* Full time Permanent
* Monday to Friday
* €42-45,000 per annum
* Opportunities for professional development
* Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package
Administration Lead
Based in Portlaoise, regular travel to County Dublin
Join Sodexo as an Administration Lead, where you’ll play a vital role in managing and coordinating customer service functions and supporting the day-to-day administrative operations for our Public-Private Partnership contracts across Ireland. This is an opportunity to drive efficiency and support client satisfaction within the Schools and Universities segment, making a difference in educational environments across the country.
As part of a committed team, you’ll ensure smooth site-based operations, coordinate helpdesk support, and manage recruitment needs across our PPP contracts. This role is ideal for a proactive problem solver who thrives in a collaborative setting and is ready to make a positive impact every day.
What you’ll do:
* Assist the Contract Manager with key administrative tasks and project updates.
* Coordinate site schedules and provide support to site-based Facilities Managers.
* Cover the helpdesk for PPP contracts, managing inquiries and ensuring a responsive service.
* Support recruitment activities for various contract needs across multiple sites.
* Maintain accurate project records and manage multi-site responsibilities.
* Uphold health, safety, and compliance standards as per statutory and company requirements.
* Foster a professional, solution-oriented image to clients, staff, and colleagues.
What you bring:
* Proven experience in an administrative or customer support role, ideally within Facilities Management.
* Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
* Excellent problem-solving abilities and decision-making skills.
* Clear communication skills and the capacity to work independently and collaboratively.
* IT literacy and confidence in using various software platforms.
Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. This role will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Garda Vetting.
Why Sodexo?
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.
Belong in a company and team that values you for you.
Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.
Thrive in your own way.
We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:
* Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
* An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
* Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
* Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
* Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
* Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
* Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
* Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies
A little more about Sodexo:
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 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, SoTogether, 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. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.
Ready to be part of something greater?
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