Resource Manager

 

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

 

About Ogilvy

At Ogilvy, our vision is to inspire brands and people to impact the world. We're driven to create big ideas that contribute significantly to the planet, society, and the bottom line. We believe this is how our clients achieve sustainable growth, and we achieve it by breaking down barriers that restrict talent and ideas.

Our teams work fluidly across five core capabilities: Advertising, Consulting, Experience, PR & Influence, and Health. This unique approach allows us to innovate at the intersection of talent and expertise – what we call Borderless Creativity. With 132 offices in 83 countries, we seamlessly connect deep cultural insights to deliver multifaceted ideas that drive impact, born from the intersection of platform x culture x technology.

Join a team that consistently pushes boundaries and delivers award-winning work!

Department: PR, Social and Influence Resourcing Team
Location: Sea Containers, London 
Contact type: Permanent
Full Time/Part time: Full time 35 hours per week – office-based 2-3 days a week

 

About The Role

This is a pivotal role offering significant opportunity within the exciting and ever-evolving world of PR, Social & Influence (with a strong focus on Influence to start!). As a Resource Manager, you’ll be a critical part of the agency’s operational success, supporting one of its busiest departments.

You will be instrumental in managing a complex interplay of people, equipment, time, and budget to ensure every project stays on track. From identifying the right talent for a new campaign to ensuring every new starter is fully equipped, you'll be key to maintaining seamless workflows.

You’ll work closely with a vibrant Integrated Team spanning 6 key disciplines. This role demands exceptional communication, the ability to manage multiple priorities, meticulous attention to detail, and a genuine passion for problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities:

• Orchestrating Agency Flow: Act as a key liaison between internal teams (Resource, Finance, IT, Creative) to ensure smooth operations and effective communication within PR, Social & Influence, covering Account Management, Strategy, and Creative.
• Freelance & Onboarding Management: Take charge of our freelance contracts via YunoJuno, ensuring timely and professional engagement with our external talent. Manage IR35 assessments, approve timesheets and invoices, and oversee NDA/Ethics Training. You will also ensure every new starter (freelance or permanent) is seamlessly onboarded and set up for success from day one.
• Strategic Resource Planning & Support: Develop your understanding of resource management processes. You’ll proactively identify potential gaps, chase up project briefings, monitor resource usage, and provide critical updates to senior managers. This role offers a clear progression path, allowing you to gradually take on more complex resource allocation needs as you grow within the team.
• Process Optimisation: You're naturally curious, always asking "how can this be better?" You’ll identify opportunities to refine our resource management practices, gather feedback, and support continuous improvement across the agency.
• Administrative Compliance: Ensure audit compliance, manage job numbers, drive timesheet adherence, and meticulously maintain our freelance tracker to be accurate and up-to-date.

What You'll Need 

You're someone who is:

• Curious & a Problem-Solver: You enjoy the challenge of untangling complex situations and finding effective solutions.
• Clear & Collaborative Communicator: You convey information effectively and build strong relationships across diverse teams
• Meticulous: Excellent attention to detail is critical for success in this role.
• Organised: You can manage multiple priorities and workflows efficiently.
• Proactive & Resilient: You possess a 'can-do' attitude and can navigate pressure, often anticipating needs.
• Ambitious: You're eager to learn, grow, and contribute significantly to a leading agency.
• A Team Player: You work effectively both independently and collaboratively.

How We Help You Thrive at Ogilvy:

We believe in supporting our people to do their best work and live their best lives. We offer:

•  25 days annual leave plus the option to buy up to 5 extra days leave + 1 volunteer day
• Bupa Healthcare
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including, adoption and shared parental leave
• Menopause support
• We have a Flexible Working Model with core working hours: 10am – 4pm
• A generous pension scheme - you pay in 4% we pay 6%, following probation contributions are matched up to 10.5% (17.5% in total
• A fantastic Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Telus which offers brilliant support, expert advice and specialist counselling
• Help @ Hand - quick free access to a remote GP, mental health support, physio or a medical 2nd opinion

 

 

Our ambition is to attract the very best diverse talent to Ogilvy, and to be the employer of choice in the UK. We want everyone to feel welcome when they join us, and once they’re here, for them to want to stay with us, grow their career, and to feel they belong with us.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we’re committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. For us, diversity, equity and inclusion is integrated into everything that we do. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ethnic, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, have no bearing on our hiring decisions, but we encourage everyone to feel free to express their true selves in an environment we are consistently striving to make as inclusive as possible.

We aim to facilitate an accessible and positive application experience for all candidates. If you require any adjustments from us to support you through the process or expect to require any adjustments to working conditions to be able to best perform in the role, please let us know. We are happy to consider all reasonable adjustments.

If you live with a disability and you would like to take advantage of our offer of a guaranteed interview under the Disability Confident Scheme, please ensure you fill out our voluntary Equal Opportunities Questionnaire when applying.