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AFLW Assistant Analyst

Hawthorn Football Club


  • Melbourne Victoria Australia
  • Part Time, Contract/Temp
21 Jul 2025
Applications 0

Description

About us

Joining the Hawthorn Football Club represents a unique opportunity to work in a fast paced, elite sporting environment where you can be yourself and thrive.

Our Club’s values and One Club philosophy across our men’s and women’s football programs ensures that inclusion and diversity are at the core of all we do. You will work and thrive in an environment that is committed to excellence and supported by a culture of wellbeing and work/family balance.

Our strategic priorities guide the Club to deliver long term objectives to continually grow, innovate and achieve on-field success. We are excited that we will be moving to our new state of the art home, Kennedy Community Centre in Dingley this year.

We are committed to creating a supportive environment in which people feel connected to our football club and to each other.  Importantly we want to have fun!

About the role

Reporting to the AFLW Analyst, the AFLW Assistant Analyst is responsible for assisting with capturing, monitoring and analysing player data, liaising with the relevant football department staff to communicate findings which will in turn support improvements in individual and team performance.

Key Responsibilities that this role will assist with:

  • Performance analysis of HFC key metrics providing weekly reports and data visualisations from relevant data streams and tools
  • Collate and manage databases of results, match day, player workloads and physical testing scores
  • Ensure environment is compliant with the coordination of equipment
  • Provide matchday support including the setting up of data infrastructure and providing real-time feedback of information to coaches and other staff 

Qualifications and Experience 

The successful candidate will be proficient in Sportscode and have worked for a sports team prior. They will ideally have experience working within a football team environment or have a strong interest in the development of the game. A tertiary degree &/or relevant qualifications in sport analytics highly regarded.

This is a fixed-term, part-time opportunity for the 2025 season that will require attendance at one training (Tues or Thurs) and one game per week, commencing no sooner than the 21st of July.

Our offer to you 

As a Hawthorn Football Club employee, you will work in a supportive, values driven and harmonious team. You will be challenged and provided with opportunities to learn new things, grow, and develop. Our initiatives which drive wellbeing, connection and performance include:

  • Access to gym facilities
  • Special offers and discounts through our Corporate Partners
  • Professional development opportunities - inhouse and external
  • One Club memberships to enjoy games with your family and friends

The Hawthorn Football Club is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and diverse candidates. We welcome applicants who reflect the diversity of the Australian community and encourages applicants from the following backgrounds to apply:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse
  • LGBTIQ+
  • People with a disability

We provide a welcoming, safe, and flexible approach to work and provide an environment that benefits from and enables the best from everyone.

As an organisation we are committed to protecting children and young people from harm. It is essential that anyone involved with the Hawthorn Football Club understands their responsibility in relation to child safety. Our organisation requires all applicants to obtain a ‘Working with Children Check’ prior to appointment.

Essential Requirements

  • Relevant Tertiary Qualification
  • Working with Children / Working with Vulnerable People Check
  • Experience with Hudl Sportscode, preferably with knowledge of Australian Rules Football

Desirable Criteria

Application Instruction

Please submit your application including your resume and cover letter prior to the application close date on 21st July, 2025.

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