Colm Godfrey

Colm Godfrey

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  • About me

    Senior Manager | People Consulting at EY

  • Education

    • St. Mary's College C.s.Sp.

      2006 - 2012

      Activities and Societies: -Captain of School Debate Team 2012 -Junior Cup Rugby Squad 2009 -School Musical 2007, 2011 and 2012. -Class Captain in Student Body Council 2008 & 2012 -Vice-Captain in Student Body Council 2011 -Ghana Immersion Project with Aidlink 2010 -1st place in Lorgan Gogan Public Speaking Competition 2012 While at St. Mary's College I was involved in many things over the course of my 6 years. I played rugby for 5 years and was a member of the cup winning u13s team in 2007, which was subsequently followed with my place in the 2009 JCT (Junior Cup Team) squad. In 2008/11/12 I took part in the school musical. In 2011 and 2012 I held major parts in both.In 2010, I was part of a group that took part in the Ghana Immersion Project which involved raising €100,000+ for projects over… Show more While at St. Mary's College I was involved in many things over the course of my 6 years. I played rugby for 5 years and was a member of the cup winning u13s team in 2007, which was subsequently followed with my place in the 2009 JCT (Junior Cup Team) squad. In 2008/11/12 I took part in the school musical. In 2011 and 2012 I held major parts in both.In 2010, I was part of a group that took part in the Ghana Immersion Project which involved raising €100,000+ for projects over there. In 2011/2012 I was heavily involved in public speaking and debating. I was head of the school team in 2012 and organised the 1st Junior Mace competition in the school. In 2012 I won the Lorgan Gogan public speaking competition in the school. I was part of the Student Body Council on 3 different school years, which included 2007/9, 2011/12 (as Class Captain) and 2010/11 (Vice-Captain). I studied Irish, English, Maths, French, Economics, Biology, Music and History for my Leaving Cert. Show less

    • University College Dublin

      2016 - 2017
      Master’s Degree Human Resource Management 1.1 (First Class Honours)

      People are often said to be a company’s greatest asset. For me, this is what drove me towards Human Resource Management. Within the MSc in UCD Smurfit I was fortunate to have the opportunity to study multiple subjects, including Managing Conflict in an Organization, Concepts of HR and IR, HRM, Reward Management, Employment Relations in Ireland, and Gender, Diversity and Equality. As part of our course we had to undertake a research project which examined the enablers and constraints of… Show more People are often said to be a company’s greatest asset. For me, this is what drove me towards Human Resource Management. Within the MSc in UCD Smurfit I was fortunate to have the opportunity to study multiple subjects, including Managing Conflict in an Organization, Concepts of HR and IR, HRM, Reward Management, Employment Relations in Ireland, and Gender, Diversity and Equality. As part of our course we had to undertake a research project which examined the enablers and constraints of HR practitioners working today in Ireland and into the future. This comprised of a literature review, conducting focus groups, analyzing data, presenting our findings to our client and presenting a final research report. Show less

    • University College Dublin

      2012 - 2015
      Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences 2.1

      Activities and Societies: UCD Symphony Orchestra - player and committee member (Head of PR). I studied Social Science due to my desire to have a people focused career, as well as a deep interest in studying issues that we face in society. After a general approach in 1st year, I chose to specialize in the Human and Organisational Pathway, which focuses on business, economics and human resource management.I studied and excelled in areas and subjects such as Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management, The Economic Analysis of Social Problems, Crime, Social Services & the Justice… Show more I studied Social Science due to my desire to have a people focused career, as well as a deep interest in studying issues that we face in society. After a general approach in 1st year, I chose to specialize in the Human and Organisational Pathway, which focuses on business, economics and human resource management.I studied and excelled in areas and subjects such as Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management, The Economic Analysis of Social Problems, Crime, Social Services & the Justice System and Social Protection and Immigration.In 2014/2015, I was a member of the UCD Symphony Orchestra Committee and it was my duty to look after PR and organisational matters. For 3 year I was in the 1st violins and for my final semester was playing at 1st desk. Show less

  • Experience

    • Youth Nation

      Sept 2012 - Aug 2014
      • District Manager

        Sept 2012 - Aug 2014
      • Night Manager

        Sept 2012 - Dec 2013
    • STARLIGHT NETWORKS LTD

      Oct 2015 - Aug 2017
      • Product Support Manager

        Jul 2016 - Aug 2017
      • Product Manager

        Oct 2015 - Jun 2016
    • The Bridal Network

      Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
      Co Founder and Head of Marketing
    • Deloitte Ireland

      Sept 2017 - Dec 2019
      • Human Capital Consultant

        Sept 2019 - Dec 2019
      • Human Capital Consulting Analyst

        Sept 2017 - Aug 2019
    • EY

      Jan 2020 - now
      • Senior Manager

        Apr 2023 - now
      • Manager

        Apr 2021 - Mar 2023
      • Senior Consultant

        Jan 2020 - Apr 2021
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Colm Godfrey
      Leadership Recognition Award - Quarterly Winner Deloitte Nov 2018 In November 2018, I was an inaugural winner of the Leadership Recognition Award. This was an internal award for demonstrating leadership, which was recognised by my peers, who nominated me for this reward.
    • Awarded to Colm Godfrey
      1st Place at Start-Up Weekend - powered by Google Entrepreneurs Start-Up Weekend - powered by Google Entrepreneurs Nov 2015 The Start-Up Weekend is a 54 hour weekend in which teams of potential entrepreneurs come together to pitch ideas and compete in front of judges at Google HQ.Our product, The Bridal Network, came first and won an all expenses paid trip to a week long hackathon in Berlin in 2016.
    • Awarded to Colm Godfrey
      Lorgan Gogan Public Speaking Competition - May 2012 After coming 2nd as a 5th year in 2011, I won the prestigious Lorgan Gogan Public Speaking Competition.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Feighlithe

      Issued by Colaiste na bhFiann Teo on Jan 2012
      Colaiste na bhFiann TeoAssociated with Colm Godfrey
    • Member of Immersion Project to Ghana

      Issued by Aidlink on Jun 2010
      AidlinkAssociated with Colm Godfrey
    • Class Representative

      Issued by UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School on Sept 2016
      UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business SchoolAssociated with Colm Godfrey