Oxford United Football Club are currently looking to recruit a Head of Emerging Talent (U16–U21) to join their successful and progressive recruitment department. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering the club’s emerging talent strategy, leading the identification and recruitment of high-potential players across domestic and European markets.
Main Duties
- Lead the Emerging Talent recruitment strategy to drive the identification, acquisition and long-term value of players within the U16–U21 age groups
- Identify, monitor and evaluate emerging talent players (U16–U21) in line with the club's playing philosophy.
- Contribute to the club’s medium and long-term squad planning by identifying emerging talent aligned with positional needs and succession pathways.
- Conduct live and video scouting across the Club’s target markets.
- Produce accurate and timely scouting reports, following club templates and grading frameworks.
- Lead and manage the end-to-end loan process for young players, including monitoring of performance and progression during the loan period.
- Develop and maintain a strong network of contacts to support player identification and enhance the club’s loan and recruitment strategies.
- Utilise the club’s recruitment data platforms and dashboards to support objective player identification, working collaboratively with Data Analysts.
- Support the club’s end-to-end recruitment process, contributing to recruitment meetings and the decision-making process.
- Maintain regular communication with the Head of Recruitment, Head of Scouting, Head of Academy Recruitment and wider recruitment department.
- Assist in identifying opportunities for department innovation, process development and best-practice systems.