Staffing and Recruitment Manager

Job Introduction

Job Description

• Job Title: Staffing and Recruitment Manager
• Location: Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee
• £28,000 - £32,000 per annum
• 40hrs per week / 5 out of 7days
• Flexible work pattern 

Job Introduction 

Join us in shaping the teams behind Scotland’s most exciting venues and events.

We’re looking for a proactive and people-focused Staffing & Recruitment Manager to lead recruitment, workforce planning, and staff allocation across our racecourses, event spaces, cultural destinations, and cafés.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll balance day-to-day staffing needs with long-term talent pipelines, from running assessment sessions and onboarding new team members to building strong community partnerships and driving innovative recruitment campaigns. You’ll play a key role in making sure our venues are fully staffed, our managers are supported, and our people feel engaged and ready to deliver outstanding service.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, know how to bring the right people together, and are excited about shaping the future of our workforce, this could be the opportunity for you.

What You'll Do:

• Plan and allocate staff across all venues, balancing direct staff, freelancers, and agency workers.
• Ensure staffing meets operational, event, and budget requirements.
• Develop and implement an annual recruitment plan for casual and salaried roles.
• Lead assessment centres, apprenticeship and internship programmes, and early careers initiatives.
• Ensure all recruitment and staffing activity complies with employment legislation including right-to-work, health & safety, and training requirements.
• Support training and development programmes for both casual and salaried staff, as required.
• Drive initiatives to improve employee engagement, retention, and career progression.

What You Bring:

Essential

• Experience in event staffing and recruitment.
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.

Desirable

• Knowledge of HR policy and practice.
• Experience delivering training or supporting development programmes.
• Operational experience in events, hospitality, or venues.
• Proficiency with time & attendance systems.
• Competent in Microsoft Office programmes.

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo 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! Career progression for the caring profession.

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.

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.

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