This week’s North East appointments: Featuring Central Employment, NEPO and SPG Resourcing

This week’s round up of North East appointments includes Central Employment, NEPO and SPG Resourcing. Read on to find out more…

James Spencer and Chloe Keogan, Central Employment

Central Employment, the Newcastle based independent recruitment specialists, is celebrating after two apprentices completed their courses, passing with distinctions.

Apprentices James Spencer and Chloe Keogan exceeded expectations, completing their apprenticeships and coursework to distinction level, and have now secured permanent roles with Central Employment.

Throughout the year-long course, they both passed their practice and theory work with flying colours, working hard to impress colleagues and bosses to secure permanent specialist roles within the recruitment sector.

James will take up the position of recruitment coordinator in the industrial and construction departments, providing resourcing and admin support. Chloe will join the payroll team as payroll officer and will support the administration and compliance of Central Employment’s workforce.

Mark Trett, Central Employment director, commented: “We are delighted with James’ and Chloe’s hard work and dedication to achieving such high standards in their practice and theory work, which is very commendable indeed.

“James is already proving to be a great addition within our recruitment team by supporting busy consultants with day-to-day candidate generation and building relationships with clients. Chloe has become an important part of the Central Employment accounts team and is gaining knowledge of all aspects of our busy payroll department.”

Jenny Robins, Joy Stafford, Phil Hancock, Nick McDonald and Vicky Owen: NEPO

NEPO has bolstered its team with a set of new appointments and promotions as part of its NEPO 2025 strategy to help deliver the region’s ambitious growth plans.

Jenny Robins has been promoted to the senior management team as operations specialist, focusing on NEPO’s internal communications, performance management, governance, finance and HR. Vicky Owen has been appointed executive assistant to support managing director, Nicola Shelley and commercial and procurement director, Steven Sinclair.

The procurement team has two new specialists to drive two key categories of spend. Nick McDonald has been promoted to procurement specialist and will head up the ICT and financial services category. Michelle Armstrong has been promoted to procurement specialist leading the fleet category.

There are two additions to the team managing the NEPRO Framework, a managed service approach developed by NEPO that delivers a faster and compliant alternative to traditional public sector frameworks for specialist professional services and consultancy. It is used by the public sector across the UK.

Phil Hancock has been appointed as the NEPRO relationships and partnerships specialist and will manage the engagement and outward facing aspects of delivery. Joy Stafford has been appointed as NEPRO solutions performance coordinator.

Nicola Shelley, NEPO managing director, commented: “Jenny, Nick and Michelle, bring a wealth of experience in their new roles and will help us deliver our ambitions. Phil and Joy are great additions to the NEPRO team helping us build on our successful work across the public sector.”

Mhairi Allan, SPG Resourcing

SPG Resourcing has appointed Mhairi Allan as associate director to drive the expansion of its Newcastle office. Mhairi has held senior roles in the recruitment industry, most recently as an expert in Amazon Web Services professionals.

SPG Resourcing helps companies and organisations across the digital sector find the talent they need. It operates nationally from offices in Newcastle and Leeds. The business is growing quickly and expects revenue to double to £7m and create an additional 10 jobs in the next 12 months.

Mhairi commented: “The technology sector is growing rapidly in Newcastle and, thanks to our national reach, we are well positioned to attract new talent to the region and help to address the skills gap. SPG Resourcing brings a fresh approach to helping digital teams find the talent they need to deliver projects.”

A recent government report predicted the digital sector would create 42,000 new jobs by 2025. The company saw revenue hit £3.4m in its first 17 months and recruited 11 staff. It works across the technology sector with specialisms in health and social housing.

Sam Hameed, co-founder and managing director of SPG Resourcing, added: “Newcastle has a thriving tech community, and Mhairi brings the experience and skills to ensure that SPG plays a central role in supporting its continued growth.”

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