First Team Performance Analyst – Portsmouth Women FC

Portsmouth Community Football Club Limited

Organisation: Portsmouth Community Football Club Limited
Salary: Competitive
Location: Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 30 June 2025
Job Description: Join Our Team – Be Part of Pompey’s Future

Are you passionate about women’s sport and ready to play a key role in a dynamic and forward-thinking football environment? Pompey Women FC is looking for a driven, creative, and detail-oriented First Team Performance Analyst to join our ambitious team. This is your opportunity to play a key role in enhancing performance, empowering athletes, and contributing to a bold football vision.

At Pompey Women FC, we are proud of our inclusive culture and commitment to empowering female athletes and professionals. You will be joining a supportive and collaborative environment where your skills and expertise will be valued. If you are driven by excellence and have a passion for making a difference in women’s football, we want to hear from you.

Your key responsibilities will include:

As First Team Performance Analyst, you will play a vital part in developing and delivering high-quality performance insights, video analysis, and tactical support to the first team. You will work alongside our Head Coach, coaching staff, and analytics department to create a high-performance environment built on long-term strategy.
This role is hands-on, rewarding, and perfect for someone who is passionate about using data and video to drive tactical awareness and improve outcomes on the pitch.

Key Responsibilities:

· Deliver expert performance analysis to inform coaching decisions, shape tactics, and enhance individual and team performance.
· Create bespoke and engaging pre- and post-match content for coaches and players—team, unit, and individual.
· Attend all home and away matches to provide real-time and post-match analysis.
· Produce insightful pre-match reports using platforms such as Hudl Sportscode, Wyscout, StatsBomb, and others.
· Develop and manage performance databases and visual dashboards to monitor trends and support evidence-based coaching.
· Collaborate with the wider analytics team, integrating data-led insights into weekly planning and match prep.
· Support a positive, disciplined, and strategic football culture, aligning with the club’s long-term playing philosophy.
· Safeguard confidentiality and uphold the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and collaboration.

What We’re Looking For:

Experience & Skills:

· At least 3 years’ experience in elite sport (football preferred)
· Strong knowledge of performance analysis tools and platforms
· Experience with data visualisation and coding (R, Python, Tableau, Power BI)
· Confident communicator and presenter—able to engage both players and coaching staff
· A collaborative mindset and passion for women’s sport

Qualifications:

· A degree in Performance Analysis or a related sports/science field (undergraduate or postgraduate)
· Coaching qualifications are desirable but not essential.

What You Bring:

You are more than just a data expert. You are someone who brings a fresh, inclusive, and forward-thinking approach to analysis and performance. You thrive under pressure, love working in fast-paced environments, and care deeply about the growth of women’s football.

What we can offer:

We will support you with the tools, training, and team to succeed, including:

Competitive salary
Ongoing professional development
23 days holiday + bank holidays
Company pension scheme
Gym membership
Staff perks from club sponsors

General information

We promote an equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace and we are committed to providing the best experience for our colleagues. As a business we aim to be as representative of as many sections of society as possible, and for each colleague to feel respected and able to give of their best every day. We ensure that we treat people the right way, promote respect and believe that making the most of our differences is the key to the success of our business.
We take a robust approach to modern slavery and human trafficking and our organization is absolutely committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our corporate activities, and to ensuring that our supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking.

Safeguarding
Portsmouth Football Club is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to ensuring that any club-related activity will be in a safe environment where children, young people and adults at risk are protected from harm or abuse whilst under our care.
We acknowledge that every child, young person, or adult at risk who plays or participates in football should be able to take part in an enjoyable and safe environment and be protected from poor practice and abuse. Portsmouth Football Club recognizes that this is the responsibility of every adult involved in our club.
We must always respect the dignity and spirit of all people, including children, young people and adults at risk. Treat everyone fairly, encourage a supportive and positive environment to promote healthy competition, skill development, fun and achievement. Avoid contact or conduct that may be interpreted or defined as inappropriate.

Health and Safety
Portsmouth Football Club is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all employees, contractors, visitors, and others who may be affected by our operations.
As part of this commitment, you are expected to take reasonable care for your own health and safety, as well as that of others. You must comply with the company’s health and safety policies, procedures, and any legal requirements relevant to your role. Together, we aim to maintain a safe and supportive environment that promotes the welfare and security of everyone involved in our activities.

Data Protection
The Club process all personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with Data Protection Act (2018) and GDPR. Data collected as part of the recruitment process is held securely and accessed by, and disclosed to, individuals only for the purposes of managing the recruitment exercise effectively. All data that is deemed unnecessary will be disposed of at the end of recruitment process in line with our GDPR procedure.
How to apply: Ready to lead the way? Pompey Women FC is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of the club. We strongly encourage applications from women and underrepresented groups in football and sports medicine. If you are ready to help lead the way in women’s football and inspire excellence in athlete care, we would love to hear from you. To Apply: please send us a cover letter and CV to HR@pompeyfc.co.uk. Closing Date: 30th June 2025 Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Note: We are not accepting applications via agencies or third parties. If you don’t hear from us within 7 days of the closing date, please consider that your application was unsuccessful. At Portsmouth Football Club we are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and we aim to build an accurate picture of the make-up for our talent pools. Therefore, we ask that you submit the information on the link below to ensure we are always attracting a broad and diverse range of exceptional talent from all areas of society. Responses are anonymous and the data gathered will be used to inform our future initiatives but filling in this form is voluntary https://forms.gle/H7NmjG95fgLSaWPD7