Recruitment Administrator

Recruitment Administrator

• Newcastle United Football Club, St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4ST
• £27,500pa + excellent benefits
• 40hrs pw 5/7 - evening and weekend work required - all NUFC home games and events to be worked
• free onsite parking, staff lunch provided

At Sodexo Live!, we create unforgettable experiences at some of the world's most iconic venues. From matchdays to major events, our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we're now looking for a Recruitment Administrator to play a key role in building and supporting our workforce at Newcastle United Football Club.

This is a fast-paced, hands-on role where you'll support the end-to-end recruitment and onboarding of a large casual and contracted workforce, helping ensure our teams are trained, compliant and ready to deliver exceptional hospitality on matchdays and beyond.

If you're highly organised, people-focused and thrive in busy, event-led environments, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

• Coordinating recruitment and onboarding for casual and contracted colleagues across the stadium
• Supporting matchday and event staffing through pre-planning and on-the-day coordination
• Arranging and delivering inductions to large groups (10-100+)
• Managing Right to Work checks, compliance documentation and personnel records
• Supporting training bookings and maintaining accurate training records
• Working with labour management and payroll systems to ensure accurate data and timely pay
• Coordinating on-site recruitment events and supporting community recruitment initiatives
• Engaging our casual workforce through newsletters, social channels and regular communications
• Acting as a key point of contact for staffing queries, welfare and engagement
• Supporting uniform management and matchday staff check-in

For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description.

• Essential
  • Experience in recruitment or high-volume administration
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
  • Confident communicator, comfortable engaging large groups
  • Experience in hospitality, catering or event-led environments
  • Ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced, changeable setting
• Desirable
  • Payroll or HR administration experience
  • Experience working in large venues or high-volume events
  • Familiarity with labour management systems

• 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

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.

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday 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 welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We are a forces friendly employer. 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 are a Disability Confident Leader employer.

We are committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

The rewards and Benefits guide is attached.

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