Dr Natalia Ciofu - Sorocan

Experience

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  Whitehall Resources

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  International Accounts, IT Recruitment Consultant

  Responsibilities:• Worked with global clients and recruited IT professionals from a global talent pool. Quarterly Targets exceeded on average by 15%;● Developed and maintained relationships with various global clients sourcing and pitching new opportunities for existing IT professionals;● Used candidate databases to match the right person with vacancies at client companies;● Built positive relationships with global clients to gain a better understanding of their recruitment requirements; successfully placed a candidate securing a profitable deal for the company within the first 2 weeks of work.● Used social media especially LinkedIn to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships;● Drafted advertisements, reviewed applications and CVs, managed and arranged interviews, shortlisted candidates for the client and provided feedback;● Led conversations in different languages such as Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian and English with a positive outcome whether it was with an existing or potential candidate/client;● Negotiated pay and salary rates, and finalised arrangements between clients and candidates;● Worked with an HR Global team based abroad to issue contracts to candidates being offered a job, in consultation with the hiring manager for the particular role. Show less

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  Signpost Resource Centres

  Mar 2016 - May 2016

  PA to the CEO

  Responsibilities:• Provided General Support to Senior Management by preparing certain documents and taking minutes of meetings, as and when required, and by communicating the decisions and expectations of the CEO to the managers tactfully but effectively;• Provided new and innovative ideas to enable the development of Systems and Processes at Signpost;• Assisted with the recruitment process when Signpost was hiring new personnel; • Analysed customer feedback (phone surveys and paper feedback surveys). Show less

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  University of Essex

  Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

  Responsibilities:• Contacted recent graduates via telephone and following up by email to find out whether they have secured work or gone on to further study after graduating;• Assessed with tact, courtesy and sensitivity the needs of those graduates who are still seeking employment and signposted them to the relevant Employability and Career Centre support and resources;• Kept accurate records of the information gained and stored on the relevant systems;• Acted as ambassadors for the University of Essex and conveyed a positive impression of the Employability and Careers Centre;• Conducted calls with graduates of the University of Essex asking them to complete our Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey. The data from this survey is hugely important as it influences university strategy and feeds in to the various national league tables. Show less

  • Student Caller/Internships Assistant – Employability and Careers Centre

    Sept 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  • Students` Union Senior Adviser

    Jun 2016 - Sept 2016
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  University of Essex

  Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  Essex Abroad Advisor/Team Lead/Project Lead (maternity leave cover)

  Responsibilities:• Established, developed, and maintained strong relationships and continued communication with international and Erasmus institutions to ensure the effective exchange of information throughout the pre-mobility (application, admission), mobility and post-mobility (re-entry, grade conversion) phases of the programme;• Managed, administered and assessed study and work abroad programmes such as volunteering projects, internships, summer schools and placements, and delivered presentations to a large audience of students to promote these programmes; 20% increase in student participation.• Developed volunteering opportunities in the UK and abroad, and handled expectations of students who participated in those programmes. • Worked with Global partner institutions to design study abroad programmes and summer schools that increased the student mobility by 10%. Show less

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  Buckinghamshire New University

  Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

  Student Recruitment Officer

  Responsibilities:• Organized, delivered and evaluated recruitment, outreach and conversion activities, designed to increase the number of applications and enrolments to the University particularly from widening participation backgrounds including BAME and first generation into HE students;• Delivered presentations to prospective students, applicants, agents/advisers and other key stakeholders in the student recruitment process. Increased applications by 15% the following intake• Developed online and offline content with Marketing colleagues used in the promotion and delivery of recruitment events. Represented and promoted the University programmes at 30 recruitment fairs and school visits overseas and in the UK. Show less

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  University of Westminster

  Mar 2019 - now

  • Providing careers advice and guidance consultations to UG and PGT students and alumni (Classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022) across all disciplines;• Managing the Early Careers Support Project initiative, by designing and delivering a careers education programme of activities including 121 consultations, seminars, workshops and networking events ensuring they meet the needs of the target cohorts;• Delivering 121 and group career discussions, practice interviews, seminars, workshops and networking events to support students` and graduates` career learning and the development of professional skills;• Designing and delivering Graduate Success Series employability sessions aimed at enhancing students` and recent graduates` career development and employability skills, as a result 20% of the attendees secured a graduate level job in less than 3 months;• Drawing on student engagement and feedback data to understand student needs and interests to inform programme design and the development of appropriate resources;• Designing employability skills sessions with global career coaching experts, internship providers, employers etc., using a range of delivery methods and platforms;• Ensuring students and alumni are appropriately informed about departmental career programmes and activities via newsletters, graduate blogs, graduate case studies and social media;• Establishing collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders whilst maintaining a thorough knowledge and understanding of variety of occupations, recruitment procedures, labour market trends;• Line managing and training new members of staff;• Working closely with HR, recruitment and marketing team supporting the delivery of Westminster Graduate Programme by promoting the programme and delivering workshops to help successful candidates develop employability skills;• Participating regularly in industry events e.g. GTI, ISE events, AGCAS and ASET conferences and training sessions. Show less • Engaging with over 500 members of staff across 3 colleges at the University of Westminster to redesign academic courses by embedding work-based learning activities focused on inclusivity and diversity within the curriculum • Ongoing management of existing University partners and establishing new relationships with top career development corporations. Onboarded 10 new partners since December 2020.• Increased the number of virtual internships available to students during Covid-19 by 10% encouraging and ensuring successful blended learning delivery• Developing relevant processes and systems for monitoring, tracking and reporting activities and progress with input from Career Consultants, professors, internship providers etc.• Designed numerous Possible Student Journey and compiled e-learning resources that are in the process of being integrated into the curriculum;• Partnering with University team members such as Careers Consultants, marketing and comms, Quality and Assurance, Diversity and Inclusion, professors etc. to develop a consistent communication plan in the form of a newsletter to share project`s outcomes and key events and findings with internal and external stakeholders;• Applying Prince2 methodology to ensure a successful delivery of the Work-Based and Placement Learning project; Defining, tracking, analysing and reporting on key performance indicators and efficiency of work-based and placement learning integration, ensuring risk is mitigated.• Delivered and designed a presentation on the embedding work based and placement learning through the undergraduate curriculum at the ASET Annual Conference September 2021. Show less Responsibilities: • Worked with over 300 students and helped find work experience opportunities in top global corporations both nationally and internationally;• Organized and coordinated over 15 networking events to promote work experience opportunities and to strengthen connections with over 200 nonprofit employability-oriented companies, NGOs, National and Local Government and NHS;• Led a team of 4 recruiters and delivered OKR tracking, development and career growth conversations;• Organised STEM oriented events to forge cross sector partnerships. Established 5 new strategic alliances;• Delivered Employability Inductions and 50 work placement module workshops to Biomed, Liberal Arts, Social Sciences departments. 20% increase in graduate employability outcomes;• Offered weekly 1-2-1 appointments with students helping with suitable work-based learning opportunities, job applications, writing CVs/Cover Letters and preparing for interviews; 85% of students secured a job within 3 months or less. Show less

  • Careers Consultant Project Officer (Early Careers Support Project)

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Work Based and Placement Learning Project Officer

    Apr 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Work Experience and Placement Officer (maternity leave cover)

    Mar 2019 - Apr 2020