Gavin Gallagher

• Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Liaised with practice managers, resulting in improved job description accuracy.
• Created content for social media platforms, enhancing online presence.
• Compiled reports using Microsoft Excel which increased data accessibility.
• Managing hiring process from advertising through to onboarding

• Recruited freelance and permanent bid writing specialists for clients in various industry sectors.
• Collaborated with Group Bid Manager to ensure internal bid writing team had necessary resources.
• Managed recruitment process for bid management specialists at Thornton & Lowe Bid Resource Ltd.
• Recruited freelance and permanent bid writing specialists for clients in various industry sectors.
• Collaborated with Group Bid Manager to ensure internal bid writing team had necessary resources.
• Managed recruitment process for bid management specialists at Thornton & Lowe Bid Resource Ltd.

Skills: Resource Management

• Managing a portfolio of 100+ vacancies across the West-Midlands and North Wales and North-West regions
• Working in partnership with the practices in my areas and support team creating first-class advertising in line with employer brand
• Proactively utilising all (approved) social media platforms to promote our latest vacancies
• Maintaining tracker database to provide up-to-date information to key stakeholders
• Managed entire recruitment process, filling vacancies with successful, talented and long-standing candidates.
• Scheduled remote interviews, outlining process and expectations to list of candidates.
• Conducted initial applicant screenings which led to high-quality shortlists for hiring managers.
• Driving stakeholder involvement and input into recruitment strategies, ensuring SLAs and agreements are adhered to
• Travel to exhibitions and conferences to promote our brand
• Attending weekly meetings with Regional Operations Director to discuss successes and any priorities.

• Advertising and sourcing candidates through job boards, cv search and social media channels.
• Interviewing and screening applicants face to face or via videocall
• Managing and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Utilising existing technology to optimise candidate journey
• Optimised job postings across various channels attracting high-quality applicants.

• Full autonomy of all recruitment including internal and external positions
• Advertising and sourcing candidates through advertising, cv search, social media etc
• Interviewing applicants face to face or videocall
• Management of high-volume recruitment data utilising systems
• Managing Internal and external stakeholders
• Utilising existing technology to optimise candidate journey
• Personally optimised the hiring process for distant registrations
• Regular meetings with head of HR to discuss current internal vacancies.

• Developed new business and support existing business within the company
• Take lead on tenders that fell in my sector and areas including pricing, quotations, PQQ’s etc
• Meeting new clients and where I could put in rates direct without a tender, building quotes for skills required and agreeing terms of Business
• Host meetings with Sales Director to plan future business for the company and how this will be resourced
• Managing internal and external stakeholders
• Recruit for any positions that were too specialist for the resource team
• Support team with existing business.

• In my role as BDM I had the following responsibilities and some Directorial responsibilities in the absence of our Sales & Marketing Director
• Nominated for Staff Choice award at the McGinley Star Awards which was great to receive fantastic recognition
• Successfully developed New Infrastructure Sectors as per new sales plan
• Took the lead on tenders that fall in my sectors and areas including pricing and quotations
• Attending conventions and summits as a representative of the company Sales and Marketing Director.

• I was tasked with setting up a new National Division, providing permanent and temporary recruitment solutions throughout the UK
• Plan and track progress via P&L against agreed business plan
• Manage and co-ordinate the operation of the division to ensure achievement of targets and growth
• Motivate and develop my team to equip them with the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their role effectively
• Interview and hire staff for the team
• I interviewed and hired an Admin Assistant, 2x Senior Recruitment Consultants
• Interview and fill any vacancies we bring in as a division
• Managing internal and external stakeholders.

• Interview and register temps for London office
• Headhunt senior roles and IT roles for the Manchester Office
• Managing internal and external stakeholders
• Regular meetings with head of HR to discuss current internal vacancies.

• Increased profit and reliability of candidates by keeping in regular contact with the guys on the front line and befriending site managers all the way up to Project Managers /resource managers
• I was involved with setting up workplace competency assessments for existing, proven contractors with colleagues
• Identified key Business and projects that would be beneficial and achieved so far achieved 90%
• Collaborate with colleagues on bigger projects.

• Bringing on 3 high profile clients within my first 3 months of starting, agreed charge rates and set up contracts
• Client meetings including negotiating client rates, term of business and vacancies
• Advertise vacancies online, headhunt and Network to fill jobs
• Update and manage database of registered candidates.