Pathway · Step up
Loan & Player Pathway Manager to Head of Recruitment
How to move from Loan & Player Pathway Manager to Head of Recruitment: what to learn, what to prove and what formal steps, if any, are needed.
Qualification check for Head of Recruitment
Not needed
No qualification is needed for the new role. Evidence of results, reputation and relationships decide this move. No qualification is required. Appointments are made on record, reputation and fit with the club's strategy.
2 to 4 yearstypical timeline
2new skills to build
2qualifications to consider
+154%mid-point UK pay change, illustrative
The move at a glance
Loan & Player Pathway Manager
Manages players out on loan and their development pathway.
Head of Recruitment
Runs the recruitment process that combines scouting, data and negotiation.
Skills and knowledge to build
Experience and routes that help
Qualifications to consider
Tools to learn
What the new role asks of you
- Own the recruitment process and shortlist
- Coordinate scouts, analysts and agents
- Advise on contract and transfer strategy
Practical steps
- Ask for a small piece of the new role's work before you apply, for example one of the tasks above.
- Close the top gap first: Leadership.
- Keep a record of two results that show you working at the next level.
- Talk to three people who do the job. Ask how they got in, and who they would recommend you speak to.