Fola Isioma Baker-Koleade

• Designed and implemented a comprehensive recruitment framework to support the successful mobilisation of a major offshore wind project.
• Led resource planning and recruitment strategy to ensure workforce requirements were aligned with project delivery milestones.
• Delivered end-to-end (360) recruitment across Engineering, Procurement, Development, Finance, and PMO functions, sourcing contractors.
• Partnered with senior leadership team to identify workforce requirements and deliver critical talent solutions.
• Facilitated regular recruitment governance meetings, providing recruitment updates, market insights, and workforce planning recommendations to key stakeholders across the joint venture.
• Managed agency and supplier relationships, overseeing performance, service delivery, and commercial agreements to ensure recruitment objectives were achieved.

• Responsible for staff allocation to meet project demands while managing skill development.
• led a team of support staff based in Europe
• Allocated resources efficiently to ensure cost-effective operations
• Managed client development initiatives with internal and subcontracted staff
• Engaged with employees, especially new starters, to improve morale
• Managed skills database and capacity tracker for accurate individual activity forecasting
• Collaborated with stakeholders to oversee new joiners and present insights

• Facilitated executive recruitment and HR initiatives across EMEA, focusing on Workday integration
• Acted as brand ambassador for Wells Fargo, ensuring world-class candidate experience

• Provided professionalism relating to all aspects of the Executive Recruitment lifecycle: requisition management, data management, candidate management, interview Scheduling across multiple timezones, offer process, background verification and the new hire on boarding process. Hiring C-Level Executives across CIB and Corporate Functions.

• Supported Barclays’ Structural Reform Programme (SRP) by developing and executing resourcing strategies to ensure critical project teams were staffed with the required expertise to deliver business transformation objectives.
• Partnered with the SRP Resourcing Project Director and Resourcing Business Partners to manage internal staffing requirements, provide recruitment guidance, and ensure effective resourcing processes across programme teams.
• Developed and analysed workforce reports covering vacancies, starters, source channels, time-to-hire metrics, and future recruitment pipelines, providing insights and recommendations to C-suite stakeholders.
• Used recruitment analytics and market intelligence to identify trends, improve hiring processes, and support strategic workforce planning decisions.
• Collaborated with senior stakeholders across the business to align recruitment activity with organisational priorities and transformation milestones.

• Took a planned career break at Barclays for childcare and family responsibilities.
• Completed training in project management.
• Volunteered at a local community organisation, supporting event planning and administration.

• Managed high-volume international recruitment campaigns for engineering project teams across Italy and the Middle East, delivering end-to-end sourcing, selection, and placement activities.
• Designed, implemented, and tested Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), supporting the successful deployment of the INFOR HR system and contributing to progression from Recruitment Administrator to Global Resourcing Advisor.
• Contributed to the delivery of international recruitment campaigns across Africa, Asia, and South America, supporting end-to-end sourcing, candidate assessment, interview coordination, and placement activities for local talent.
• Managed end-to-end graduate recruitment programmes, supporting the attraction and onboarding of early-career talent.
• Produced recruitment analytics, workforce data, and MI reports to provide insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Managed recruitment contracts, supplier negotiations, and vendor compliance to ensure effective service delivery and governance.
• Organised and supported targeted recruitment campaigns across Egypt, Houston, and the UK to meet global workforce requirements.
• Supported the Head of Global Resourcing and key recruitment stakeholders by providing workforce insights, recruitment updates, and resourcing support to meet business requirements.

Collaborated with Payroll Manager to manage timesheets for 1000 hourly employees