First Team Data Analyst at Nottingham Forest Football Club
Job Description
Salary: Please state your expectations within your application
Contract: Full Time, 42 hours a week
Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR
Department: First Team Coaching
Reporting to: Head of Sports Data Insights
Closing Date For Applications: 9th June 2026
About the Role:
We are looking for a proactive individual with excellent attention to detail to join our team at Nottingham Forest as a First Team Data Analyst. In this role, the successful candidate will focus on delivering key performance data insights, working closely with coaches and performance analysts to support pre- and post-match analysis, individual learning plans, executive reporting and a variety of other individual and collective research projects.
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:
People
* Provide a high degree of support to key stakeholders and non-technical staff to enhance their understanding and utilisation of data.
* Work closely with coaches, performance analysis staff and others to translate data into practical performance strategies.
* Develop strong relationships with the Coaching, Analysis and Data Insights teams, working with the wider MDT to support key workflows and processes.
Process
* Collaborate with performance analysts to produce pre- and post-match analysis reports and support the creation and delivery of opposition profiling and individual learning plans.
* Use data to answer ad-hoc performance questions to support decision-making, efficiently translating data and information into actionable insights.
* Lead on data visualisation projects to answer key performance questions, supporting the creation of comprehensive player profiles and a robust reporting system.
* Responsible for long-term longitudinal research projects focused on identifying trends.
Product
* Querying, wrangling and manipulation of data.
* Work with various complex football datasets to create custom metrics.
* Build dashboards and other tools to be presented and distributed across the Club.
* Ensure data best practices across the Club, liaising with key stakeholders to ensure alignment with the wider Club data strategy.
What are we looking for:
Essential
* Relevant qualification in Performance Analysis, Sports Science or Data Science.
* Previous experience working with Tableau or equivalent visualisation software to drive actions.
* Previous experience working with data and delivering actionable insights within a professional football club context.
* Evidence of working and communicating insights from football data.
* Creative and curious problem solver with a positive attitude to new challenges.
* Proactive and keen to learn, able to pick up new skills and work as part of a team.
* Excellent attention to detail and evidence of working on developing strong analytical skills.
Desirable
* Evidence of data analytics CPD, certification or course.
* Strong understanding of technical and tactical aspects of football.
* Basic experience with R/Python and other programming languages.
* Basic experience using SQL for data management and analysis.
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 require all applicants to provide accurate 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 Equality, Diversity \& Inclusion
*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 are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.*
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.*