Northern UK Youth Scouting Manager

Closing Date of Applications - 30th June 2025

Our Story

Established in 2013, City Football Group is the world’s leading private owner and operator of football clubs, with total or partial ownership of twelve clubs across the world. City Football Group also invests in other football related businesses and serves as a global commercial platform for our partners, whilst fulfilling our purpose of empowering better lives through football on a local and global scale, consistent with what “City” football has meant to people for over a century.  

Our Winning Team

Our purpose is to empower better lives through football. We are proud of the role City Football Group clubs play in their localities, delivering positive economic, social and environmental impact through our operations and through programmes and activities that bring about meaningful, lasting change.

To be successful as the Northern UK Youth Scouting Manager at City Football Group, you will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating a team of Talent ID Scouts situated within the North of England.

This is Your City 

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a simply health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts. 

Your Impact

1. Deliver optimal scouting coverage, network building and intelligence gathering to identify U13-U16 talent across Greater Manchester, Midlands & North-East.
2. Attend games/covers video, compiles and tracks scouting reports to ensure relevant information is up to date to present/share updates on a weekly basis.
3. Management and support regional Northern Talent ID Scouts.
4. Create long-list of relevant players for expert scouting assessment.
5. Ensures effective transition of local recruitment work to information U13 scouting.

What we are looking for

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in talent identification/scouting.
• Continuous appetite for learning and open minded.
• Versatile and adaptable, with a flexibility to work across various working patterns.
• Utilisation of data and insights.
• Experience working within other sections of football (coaching, analysis, senior).
• Highly organised with strong coordination skills.
• Immediate market intelligence & player insight.

To apply

When applying for this role, it is important to note the below to complete your application. All applications must have an up-to-date CV submission, alongside a cover letter that clearly addresses the below:

• An overview of your experience(s), ambition(s), and why you feel they are the best candidate for the role.
• What is most important to you personally, when identifying and recognising potential in youth players, ideally including an example as a reference point.
• What area/areas would you consider to be a super strength and why?

The cover letter must be uploaded alongside the CV in the earmarked area of the application stage. If you have any questions or issues, please contact lee.talbot@cityfootball.com.

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview. 

Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.