Kate Freeman Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for designing, developing, and executing the overarching recruitment marketing, attraction, and sourcing strategy to support Capita’s UK & Ireland professional and volume hiring. Providing additional support and embedding process alignment with international teams in Poland, Germany, India, and South Africa. Delivering the necessary tools, training, resources, and guidance to empower delivery teams to develop tailored, inclusive attraction and direct sourcing strategies that align with the employer value proposition. Creating a diverse attraction and sourcing eco-system that helps deliver the right talent at the right time while building employer brand awareness to enable a shift from reactive hiring to proactive candidate attraction and engagement.

Reading, United Kingdom

Maidenhead

I held responsibility for overseeing the attraction and sourcing strategy for UK-based professional and specialist hiring. I ensured the optimal use of recruitment channels for both long-term and immediate hiring needs. I was committed to creating a consistent, inclusive, and positive candidate experience across direct sourcing teams. As a leader, I provided guidance to the onshore sourcing function and offered consultative services to senior management and key business stakeholders. My focus was on developing effective strategies that maximise budget and ensure a return on investment (ROI).Experience includes:> Provided daily support and leadership to the internal team across various levels of hiring, including specialist, volume, executive, graduate and early careers.> Designed custom talent acquisition strategies to address recruitment challenges.> Collaborated with stakeholders and suppliers to develop brand awareness and candidate attraction activities.> Oversaw financial planning and budget optimisation for attraction activities.> Conducted data analysis and produced Management Information (MI).> Monitored and evaluated sourcing channels and technologies.> Developed and supported presentations and training across the resourcing business.> Developed a multi-channel social media strategy.> Supported the development and deployment of internal mobility initiatives.> Facilitated the improvement of direct sourcing and employer branding strategies.> Demonstrated a detailed understanding of sourcing best practices and advanced techniques.> Planned and evaluated new technology trials to develop the wider business talent acquisition strategy.

Maidenhead

Developed and managed a team of direct sourcing specialists responsible for candidate identification and engagement, working alongside Recruiters to support proactive sourcing requirements across the business. I grew the UK sourcing function and helped build and embed best practise training within the offshore team in Poland.As manager of the Sourcing function, my responsibilities include:People management • Line management of a team of 9 sourcing specialists• Coaching, motivating and mentoring staff to enhance their performance• Driving continuous improvement and embedding best practise• Setting and monitoring individual and team objectives and KPI'sRelationship Management• Working closely with internal stakeholders at all levels and third parties like LinkedIn• Supporting training and development of immediate team and across the wider internal delivery teamDeveloping Offshore Sourcing capability• working with local leadership team to recruit sourcing specialists • devising and delivering remote and onsite training• ongoing development and governance of the team • encouraging onshore-offshore team integration and knowledge sharingI am trained in coaching & mentoring techniques, leadership and management best practise, and training design and delivery.

Maidenhead

Responsilities include:• End to end delivery of contract and fixed-term permanent roles across the business• Experienced in IT and commercial recruitment, from entry to senior level• Stakeholder management • Supporting Team Manager in day-to-day operational leadership of the team• Supporting and mentoring colleagues • Managing queries and escalations from team

Maidenhead, Berkshire

Part of the market-leading, FTSE 100 Capita Group, Capita Internal Resourcing (CIR) is the principal in-house recruitment partner providing tailored resource solutions across the Group’s diverse business functions. Focusing on exemplary customer service and client management, the Contracts Team are dedicated to providing specialist contractors and subject-matter experts from a wide range of professions to work alongside the Group’s Public and Private sector clients, across all divisions.

Maidenhead, Berkshire

Working within the Contracts Delivery team, managing the process of on-boarding referral and transition contract resources.

Ba, European Studies With French, 2:1

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