Sep 2020 – Dec 2020 · 3 mos

• As a part-time Project Associate at the 50:50 Equality Project, I dedicated two days a week to driving the mission of inspiring and supporting the BBC and global organisations in creating journalism and media content that accurately represents our diverse world.
• The 50:50 Project has evolved into a global initiative with a network of over 70 partner organisations across 20 countries, implementing the 50:50 methodology. Our partners span public and private media, academia, conference businesses, law, public relations, and corporate sectors. We continue to expand our network, aiming to reach even greater heights.
• In my role, I contribute to various responsibilities aligned with the project's objectives
• Collaborating with external partners worldwide, including production companies, media organisations, and universities, to foster effective communication and collaboration.
• Speaking publicly about the 50:50 Project at conferences, advocating its importance and impact.
• Developing comprehensive reporting systems for partners to assess their content accurately.
• Raising awareness for 50:50 and championing the significance of representing diverse audiences.
• Actively seeking to expand our network of external partners, driving growth and amplifying our global impact.

Dec 2018 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• As an experienced Senior Technical Recruiter, I have successfully sourced and recruited 200+ exceptional technology talent, overseeing the entire recruitment process from advertising to offer. By employing advanced search techniques like Boolean and Xray, along with diverse channels, I've delivered significant cost savings in the millions.
• Highlights of my achievements:
• Collaborated closely with engineering teams, devising effective resourcing strategies, talent pooling, software engineering assessment centers, and elevating hiring practices.
• Championed diversity by implementing measures to eliminate unconscious bias, curating diverse shortlists, and conducting over 50 impactful Diversity & Inclusion workshops.
• Actively engaged in prominent BBC programs such as STEM, RAISED, and Mentoring, equipped as an Interview Champion promoting strengths-based blended interviewing techniques.
• Led informative lunch and learn sessions, sharing cutting-edge sourcing practices, and advocating for inclusive hiring methodologies.
• Contributed to the BBC's esteemed Diversity & Inclusion working group, raising awareness through engaging internal webinars and thought-provoking initiatives.
• My expertise covers a wide spectrum of roles, ranging from Front/Back End technologies to AWS, DevOps, Project/Product Management, Architecture, Mobile, Data, and Testing. I am well-versed in recruiting professionals at all seniority levels, including executive positions.
• Let's connect:
• Email: pavail.aqeel@bbc.co.uk
• Explore career opportunities at BBC: careerssearch.bbc.co.uk
• Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bbccareers?lang=en (#buildthebbc)
• Discover exciting design and engineering careers: bbc.co.uk/careers/design_engineering

Oct 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Manchester, United Kingdom

• CDL is one of the UK’s leading InsureTech software houses, employing over 650 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a strong track record in the high volume retail insurance sector, with clients including Ageas Retail, Swinton Insurance, Tesco Bank, iGO4 and John Lewis, to name a few. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions.
• Sole recruitment leads and hands-on recruitment across the whole organisation covering high tech areas from DevOps, AWS Cloud, Development, Big Data, Testing, Business Intelligence, Agile/Scrum and many others. Collaborating with HR, and technology teams to achieve strategic objectives across the organisation. Have worked on On-boarding, Candidate experience/engagement, Branding, and many more projects. Passionate & committed to nurturing talent, building close-knit relationships, always looking for opportunities to learn wherever.
• Further responsibilities include:
• Sourcing & Promoting Diversity: Understand unintentional bias, "gut feel", inherent, acquired diversity. Know how to source candidates and effectively filter them by inherent diversity characteristics
• Talent Pooling/Talent Pipelining across Git, StackOverflow, Linkedin, Advanced Booleans, Upwork.
• Engaging Talent: Not just contacting Talent, but building close-knit relationships through listening & empathy.
• Partnering with local council/colleges to host Hackathons.
• Brand ambassador at University career events, graduate fairs, and skills festivals.
• Building out Linkedin, Glassdoor career pages.
• Working closely with senior management to identify recruitment strategies.
• Hired, headhunted over 220 people via pro-active sourcing, direct hiring, saving millions of pounds in agency costs.

