Nicholas Harvey

My role is to ensure that the Frank Recruitment Group are able to continue their rapid growth through delivering the best in class Talent Acquisition Service globally.

My goals in this role are to ensure successful delivery of key strategic programs within the YNV Group. My core focus is currently on Digitalising the internal platforms including HR, Talent Acquisition, Procurement, Finance and Sales CRM. Successfully delvered the new ICIMS ATS and CRM platform (and new career sites).

Responsible for delivering strategic and operational marketing programs across a number of international businesses operating across the IT and professional services, education, SaaS and real estate sectors. Defining the propositioning and go-to-market strategies to drive sales, deliver international expansion programs, and build customer engagement.

Serco HR operates around based on the Ulrich model with HR Business Partners managing stakeholders, Shared Services executing and the Centre of Expertise responsible for designing and building the ways of working. My role encompasses the following HR specialisms: - Resourcing - Talent - Reward

My role was responsible for both the day to day delivery of all hiring for existing contracts in the Middle East region, as well as supporting the commercial and bidding process for potential contract growth and new customers. I placed a large focus around the improvement of service, both from day to day minor changes, to the implementation of new process and technology to improve the candidate experience whilst remaining cost competitive (or even reducing the cost to the business.

My role in SCB covered 3 key areas of support for the bank. - Talent Acquisition. - Immigration (PRO/GRO) - Emiratisation and Graduate Recruitment

I am responsible for executive hiring for IBM in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) reporting to the Global Executive Recruitment Leader. I have recently taken responsibility to build IBM's capability to hire Executive and Leadership Talent through direct channels in the region with initial focus being in Europe.

I am responsible for the implementation of the Global Recruitment Model for CEEMEA, I have overall CEEMEA Budget responsibility and am functionally responsible for the South Africa Recruitment Organisation. I am also the Systems and Technology Group (STG) Recruitment Leader for CEEMEA. From June 2010, I also took on responsibility for EMEA Executive Recruitment as I transitioned into the new role.

October 2008 – November 2009 (1 year 2 months) I am responsible for all hiring into GBS CEEMEA (Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, Middle East, Africa) We are looking for experienced consultants living in or willing to relocate to the region to join our growing and experienced team. Contact me for me information.

I was responsible for all HR Functions in IBM Middle East. This included running the day to day HR functions for the country organisation as well as setting up the regional office of CEE/MEA which was opened in Dubai in June 2008.

I was responsible for all hiring into GBS in Middle East - Developing new hiring processes and techniques - Developing graduate programme

I was responsible for selling and delivering - Human Capital Management Solutions - Climate Surveys - Change Management Consulting - Telecommunications Solutions - Media Solutions

I set up the service delivery function for the eHosting services division of IBM in UAE.

I supported various clients in UK for the eHosting Services Group until I was asked to relocate to UAE

Various positions in the Bank - IT and Network Support - Service Manager for Outsource of Network support - Comms and Networks manager - Card Systems Manager I also had a placement year at Barclays in 1994 while at University.