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Joseph Harris

Derby,Derbyshire

Summary

Experienced recruitment leader with over a decade in consultancy, RPO and in-house environments across various sectors, including aviation, transportation, utilities, and technology. Successful record in assessment and selection including executive recruitment, internal mobility, redeployment, and restructuring programmes. Enthusiastic about finding and developing the best talent supporting the career growth and transition of existing employees. Joe thrives on partnering with senior leaders and stakeholders to deliver efficient and cost-effective recruitment solutions.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Manager

EasyJet
07.2021 - Current
  • Leadership role responsible for talent acquisition strategy and recruitment fulfilment across the airlines corporate functions including permanent, fixed term and leadership hiring
  • Management of 12 recruitment professionals that deliver over 1000 hires per annum
  • Responsibilities:
  • TA strategy for corporate hiring which includes EVP, permanent & fixed term hiring and workforce planning
  • Leadership hiring up to c-suite -1, managing search relationships and delivering direct hiring solutions
  • Budget responsibility and oversight for marketing and 3rd party agency spend (c1.3m p.a)
  • Line management and development of 5 Talent Acquisition Business Partners, with a wider team of
  • Talent Acquisition Specialists
  • Early careers, all our apprenticeship and graduate cohort hiring
  • Own the relationship with our MSP (spend c10m p.a) who deliver all our interim, temporary and day rate hires

Key Achievements:

  • Achieved £7.2 million cost avoidance for FY23, contributing to cost-efficiency
  • Average Time to Hire has reduced from 60+ days to an average of 37 days from joining in 2021
  • Increased internal mobility to 30% through better alignment with the Talent Management team
  • 130+ leadership hires in last 2 ½ years (Senior Manager, Head of and Director level)
  • Created a new and mandated leadership hiring process at higher management professional and executive leadership level roles

Talent Acquisition Manager

Serco
02.2019 - 07.2021
  • Managed all the Group, UK & Europe function hiring and leadership recruitment and managed a recruitment team of 3 that delivered over 300 hires per annum.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Serco
05.2017 - 02.2019
  • Managed all the Group and UK & Europe corporate hiring up to senior management level, delivering over 120 hire per annum as an individual.

Senior Resourcing Advisor

National Highways
09.2016 - 05.2017
  • Responsible for the Information Technology Directorate recruitment activity.

Lead Recruiter

Capita Pensions
07.2016 - 09.2016
  • Responsible for corporate recruitment across Capita Insurance, Benefits and Pensions
  • Recruitment Business Partner

Resourcing Specialist

Severn
Trent
10.2015 - 07.2016
  • Responsible for head office recruitment

Recruitment delivery specialist

Severn Trent
06.2014 - 09.2015
  • For Information Technology, Project Management and Technical Services.

Technology Recruitment Specialist

Aatom Recruitment
06.2013 - 06.2014

Technology Recruitment Specialist

Experis
06.2011 - 06.2013

Education

Sourcing Blackbelt Social Talent - undefined

August 2021

SHL Level A CEB, now Gartner - undefined

September 2014

Certificate in Fitness Instructing - undefined

September 2013

Instructing Exercise & Fitness Level 3 - undefined

September 2009

Bachelor of Technology - Sports and Exercise Science

Grŵp Colegau NPTC Group of Colleges
May 2009

Swift Occupational Ability & Personality Saville Assessment - undefined

May 2009

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Manager

EasyJet
07.2021 - Current

Talent Acquisition Manager

Serco
02.2019 - 07.2021

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Serco
05.2017 - 02.2019

Senior Resourcing Advisor

National Highways
09.2016 - 05.2017

Lead Recruiter

Capita Pensions
07.2016 - 09.2016

Resourcing Specialist

Severn
10.2015 - 07.2016

Recruitment delivery specialist

Severn Trent
06.2014 - 09.2015

Technology Recruitment Specialist

Aatom Recruitment
06.2013 - 06.2014

Technology Recruitment Specialist

Experis
06.2011 - 06.2013

Sourcing Blackbelt Social Talent - undefined

SHL Level A CEB, now Gartner - undefined

Certificate in Fitness Instructing - undefined

Instructing Exercise & Fitness Level 3 - undefined

Bachelor of Technology - Sports and Exercise Science

Grŵp Colegau NPTC Group of Colleges

Swift Occupational Ability & Personality Saville Assessment - undefined

Joseph Harris