Academy Recruitment MSc Work Placement

Norwich City Football Club will make a monthly contribution to living expenses for successful candidates throughout the duration of their placement.

About the Placement

We are offering an opportunity to gain experience within our Academy Recruitment department across the 2026-27 season.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a candidate with high attention to detail and a passion for football, while offering an insight into future career pathways in a high-performance professional sport environment.  

This placement is suitable for a student who is looking for an industry placement throughout the completion of their Masters degree at St Mary’s University Twickenham (link to course with entry requirements below).

St Mary’s University Twickenham

Advanced Talent Identification and Player Recruitment (Distance Learning) MSc

https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/advanced-talent-identification-and-player-recruitment-distance-learning

Key tasks/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

To support the academy recruitment staff across the PDP and YDP with detailed insights to contribute towards continue success, outlined below.

Recruitment

• Extensive video scouting and analysis to support and drive early identification and assessment of players suitable for Norwich City’s academy.
• Support the scouting strategy, ensuring depth coverage of assigned markets and leagues, generating detailed scouting reports on potential target players across designated phases.

• Managing and maintaining thorough scouting shortlists to monitor and track potential targets.
• Collate, manage and coordinate scouting information and market intelligence.
• Assist in the completion of detailed videos, dossiers and presentations on target players
• Opportunity to work in collaboration with existing first team and academy staff to ensure efficient market and player coverage.
• Opportunities to gain experience with live scouting and report writing across the 2026/27 season.
• Opportunity to be involved in a range of personal development opportunities across the year, gaining insight into differing department's workflows and processes.
• To act in a manner that supports the Club’s Values of Growth, Integrity, Belonging, Resilience, Pride and Commitment

What do you get in return?

• Living allowance.
• Opportunity to work for a professional Football Club.
• Working in an environment with strong core values.
• Learning and development opportunities. Mentorship from senior members of the club’s recruitment department.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join the Canaries, click ‘Apply’ now.. 

Closing date:  Friday, 31 July 2026

Once accepted for interview, you will then be required to apply for the course.

Norwich City Football Club are committed to ensuring equal opportunities are given to all and welcomes applications from all areas of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.

Norwich City Football Club are an equal opportunities employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the workplace. Please be aware that a criminal disclosure and identity check will be carried out for this post. Engagement will be subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure. 

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (2025) guidance, we may conduct online searches as part of our due diligence processes on shortlisted candidates.