Women's 1st Team Performance Analyst

Sunderland AFC; Cleadon; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sunderland AFC Women’s team seeks a 1st Team Performance Analyst to ensure the squad is well prepared with insights from post‑match and in‑game analysis. You will lead analytical outputs, shape evaluation processes, and work with coaching staff to translate data into practical strategies.

You will collaborate across the Club and with Bay Collective to maintain robust databases and explore innovation opportunities that support the department’s strategy.

Qualifications

• Analytical, collaborative and proactive professional with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience in performance analysis, and proficiency in coding software.
• Confident leading meetings and delivering presentations, able to translate complex information into clear messages, and hold a drone licence.
• Enhanced DBS disclosure through SAFC.

Responsabilités

• Lead post-match, style of play and in-game analysis to produce concise insights for coaching and leadership teams.
• Collaborate across the Club and with Bay Collective to shape high‑performing analysis processes.
• Maintain best‑practice performance databases and identify innovation opportunities.
• Support decision‑making with engaging analytics that reflect performance trends and tactical insights.

Connaissances

Analytical thinking

Collaborative working

Proactive mindset

Communication

Formation

Performance analysis qualification or equivalent experience

Outils

Drone licence

Coding software proficiency

Description du poste

About the Women's Team:

Our team is committed to fostering a supportive environment that empowers female athletes to showcase their skills and reach their full potential.

About the Women's Team:

Our team is committed to fostering a supportive environment that empowers female athletes to showcase their skills and reach their full potential.
We prioritise player development through tailored training programs that focus on technical skills, tactical understanding, and physical fitness.
The SAFC Women’s Football Team benefits from strong collaboration with our Coaching and Analysis teams, ensuring that our strategies and training sessions are informed by the latest insights and best practices.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a 1st Team Performance Analyst to help ensure Sunderland AFC Women’s first team is exceptionally well prepared and equipped to reflect effectively on performance.
You will lead post-match, style of play and in-game analysis, producing engaging and concise insights that support decision-making by the coaching, technical and leadership teams.
Working collaboratively across the Club and with Bay Collective, you will shape high-performing analysis processes, maintain best practice performance databases and identify innovation opportunities that support the department’s strategy.

What We Ask For:

We’re looking for an analytical, collaborative and proactive professional with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience in performance analysis, and proficiency in coding software.
You will be confident leading meetings and delivering presentations, able to translate complex information into clear messages, and hold a drone licence.
You will be required to obtain an Enhanced DBS through SAFC.