Sarah Walker (Assoc Cipd) Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Closely partnering with Exec -1 and Senior Leaders across our multi- site Protection, Savings and Retirement Business, and Brand and Communications teams to execute business strategy through leveraging our people and HR tools. Covering the full employee lifecycle from workforce planning and recruitment, employee engagement, management of employee relation cases, playing an active role in our internal DE&I networks, maintaining and creating people policies as required, leading on and executing change activity, redundancy activity and HRMI.Most recent key projects include leading on the implementation of a new employee engagement platform. Creation of a new Menopause policy and corresponding activity to upskill senior leaders and people managers, which has subsequently won a Diversity in Finance Award for championing women’s equality.

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Responsible for a leading and managing a team of in house recruiters who look after volume and operational recruitment across the LV= group; approximately 1,300 hires per year. Partnering with the business to establish their recruitment needs and designing suitable assessment and selection strategies to enable them.Understanding business strategy and workforce planning to implement suitable attraction and acquisition strategies to deliver resource requirements. My team is responsible for delivering the full recruitment cycle, from initial campaign planning and brand awareness, through to a thorough pre-screening process, and then final selection.Responsible for the design and governance of this process, and ultimately the delivery of all customer service and operational recruitment and acquisition across the LV= group.Partnering with the business to provide expert HR and Resourcing guidance and advice, as well as industry specific knowledge and market insight to help shape and guide their volume and operational recruitment strategies.Forward thinking to the future of volume assessment and selection through different working practices and innovation in technology.HR Excellence Awards 2016- Most Effective Recruitment StrategyRecruiter Awards 2015- In House Recruitment Team of the YearRecruiter Awards 2014- In House Recruitment Team of the Year

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

As a Resourcing Consultant I am responsible for planning and executing recruitment strategies across the SSU unit within the LV= Group. This includes IT, Project Management, Organisational Change, HR, Finance, Actuarial, and Legal recruitment. I’m also responsible for all aspects of the recruitment cycle from set-up and budget, through to solution design, branding & testing ensuring high quality standards across the hiring process. I have also previously looked after contract recruitment within these business units within this role.Other aspects of my role include handling first line enquiries, building and managing talent pools and attending various recruitment events.Recruiter Awards 2012- Most Effective Employer Brand DevelopmentRecruiter Awards 2013- Most Effective Employer Brand DevelopmentCIPD Recruitment Marketing Awards 2013- Best Recruitment Website

Bournemouth

As a Resourcing Associate I was responsible for the operational volume recruitment across the General Insurance and Broker business areas which included direct candidate sourcing, building and managing talent pipeline, tracking MI and handling first line enquiries, attending recruitment events and acting as point of contact in the absence of Resourcing Partner.Recruiting for the following main LV= Offices:CroydonBasildonBrentwoodLeedsIpswichHR Excellence Awards 2011 - Most Effective Recruitment and Retention Strategy

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Breaking down tax on investments for a large book of investment clients. Verifying and requesting tax certificates, liaising with investment clients.

Level 7 Advanced Diploma In Hr Management

Bsc Hons, Business Management

2.1 with Distinction

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