Casual Academy Scout South

Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited

Organisation: Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited
Salary: Market Rate
Location: Kirkby, Merseyside
Contract type: Permanent (Part time)
Closing date: 20 May 2025
Job Description: We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Liverpool FC team as a Casual Academy Scout (South) on a casual basis. You will support the region in coverage of Academy fixtures in both live and video viewings. You will provide Information in the region of fixtures but also market activity.

What will you be doing?

Attend or watch via video games as requested by area manager, provide reports as per LFC reporting procedure.
Notify Area Manager of any potential players of Interest within desired timeframe.
Provide market Information on region regularly in terms of potential player movement.
Manage and maintain relationships with key stakeholders both internal and external.
Attend the Academy when required for meetings both regional and national.
Have a good knowledge of our own players from watching both live and via video.

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this role, you will have excellent knowledge of professional academy football within the south region from ages of u13 through to u18 at professional clubs. You will have a strong understanding of youth football and specifically long-term youth development. The right candidate with have excellent ability to maintain and develop relationships with key stakeholders within the football community. You will be computer literate and have experience of using scouting software (Hudl, Wyscout, Eyeball etc) and the ability to work to deadlines.

Essential Functional / Technical Skills:

FA Talent ID Level 2
Valid driving license

Why should you apply?

This is a casual position, offering variable hours including evenings and weekends on a flexible assignment basis.

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment. This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

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How to apply: Please apply via our website: https://careers.liverpoolfc.com/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=1128&jobboard=UK_Sport