events.


• Coordinate the filming of training to support team, unit, and individual development.


• Manage department equipment and software solutions.


• Responsible for leading and managing the performance analysis strategy across the women’s and PGA department.

2.Lead Tactical Analysis & Maintain and Evolve the Game Model & Women’s playing philosophy.

• Lead all performance analysis needs of the First Team, to include pre-match, matchday and post-match


• Lead and deliver all opposition analysis and game plan requirements.


• Create dossiers for upcoming opposition teams to include appropriate coding and editing of footage and relevant statistical data to present to the technical team.


• Maintain and evolve interactive best practice documents such as our game model and individual player profiles.


• Maintain and evolve the tactical game model with THWFC Head Coach.


• Coaching the team collectively and players individually during sessions and games.

3.Lead, contribute and coordinate to the women’s recruitment strategy.

• Responsible for the collection of video and data analysis for player recruitment.


• Lead and coordinate live scouting of first team and academy target players.


• Coordinate and contribute to the player recruitment strategy.


• To undertake any other duties as seen as appropriate by the THWFC First Team Head Coach.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential:

• BSc in Performance Analysis, Sports Science, Sports Coaching or a related subject


• A high level of football knowledge


• Minimum of 4 years working in elite football


• Knowledge and experience of Hudl Sportscode, Opta, Wyscout and Coach Paint software


• Creative presentation skills


• Excellent written skills

Preferred:

• Numbers and Keynote skills and experience


• Experience with video editing programs such as Final Cut


• MSc in Sports Performance Analysis or related subject


• FA Coaching badges

Abilities/Skills/Knowledge:

• Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas


• Values & respects others, builds solid relationships, collaborates within the team


• Gets things done, delivers to highest of quality standards, takes responsibility


• Receptive to feedback about own behaviour, strengths and areas for improvement


• Able to thrive in a competitive and demanding environment


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (team, coach and player interaction)


• Proactive attitude


• Highly organised and able to manage multiple tasks