Women's 1st Team Performance Analyst

Sunderland AFC; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunderland AFC Women’s team is seeking a 1st Team Performance Analyst to ensure the squad is prepared and can reflect performance insights effectively. You will lead post-match, style of play and in-game analysis, producing engaging insights for coaching and leadership teams.

Collaborating across the Club and with Bay Collective, you will shape analysis processes, maintain performance databases and identify innovation opportunities to support the department’s strategy.

Qualifications

• Analytical, collaborative and proactive professional with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience in performance analysis.
• Proficiency in coding software is required.
• Hold a drone licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead post-match analysis for the Women’s first team.
• Lead style of play and in-game analysis, producing concise insights.
• Shape high-performing analysis processes across the club and with Bay Collective.
• Maintain best-practice performance databases and identify innovation opportunities.

Skills

Analytical

Collaborative

Proactive

Drone licence

Coding software

Education

Performance analysis qualification

Equivalent experience

Job description

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.