Data Analyst

The Association of Professional Football Analysis
Wembley
3 days ago
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Full Time Wembley Stadium Posted on March 17, 2026 Closes: March 29, 2026


The FA's Grassroots division is looking for a Data Analyst with a collaborative mindset and the ability to communicate complex concepts to a variety of audiences. You will play a critical role in transforming Grassroots Football's data into actionable insights and easy‑to‑use self‑serve tools that empower internal teams and County FAs to make evidence‑based decisions.


What will you be doing?

  • Develop and maintain self‑serve dashboards and reporting tools that allow colleagues and the County FA network to independently explore and interpret data
  • Proactively identify emerging insights, trends, and opportunities across Grassroots Football data and translate them into recommendations that support strategic decisions
  • Support the integration of relevant external data sources including ONS, health, demographic, and local authority datasets to enrich place‑based insight, strengthen forecasting, and inform opportunities across Grassroots Football
  • Create repeatable frameworks and templates – like place‑based insight packs – that help the wider identify, act on, and monitor participation trends and opportunities across Grassroots Football
  • Lead the insight‑generation process for Grassroots Strategy KPIs, ensuring that data is not only reported but clearly interpreted and communicated, and used to drive future‑state planning
  • Collaborate with the Digital Technology Team to enhance data pipelines and resolve any data quality issues
  • Drive increased adoption of dashboards by providing training, demos, and guidance to stakeholders across the football network
  • Serve as one of the go‑to people for Grassroots data at The FA, responding promptly and professionally to queries and tickets, and clearly communicating updates to reports and dashboards
  • Execute additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure that the highest standards of health, safety, and well‑being can be maintained
  • Complete a DBS check as required

Essential

Essential for the role:



  • Technical expertise: Advanced Power BI and Excel skills, with working knowledge of SQL and/or DAX
  • Communicative style: Can convey complex, technical concepts simply and effectively, adapting communication for different audiences
  • Collaborative mindset: A team player energized by working with colleagues across the business
  • Conscientious approach: A quality‑driven, structured, detail‑oriented approach ensuring accuracy and high data standards
  • Organisational ability: Comfortable managing recurring and ad‑hoc tasks and working to deadlines
  • Proactivity: Ability to identify and act on issues and opportunities before they arise

You will have experience:



  • Integrating and analysing data from multiple sources and managing complex datasets
  • Building Power BI reports according to business requirements
  • Engaging stakeholders from across business divisions
  • Presenting insights in compelling ways, using storytelling, visualisation best practices, and non‑technical language

Beneficial to Have

You will have experience:



  • Delivering training and producing guidance materials to support dashboard users
  • Working with data sources like ONS, Active Lives, Moving Communities, local authority datasets, etc.
  • Working with GIS tools like ArcGIS or QGIS

What's in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles. To achieve this, we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world‑class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire, an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high‑performing England teams and leaders.


Benefits

  • Competitive salary and great opportunities to develop and grow in your role
  • Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium and regular internal events throughout the season
  • Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park
  • Free private medical cover
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Additional 'Thank You' day's leave, volunteering days, and 25 days of annual leave (full‑time, permanent contract)
  • Hybrid working model offering greater flexibility

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.


We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.


As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check in line with legislation and government guidance.


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