ROLE DESCRIPTION

About Us:

Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London. The club was founded on June 9th, 1905 and has a very storied history from rising to the top-flight of English Football in the 1930s (First Division) and again in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, to winning the FA Cup in 1947 and to leaving their Valley home in the mid-1980s only to make an impassioned return in 1992. Historically, the women's team played under Charlton Athletic from 2000 to 2007 but were released to become an independently run team in 2007 following the men's team's relegation from the Premier League.

The women's team were originally formed as a non-professional team in 1991 and were highly successful in the early 2000s winning The FA Cup, the League Cup, and the Charity Shield, as well as coming runners-up in the top division in multiple seasons. In February 2021, the club acquired the Charlton Athletic Women's team, turning the team full-time professional, and integrating them to become one club again.

Currently, our men's first team competes in League One, the third tier of English football, and our women's team competes in the Women’s Championship, the second highest division of women's football in England. At Charlton, we are ‘one club’ and can be truly described as a ‘family club’.

Role Description:

Charlton Athletic Football Club are offering several Academy Performance Analysis Internship opportunities for the 2024/25 season with both the Professional Development Phase and the Youth Development Phase.

The successful candidate(s) will gain first hand experience working within a fast paced, highly successful youth academy environment, competing in the professional development league. The candidate(s) will work closely with the analysis, coaching and sports science staff in order to provide analytical support to all Academy players.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support filming and coding of training sessions aligned with desired outcomes.
• Assist with pre match opposition analysis.
• Attend and film academy matches on relevant days (subject to internship role achieved).
• PDP: Saturday, Monday or Tuesday.
• YDP: Tuesday, Sunday.
• Produce individual player clips to support player review and individual development plan process.
• Produce post match statistical reports to analyse team performance aligned with the Charlton Principles of play.
• Help create post match video related to Charlton’s KPI’s for team and unit analysis.
• Help maintain best practice video libraries.
• Assist with any analytical support required by the multi-disciplinary team (sport science, physios, education).

Education/Qualifications/Training:

Studying towards a degree in analysis/football/sport

Abilities/Skills/Knowledge:

• Understanding of football coaching, tactics and technical detail.
• Interest and a passion for analysis of football.
• Ability to commit for the 2024/25 season.
• Be willing to commit to unsociable hours e.g. weekends.
• Be trustworthy with sensitive data.
• Self motivated, proactive and willing to learn.
• Proficient computer literacy.
• High organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence or ability to travel to various locations due to the demands of the role.

Additional Information:

This a full time role that includes work on weekends and evenings ;
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK;
Charlton Athletic FC is committed to following relevant health & safety regulations and all members of staff are expected to be fully aware and adhere to, at all times, the Club’s H&S and fire safety procedures;
Charlton Athletic Football Club are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment;
CAFC is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, color, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.

Safeguarding:

Charlton Athletic Football Club are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. The successful candidate may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining a post, as all cases are mediated individually according to the nature of the role and the information provided.

Note: Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive we regret that we are unable to respond to unsuccessful applicants.

To Apply: Please send a copy of your CV as well as a covering letter explaining why you want to apply for this internship to: ADD LINK HERE