VACANCY: Head of Academy Recruitment

POST TITLE: Head of Academy Recruitment

MAIN RESPONSIBILITES

• Recruit and identify, via the relevant scouts, players of required quality to represent Leyton Orient’s Academy.
• Maintain and enhance the local, (in particular East and North East London) regional and any national scouting to fulfil the above criteria.
• Ensure that scouts report back to the club with quality and in an efficient manner and maintain all such documentation – including uploading information onto the PMA database.
• Ensure that the required recruitment data is produced for EPPP audit.
• Assist scouts working with age groups by providing scout education and making available other training to enhance their skills and knowledge for their jobs (C.P.D).
• Maintain and develop strong links with schools, districts, counties, as well as junior leagues.
• Maintain, develop and evolve relationships with five partnership Football Clubs that have been established in September 2017.
• Plan in co-ordination with the Head of Coaching a festival programme with our five partner Clubs which will be delivered in the school holidays.
• Ensure with the Lead Phase Coach that the correct procedure is carried out for trialists.
• Devise a scouting philosophy that’s in line with the Club’s playing philosophy.
• Plan monthly Talent I.D games that are age and phase specific to play against current Academy age groups at any Club training venue.
• Lead on a bi-weekly recruitment meeting to all full-time Academy staff.

REQUIREMENTS

• Up to date FA Talent Identification Course.
• Satisfactory DBS check.
• Up to date Safeguarding workshop.
• Three years of experience working in an Academy or Centre of Excellence with relevant age groups in coaching/recruitment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Availability for flexible working hours.
• IT literacy.

BEHAVIOURS OF A HEAD OF RECRUITMENT

• Excellent communication and demeanour linked to personal skills.
• Have a flexible attitude to work.
• A suitable character-strong, optimistic.
• Growth mind set-committed to becoming an expert.
• The ability to build, maintain and evolve relationships with others.
• Intellectually and emotionally sound.
• Be able to adapt to different and changing situations.
•  Have the drive and enthusiasm to set high standards and achieve company objectives.
• Easy and fun to be with-a relaxed professional.
• Have a high degree of integrity and personal honesty.
• Understands why accountability is important and understands when, why and how to accept this.

DESIRABLE

• Professional playing experience.
• FA Youth Award.
• Coaching qualifications at UEFA ‘B’ Licence and above.
• Teaching Qualification/Sports Science/Business Degree.
• Experience as a line manager.
• Experience as Head of Recruitment.
• Experience as Youth Coach or Head of Coaching.
• Additional work-related qualifications including First Aid and Coaching Qualifications.

All applications should include a covering letter along with a CV, and should be emailed to Lewis Spencer at [email protected] The closing date for this role is 5pm on Friday, September 22, with interviews planned to be held the following week.