The primary role of the Senior Staffing Manage is to take a proactive role in delivering project excellence by sourcing, training and managing field staff for our client projects. You will be a key member of the team and integral to the day-to-day delivery of projects, managing a team of Junior Executives and Managers and reporting directly into the Staffing Director. This not only involves brilliant planning and delivery of individual campaigns but as importantly requires a pro-active attitude that engenders loyalty and buy-in from field teams which in turn ensures that relationships with clients are grown in line with expectations.

This is a fixed-term position until the end of September 2024. The specificity of this position is that you will be working for one client only on one of the biggest sports events in the world due to take place in Paris in 2024.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• To support the Staffing Director to ensure the team adheres to all deliverables, timelines and meeting the project objectives

• To coordinate pre-screening and management of the field staff throughout the recruitment and approval process

• To support the Staffing Director with staff communication and management

• Responsible for leading the team organizing and delivering the casting days

• To participate and manage staff training: planning, to prepare training documents, to conduct training, to provide constructive internal feedback

• To manage any administrative follow-up with the staff: employee files creation, contract drafting, payroll, invoicing and expense reports

• To maintain staffing database ensuring profiles are updated on a regular basis

• To create documents for staff and/or clients: briefs, reports, candidate presentations, etc.

• To manage any logistics and support service required for campaign delivery

• To manage the staff team on the field: role allocation, management of rotations and breaks, customer intermediary.

• To collate, process and deliver campaign data for internal and external evaluation

• Provide leadership to the junior staffing team to ensure timely and quality of project delivery & help in the development of these individuals.

• Anticipate any crisis: urgent recruitment, last-minute cancellations, additional reinforcements, replacement at the client's request.

REQUIREMENTS & SKILLS

5 years experience in a staffing management/project management/account management position within the events industry.

A strong leader who leads by example and sets the standard for their team.

A first-class listener and communicator, with a willingness to confront issues and make decisions.

Strong project management skills with dedication to timelines

Excellent communication and presenting skills.

Ability to work as a team whilst also supporting the development of members of the team

High availability and resistance to stress 

Comfortable working in a "start-up" type agency and capacity to demonstrate entrepreneurial skills 

High level of English to communicate with our global clients and the internal team 

Fluent in French 

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