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Liverpool, Gb

Stockport, Gb

London, London, Gb

Achievements• Led on the design and launch of Places for People’s first ever employer brand (EVP)• Project managed the creation and use of brand collateral including photography and video• Employer brand recognised via nominations and award wins in wider industry• Member of the inaugural D&I committee• Moved to a new ATS• Led on the organisations review of IR35 • Moved away from traditional job board usage to programmatic advertising PPC/PPA model• Launched use of social media targeting to promote brand and for specific roles• Introduced recorded video interviews across the businessResponsibilities• Managing a team of 4.5 FTE Recruitment Advisors• Responsible for recruitment at all levels. Over 1000 roles per annum, 95% direct hire.• Personally responsible for senior management and Director level recruitment across all sectors – fully managed campaigns including NED and Executive Director, Director of Marketing and Comms, Director of Risk, HR Director, Director of Health and Safety both via direct sourcing (advertising and LinkedIn search) and using retainer recruiters.• Supporting the team by carrying out recruitment at all levels and sectors (e.g.IT, Finance, Trades, Construction)• Member of the Group People Leadership Team – to ensure recruitment was part of strategic discussions and to input into wider People Agenda• Member of the People Lead Management Team to work closely with HRBP community to ensure recruitment was relevant to business needs• Working with HRBPs to provide KPIs and reports• Provide data to Group for wider reporting, including gender pay gap and D&I reporting• Designing a fit for future recruitment service following a restructure

London, London, Gb

Employed to cover the Recruitment Manager who was on maternity leave. Reporting to the Group HRD, managing a recruitment team. Providing a comprehensive 360 recruitment service to the group and its subsidiary companies. • Fundamentally changed the sourcing strategy, leading to an increase of over 100% in application volumes whilst decreasing costs by a third• Managed a team to raise direct fill ratio to 95% • Introduced a PSL to reduce agency costs • Have partnered with one part of the group who haven’t used Group recruitment. Delivered two volume campaigns and have now become the first call for all management roles within the business• In line with other areas of the business restructured the team to reduce costs• Trained and developed the team to improve candidate experience• Worked closely with a neutral vendor to streamline processes to improve performance and reduce impact on the team• Managed senior recruitment campaigns including Finance Director, Head of Treasury, Business Development Director

Hook, Hampshire, Gb

Leading and managing the delivery of full life-cycle recruitment service for specialist recruitment within Serco Group, Corporate and Global Services across multiple sectors including: Legal, HR, IT, FM, procurement, marketing, financial services and rail. Responsible for recruiting volume campaigns to roles at Director level.Project managed the recruitment of 21 roles for a high profile bid win, the Caledonian Sleeper rail franchise, including a full national advertising campaign. Managed two recruiters to deliver roles on time and under budget, with no agency spend.

London, Gb

With the appointment of a new Managing Director I returned to an operational role to help support various change initiatives.• Improved sales forecasting report, providing better MI to the senior management team and Board. Worked with the management team to focus management time on driving initiatives focused on critical KPIs• Project to re-established a candidate management system, creation of a full mapped process flow, to meet new business needs. Carried out training to reinforce benefits and ensure full understanding• Worked closely with Group HR Manager to bring about better understanding of legal aspects of recruitment for all staff. Wrote and rolled out training which has been adopted as the standard for other parts of the business• Worked with external lawyers to re-write and harmonising terms of business for all parts of the RK Group • Headed a team to devise a preferred supplier tender library - containing collateral to aid Consultants in winning business.

Gb

During the economic downturn I returned to a front-line billing role and helped in developing a new division for RK Accountancy placing senior finance professionals.

London, Gb

Initially assisted with the implementation of a new system into RK Accountancy, following this success I was offered the opportunity to be responsible for all front office systems for all divisions. This included maintaining and re-engineering systems to meet business needs, sourcing and implementing a new system for a new division and devising new processes and running training, as required.

Gb

Part of a new management team sent in to rescue Liverpool branch from loss making to profitable and consistent performer. Managed a team of seven staff, set KPIs, responsible for branch budget and sales forecasts.

Gb

Managed clerical temp desk across Lancashire, assisting SMEs and Blue Chip businesses with interim needs. Built a desk from 0 - 47 temps and exceeded the company's annual billing record.

London, England, Gb

I was part of the 1998 graduate intake for the retail banking program (1 of 45 people in the UK). The program introduced me to retail banking and during the program I was appointed to Branch Manager.

Bsc (Hons), Psychology 2:1

A-Levels, Computing A; Psychology B; Chemistry C

Gcse'S, Inc English; Maths