First Team Performance Analyst (Women’s)

Job Title: First Team Performance Analyst (Women’s)

Salary: Dependent on skills and experience

Hours: Full time

Location: The American Express Elite Football Performance Centre, Lancing and Broadfield

Stadium, Crawley

Job Type: Permanent

Deadline Day: 27^th September 2023

About Brighton & Hove Albion FC
We compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage whilst keeping our Sussex community spirit. Our vision is to be a top ten Premier League club and a top four Women’s Super League club. A commitment to high performance, high professional standards and making a difference is at the heart of everything we do. The 2023/24 season is the start of new adventures, our first in European football and we would love for you to be part of our journey.

An opportunity to join our analysis team in our women & girl’s department

Here at Brighton we have very high standards and we are looking for someone to come and run with us to ensure we are striving to always be the best. You will use data to generate insights on areas such as upcoming opposition and post-match analysis and present any trends and patterns to the first team coaching staff. To enable the first team staff to get the best out of our women’s players, you will analyse training clips to aid with match preparation and their continuous development.

Your analyst background

You will be a team player and be someone who looks for continuous improvement in themselves and others. Successful applicants will have a relevant sports science degree and at least two years in a performance analysis role, working with elite professionals. Applicants must have strong knowledge of using Sportscode software and will possess excellent IT skills to include video-editing skills and a high level of competence using Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills.

This is a full time role and due to the nature of the position, the successful candidate must have a flexible approach to working hours to include regular evenings and weekends, plus travel as required.

Our values play a pivotal role in our success

Our values are not just a list of words we expect our colleagues to learn and as a team we live and breathe these values:

• 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.