Job Description
Academy Scout Lead (Part Time) – Leicestershire
Derby County Football Club, established in 1884, is one of the founder members of the English Football League and has a rich and varied history, including two First Division titles in 1972 and 1975 and an FA Cup success in 1946. The club are currently playing in the Sky Bet Championship, the second tier of English Football following their promotion from League One in the 2023/24 season, and is under the management of Head Coach Paul Warne. The club also boasts a successful and respected Category One Academy, a status which has been held since 2014, and a Women’s side competing in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division. Derby County recently embarked on an exciting new era following the change in ownership to Clowes Developments (UK) Limited, in the summer of 2022. Our track record of producing talent is outstanding, and we intend to protect that proud legacy, investing in key roles within the club to build on the foundations in place for success.
Derby County Football Club has a fantastic opportunity to join our Category One Academy as an Academy Scout Lead for the Leicestershire region.
Our Academy vision is to continue to provide talented, well balanced young professional footballers for Derby County's first-team squad and become recognised as the ‘Academy of Choice’ for young players within our local area and beyond.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide key support to the Local Recruitment Officer (U7-U11) & Lead U12-U16 Recruitment Officer in identifying and assessing youth players who show potential within local games and tournaments.
- To build an in-depth specialist knowledge and database of the youth market to supplement a broad knowledge regionally.
- Provide written performance reports from live games.
- Develop an in-depth knowledge and opinion of players within the existing Derby County Academy age groups.
- Promoting a positive market identity of Derby County with agents, representatives, clubs, federations, families and all key stakeholders.
- Ability to cover 2-3 fixtures per week, including weekends and weekdays.
- Look to build their own network of scouts within the region.
Personal characteristics and experience:
- Working knowledge of category 1-3 academy functions
- Working knowledge of PL Youth Development Regulations
- Working knowledge of youth football at multiple levels in the Leicestershire region
- Experience of writing match & player reports.
- Demonstrable experience of scouting role within a Football league club previously
Essential Qualifications
- Minimum level 2 FA Talent ID
- FA Safeguarding and First Aid
This part-time role has no fixed hours. Please note that it will be home-based, with expected travel across the Leicestershire region.
The successful candidate will receive a competitive retainer.
