Men's Talent Reporter Lead

Are you passionate about talent reporting and winning England teams... join us and continue to build a comprehensive men's player observation scouting network and consistently develop club relationships to enable the identification of players based on a thorough understanding of player profiling and contemporary selection processes, focusing on the youth development phase.

**About the Team**
- Our FA Technical teams support all aspects of Men's and Women's elite performance - including para football, the elite format of disability football that runs parallel to the mainstream game - so we can help England teams to win tournaments.
- Our teams manage everything from identifying talent to the development and coaching of multi-disciplinary teams throughout the age groups, up to our Senior England teams. To deliver on our goal we have invested heavily in developing a team of exceptional people capable of creating winning England teams at our world-class training facilities at our National Football Centre, St. George's Park.

**What You'll Do?**
- Lead the operational delivery plan for YDP Phase, which includes best practises in the collection and aggregation of multiple intelligence sources to create comprehensive player reports for each age group.
- Working with Head of Player Recruitment & Retention, develop a regional & national scouting strategy that translates into an optimised deployment programme of specific actions and weekly targets for all live observations and video reviews of long-list players.
- Lead a team of Talent Reporters to ensure a strong reputation of The FA's scouting capability and ongoing relationship that add value to clubs, players and The FA
- Track, collect, monitor and share up to date information regarding all fixtures across the YDP phase to best inform live & video match reporting.
- Build an established network of key external stakeholders across professional clubs, players, coaches, and intermediaries to clubs to ensure a consistent exchange of key information on prospective and current players.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for Player Insight Team, National Coaches, and Head of Player Recruitment & Retention on all elements of player monitoring, offering the right levels of challenge and support to achieve a robust selection process.
- Monitor the quality/standards of Talent ID Reporting across the YDP phase.
- Support the development of Talent Identification in FA education through close working links and sharing of information with counterpart in FA Education.
- Ensure appropriate technology projects are utilised to support Talent ID/Scouting and player intelligence.
- Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
- As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

**What You'll Need?**
- Essential for the role:

- Federation Talent ID Qualifications.
- An established network of senior contacts across the domestic and international game, including club officials, coaches, scouts, players.
- Track record of successfully building and leading teams' in elite sport.
- Excellent written and oral communication.
- Excellent relationship builder.
- Beneficial to have:

- Creative presentation skills and experience of creating and delivering engaging workshops/presentations.
- Experience of leading and delivering contemporary, multi-disciplinary talent or player identification programmes in professional football.

**What's in it for you?**
- We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, in order to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
- We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

- Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
- Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
- Free private medical cover.
- A contributory pension scheme.
- An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
- A hybrid working model offering flexibility on where you work.

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