Systems and Resource Manager

Lagan Valley LeisurePlex, Lisburn BT28 1LP

£20.66 per hour (PAYE)

37 hours per week, Monday to Friday (hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day from home where feasible)

52-week assignment, starting Monday 19 October 2026

Hatched Recruitment Group is recruiting an experienced Systems and Resource Manager to join Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council's Sports Services management team for 12 months. This is a senior role leading quality assurance, procurement, systems and business improvement across the council's leisure services.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading the Quality Assurance team, including external quality schemes such as Investors in People and Customer Service Excellence


• Leading procurement across Sports Services, including drafting specifications and tender documents and monitoring contracts


• Controlling and developing the Legend Leisure Management software to support service delivery and income generation


• Developing the Vitality Household Programme as a key income and participation driver at Lagan Valley LeisurePlex


• Carrying out efficiency reviews and internal audits of policies and procedures, and developing business improvement action plans


• Making sure GDPR requirements are maintained across all Sports Services facilities, including staff training


• Building strong relationships with council units, external providers and partners

What you'll need:

• A degree or equivalent (or at least 5 years' relevant experience instead)


• At least 3 years' experience managing a business or administrative function


• At least 3 years' experience in each of the following:


• developing operational business plans


• developing the use of ICT to support service delivery and income generation


• introducing, implementing and monitoring financial procedures


• implementing and maintaining external quality models such as Customer Service Excellence


• A full UK driving licence and access to a car, or other transport that meets the needs of the role

What's on offer:

• £20.66 per hour, paid weekly


• Hybrid working


• Holiday pay accrued in line with statutory entitlement


• Pension auto-enrolment (subject to eligibility)


• A 12-month assignment with a leading Northern Ireland council

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

Interested? Send your CV to karen@hatched-recruit.com. Early applications are encouraged.