Jenna Evans

Experienced Recruitment Coordinator with a strong background in candidate management, recruitment administration and relationship building. Skilled at sourcing and interviewing candidates, managing compliance and delivering a positive recruitment experience. Organised, approachable and able to manage multiple priorities while building strong relationships with candidates and hiring managers.

Recruitment Coordinator - MoD Contract - Hughes Driver Training

(2025-08)

Coordinate the end-to-end recruitment of employed and self-employed HGV and ADI instructors for the MoD contract.

• Create, manage and monitor recruitment campaigns across multiple platforms to attract high-quality candidates.
• Screen CVs, conduct telephone screening and competency-based interviews, assessing candidates against role requirements.
• Manage candidate records, maintain recruitment trackers and ensure all documentation and advertising complies with company and legislative requirements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates and hiring managers, providing clear, professional and timely communication throughout the recruitment process.
• Support candidates from initial application through to onboarding, ensuring a positive candidate experience and an efficient recruitment process.

Mentor - (Freelance) - Insight Wellbeing Services

(2025-04 - 2025-08)

• Develop one-to-one mentoring relationships with children and young people referred by social workers.
• Provide consistent, reliable support tailored to the child's needs, interests, and developmental goals.
• Act as a positive role model, promoting self-esteem, resilience, and appropriate social behaviour.
• Keep accurate records of sessions, progress, concerns, and achievements in line with safeguarding and confidentiality policies.
• Encourage the development of life skills, goal setting, and emotional regulation techniques.
• Maintain professional boundaries while building trust-based relationships

Student Mentor (Home Based) - Nisai Group

(2022-02 - 2025-04)

• Supporting learners in their homes and out in the community
• Provide pastoral support and guidance to meet social and emotional needs
• Assess, research and create strategies to support the student
• Manage behaviour through risk assessments and interventions
• Create half termly plans for each allocated student ensuring outcomes relate to EHCP
• Support learners with their weekly assignments
• Provide a weekly report to include attendance, activity, communications, progress and wellbeing

Learning Support Assistant - Iveshead School

(2020-11 - 2022-02)

• Supervise and provide support for students, including those with learning difficulties, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
• Establish constructive relationships with students and interact with them according to individual needs
• Support teachers in managing class behaviour
• Clearing away materials and equipment after lessons
• Break duty

Reservations Agent (Part-time) - Radisson Blu Hotel East Midlands Airport

(2015-10 - 2017-11)

• Understanding and promoting correct selling strategy
• Responsible for taking accommodation requests both via telephone and email
• Proactive selling of premier class bedrooms and dinner bookings
• Customer engagement and management during reservation process

Venue Hire Sales Executive - Donington Park Racing Ltd

(2010-10 - 2014-11)

• Driving sales to ensure targets were hit whilst working with client's budgets
• Managing all on site events such as small conferences, car launches and festival
• Managing the hospitality on race weekends – both VIP lounges and customer suites
• Conducting key site visits for potential clients

Marketing Coordinator - Donington Park Racing Ltd

(2010-10 - 2014-11)

• Working with local and national media to develop relationships and drive press coverage throughout the year
• Assisting in managing Donington Parks social networking communications, fan newsletter and website updates
• Supporting in the co-ordination of events and promotions and creating further opportunities to further highlight the brand
• Ensuring the Donington Park brand was projected correctly at all times both in media and print

MWG Coordinator - Tara & Co

(2006-09 - 2010-10)

• Sourcing and Developing new business whilst advising and supporting existing client base in four branches
• Project Management, organising meetings for the Board of Directors, meetings and reporting
• Mentoring 3 sales staff to achieve sales targets

Branch Manager - Tara & Co

(2006-09 - 2010-10)

• Providing a property management service in the Leicester area
• Sourcing and developing new business
• Financial control of the entire branch including budget, client and staff management and driving agreed sales targets

Recruitment Consultant - Robert Half International

(2005-08 - 2006-09)

• Account Management of existing clients and sourcing new business
• Exceeding targets of 125 calls per week and 25 appointments per month
• Sourcing, interviewing and negotiation with candidates to allow successful placement into available positions

Receptionist/Administrator - Graypaul Maserati & Ferrari

(2003-01 - 2005-08)

• Assisting the PA to the MD with various administrative duties
• Meeting and greeting clients on arrival
• Dealing with telephone queries from both customers and suppliers

Temporary administrative assignments - Various

(2002-09 - 2003-01)

GCSEs - English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Combined Science, ICT, Business Studies, Sociology - De Lisle RC School (1996 - 2001)