Meetings and Events Manager

Job Introduction

Job Description

• Meetings and Events Manager
• Newcastle Football Club, St James Park
• £31,000pa + Bonus and excellent benefits
• 5/7 to include weekends

Job Introduction 

Are you ready to take centre stage in delivering exceptional hospitality experiences? Sodexo Live! has an exciting opportunity for a Meetings & Events Manager to join our dynamic team at Newcastle United Football Club — a world-renowned venue where passion meets performance.

We’re looking for an organised, energetic and forward-thinking leader to take charge of our Meetings & Events operation, ensuring seamless execution of corporate functions, conferences, celebrations and bespoke hospitality experiences throughout the year.

What You'll Do:

• Lead, inspire and develop the Meetings & Events team to deliver exceptional service standards across all event spaces.
• Oversee planning, set-up, and execution of a wide range of events, ensuring every detail meets client expectations and Sodexo standards.
• Build strong relationships with clients, sales, and catering teams to create bespoke experiences.
• Drive event profitability by managing labour, food & beverage costs, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain compliance with health & safety, food safety, and company procedures across the venue.
• Own key events from start to finish, handling client feedback and delivering continual service improvements.

For a full list of responsibilities please read the attached job description

What You Bring:

Essential

• Experience of managing a large operation with high volume meetings and events business.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills essential; ability to recruit, train, manage and motivate the workforce.  
• Experience managing front of house teams, delivering a variety of concepts and service styles.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.  

Desirable: 

• Experience working within a sports and leisure/stadia.
• IOSH Managing Safely qualification or equivalent. 
• Food Safety Level 3 qualification of equivalent. 

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo Live! is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment 
• Competitive compensation 
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today! 

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

About Sodexo 

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. 

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.