Pippa Cook MSc BSc

Pippa Cook MSc BSc

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  • About me

    Open to new opportunities

  • Education

    • The Manchester Metropolitan University

      2007 - 2010
      BSc Psychology and Education
    • University of Bristol

      2010 - 2011
      MSc Neuropsychology
  • Experience

    • UKSBS

      May 2012 - Jan 2015

      Responsible for direct line management of a team of Recruitment Administrators, acting as a point of escalation for issues. Mentoring and advising. Distribution of workload, weekly reporting to HR Leadership team. Steered the team through large volumes of work to return to delivery within SLA's and reduce complaints. Point of contact for any issues within the Grants administration process, update process guides (SOP's). Creation of monthly Grants newsletter Creation of employment contracts and new payroll records on Oracle. Liase with candidates regarding offers and start dates, hiring managers to answer queries and raising any issues to the team leader.

      • Recruitment Performance Leader

        Oct 2014 - Jan 2015
      • Grants Assistant Specialist Advisor

        Jul 2014 - Oct 2014
      • Recruitment Administrator

        May 2012 - Jun 2014
    • UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS)

      Jan 2015 - Apr 2017

      Managed the recruitment activity for four of the UK Research Councils- AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC and ESRC. The roles varied widely from Administrative through to Communications and Human Resources. Co-ordination of assessment centres, direct sourcing and posting updates from the company social media page. Managed projects within the Recruitment team and co-ordinated others across HR Service Delivery. Examples include the embedding of comprehensive training material for new starters within the Recruitment team, research around the introduction of automated employment contracts and driving continuous improvement activity across HRSD.

      • Recruitment Coordinator

        Sept 2016 - Apr 2017
      • Project Officer

        Jan 2015 - Sept 2016
    • AXA

      Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
      Resourcing Consultant

      Responsible for the recruitment for Personal Intermediary & Corporate Partners which could mean recruiting for Customer Service Representatives through to Data Scientists and Pricing Analysts. Organising assessment centres for high volume roles, creation of promotional material for the local area.

    • AXA UK

      Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
      IT Resourcing Consultant

      Managed IT roles within 3 main sections of the business. Roles ranged from IT Apprentices through to Software Engineers, Solution Architects, Data Engineers, Information Security and Service Desk, across 6 office locations.

    • TalkTalk

      Sept 2019 - May 2021
      Talent Acquisition Specialist

      I looked after the Tech team here at TalkTalk. This meant living our Talent Acquisition strategy to ensure we were attracting the best talent. Roles which I looked after here include Software Engineers, Testers, Data Engineers, Pega Developers, Domain Architects, Salesforce, DevOps and Architecture.

    • MadeByPippa

      Oct 2022 - now
      Etsy Store Owner

      Launched and currently maintaining an Etsy shop selling personalised baby items and bags. Creating new product designs, photography and styling, online listings, processing and dispatching orders, responding to customer queries.

    • LENSMATE

      Jul 2023 - now
      Director

      Creation of online cosmetic contact lens business. Source and order stock, product photography, creation of product pages. Responsible for dispatching orders, dealing with customer queries and researching/ sourcing new products.

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