Women's Lead Analyst

Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 42 hours a week

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR

Department: Forest Women

Reporting to: Head of Women and Girls Football

Closing Date For Applications: 26th August 2026

About the Role:

The role will involve working as an integral part of the Girls Academy, facilitating the delivery of the performance analysis programme predominantly for the women first team.

The role will require a hard-working individual, who is able to work with a high level of detail and accuracy, whilst being comfortable with operating in a fast-paced, modern environment.

The Perks of the Job:

• Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Access to high street and gym discounts.

• Discount within our Club shop.

• Free on-site parking.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Lead the analysis programme for the Women's First Team.

• Work closely with the women first team Head Coach and technical team on shaping, facilitating & delivering the analysis programme.

• Ensure that games & training are covered effectively.

• Work as part of a collaborative MDT team.

• Build relationships with wider MDT staff throughout the academy.

• Undertake self-development to ensure knowledge in all aspects of your role is up to date & industry leading.

• Filming of women first team training.

• Travel to home & away to women first team fixtures to film.

• Help facilitate the filming of Goalkeeper training.

• Create & help deliver analysis sessions.

• Support the creation and implementation of Individual Development Plans.

• Create a team-orientated stats report for women first team.

• Help generate individualised metrics from match play for players within the women first team.

• Build and maintain a library of best practice from games and training.

What are we looking for:

• Previous experience at working at First Team level in an elite sporting environment.

• Detailed technical and tactical knowledge of football.

• Postgraduate degree in performance analysis or relevant field.

• Highly proficient in using Hudl Sportscode & Hudl Studio.

• Accustomed to leading and delivering analysis sessions to players & staff.

• Experience filming training and matches with a variety of different equipment.

• Football Coaching Qualifications (UEFA C License or higher).

• Previous experience leading an analysis programme (desirable).

• Experience using SBG Matchtracker (desirable).

• Experience using Piero (desirable).

• Accustomed using Tableau, and handling data, to produce team & individual orientated reports (desirable).

• Experience undertaking longitudinal research projects (desirable).

• Full UK Driving License (desirable).

Forest For Everyone

We aim to create a culture which embraces and celebrates our differences, enables individuals to feel comfortable, maximise their potential and eliminate discrimination.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we Invite all applicants to provide diversity data during the application process.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer.  We encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.  If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a "disabled person" according to the  Equality Act 2010 , you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the  Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below.  The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment selections.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.