Experience

Oxford Brookes University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Employability Manager (currently on maternity leave)

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  My role is to develop and maintain the employer engagement strategy within Oxford Brookes Careers ensuring there are a range of opportunities to enhance student employability. I cover all faculties across the university and my team and I work with a variety of employers including SMEs, large, international and corporate organisations and charities. If you would like to discuss ways you can work with Oxford Brookes and engage with our talented students please reach out to me on sophiewynne@brookes.ac.uk.



AGCAS

• Member of the Employer Engagement Task Group

  • Mar 2018 - Aug 2019



University of Greenwich

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Employer Partnership Manager - Business Faculty

  • Jul 2015 - Feb 2018

  My role is to develop and manage relationships with a network of employers in order to identify opportunities for students from the Business Faculty to participate in internships, work placements and other relevant employment experience that will enhance their employability and lead to graduate-level employment. My role also involves managing key annual events such as our Business Breakfast, Summer Internship Fair, Graduate Recruitment Fair, as well as tailored events for specific employers such as on campus interviews and masterclasses. If you would like to discuss how you can engage with our students on campus please contact me.



PageGroup

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, Talent Team at PageGroup

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  I sat within PageGroup Talent Team where I managed the Internship Programmes and I also recruited for the Graduate Development Programme across the UK through all our 28 specialisms such as Finance, Marketing, Legal, Property and Construction, Sales and Procurement and Supply Chain. My role included:• Candidate attraction – sourcing passive and active candidates through a variety of methods• Assessing all reactive and proactive candidates through application forms, competency based telephone interviews and assessment centres• Leading and managing the Intern assessment centres and being the key decision maker for all successful and unsuccessful candidates • Providing constructive feedback to candidates throughout the recruitment process• Contributing to the training and development within the Intern Programme and running classroom based training with the Talent Development Team• Managing the recruitment process of successful Interns onto our Graduate Development Programme and providing support and feedback throughout • Building relationships with hiring managers and directors within PageGroup, managing the offer process and offering support throughout the Internship Programme • Developing relationships with universities and attending events such as careers fairs and running employability workshops• Continuously designing and developing new ways to improve the Internship Programme, brand awareness and candidate attraction

• Talent Acquisition Specialist, Talent Team

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2014

• Associate Resourcer, Graduate Team

  • Jun 2012 - Mar 2013

  Working in the Internal Resourcing Team recruiting for Graduates, Interns and Experienced Hires - covering the UK and Ireland.



Southern Housing

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Recruitment Support Coordinator

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2012

  Working within the HR Department assisting the Recruitment Business Partner with the entire recruitment cycle. Variety of duties including: Offering advice and guidance to recruiting managers, liaising with advertising agencies and recruitment agencies, coordinating and managing interviews and assessment days, processing invoices and expense claims, running statistical reports, dealing with internal and external queries. Working within the HR Department assisting the Recruitment Business Partner with the entire recruitment cycle. Variety of duties including: Offering advice and guidance to recruiting managers, liaising with advertising agencies and recruitment agencies, coordinating and managing interviews and assessment days, processing invoices and expense claims, running statistical reports, dealing with internal and external queries.



Reed

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Recruitment Consultant

  • Mar 2008 - Sep 2010

  I worked within Reed as a Temporaries Consultant for office vacancies and a Further Education Consultant, managing both a temporary and permanent desk covering 7 North London Boroughs As a Recruitment Consultant I was at all times managing my own time and accounts, whilst adhering to employment law and best practices, plus working towards financial and time related targets. I worked within Reed as a Temporaries Consultant for office vacancies and a Further Education Consultant, managing both a temporary and permanent desk covering 7 North London Boroughs As a Recruitment Consultant I was at all times managing my own time and accounts, whilst adhering to employment law and best practices, plus working towards financial and time related targets.



Waterlow Legal & Regulatory Ltd

• Media Sales Executive

  • Jul 2007 - Feb 2008