Academy Data Insights Analyst

Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 37.5 hours a week

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR

Working Arrangements: On site

Closing Date For Applications: 6th September 2024

We are looking for a proactive individual with excellent attention to detail to join our team as an Academy Data Insights Analyst. The successful candidate will be the main point of contact for the Data Insights team within the Academy, focused on translating data into actionable insights that enhance decision-making. This person will be responsible for data visualisation and analysis to answer performance questions, profile players, support the development of a comprehensive reporting system and assist on the creation and delivery of individual development plans.

The Perks of the Job:

• Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to high street and gym discounts.
• Discount within our Club shop.
• Free on-site parking.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

People

• Provide a high degree of support to key stakeholders and non-technical staff to enhance their understanding and utilisation of data.

• Work closely with coaches, scouts, performance staff and others to translate data into practical performance strategies.

• Develop a strong relationship with the Head of Academy, Heads of Department, AMT Staff and wider MDT Team to support the elite player programme and the delivery of our Academy football programme.

Process

• Use data to answer ad-hoc performance questions to support decision-making.

• Responsible for long-term longitudinal research projects focused on identifying trends.

• Ensure data best practices across the Club, liaising with the Head of Sports Data Insights to ensure alignment with the wider Club data strategy.

Product

• Basic querying, wrangling and manipulation of data.

• Work with various complex football datasets to create custom metrics.

• Build dashboards and other tools to be presented and distributed across the Club.

 

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

Essential

• Relevant qualification in Performance Analysis, Sports Science or Data Science.

• Previous experience working with Tableau or equivalent software to drive actions.

• Previous experience working with data within a professional football club context.

• Evidence of working and communicating insights from football data at any level.

• Creative and curious problem solver with a positive attitude to new challenges.

• Proactive and keen to learn, able to pick up new skills and work as part of a team.

• Excellent attention to detail and evidence of working on developing strong analytical skills.

Desirable

• Evidence of data analytics CPD, certification or course.

• Strong understanding of technical and tactical aspects of football.

• Basic experience with R/Python and other programming languages.

• Basic experience using SQL for data management and analysis.

 

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Nottingham Forest Football Clubis an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.