Beth Cato (was Lawrence)

Experience

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  Halifax Bank of Scotland

  May 2005 - Sept 2009

  Insurance divisional lead for pan HBOS Graduate and Summer Internship programmes. Consulting with specialist business areas within the Insurance and Retail divisions such as Pricing, Actuarial, Finance, HR and Marketing to provide cost effective end to end resourcing solutions.

  • Graduate Recruiter

    Jan 2008 - Sept 2009

  • Specialist Resourcing Consultant

    May 2005 - Jan 2008
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  Lloyds Banking Group

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2014

  To manage and support the delivery of the Emerging Talent proposition for the Retail & Insurance division. The Emerging Talent agenda includes Graduates, Apprentices, MBA students and any other identified groups such as career academies.Key Responsibilities:•To plan and support the delivery of development, professional accreditation and mentoring schemes to drive retention and engagement of Emerging Talent populations at divisional level including on-boarding and induction events, cohort management as appropriate and any other relevant learning activities.•To take the lead divisionally in supporting the research, development and implementation of the Apprentice strategy in conjunction with the government driven national campaign to provide colleagues with a structured induction and development programme that will lead to the award of an externally recognised qualification.•Manage the graduate placement process at a divisional level to planned timescales, evaluating individual bids from line managers and matching to individual candidates and communicating outcomes to all stakeholders.•Plan and support delivery of resourcing campaigns to recruit emerging talent pools working with Centre of Excellence teams and utilising the resource capacity and processes of the recruitment operations team.•To build strong working relationships and influence at senior levels across diverse stakeholder populations. Show less To lead, shape and deliver the Group's Emerging Talent assessment and selection strategy for campaign 2011/12.Key Responsibilities are:•To conduct an external market and supplier tender review to determine possible suppliers/approaches for a relevant, best in class, online and assessment centre selection process for the Graduate and Undergraduate Emerging Talent campaign 2011/2012. •To lead and manage the Group's Graduate Leadership and Summer Internship Programme's Assessment centres and candidate pipeline process.•Manage the day to day pipeline for both Graduates and Interns across the Group. Approx 15,000 applicants to be screened to hire 200 Graduates and circa 60 Summer Interns.•Centre manage Graduate and Intern assessment centres•Creation and delivery of weekly MI report for stakeholders.•Manage and track a budget of 500k•Supplier management•Management of a multi-sited team of 3. Show less To lead, shape and deliver the Group's Emerging Talent Attraction Campaign strategy enabling Lloyds Banking Group to build a pipeline of future leaders/talent by targeting graduates, and undergraduates. Key Responsibilities:•Responsible for the creation, development, and execution of the 2010 LBG graduate campus attraction strategy. Includes development of brand for campus usage, collateral creation, and brand building events, use of appropriate media, career fairs, employer presentations and skill sessions across 20 UK universities. •Deliver employer presentations and skill sessions such as CV development, interview training etc. •External supplier management including: university careers centres, advertising and graduate promotional agencies and candidate management system suppliers.•Produced numerous MI report for graduate and internship pipeline for internal stakeholder circulation.•Divisional business partner for Graduates/ Summer Interns.•Development and execution of assessment approaches for emerging talent.•750k Budget ownership•Management of a multi-sited team of 3. Show less

  • Emerging Talent Business Partner

    Sept 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Graduate Recruitment Manager

    Apr 2011 - Sept 2013

  • Emerging Talent/Graduate Manager

    Sept 2009 - Apr 2011
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  Tenet Group

  Aug 2014 - Mar 2015

  Internal Recruitment Manager

  Solely responsible for the design and delivery of the company’s end to end recruitment and selection strategy.Responsibilities include:•Providing expert advice and guidance on cost effective and appropriate attraction solutions.•Developing and implementing a suite of tailored selection tools and techniques that meet the needs of the business•Sourcing candidates for a range of technical and non-technical roles such as Para-planners, Pension and Investment Specialists, Finance, HR and Marketing, and Customer Services for example. •Employing a direct hire approach to source candidates such as: Online media, networking within appropriate societies, career fairs and recommend a friend schemes.•Ensure recruitment process meets legislative and best practice requirements.•Ensure Tenet remuneration policies, practices and procedures meet business needs and are benchmarked appropriately. •Collate and produce MI to meet organisational requirements•Interviewing/ Design & Delivery of assessment centres•Creation of a competency framework and interview bank of questions•Interview/Recruitment legislation training resulting in Management ‘licence to hire’. Show less

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  HSBC

  Apr 2015 - Dec 2019

  Principal Resourcing Specialist - Business Performance via AMS at HSBC April 2015 – Present

  Responsible for recruitment for Business Performance for HSBC RBWM

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  Futures

  Dec 2019 - now

  Talent Acquisition Manager

  Responsible for all internal Talent Acquisition at Futures.Futures is a leader in professional interim and permanent recruitment services. We offer innovative resourcing models and project delivery solutions that support the public sector, education and manufacturing.At Futures, we’re your specialist partners in providing the best talent to bring you success. We work against the clock and consistently exceed expectations through the expert delivery of project solutions, recruitment and consultancy services.Recruitment, Project Solutions and Consultancy ServicesWe offer project solutions, interim management and permanent recruitment services within the below specialist areas:• Education – Senior recruitment and consultancy support in the Education sector supporting schools and local authorities• Public Sector – Interim Management and providing subject matter experts to enable Public Sector transformation• Manufacturing – Expert recruitment support within the Manufacturing industry to find you the best directors, managers and engineers• Food and Drink – Extensive knowledge of the Food and Drink Manufacturing industry enabling us to provide high quality permanent and interim recruitment servicesTrading for over 25 years, we have built a reputation for our professional approach to providing recruitment solutions at all levels. Through this we have become one of the UK’s most trusted recruitment, project solutions and consultancy specialists through the Private and Public SectorsOur experienced consultants embody our core values; Family, Integrity, Resilience, Results and Loyalty. The team culture stems from these values and allows our experienced consultants to provide an unrivalled service Show less