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...
Una McKeague – Creative Learning Assistant, Grand Opera House
The Post Holder: Una McKeague The Post: Creative Learning Assistant, Grand Opera House HOW I BECAME A CREATIVE LEARNING ASSISTANT There is no such thing as a typical day for Creative Learning Assistant, Una McKeague. Give a brief outline of your career to date. My first job after university was with the Nerve Centre in...
Mary McAfee – Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation, NHS Blood & Transplant
The Post: Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation, NHS Blood & Transplant, Causeway Hospital, Coleraine The Post Holder: Mary McAfee HOW I BECAME A SPECIALIST NURSE IN ORGAN DONATION A varied career in nursing has led Mary McAfee to her current role as a specialist nurse for organ donation. Give a brief outline of your career...
Penny McGrigor – Marketing Manager, Eventist Group and Best Parties Ever
The Post: Marketing Manager, Eventist Group and Best Parties Ever The Post Holder: Penny McGrigor HOW I BECAME A GROUP MARKETING MANAGER As a naturally outgoing person Penny McGrigor found her perfect role working in marketing and communications. Give a brief outline of your career to date. So it all began about 25 years ago...
Declan Morris – Homelessness Project Manager, Extern Homes
The Post: Homelessness Project Manager, Extern Homes The Post Holder: Declan Morris HOW I BECAME A HOMELESSNESS PROJECT MANAGER Project manager Declan Morris always knew he wanted a career in which he could help people. Give a brief outline of your career to date. I am now Project Manager for Extern Homes, an innovative project...
Gerry Darby – Strategic Manager, Lough Neagh Partnership
The Post: Strategic manager, Lough Neagh Partnership The Post Holder: Gerry Darby HOW I BECAME A STRATEGIC MANAGER A passion for history and heritage has helped strategic manager Gerry Darby develop his career. Give a brief outline of your career to date. I first started working in Scotland, processing Margaret Thatcher’s Right to Buy housing...
Frances Black – Accommodation Manager, Simon Community NI
Give a brief outline of your career to date I initially began working for the Simon Community NI as a volunteer for a period of 6 months. Whilst undertaking this role, a position for Support Worker became available and I applied for the post and was successful. I then progressed to Team Leader. My current...
Keith Annette – IT Architect, Liberty Information Technology
The Post: IT Architect, Liberty Information Technology The Post Holder: Keith Annette HOW I BECAME AN IT ARCHITECT No two days are ever the same for IT Architect Keith Annette Give a brief outline of your career to date. After graduating from university in 2000, I worked in a few different business development roles across...