Teddy Davenport

Brought on to support RGH across two key areas: marketing and recruitment training, with a particular focus on tech stack implementation.

• Delivered recruitment training to junior consultants at the Sandwich office, while also acting as an advisor to the broader business on LinkedIn strategy, personal branding, and the adoption of AI tools to streamline workflows and improve response rates.
• Led the creation, filming, and editing of all company video content, including the YouTube channel and monthly podcast.
• Marketing strategy to drive brand visibility and engagement across platforms.
• Increased brand awareness by developing and implementing strategic marketing campaigns.

Brought in to build and scale a high-calibre contractor pool of management consultants across the UK, supporting large corporate clients in sectors such as Financial Services, Energy, and Technology.

• Leveraged deep knowledge of the consulting landscape to identify, engage, and place top-tier talent in roles spanning Strategy, Transformation, and Change.
• Advised senior stakeholders on recruitment strategy, candidate attraction, and pipeline development, helping to future-proof hiring capabilities.
• Played a key role in improving recruitment workflows across the wider team — identifying bottlenecks, implementing process enhancements, and introducing AI tools to increase speed and efficiency.
• Supported the adoption of tech-driven solutions to optimise sourcing, screening, and talent engagement.
• Acted as a strategic partner to internal teams, contributing to long-term talent planning and workforce optimisation initiatives.

6-month contract leading the Financial Services Recruitment division.

• Hired to reduce agency spend and ensure the business met its hiring targets for end-of-year 2022. Exceeded hiring goals across all departments and implemented process improvements to accelerate time-to-hire.
• Built targeted talent pipelines through strategic ad placement, thorough candidate screening, and effective pre-assessment processes.
• Enhanced employer branding by collaborating with marketing teams on compelling job adverts and social media campaigns.
• Mentored junior team members, promoting best practices in recruitment and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and development.

Brought in on a short-term project to support senior hiring across CIL’s London, Munich, and Chicago offices.

• Conducted comprehensive market mapping of Strategy and Commercial Due Diligence professionals across three key geographies.
• Used traditional headhunting methods to build a targeted recruitment pipeline for future senior hires.
• Collaborated with HR teams to develop competitive compensation packages tailored to market standards.
• Regularly analysed recruitment data to refine sourcing strategies and improve hiring efficiency.
• Successfully negotiated offer terms, contributing to a high offer-to-acceptance ratio.

I worked as a Recruitment Consultant for Ascent Professional Services across all areas of Management Consultancy covering a range of sectors including: Pharma and Life Science, Financial Services, Public Sector, Oil & Gas, Retail and Consumer, Telco, Media and Technology, Energy & Utilities and Healthcare.

Mandates for these clients were generally Manager level and upwards with salaries ranging from £75,000 to £185,000.

I worked in the research team at Acumin Consulting. My duties here mainly included candidate sourcing, research, ad writing and assisting with networking events.

I conducted research for a team of 3 specialising in Information Security and Risk Management. This was my first role in recruitment and was here that I learnt the fundamentals of the business. After one year in the team, I was headhunted to join Acumin Consulting.