Leicester City Football Club's Academy are seeking an experienced individual with significant knowledge of the Midlands grassroots, Category 2 and 3 Academy football to be our new Midlands Academy Scout.
Location: Leicester City Football Club, King Power Stadium, LE2 7FL
Organisation: Leicester City Football Club
Based at Leicester City Football Club's world-class Training Ground, this role will work in collaboration with the Head of Scouting and the Emerging Talent Operations Manager, and manage the Senior Grassroots Scouts to identify and report on high potential players U9-U16 faster and more efficiently than our key competitors. Through your efficient and effective use of our resources, this role will create an agile system that will move young people into our Emerging Talent and Academy groups quicker than our competitors.
Who We're Looking For:
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years' experience in a talent identification role, ideally with a Level 2 qualification and having worked in a Category 1 Academy.
The role will involve a significant amount of relationship building with clubs and individuals across the region in order to identify high potential players quickly. You will also be required to manage and lead the Senior Grassroots Scouts.
Benefits Package:
Leicester City Football Club offers a competitive salary and pension scheme with life assurance to all its permanent employees. To make the most for day-to-day living, employees are able to access various retail discount programmes and salary sacrifice schemes, as well as benefit from free onsite parking and subsidised staff restaurants. Employees also benefit from up to 33 days' annual leave including bank holidays.
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Leicester City Football Club believes that football is for all and we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion, where valuing the individual is our highest priority. We are working to see equality across all areas of the Club and welcome applications from all areas of the community.
If you have any requirements in regards to the recruitment process, please let us know. We are happy to support your needs.
Leicester City Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, you may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service prior to taking up any role.
Suitable candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply; the role will be shut down as soon as a suitable candidate has been sourced.
For further information and details on how to apply please click on the link below.
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