Staffing Manager

Job Introduction

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our staffing and recruitment team based at Brighton & Hove FC, AMEX Stadium. As the Staffing Manager, you will be responsible for recruiting and coordinating casual staff on match days and events at the stadium. You will also understand business requirements, budgets and timeframes and ensure business deadlines and targets are met in a timely manner as directed by the CSD.

Flexibility is required as you will be expected to work match days.

Our heritage is built on catering and hospitality experience and fuelled by our passion for exceptional food and service. For over 40 years we have been providing bespoke catering and hospitality services for sports stadia, racecourses, visitor, attractions, historic venues, major events and premium airline lounges. Recognised across the globe for hospitality, we help create exceptional moments at extraordinary events such as Royal Ascot, Tour de France and RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

For more information on the company see Careers in Sports and Leisure

Role Responsibility

• Ensure Hospitality Lounges, Retail outlets and kitchens are staffed according to HOD requirements
• Arranging and conducting interviews
• Ensuring all casual employees receive a starter pack and full training.
• Making sure casual employees have all completed pre employment training and inductions.   
• Pre-planning of all staffing for events at the stadium
• Set up and management of staffing check in on event or match days
• Manage the payroll administration function and ensure all wages are submitted in a timely manner, fully authorised and including employee numbers.  
• Assisting with all HR issues or tasks when required.
• Request references for casual employees
• Manage and produce a weekly wage forecast to an agreed timescale for the efficient management of labour costs.

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience in working in the event industry or casual recruitment
• Motivated and adaptable, confidently able to manage workload and different tasks simultaneously
• Well-developed verbal, non-verbal, presentation and communication skills
• Confident in the use of MS office, especially excel along with other computer and payroll programmes
• A flexible approach to working hours.

Travel and overnight stays may be required to undertake training and business requirements

Package Description

Up to £30,000 depending on experience + bonus + benefits

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation.

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 are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.