Resourcing Manager

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Overview

Resourcing Manager
Bristol/ hybrid

Permanent- Full Time

A little about us...

We create world-class exhibitions and live events for clients all over the world. We typically deliver 200+ events per year across 6 continents.

Most of our team are based in Bristol, Stratford upon Avon and North Devon. We also have offices in London, San Francisco and Singapore.

We work with a range of B2B clients across most industry sectors, from leading brands through to Government departments, and our events include anything and everything, from conferences and exhibitions, through to product launches, brand activations and roadshows.

Role

About the role...

Following a period of new projects and team growth, we're looking for a Resource Manager to assist our delivery teams, ensuring projects are robustly resourced, with the right people in the right role/s at the right time. This brand new role will support a busy event team with internal resourcing, recruitment, freelancer engagement and management. This is an exciting opportunity to shape your role and develop your career within an award-winning events agency. You will support the delivery teams (Live Events, Exhibition Project Management and Production) in the resourcing of projects, working closely with Group Event Directors, Event Directors, Project Directors and Head of Production.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing and scheduling people resource, allocating individuals to projects and assessing when we need to onboard freelance staff.
• Collaborating with event delivery teams, department heads and other stakeholders to assess resource requirements, develop plans and allocate resources accordingly.
• Building a freelance database to call on when needed and managing freelance contracts and onboarding.
• POC for recruitment and assessing what roles are required and when. Potential for recruitment support to extend beyond the delivery team.
• Effectively manage resources, enhance productivity, streamline processes and maximise the team's performance.
• Support new business proposals.
• Work with delivery teams to manage, schedule and plan resource
• Develop strong relationships with internal teams and freelancers
• Anticipate and eliminate issues arising from peaks and troughs in the delivery calendar
• Manage and maintain JDs and review applications with the hiring manager for new and existing roles
• Develop knowledge of the freelancer pool, screen calling and maintain a database of skills and ability
• You will be able to adapt and perform well in a dynamic and evolving work environment

The person:

You will need to have previous experience of working within a resourcing team and therefore will possess excellent scheduling and management skills.

You are able to maintain composure and make decisions in a fast-paced environment, can manage several tasks simultaneously and maintain excellent attention to detail while working to tight deadlines. Communication is key in this role, and you will need to be able to confidently communicate with a range of people - colleagues, suppliers and clients.

Benefits

What we offer:

For starters, you get 25 days holiday, which goes up to 29 after 2 years. There's a company pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, and an extensive employee discount scheme that will save you money on everything from gym memberships to eating out.

We play hard. We throw awesome seasonal staff socials, finish early on Fridays in the summer, and we close every year between Christmas and New Year.

We'll look out for your wellbeing. There's a medical plan that pays cashback on your dental treatment, glasses, physio and things like that; plus, it features an employee assist programme with a 24hr GP hotline and wellbeing support service. And if you refer a friend to come and work for us, we'll pay you a finder's fee.

The serious stuff:

We take the serious stuff seriously. You'll be given access to the learning and development you need to grow and progress. And we have clear codes of conduct and policies on issues like equality, diversity & inclusion, and sustainability. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and walks of life.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed (Level 1) Employer. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to; ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, communicating and promoting vacancies, offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job and anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required. If you have a view or an idea, we'll want you to be involved in helping us always be better

Please note that our offices will shut on Tuesday 24th December 2024 until Thursday 2nd January 2025. Therefore, please understand that whilst we are still accepting applications, these will now be reviewed after 2nd January 2025, but we will endeavour to get back to you as early in the New Year as possible.