Casual West London Grassroot Scout

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced candidate to join the Academy Recruitment Department at Norwich City Football Club in the role of Casual Grassroots North West and West London Scout for players aged U13-U16 years. This is an excellent role for someone who is based in North West and West London who has a good knowledge of local football and is motivated to support our wider Recruitment Strategies.

Due to the ad hoc nature of the role, the candidate will need to be based in, or close to, West London.

As the role is casual, hours will be assigned on an ad-hoc basis which can be accepted or declined.

The Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) is a long-term plan introduced by the Premier League to promote the development of a world-leading Academy system. It aims to deliver an environment that promotes excellence, nurtures talent, and systematically converts this talent into professional players capable of playing First Team football at the Club that develops them. Within the plan, professional Clubs are awarded a categorisation for their Academy, depending on their ability to fulfil the criteria outlined above. Our Academy has been awarded the highest possible status (Category One).

Scouts are required to assist with Scouting and Recruitment, providing systematic coverage of local Football in order to identify realistic recruitment targets for the Academy at Norwich City Football Club. The successful candidate will complete comprehensive reports on the players involved to help identify players for Norwich City.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 1 year of scouting experience.

The following criteria are essential :

• Attending local fixtures on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Reporting on players involved to help identify players for Norwich City.
• Knowledge of local football.
• Experience or a background in scouting.
• Self-motivated and committed.
• A strategic planner, organiser, and co-ordinator.
• Confident with the ability to work individually and as part of a successful team.
• A ‘people person’ with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer literate.
• Full driving licence.
• Attend CPD events offered by Norwich City to support your role development.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join the Canaries, click ‘Apply’ now on careers.canaries.co.uk to become our West London Casual Grassroot Scout!

Closing date : Wednesday 14th March

Norwich City Football Club is 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 is 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.

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