Data Analyst

The FA; Burton upon Trent; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent sports organization is seeking a Data Analyst to develop reporting tools specific to the Women's Game. The ideal candidate will have expertise in SQL and Python, demonstrated experience in data visualization, and a background in mathematics or statistics. This role provides the opportunity for hybrid work and offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits including private medical cover and generous leave.

Benefits

Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium

Free nutritious lunches

Free private medical cover

A contributory pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Experience in presentation and storytelling with complex data.
• Experience presenting complex outputs to various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of scalable and accessible reporting tools.
• Work with the Recruitment Department on player scouting and selection.
• Develop statistical models to assess player pool.

Skills

Interacting with cloud databases using SQL

Python libraries for data analysis (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib)

Data visualization with Tableau or similar BI tools

Presentation and storytelling

Education

Background or qualification in mathematics or statistics

Tools

Tableau

Google Big Query

Job description

The Women's Technical Division are looking for a Data Analyst to lead the development of scalable and accessible reporting tools & systems specific to the Women's Game to deliver actionable insight that supports staff decision making regarding the identification, profiling and selection of players eligible for England teams.

What will you be doing?

• Work with the Recruitment Department on strategic priorities including, but not exclusively, player scouting, player monitoring, player identification and player selection
• Maintain and develop regular reports and visualisations to track talent reports, talent reporters and player coverage
• Develop statistical models to help the recruitment department identify, monitor, and assess the player pool
• Support the accurate reporting of English qualified players & coaches domestically and abroad
• Report regularly and accurately on the playing minutes within the pathway, and track trends over time to provide insight
• To be a translator of complex information to a variety of stakeholders. Both visually through verbal and visual means
• Write, maintain and share detailed documentation of processes
• Rigorous data checking processes to ensure both internal and external data sources are complete, accurate and consistent
• Work with the rest of the Data and Technology Team on strategic planning, team development and wider Technical Directorate projects
• Executes additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety, and wellbeing can be maintained.
• As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role

Technical Skills

• Demonstrable competence of interacting with cloud databases using SQL language (preferably Google Big Query)
• Experience in working with Python libraries for data analysis, including Pandas, NumPy & Matplotlib
• Background or qualification in mathematics or statistics
• Demonstrable competence with Tableau software to build intuitive narratives (or similar BI tools)

Experience

• Experience in presentation and story telling
• Experience presenting complex outputs to a range of stakeholders

Beneficial to have:

Knowledge / Experience / Skills

• Background of working within sport and handling multiple data sources including player biographical, player event & player tracking data
• Knowledge or Experience in web-scraping programming
• A natural curiosity for finding insights and a critical thinking mindset
• Performance Analysis or Coaching background / qualifications
• Experience with Big Query ML or Vertex AI
• Knowledge or Experience of Streamlit build

What's in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles. We offer unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, the home of English Football, and a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire. We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role, plus a range of benefits including:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encouraging you to connect and learn with colleagues and look after your mental health and well-being.
• Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
• Free private medical cover.
• A contributory pension scheme.
• An additional 'Thank You' days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave (based on a full-time, permanent contract).
• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

Currently, we are working within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model, and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. The contractual location of this role can be found on the FA Careers page.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.