Academy Recruitment Analyst

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Job Title: Academy Recruitment Analyst

Employer: Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Salary: Depending on skills and experience

Hours: This is a full-time role working Monday - Friday requiring flexibility to work some evenings and weekends.

Location: American Express Elite Performance Centre, Lancing

Job Type: Permanent

Deadline Day: 5^th June 2023

About us
We are a local community club who compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage. Our ambition is to be a top ten Premier League club and a top four Women’s Super League club. A commitment to high performance and high professional standards is at the heart of everything we do.

An opportunity to join our academy recruitment team as an analyst

Based at our state-of-the-art training ground in Lancing, this role will monitor young players in the domestic leagues, UK leagues and some internationals leagues. You will conduct background research into potential players of interest across and continually update the scouts recommended lists. In this role you will also be required to provide videos of players of interest and coordinate fixtures for domestic national scouts (U14 – U18).

To find out more about this role, please read the job description attached at the end of the advert.

Your recruitment analyst background

We are looking for an ambitious and proactive individual who is looking to further their career within a professional football environment. You will need to hold a related performance analysis or sports science degree. You must have excellent knowledge of English football, down to and including the conference. You will have strong IT skills to include video-editing and database management experience.

Our values play a pivotal role in our success

Our values are not just a list of words we expect our colleagues to learn, but a set of filters through which we deliver to each other, our fans, our partners and our sponsors. As a team we live and breathe these values.

Our values are:

• Treat People Well
• Exceed Expectations
• Aim High. Never Give Up
• Act with Integrity
• Make it Special

How we say thank you

In return for your hard work and commitment to us, you will receive a reward package which will include, but not limited to:

• Free breakfast and lunch (fantastic healthy and tasty food provided by our inhouse chefs)
• 23 days leave plus 8 bank holidays rising to 28 days with length of service (pro rata for part time staff)
• Season ticket loan
• Priority access to Premier League match tickets, subject to availability and access to free WSL tickets for 23/24 season (upon completion of probation)
• Free on-site parking at the Amex and the training ground
• In-house training programme and Continuing Professional Development opportunities
• Discounts at the Club superstore and online
• Discounts and benefits from partners and local businesses
• Enhanced club pension scheme
• Access to occupational health and mental health support
• Group life protection

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Our core values mean that we have a strong ethical culture which allows us to meet the needs of our diverse audience, both on and off the pitch. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of their age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, do not hesitate to get in touch with our People and Culture team.

Safeguarding is part of everything we do

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

This is a UK based job. It is unlawful to employ a person who does not have permission to live and work in the UK. All offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and right to work, as well as a full reference history. We do not offer sponsorship for applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK.