Recruitment Data Analyst; Intern

About the Role

AFC Fylde are looking to recruit a Recruitment Data Analyst (Intern) to support the Club’s player recruitment operations.

Working closely with the Director of Football and Head of Recruitment, the successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing the Club’s recruitment model. This position focuses on ensuring that robust data, analytics, and reporting systems underpin evidence-based decision making across player identification and assessment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a postgraduate or aspiring analyst to apply quantitative methods within a professional football environment.

• Maintain and update the Club’s player recruitment database, ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Develop and refine player scoring and ranking models aligned to Club DNA and playing style
• Build dashboards and tools to enable efficient data interrogation by recruitment staff
• Identify opportunities to improve existing processes and models

• Source, clean, and process data from external platforms
• Produce player comparison reports and positional benchmarking analysis
• Support performance analysis with data-driven insights
• Prepare clear data summaries and briefing materials for recruitment meetings

• Maintain documentation of data processes, structures, and model logic
• Identify and introduce new data sources, metrics, or analytical techniques
• Ensure all data activity complies with relevant legislation and Club policy

We are looking for an individual who:

• Has a postgraduate qualification in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience
• Is familiar with football data and performance analysis metrics
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Has excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Communicates complex insights clearly to non‑technical stakeholders
• Shows initiative and can manage workload independently
• Has a genuine passion for football and recruitment

Desirable:

• Experience using Python and/or R
• Experience working with large datasets
• Experience building dashboards (e.g. Power BI or similar tools)

• First‑hand experience within a professional football club
• Exposure to real recruitment and decision‑making processes
• Opportunity to develop practical data and analytics skills in elite sport
• Potential progression to a paid role for exceptional performers

• This is an unpaid internship designed to support entry into the football industry