Academy Volunteer Scout

Job Description

Lincoln City Football Club are seeking enthusiastic and committed individuals to join its scouting network as volunteer academy scouts. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in identifying and recommending talented young players within the club’s recruitment pathway.

The Category 3 volunteer scout plays an important role in supporting the club’s player identification and recruitment process by attending grassroots, academy, school, and local football matches to identify talented players who meet the club’s playing philosophy and long-term development model. This role is ideal for someone passionate about talent identification, football development and player progression.

Working closely with the academy recruitment team, you will attend grassroots matches, tournaments and local leagues to observe and report on emerging talent.

We are recruiting several individuals to cover each region, with successful candidates ideally located within a reasonable distance of the area they will support. Each person will be responsible for covering leagues and tournaments in one of the following delegated areas:

  • Hull and North Lincolnshire
  • Central Lincolnshire
  • Peterborough and South Lincolnshire
  • South Yorkshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Derbyshire
  • Leicestershire