Jayne Gibson – Managing Director, Chartered Financial Planner and Pension Transfer Specialist, Insight. Out Financial
The Post: Managing Director, Chartered Financial Planner and Pension Transfer Specialist, Insight. Out Financial The Post Holder: Jayne Gibson Jayne Gibson’s previous career as a nurse taught her the empathy and understanding she now applies in her role as financial planner. Give a brief outline of your career to date. Initially I trained to be...
Kristian Kinnaird – IT Systems Manager & part-time lecturer in Creative & Digital Industries, Belfast Metropolitan College
The Post: IT Systems Manager & part-time lecturer in Creative & Digital Industries, Belfast Metropolitan College The Post Holder: Kristian Kinnaird The ability to bridge the gap between business and technology functions is an essential skill for Kristian Kinnaird’s role as an IT Systems Manager. Give a brief outline of your career to date. In...
John Graham – Commercial Director
The Post: Commercial Director, Andrew Ingredients The Post Holder: John Graham No two days are ever the same for commercial director, John Graham Give a brief outline of your career to date. I trained as a Chartered Accountant at Grant Thornton before spending six years working in Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions at Grant...
Amazon Creating 1,000 Apprenticeships in UK
Technology giant Amazon is to create more then 1,000 apprenticeships in the UK over the next two years, with pay ranging from an entry level starting salary of £9.50/£10.50 an hour, up to £30,000 a year. Once qualified, apprentices will work across Amazon’s UK corporate and operations sites, including the company’s UK head office and...
Healthcare Regulator Offers £110k Salary for Senior Post
Two major health organisations are hoping to fill senior roles, one with a salary of over £110,000. The Belfast branch of a health and social care watchdog is searching for a chief executive with a salary of up to $110,801. The role at the regulation and quality improvement authority will involve the successful candidate providing...
Niamh Taylor – Managing Director, Digital 24
The Post: Managing Director, Digital 24 The Post Holder: Niamh Taylor Through her role as a digital marketing director Niamh Taylor helps companies to reach their full potential. Give a brief outline of your career to date. I began my career as assistant marketing manager for Bedeck working with a nose of brands including Jeff...
Open evening reveals ICT talent
ICT COMPANY Fujitsu has been encouraged by the calibre and number of aspiring HR professionals who attended a special Information Evening at its Derry/Londonderry office. Guests included a mix of university students, new graduates and career movers as well as experienced HR professionals. Attendees heard from Sarah Wadsworth, Head of HR Services at Fujitsu EMEIA,...
CIPD Northern Ireland HR Awards
Time is running out to enter this year’s CIPD Northern Ireland HR Awards. Now in its seventh year, the CIPD NI Awards celebrate the contribution of HR and people management to the success of businesses of all sizes in Northern Ireland. Almost 400 HR professionals attended last year’s awards ceremony at Titanic Belfast, with the...
Jessica Sayers – Flexible Outreach Manager, Simon Community NI
HOW I BECAME AN: Outreach Manager Job Title: Flexible Outreach Manager Company: Simon Community NI Give a brief outline of your career to date. Graduating with a 2:1 from Jordanstown in 2016, I soon entered the workforce and have been employed since. Working in a range of statutory and voluntary sectors across Ireland, my roles...
Nikita Lynn – Audit Manager, Assurance, PwC Belfast
The Post Holder: Nikita Lynn The Post: Audit Manager, Assurance, PwC Belfast HOW I BECAME AN AUDIT MANAGER How did you get your job? I started out in a smaller accountancy practice where I completed my training contract before I moved to PwC. A friend who worked in PwC recommended that I should join the...