Monique Marten
Charlestown,NSW
Summary
Experienced Senior Recruitment professional with a track record in strategic talent acquisition and team leadership. Skilled in navigating complex hiring landscapes, leveraging vast industry knowledge to identify potential candidates. Strong interpersonal skills aid in building productive relationships with stakeholders at all levels. Demonstrated success in streamlining recruitment processes and improving candidate experience.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Peoplefusion
Newcastle, NSW
10.2023 - Current
- Manage a wide variety of client relationships, specialising in HR recruitment and more recently establishing the new Industrial business vertical within Engineering and Heavy Industry for white-collar recruitment.
- Partner with clients to help establish needs and build a targeted search campaign for a high touch, consultative and successful recruitment process.
- Creating strong talent pools leveraging business networks, optimised use of company database, LinkedIn Recruiter & Seek Talent.
- Business development, fostering existing and creating new client relationships.
- Incepted and hosted 'Elevate' Networking Event series to promote the peoplefusion brand. Led concept, planning and execution for highly successful and seamless interactive discussions with expert panels.
- Lead innovative and and creative recruitment strategies to attract top talent for our clients.
- Fee negotiation including writing contractual agreements for clients across a variety of industries.
- Writing advertisements. job descriptions, candidate profiles and recruitment strategies.
- Coaching clients and candidates through challenging conversations and performance management processes.
- Mentor junior consultants.
- Designed interview questions and participated in interview panels to evaluate candidates.
- Work in a consultative, proactive manner with candidates to assist in their job search and approach the market, creating well aligned opportunities.
Associate Partner
FutureYou Recruitment
Sydney, NSW
03.2021 - 10.2023
- Provide specialist recruitment across HR and Business Support across the business.
- Creating strong talent pools.
- Create and foster new and existing client relationships with creative and consultative business development skills.
- Assist in tenders and writing business proposals.
- Developed and launched initial HR and Business Support client networking events.
- Collaborated with clients facing challenging performance management concerns.
- Guided candidates through their job search, including complex performance discussions, salary negotiations and resignations.
Business Support Manager & HR Specialist Recruiter
Cox Purtell
Sydney, NSW
07.2018 - 03.2021
- Managed a team of 6 consultants in Business Support Recruitment for both Temporary and Permanent recruitment.
- Recruited, onboarded and trained internal staff members within the Business Support Team.
- Created and delivered monthly reports to the Senior Leadership Team.
- Managed the P&L, provided monthly budgets and forecasts.
- Created and managed consultant KPI's.
- Performance management of staff, including guidance for promotion and managing Performance Improvement Plans.
- Recruitment within Business Support. specialising in Senior HR recruitment.
- Business Development, fostering existing and seeking out new business relationships.
- Tendering for the PSA's, writing recruitment proposals.
Client Engagement Director
Cox Purtell
Sydney, NSW
07.2017 - 03.2021
- Promote the Cox Purtell brand through business development, client relationship and account management models.
- Tender for Preferred Supplier Agreements.
- Make connections and introductions for all consultants across the business.
- Train consultants in strategic marketing and business development techniques.
- Create networking events, idea, content, arrange panel experts, chair events and drive marketing efforts to secure guests.
- Assist with the development of company marketing material.
- Participate in monthly management meetings, providing data insights and metrics, identifying opportunities and gaps within the business.
Career Break to Raise My Family.
Self employed - Photographer & Mental Health First Aid Trainer
Sydney, NSW
08.2003 - 07.2017
- Whilst raising my young family, I did consultant MHFA training to businesses & had my own Photography Business - Life In Pictures Photography.
National Marketing Coordinator
CanTeen Australia
Sydney, NSW
07.2002 - 08.2003
- Increase CanTeen's profile and national public awareness through various mediums such as website, advertising, high profile national events (National Bandanna Day), merchandising and media activity.
- Built key relationships with local and national corporate sponsors.
- Advise and support the State Divisions across Australia with marketing material and help promote CanTeen through media relationships and community awareness.
- Worked on marketing events and campaigns.
- Sourced National Patrons and celebrity support.
- Prepared and submitted grant submissions for national program funding.
- Project management of large scale fundraising events from concept stage.
Executive Recruitment Specialist
TMP Worldwide (Now Hudson)
Sydney, NSW
07.2001 - 07.2002
- Recruited HR professionals across the full Generalist and Specialist functions within the Industrial Sector, focusing on Construction, Mining, Engineering, Manufacturing, Transport, Logistics and Business Services.
- Strong Business Development activity to build the Industrial Sector which had not been an active business vertical previously.
- Worked with external groups to formulate partnerships with charities for TMP to sponsor, adding to the EVP and corporate citizenship.
Recruitment Manager
Hays
Sydney, NSW
03.1999 - 06.2001
- Initially a Recruitment Consultant within Business Support, I was fast tracked to Senior Consultant then Business Support Manager for the Chatswood Branch, managing 4 consultants, alongside recruiting in Business Support & HR.
- As Business Support Manager, I set and managed consultant KPI's, performance reviews and recruited, trained and mentored new staff.
- Participated in monthly management meetings, reporting on budget and performance.
- Forged external relationships with local TAFE and business colleges.
Occupational Rehabilitation Consultant
NatCover
Sydney, NSW
04.1998 - 02.1999
- I worked as a Vocational Counsellor and Case Manager helping people get back to work who had been injured.
- Developed Rehabilitation plans, Return to Work plans, Psychological testing, and liaised with all relevant parties in the rehabilitation process.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Newcastle
Newcastle, NSW03-1996
Higher School Certificate
St Francis Xavier College
Newcastle, NSW12-1992
Some College (No Degree) - Post Graduate Certificate in HR Management 1998
Hunter Institute Technology
Newcastle, NSWSkills
- Able to provide high level advice to clients including; end to end recruitment process, onboarding and staff retention strategies
- Strong leadership, coaching ability within a team
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement, account management and relationship building skills
- Motivated to learn and adaptable to changing work environments, objectives and schedules
- Able to create and maintain positive culture within a team
- Commitment to teamwork and collaboration with demonstrated empathy, acceptance and empowerment
Affiliations
- I sing in a covers band
- I am a photographer - Child & Family portrait photography, events and commercial.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Peoplefusion
10.2023 - Current
Associate Partner
FutureYou Recruitment
03.2021 - 10.2023
Business Support Manager & HR Specialist Recruiter
Cox Purtell
07.2018 - 03.2021
Client Engagement Director
Cox Purtell
07.2017 - 03.2021
Career Break to Raise My Family.
Self employed - Photographer & Mental Health First Aid Trainer
08.2003 - 07.2017
National Marketing Coordinator
CanTeen Australia
07.2002 - 08.2003
Executive Recruitment Specialist
TMP Worldwide (Now Hudson)
07.2001 - 07.2002
Recruitment Manager
Hays
03.1999 - 06.2001
Occupational Rehabilitation Consultant
NatCover
04.1998 - 02.1999
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Newcastle
Higher School Certificate
St Francis Xavier College
Some College (No Degree) - Post Graduate Certificate in HR Management 1998
Hunter Institute Technology
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