BEN CLEAVER

Travelled and worked across Australia, gaining 12 months experience on utility scale solar projects with Pilecom, JLE and AEC across Queensland and New South Wales. Now based in Australia and seeking opportunities within administration, operations or project support.

Oversaw the entire recruitment lifecycle for all internal and external hires across the Creative Design department for JLR. Leading a team of 3 recruiters to fill job vacancies deemed particularly difficult to fill by the business whilst tracking Time to Offer, fill rates, headhunting rates, feedback, and market intelligence. Focusing on attracting, assessing, and hiring top creative talent to drive innovation, alongside the continued success of JLR's innovative automotive design projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creative Talent Acquisition: expertise in identifying and recruiting top talent within creative disciplines, including automotive designers, digital modellers, UX/UI & CMF designers, and other specialist roles critical to JLR's design functions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: worked closely with senior design leaders, HR and hiring managers to define hiring needs, develop job specifications and align recruitment strategies with business objectives.
• Process Optimization: implemented data-driven improvements to recruitment workflows, enhancing candidate experience, reducing time-to-hire and increasing quality of hire.
• Diversity & Inclusion Focus: championed inclusive hiring practices, ensuring a diverse pipeline of candidates to foster creativity and innovation within JLR's creative domain.
• Onboarding & integration: lead the onboarding process for new hires, ensuring a smooth transition into JLR's creative design environment, with an emphasis on mentorship and team integration.

Managing the end-to-end recruitment process via recruitment briefs, liaising with the Recruitment Delivery Team and hiring communities, in order to establish recruitment requirements within JLR.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the client’s expectations in line with the market, by presenting market intelligence reports and utilising my own market knowledge and experience.
• Advertising positions on internal and external job boards – reviewing and processing all applications within a 48 hour SLA.
• Arrange interviews - adequately preparing the candidates and providing any additional support required e.g. educating them on interview techniques.
• Total ownership of the offer stage, negotiating figures with both client and candidate through to contract signage, as well as giving unsuccessful candidates sufficient feedback to provide end-to end service with a goal of maintaining a positive brand image.

Promoted to Recruitment Coordinator, overseeing the recruitment efforts for fulfilment centres across the UK. Lead a team of 4 recruiters, driving efficient hiring processes to support Amazon's high-volume staffing needs, in a dynamic logistics environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Team Management: lead a team of recruiters, providing mentorship, setting performance goals and ensuring consistent delivery of recruitment targets across multiple locations.
• Recruitment Strategy: developed and implemented end-to-end talent acquisition strategies, ensuring a strong pipeline of candidates for Amazon's fulfilment operations, from entry-level to managerial roles.
• Cross-functional collaboration: worked closely with senior leadership and operations managers to forecast hiring needs, aligning recruitment efforts with Amazon's growth plans and seasonal peaks.
• Candidate experience: prioritised a positive candidate journey, from first contact to onboarding, whilst maintaining Amazon's hiring standards.

Specialising in recruitment for fulfilment centres across the UK. Proficient in managing high-volume recruitment processes, identifying top talent, and facilitating smooth onboarding journeys for a variety of roles, all within a fast paced logistics environment.

Initially employed as a Park Ranger, before swiftly progressing to Park Supervisor and then Senior Park Supervisor. Oversaw daily operations, ensuring an exceptional customer experience. Duties included managing teams, coordinating activities and maintaining safety standards, in a customer-focused environment.

Dedicated Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), supporting law enforcement and community safety initiatives. Built strong relationships within the community, ensuring public safety and acting as a visible and approachable presence, whilst assisting with a range of non-emergency duties.