Education And Qualifications
MSc Occupational Psychology (Oct 03 – Jun 04)
Aston University
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Oct 99- Jun 02)
University of the West of England
A-levels: English , Spanish , Biology
GCSE’s: 11 subjects including Maths and English
Clifton College (Sept 92- Jun 99)
Experience
Recruitment Business Partner Cognita Schools (Dec 13– Present)
• Working with the business to manage and deliver the end to end recruitment process.
• Working with the business and the HR Business Partners to understand and inform broader resourcing strategies.
• As the subject matter expert providing advice and guidance on recruitment best practice.
• Introducing psychometric testing into the selection process for recruitment across all Cognita’s Schools (UK, Latin America, Asia & Europe).
• Developing and maintaining up to date knowledge of the recruitment market in areas of specialism.
• Delivering recruitment projects in time and within budget.
• Managing suppliers and stakeholders to ensure value for money, service delivery and reduced cost.
• Building positive and credible relationships with customers and candidates to maintain a positive reputation as an individual, team and organisation.
• Partnering with hiring managers to develop job descriptions, determine effective recruitment strategies and provide required visibility and collaboration throughout the process.
• Hosting and assisting with pre-screening and competency based interviews with hiring managers to support the decision making process, promoting best practice and providing coaching and interview skills training as and where necessary.
• Sourcing candidates through a variety of means (e.g. direct sourcing, networking, agencies or advertising).
• Creating Template, Induction, Selection centre and Onboarding Processes for Headteacher, Teacher, Management and staff (School & Head Office).
• Creating a core database of template job descriptions.
• Creating a bank of interview questions relevant to levels of roles in the business.
Recruitment Specialist Packt Publishing (Sept 13 –Dec 13)
• Sourcing and attracting high calibre candidates for both current and future roles.
• Supporting the HR department in the development of solutions identified in the resource plan to ensure they attract, select, develop and retain the best people.
• Creating behavioural indicators for competency based interviews and devising a scoring mechanism.
• Running and designing assessment centres for volume recruitment.
• Reviewing and updating recruitment processes and procedures.
• Working closely with managers to determine current and future resourcing requirements.
• Identifying, organising and initiating recruitment advertising activity through relevant media channels to generate prospective employees.
• Assisting in the interviewing and selection process, liaising with department managers on paperwork and preparing selected candidates for entry into the business.
• Analysing and measuring recruitment outcomes and success.
HR Advisor – Recruitment Legal Ombudsman (July 10- Sept 13)
• Responsible for all processes and procedures relating to recruitment to ensure the best possible service to the organisation within budget.
• Managing volume and end to end recruitment
• Designing and running assessment centres for varying levels of recruits.
• Reviewing recruitment initiatives, anticipating vacancies and conducting competency based interviews.
• Producing role profiles and job adverts.
• Providing guidance and advice for Directors, Heads of Department and Team Leaders in helping them to develop recruitment plans.
• Developing and embedding the recruitment framework into appropriate HR activities.
• Creating policies and procedures in line with the business needs.
• Providing recruitment data for analysis and publication.
• Supporting managers on disciplinary, grievance, performance and capability issues, providing professional advice.
• Contributing to the continued improvement of the organisation by monitoring performance indicators e.g. sickness absence, levels of grievances and disciplinaries and work / life balance and developing initiatives and solutions to enable positive trends.
• Working with external agencies to support employees as required e.g. Occupational Health.
• Keeping abreast of developments in employment legislation and case law, and being proactive in ensuring that managers are appropriately briefed on relevant changes and new legislation.
Senior Trainer/Tutor Seetec (Sept 09- July 10)
• Designing and running a variety of soft and hard skill courses.
• Supporting and mentoring new and developing tutors.
• Providing feedback to tutors on customer satisfaction & training evaluation questionnaires.
• Monitoring tutor development plans where these are required.
• Observing tutors and providing feedback to improve the standard of group teaching and 1-2-1 coaching
• Co-coordinating tutoring activities across the five centres to ensure consistency and standardisation.
Personal Consultant Working Links (Sept 07 – Sept 09)
• Working with unemployed mandatory clients on employment zone between the ages of 18-24 and 25+ and placing into sustainable employment.
• Using all the relationships and resources of the cluster, business unit, and wider business to help more clients into sustainable employment.
• Providing the bridge between employer and client so that the client receives the best possible service and opportunities.
• Working with a variety of partners to provide the right solutions for each jobseeker.
• Sourcing and securing suitable vacancies for job seekers.
Employment Consultant Birmingham Rathbone (Dec 06 – Aug 07)
• Identifying real work opportunities and job vacancies for people with learning difficulties in the Birmingham and Solihull area.
• Supporting those clients into employment through customised training and supported employment.
• Promoting the service to potential new clients, referral agencies and being responsible for all aspects of the recruitment of new clients.
• Providing job coaching in negotiation with employers and clients as required.
• Travel training clients enabling them to become confident when traveling independently.
Mentor Coordinator Tomorrows People (Aug 05 – Nov 06)
• Providing one to one advice for people who need additional support with their job search and help into work.
• Recruiting prospective employers and volunteer mentors.
• Coordinating, training and managing a group of volunteer mentors.
HR Assistant VOSA (Nov 04 – Aug 05)
• Interviewing candidates for various roles and sifting application forms.
• Maintaining various administration systems and creating various spreadsheets
• Collection of data for diversity monitoring.
