First Team Performance Analyst – Portsmouth Women FC

About The Role

 

Join Our Team – Be Part of Pompey’s Future

Are you passionate about women’s sport and ready to play a key role in a dynamic and forward-thinking football environment? Pompey Women FC is looking for a driven, creative, and detail-oriented First Team Performance Analyst to join our ambitious team. This is your opportunity to play a key role in enhancing performance, empowering athletes, and contributing to a bold football vision.

At Pompey Women FC, we are proud of our inclusive culture and commitment to empowering female athletes and professionals. You will be joining a supportive and collaborative environment where your skills and expertise will be valued. If you are driven by excellence and have a passion for making a difference in women’s football, we want to hear from you.

Your key responsibilities will include:

As First Team Performance Analyst, you will play a vital part in developing and delivering high-quality performance insights, video analysis, and tactical support to the first team. You will work alongside our Head Coach, coaching staff, and analytics department to create a high-performance environment built on long-term strategy.

This role is hands-on, rewarding, and perfect for someone who is passionate about using data and video to drive tactical awareness and improve outcomes on the pitch.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Deliver expert performance analysis to inform coaching decisions, shape tactics, and enhance individual and team performance.
• Create bespoke and engaging pre- and post-match content for coaches and players—team, unit, and individual.
• Attend all home and away matches to provide real-time and post-match analysis.
• Produce insightful pre-match reports using platforms such as Hudl Sportscode, Wyscout, StatsBomb, and others.
• Develop and manage performance databases and visual dashboards to monitor trends and support evidence-based coaching.
• Contribute to player recruitment processes where required, including performance profiling, opposition and player analysis, and data-driven insights to support decision-making.
• Proactively lean into recruitment activity during key windows, collaborating with coaching, scouting, and recruitment staff to provide timely and relevant analysis support
• Support, mentor, and develop performance analysis interns, providing day-to-day guidance, technical support, and constructive feedback
• Collaborate with the wider analytics team, integrating data-led insights into weekly planning and match prep.
• Support a positive, disciplined, and strategic football culture, aligning with the club’s long-term playing philosophy.
• Safeguard confidentiality and uphold the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and collaboration.

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About The Candidate

What We’re Looking For:

Experience & Skills

• At least 3 years’ experience in elite sport (football preferred)
• Strong knowledge of performance analysis tools and platforms
• Experience with data visualisation and coding (R, Python, Tableau, Power BI)
• Confident communicator and presenter—able to engage both players and coaching staff
• A collaborative mindset and passion for women’s sport

Qualifications

• A degree in Performance Analysis or a related sports/science field (undergraduate or postgraduate)
• Coaching qualifications are desirable but not essential

What You Bring:

You are more than just a data expert. You are someone who brings a fresh, inclusive, and forward-thinking approach to analysis and performance. You thrive under pressure, love working in fast-paced environments, and care deeply about the growth of women’s football.

What we can offer

We will support you with the tools, training, and team to succeed, including:

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing professional development
• 23 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Gym membership
• Staff perks from club sponsors

About The Club

General information

We promote an equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace and weare committed to providing the best experience for our colleagues. As a business we aim to be as representative of as many sections of society as possible, and for each colleague to feel respected and able to give of their best every day*.* We ensure that we treat people the right way, promote respect and believe that making the most of our differences is the key to the success of our business.

We take a robust approach to modern slavery and human trafficking and our organization is absolutely committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our corporate activities, and to ensuring that our supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking.

Safeguarding
Portsmouth Football Club is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to ensuring that any club-related activity will be in a safe environment where children, young people and adults at risk are protected from harm or abuse whilst under our care.

We acknowledge that every child, young person, or adult at risk who plays or participates in football should be able to take part in an enjoyable and safe environment and be protected from poor practice and abuse. Portsmouth Football Club recognizes that this is the responsibility of every adult involved in our club.

We must always respect the dignity and spirit of all people, including children, young people and adults at risk. Treat everyone fairly, encourage a supportive and positive environment to promote healthy competition, skill development, fun and achievement. Avoid contact or conduct that may be interpreted or defined as inappropriate.

Health and Safety

Portsmouth Football Club is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all employees, contractors, visitors, and others who may be affected by our operations.

As part of this commitment, you are expected to take reasonable care for your own health and safety, as well as that of others. You must comply with the company’s health and safety policies, procedures, and any legal requirements relevant to your role. Together, we aim to maintain a safe and supportive environment that promotes the welfare and security of everyone involved in our activities.

Data Protection

The Club process all personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with Data Protection Act (2018) and GDPR. Data collected as part of the recruitment process is held securely and accessed by, and disclosed to, individuals only for the purposes of managing the recruitment exercise effectively. All data that is deemed unnecessary will be disposed of at the end of recruitment process in line with our GDPR procedure.