Dan was able to help us fill a UX/UI Designer role which is a difficult role to recruit to in the charity sector. He understood our needs and put forward a variety of candidates for the role, which resulted in us making a great appointment.

Simone Ranson Head of Digital - Turn2us

The CRM & Insight team at Save the Children has been working with Understanding Recruitment for years to help with the recruitment into the very specialist roles of Data Planners, Data Quality Officer, Digital Analysts, Marketing Analysts and Database Specialists. In short, I would describe their strengths as really getting to know both the recruiting organisation and potential candidates so he can make the perfect introduction.

Danielle Shaw Data Import & Integrity Manager - Save the Children UK

I met Harry through LinkedIn and as some friends had used his services, I was interested in learning more about the services he offered to Charities and Not for Profit Organisations. I found him to be very savvy with our requirements and also very helpful and would have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone in our field.

David Alan Taylor Director - In Sue's Name

Harry is exceptional in terms of client engagement and representations. He is thorough and follows up to ensure customer’s satisfaction and interest is fully considered. Well done Harry and and I am very glad our path crossed.

Azuka Obim Data Project Manager - Diabetes UK

I've been delighted so far with Max's help in securing two positions, and am sure we will work together more in future.

Pete Cranston Head of Applications and Development - Christian Aid

Thank you for the work you're doing for us Max and I hope we can keep the partnership going.

Andrew Broadbent CTO - Comic Relief

The team at Understanding Recruitment took a highly professional approach in helping Enfield Council to fill a number of ICT roles. As a specialist technology and software recruitment company, their extensive knowledge of the market helped to refine our requirements and they formed effective working relationships with the service leads to deliver fully briefed and qualified candidates for interviews. By providing a high level quality service of candidate management, Understanding Recruitment were able to represent Enfield Council, promoting our values and key behaviours. Consistently responsive in their approach, Tom and his team successfully delivered a large number of quality appointments and would certainly recommend their services to others.

Melissa Keating Business Partner Resourcing - Enfield Council

Understanding Recruitment has been a valuable recruitment partner of Enfield Council's DDaT team. They have an excellent people-centric approach that goes beyond just matching skills and experience to a job spec. Understanding Recruitment also has an excellent understanding of the market and the technical sector.

Farooq Shah Head of Information Management & Technology - Enfield Council

Towards the end of 2019 we had a number of roles that we needed to fill, each quite different and needing unique skills. Harry from Understanding Recruitment took the time to talk through each of these roles, so that he understood how they fit without our overall team and what type of individuals we were looking for. I believe that it is due to this extra care and time that all three of these positions were filled with candidates from Understanding Recruitment. This is despite working with a number of different agencies and having over 50+ applications for each role. Additionally, they have been great in offering ongoing support - especially during these uncertain times as we review our team structure and switch towards online interviews and HR processes.

Fiona Murchison Salesforce Consultant - Homeless Link

Dan contacted us to offer his support in filling our vacancy for a new role in Doctors of the World: Digital Fundraising Manager. We had been unsuccessful in filling the role through our own channels and needed agency support to reach the best candidates. Dan took the time to talk through our requirements and fully understand the organisation and sort of person we would need for the role. We were under quite a constraint to fill the post and Dan was able to quickly identify some strong candidates for shortlisting. The profiles of the candidates sent were in line with our expectations. Dan was quick to respond to any questions we had and to make arrangements for interview, communicating well with candidates and ourselves to make it proceed smoothly. It was a great experience and I wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to Dan if we are recruiting in the future.

Ellen Waters Director of Development - Doctors of the World

Dan found a Digital Information and Support Manager for Lymphoma Action. He had seen that I was advertising the position and, having secured a similar helpline role for the MS Society, he knew that Understanding Recruitment could add value to this process. Dan took the time to get to know our organisation and understand the role, and he had frequent communication with myself and the senior recruiting manager. We were happy that UR were to be the sole agency working on this role for us. Throughout the recruitment process Dan acted as an excellent conduit of information between ourselves and the candidates he put forward, providing two-way feedback following the interviews. When we offered the position to the successful candidate, I felt that we already knew a great deal about her from Dan’s dealings with her prior to the interview. Dan was also willing to do some additional work for me with regards to references, following the appointment. Our new Information and Support Manager has settled into the role really well and will prove to be a great asset to the charity.

Non Kinchin-Smith HR Officer - Lymphoma Action

UR is quite unique in how they’ve stepped in to address challenging recruitment situations we faced within Enfield Council during a pivotal technology transformation, the biggest in our history. They worked closely with myself and the rest of the Enfield leadership team meeting at first to address the key requirements of the project, reviewing the job descriptions, agreeing timescales and priorities of the roles along with joint commitments that would enable the recruitment process to track on time. Throughout the process not only have they sourced high quality CVs matching our requirements, they have handled the entire recruitment and selection process swiftly and efficiently meaning that we’ve been able to reduce the time and hassle that recruitment used to take. This has provided huge peace of mind to myself and the rest of the Enfield Council leadership team on a critical project and subsequently a number of quality candidates have joined and we’re really pleased with their contribution.

Patric Enemoh ICT Manager - Enfield Council