Aug 2016 – Oct 2016 · 2 mos · Manchester, United Kingdom

• Sopra Steria is trusted by leading private and public organisations to deliver successful transformation programmes that address their most complex and critical business challenges. Combining high quality and performance services, added-value and innovation, Sopra Steria enables its clients to make the best use of information technology.
• WINNER: Recruitment Company of the Year - over £50m Turnover and RPO/MSP
• Responsibilities
• Headhunted to be part of a sourcing team working on technical roles for the likes of Argos, and B&Q. Areas covered included Java Development, Scrum Masters, Engineers, Architects, Project Managers, Network, Infrastructure engineers, Data Scientists.
• Covering roles up to £100k Salaries
• Identifying sourcing strategies
• Linkedin Project building - pipeline building.
• Talent Pooling.
• Competency interviews
• Value based questioning.
• Achievements:
• Placed React.JS Developer in my first month - Argos.
• Placed Digital Business Analyst, Learning and Development Manager, Developer, Business Change Analyst and more.
• Introduced meetup community to team members.

Aug 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr · Manchester, United Kingdom

• Orchard is a specialist Digital, Creative and Marketing Recruiter. Based in the office in Manchester and Leeds were established in 1992 and have been successfully recruiting in the North West and Yorkshire ever since. We have a team of experienced recruiters with unrivaled knowledge of the local market. We are REC accredited and follow the REC and DTI recruitment best practice.
• This was a 360 recruitment role, where I was in charge of Technical Delivery within Software Development and Digital markets covering Markets such as.Net, PHP, SEO, PPC, Marketing and upcoming Mobile Development. Specialising in working with E-Commerce, Software Houses, Digital Creative Agencies and multinational organisations across the UK.
• Other Responsibilities includes (but not limited to)
• Attending industry awards/events.
• Being a brand ambassador on industry events.
• Business Development - Bringing in new business, a combination of Software Houses, and Digital Agencies.
• Being a regular part of the meetup community attending numerous meetups and workshops.
• Specialties: Agile, Test Driven Development (TDD), Behaviour Driven Development (BDD), Pair Programming, Extreme Programming, Java, J2ee, Spring, Hibernate, Groovy, Grails, CSS(3), HTML(5) , JavaScript, OO JavaScript, Node.js, Backbone.js, Jquery, JSP, JSON, PHP, Symfony, UCD, Omnigraffle, Ruby, .NET, C#, Silverlight, WCF, WPF, WWF, Winforms, LINQ, OOP, OOAD, UML, Scala, Play, Linux, Perl, Python, Mobile Development, IOS, Android, Xamarin, SEO, PPC, Marketing Manager, Graphic Designers, Web Design.

Sep 2013 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos · Manchester, United Kingdom

• In charge of Headhunting candidate across Technical Markets mainly .Net, PHP, Java, SQL, as well as Project and Programme Managers. Full responsibility of managing Company Corporate Accounts to enhance and develop relationships. Main focus is .Net Development from Junior to Mid Level to Senior. Other aspects of the role includes Account Managing company accounts by working on roles across different Development, Infrastructure, IT, for FTSE100 and Multi National Companies. Other Aspects of role includes:
• Interviewing and Preparing Candidates
• Providing consultancy on Recruitment to Partners
• Attending Client Meetings
• Providing Consultation on Salary Reviews
• Generating Leads
• Taking part in Marketing Campaigns
• Sending Candidate and Client Mailshot
• Business Development
• Attending Trade Shows, Networking and Technology events.
• Market Research and Intelligence
• Closing deals
• Career Guidance and Advise.

Jul 2011 – Oct 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos · Manchester, United Kingdom

• Offered super excellent 5 star customer service through answering complex billing queries
• Built internal reports using sap, excel and ssp statistics.
• Build strong communication and rapport with customers.
• Efficiently communicated with other departments to solve complex queries.
• Escalating queries to relevant department
• Took part in team work activities to ensure all sales targets are met.
• Building relationship with customers