Leap29 is a Global Recruitment Intermediary launched in 2000 and privately owned. Leap29 specialise in the introduction of professionals into the following industries:

Oil & Gas
Renewable Energy & Environment
Banking & Finance
Construction & Engineering
Legal & Business Services

We employ, train and continually develop our consultants into professional recruitment intermediaries enabling them to place the most suitable candidates within the most suited organisations.

We are passionate about what we do and the success of our clients and candidates.

Leap29 offer a personal consultation which provides our clients and candidates with a tailor-made, individual solution to suit their specific requirement.

Leap29 have been recognised at the International Trade Awards 2011 for excellence in export markets and overseas trade. We are honoured to win this award which celebrates our success in overseas markets. Leap29 now export to over 65 different countries around the world.

As Talent Acquisition Support Officer I am responsible for the sourcing and internal recruitment of Apprentice and Experienced Recruitment Intermediaries

•Support in the delivery of the attraction process across Universities including attendance at careers fairs and delivering presentations to prospective candidates
•To liaise with the Universities to advertise all new placement and job vacancies to ensure maximum exposure
•To build sustainable and positive relationships with all key stakeholders at Universities to drive candidate attraction
•Deliver the AEM Futures recruitment process in line with the Recruitment & Selection Guidelines
•Perform application sift, telephone interviews and candidate matching service; providing the highest levels of customer service for both internal and external customers and partners
•Complete all necessary documentation/ paperwork/ web-info to the highest standard Including Twitter and Linkedin Management, Creating Reports and Recommendation documents for future recruitment campaigns and Market analysis.
•Assist with the coordination and provision of assessment centres; working with all partners to ensure their effective delivery.
•Provide feedback to candidates following assessment centre attendance.
•Support with the job offer/ decline process ensuring all parties receive a positive experience
•Carry out budget analysis and forecasting,ensuring the attraction and selection budgets are managed efficiently, smoothly and are as cost effective as possible.
•To effectively manage the project smoothly ensuring the delivery of the recruitment service from candidate attraction to filling the client vacancy.
•In charge of monthly forecasting and ensuring the projects KPI’s are achieved month on month.
•Project managing Technical and Graduate recruitment process to ensure the project remained profitable and growth continued month on month.
•Create materials for the website that will drive end-user experience, and identify opportunities for improvement
•Support the marketing team with the provision and dissemination of materials as required to meet programme objectives.

Working in the HR team i was solely responsible for the management and implementation of the store Absence procedures.

This included carrying out and supporting management in return to work procedures and ensuring absence records were continually updated to avoid discrepancies.

I was therefore continually responsible for sensitive private and confidential data. Furthermore i was regularly in contact with organisational health teams and participated and took notes in grievance and disciplinary hearings.

Furthermore I carried out departmental absence audits and labour turnover audits to ensure adequate paper trails existed.

In my time here I helped to create an implement a new absence management procedure, which helped to reduce absence by 50% across the store.

I also carried out HR admin duties throughout.

Attention to detail, time management, communication and HR advisory skills were the skills I possessed and implemented for this role.

Selling the university and the course to new students.
Giving presentations to 100+ students about the university
Representing my course and students views, addressing issues with academic staff and forward planning to develop the future of the business school.
Have also worked in the SU bar organising faculty events

Work placement. Trainee recruitment consultant. Selling and maintaing a database of trades and labour employees to do work on government owned buildings.
Carrying out full candidate attraction, screening and placement of employees.
Selling the services of the agency to new prospective clients.

2.1 Business and Human Resource Management