Connie Fava

Director of Client Partnerships and Acquisitions with a background in recruitment and workforce solutions, supporting healthcare, professional services, and large, high-growth private and not-for-profit organisations. Skilled in partnering with leadership teams to plan and deliver workforce solutions aligned to operational and commercial objectives. Experienced in managing supplier relationships, coordinating workforce delivery, and contributing to commercial negotiations to ensure consistent outcomes in fast-paced, high-demand environments.

Known for building strong stakeholder and client relationships, managing complex workforce requirements, and improving processes to drive efficiency, scalability, and cost-effective outcomes. Experienced across workforce planning, stakeholder engagement, supplier coordination, and process optimisation. Passionate about delivering high-quality outcomes, improving operational performance, and supporting sustainable workforce strategies.

Director Client Partnerships + Recruitment at Edwards & Co (2025-01 – Present)

Lead key client partnerships and oversee operational delivery across workforce and service engagements.

• Acting as the primary strategic partner for major clients, managing relationships and identifying workforce solutions aligned with business needs
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding frameworks to improve service delivery and candidate experience
• Implementing operational processes and systems to improve recruitment and service outcomes
• Leading process improvement initiatives across recruitment delivery and client engagement
• Partnering with stakeholders to resolve workforce challenges and deliver scalable hiring solutions

Business Manager / Team Leader at Contract Care Recruitment (2023-04 – 2025-01)

Led recruitment operations and client partnerships across a large healthcare portfolio.

• Managing major healthcare client accounts and delivering workforce staffing solutions
• Leading recruitment teams to deliver high-volume and specialist hiring outcomes
• Building and maintaining long-term client partnerships across healthcare providers
• Conducting workforce planning discussions and recruitment strategy reviews with clients
• Monitoring recruitment performance metrics including fill rates, time-to-hire and consultant productivity
• Implementing operational improvements across recruitment workflows and compliance processes
• Supporting onboarding, training and performance management of recruitment consultants

Recruitment Consultant at Contract Care Recruitment (2022-10 – 2023-04)

Delivered end-to-end recruitment across healthcare staffing accounts.

• Managed candidate sourcing, screening and placement across multiple healthcare clients
• Built strong hiring manager relationships to understand workforce needs
• Delivered high-quality candidate pipelines while maintaining compliance standards
• Coordinated recruitment processes from sourcing through to placement

Recruitment Consultant at Pulse Staffing Australia (2021-03 – 2022-08)

Managed healthcare recruitment accounts and candidate pipelines.

• Managed healthcare recruitment accounts and candidate pipelines
• Delivered temporary staffing solutions for hospitals and healthcare providers
• Maintained compliance across credentialing and workforce placements
• Built strong client relationships and supported workforce planning requirements

Enrolled Nurse at Healthcare Sector (2011-01 – 2021-01)

Worked as an Enrolled Nurse across hospital wards and operating theatres, providing patient care in fast-paced clinical environments.

• Provided patient care in fast-paced clinical environments across hospital wards and operating theatres
• Developed strong teamwork, communication, and organisational skills
• Supported multidisciplinary medical teams
• Maintained high standards of patient safety and care

Diploma in Nursing – Healthcare Institution (2009-01 – 2011-01)

Training Certificate in E-Commerce & Digital Marketing – Freedom Club (2025-01 – 2025-12)