UK Scout

Wrexham AFC; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

EAP

Enhanced holidays and long service

Enhanced pension

Death in service

Enhanced sick leave

Wellbeing time off

Volunteering day

Salary sacrifice discounts

Job summary

Wrexham AFC is seeking a dedicated scout/analyst to identify and assess emerging and first-team-ready players. You will work with the specialist coordinator to target players and deliver timely, high-quality reports through live scouting and video analysis.

Represent the Club following its recruitment workflow, values and strategy. Responsibilities include researching leagues, delivering evidence-based reports, maintaining positional lists, building trusted global contacts and sharing findings

Qualifications

• Experience identifying talent in elite football.
• Ability to combine data, live and video scouting to produce reports.
• Strong ability to communicate targets and reports to recruitment meetings.

Responsibilities

• Research leagues and assess targets via live and video scouting.
• Deliver evidence-based reports using recruitment framework and player profiles.
• Maintain current lists of emerging and first-team-ready players.
• Build global contacts and gather intelligence with discretion.
• Contribute insights to recruitment meetings and improve scouting practices.
• Travel to matches and meetings across markets as required.
• Explain decisions clearly and meet deadlines; address concerns promptly.
• Uphold club values and recruitment regulations.

Skills

Talent identification

Live scouting reports

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Driving licence

Job description

Join Wrexham AFCbecause history doesn’t write itself.

The Role

Identify, assess and recommend emerging and first-team-ready players. Work with the specialist coordinator to recommend targets and provide timely, high-quality reports through live scouting and video analysis. Represent and promote the Club, following its recruitment workflow, values and strategy.

Main Responsibilities:

• Research leagues and assess targets through live and video scouting, cross-checking across markets.
• Deliver timely, evidence-based reports using the Club’s recruitment framework, player profiles and methodology.
• Maintain accurate, current positional lists of emerging and first-team-ready players.
• Develop trusted global contacts, gather player intelligence and references, and share findings confidentially.
• Contribute insights to Club recruitment meetings and improve scouting practices.
• Travel to matches and meetings across designated and additional markets as required.
• Take accountability for your actions, recommendations and agreed deadlines; explain decisions and promptly address errors or concerns.
• Uphold Club values, scouting regulations and codes of conduct, and undertake other reasonable duties.

About you:

• Work hard, maintain high standards and take ownership of actions and deadlines.
• Bring positivity, resilience and a solution-focused approach to challenges and change.
• Put the team first: share knowledge, listen and welcome constructive challenge to strengthen collective intelligence.
• Build trusted relationships across cultures and represent the Club with integrity, professionalism and discretion.
• Stay organised and adaptable across domestic and international markets.

Experience and Qualifications required:

• Degree in a relevant field or significant equivalent experience within an elite professional football recruitment department.
• Driving licence.
• Strong talent identification experience in elite football as a scout, analyst or coach.
• Knowledge of recruitment markets, playing styles and technical, tactical, physical and psychological player profiling.
• Combine data, live and video scouting, and shared intelligence to assess players and produce clear, evidence-based reports.
• Plan and communicate scouting priorities effectively, using scouting software and mobile IT systems.

Club Values

• Rydyn Ni’n Gymuned Ddewr / We’re a Fearless Community.
• Rydyn Ni’n Sefyll Gyda’n Gilydd / We Stand Together.
• Rydyn Ni’n Deulu I’r Carn / We’re Teulu Through and Through.
• Meddwl Positif, Ysbryd Positif / Positive Mind. Positive Spirit.

Why Work for Us

If you are looking for an organisation committed to building a strong, inclusive, high performing workplace where every individual is valued, supported and empowered to grow with fantastic benefits which include:

• Health Cash Plan
• EAP
• Enhanced holidays and long service days
• Enhanced pension
• Death in service
• Enhancedsick leave
• Health and wellbeing time off
• Volunteering day
• Salary sacrifice benefits and retail discounts