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LEAD MEN’S ACADEMY PERFORMANCE ANALYST
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
9 AUGUST 2024
JOB TITLE: Lead Men’s Academy Performance Analyst
DEPARTMENT: Performance Analysis
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Head of Performance Analysis
START DATE: TBC
CLOSING DATE: 9th August 2024
POSITION TYPE: Full Time
INTERVIEW
DATES: W/C 12th of August 24
ABOUT US:
The Trailfinders Rugby Academy is the academy of Ealing Trailfinders, an ambitious and progressive, rugby union club based in West-London.
The Trailfinders Rugby Academy pathway runs from sixteen years of age through our Ealing Trailfinders Elite Player (ETEP) Program into our University Academy based at Brunel University. The academy’s aim is to produce world class talent through a dual elite rugby and academic journey.
This is the opportunity to join Trailfinders during a very exciting period of the Club’s history.
THE ROLE:
Lead a team of performance analysts across all men’s Ealing Trailfinders academy teams, to deliver a world class analysis programme to key stakeholders.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage the weekly training schedule for academy analysis staff to ensure that all academy sessions are covered with correct equipment.
• Ensure that all academy analysis staff are running academy meetings to the standards expected.
• Plan and deliver the matchday process from pre-game setup through to delivering reports.
• Plan and lead on the delivery of opposition analysis to coaches.
• Manage a comprehensive database of all information collected from numerous data sources.
• Provide support across the organisation for all hardware and software.
• Upskill analysts to deliver high quality training packages to coaches – quality check packages to ensure they are up to standard.
• Act as a link between the coaches and the sessions – reviewing and clipping actions as they happen.
• Promote, maintain and uphold the standards within the Club
THE PERSON
EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
• 2+ years experience analysing rugby union in a high-performance environment.
• Leading on training and matchday setup of analysis provisions.
• Experience of using Hudl / Sportscode
• Working with coaching groups to provide a consistent analysis service.
• Leading and upskilling performance analysts.
DESIRABLE
• Managing a team of analysts in a high-performance environment.
• Utilising data visualisation tools to present key information.
QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL
• An undergraduate degree in Sports Performance Analysis/Science/ Coaching or related area.
SKILLSET
DESIRABLE
• A postgraduate degree in Sports Performance Analysis/ Science/Coaching or related area.
ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE
• Excellent knowledge of Rugby Union both tactically and technically.
• Ability to think creatively and problem solve.
• Experience of visualising data (Excel, Tableau, Power BI).
HOW TO APPLY?
• Designing and building data analytics processes to produce key performance reports.
To apply for the Lead Men’s Academy Performance Analyst role, please email recruitment@etprm.com with a covering letter and a CV.
For any questions or queries relating to the role, please email the Head of Performance Analysis at callum.macaulay@etprm.com
Interviews will be conducted: Week commencing 12th August 2024
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
Ealing Trailfinders is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, ethnic group or nationality, religion or belief, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or civil status, age or disability.
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.