For decades, our Club’s Academy has been one of the most respected and renowned in football, and its vision to develop young players who are technically and tactically capable of playing for the Everton 1st Team or having a career in the professional game remains as focused as ever. Because of this we are now looking for an ambitious and motivated Academy Performance Analyst to join our Performance Analysis team at Finch Farm.

As Academy Performance Analyst you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and deliver high quality performance analysis support to colleagues and players across the Academy. You will lead pre, post and live match performance analysis provision to the U18s Academy age group, and link in with the performance insights departments to provide video and statistical feedback on identified players.

Other key responsibilities as part of this role include:

• Using video, technology and data to assist in the player-centred development programme at all levels of the Academy

• Deliver pre-match opposition analysis in line with the Everton FC game model

• Coding all youth matches using the Everton FC game model code window as required by the department

• Collecting and analysing performance data, trend analysis and report writing

• Completing individual player profiling across Phases players

Essentially, we are looking for someone who is confident in working with data and has knowledge of Sports Code or other similar analysis systems.

You will be confident in communicating with all stakeholders as you will be leading the development and implementation of business intelligence and analytics strategies and really proving why data is important to a football club like ours.

If you are passionate about data with an ambitious spirit that can transcend across our Academy then we would love to hear from you!

The role is permanent and will be based at Finch Farm training ground in Liverpool (Halewood); working 40 hours per week, the closing date of this advert is Tuesday 8th October 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a substation amount of applications.

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require a Basic DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found here

This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including proof of eligibility to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.

Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female and those from racially diverse communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/ emotional wellbeing of all our people.

Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/ interview/ onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email - careers@evertonfc.com

To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.

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