Organisation Swansea City AFC Salary Competitive Location Swansea Contract type Permanent (Full time) Closing date 13 February 2026 Job Description JOB TITLE
Head of Academy Performance Analysis
DEPARTMENT
Academy
RESPONSIBLE TO
Academy Manager (direct), Senior Professional Development Phase Coach
SALARY
Competitive
CONTRACT
Full-time, 40 hours a week
WORK FLEXIBILITY
The position will involve working irregular hours; evenings, weekends and bank
holidays)
Purpose of Role
Lead, oversee and co-ordinate the performance analysis support to all academy age groups (U9-U21) and Lead the performance analysis for the U21 Team.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Personal Growth
>Undertake self-development to ensure knowledge in relation to all aspect of your role is up-to-date and forward thinking.
>Build relationships throughout the academy and broader.
Main Roles & Responsibilities - Head of Academy Analysis
>Lead in overseeing and growing the academy analysis department. Maintaining & improving the capturing, coding, databasing and sharing process across the programme.
>Manage and oversee full time staff & work placement students.
>Manage the work placement programme to ensure that all home fixtures are recorded and analysis sessions are taking place on a weekly basis for all age groups.
>Recruit and train students to cover and code games for the season.
>Organise weekly analyst timetables for staff to record and code fixtures.
>Support placement hours and course work of work placement students.
>Provide meetings and CPD to all analyst staff throughout the season.
>Share relevant footage and data of academy individuals where required with first team staff.
>Undertake short or long-term analysis projects and assist in cross department projects
>Collaborate with Lead phase coaches in developing and improving the analysis provided across the Academy.
>To sit on the Academy Management Team and take part in meetings when required.
>Lead on managing the CASA to align with audit requirements.
Main Roles & Responsibilities – Lead U21 Professional Development Phase Analyst
>Lead on all analysis tasks for the U21’s as guided by coaching staff.
>Lead on all analysis meetings (i.e. game plan, pre match, post match, unit, individual).
>Training analysis and databasing sessions.
>Match day capture, live coding and feedback.
>Sharing of content onto relevant platforms for staff and players.
>Creating and maintaining best practice libraries for individuals, units and team footage.
>Wherever necessary (or available) to support information with internal or external data
>Support coaching staff in identifying, monitoring and preparing information for individual player development plans
About The Candidate
Essential
>Undergraduate degree in performance analysis or a related field (e.g. Sport Science)
>First-hand experience in the use of industry standard analysis products (e.g. Hudl Sportscode or SBG Focus)
>Minimum of 3 years’ performance analysis experience within a professional football academy.
Desirable
>Postgraduate qualification in performance analysis or related field
>Football coaching qualifications (UEFA B Licence)
>Experience of leading and developing a department within a professional football academy.
>Full UK Driving License
General Accountabilities
>Continue to challenge, learn and set standards within performance analysis
>Creative and open-minded
>Being proactive in organisation
>Attentive to detail and driven to succeed
>To always maintain a flexible approach to work
>To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally