South Yorkshire
01709 723 248
01709 723 248
West Yorkshire
01924 635 007
01924 635 007
South Yorkshire
01709 723 248
01709 723 248
West Yorkshire
01924 635 007
01924 635 007
Elevation Recruitment Group is one of the largest and most experienced, specialist recruitment businesses in the region with over 50 specialist employees and a team that, combined, has over 300+ years of recruitment experience.
A commitment to the highest standards of integrity. Of personal and professional service. Of delivery in a selected specialist sector: these are the commitments common to each Elevation recruiter. But as we now have over 50, there’s no typical employee: from high calibre graduates to working mothers, HR professionals to technical specialists, we are a broad church with a narrow focus: to provide a superior service to our clients and candidates.
Length of service is also important in this context. We make every effort to provide an outstanding employee experience - it’s in our Vision - and every opportunity to build a long career. As a result, our staff are motivated and our staff turnover is low - in fact, it’s way below the industry average and we have never lost an employee to a direct competitor, reinforcing one of our key points of difference: that the experience, market knowledge and candidate networks of our recruiters have a real depth.
So please take the chance to meet our team in the following profiles.
As a leadership team, we believe that our employees are what make our business unique, and the working environment we have created is key to this. Not only do we carefully consider who we hire at Elevation, we are also passionate about providing a market-leading employee experience that is second to none within the region. Creating a platform for our employees to excel, feel valued, and have the support and guidance they need to progress, is one of our key strategic goals. We believe a happy team is a successful one, and this has led to the strong reputation we have gained across the region.
Our leadership team have over 150+ years of combined experience within specialist recruitment across Yorkshire and the North of England.
We are a group of highly entrepreneurial individuals that are passionate about growing an ethically-driven, forward-thinking specialist recruitment business.
One that constantly delivers a quality service above and beyond our clients’ expectations.
Greg is the Founder and Chief Executive of Elevation Recruitment Group with over 14 year’s experience within the industry. After spotting a gap in the Yorkshire market for a service-driven, employee-focused recruitment business, he launched Elevation during one of the UK’s toughest recessions back in January 2010. Greg’s attention to employee engagement and retention, his business acumen, entrepreneurial flair and focus for service delivery has transformed Elevation Recruitment Group into one of the region’s best-known, most-attractive employers and well-respected, multi-specialist recruitment groups.
As Chief Executive, Greg is the leader of the business and has a hands-on approach across the whole Group. He is responsible for creating the vision for Elevation and plays a pivotal role in determining and executing the strategic direction of the Group. Greg manages the Leadership Team, oversees the financials of the business, Chairs the Group Board and works very closely with the Head of Talent and Group Marketing Team.
In 2014, Greg lead a successful MBO of Elevation Recruitment Group from the original silent investor and secured high level investment from HSBC to continue the growth of the Group.
Lee Bhandal is the Managing Partner of Parkinson | Lee Executive Search and Board Director of Elevation Recruitment Group. He has over 18 years executive search experience recruiting senior level appointments across London, Thames Valley and, for the last 15 years, across Yorkshire and the North of England.
Lee has an outstanding reputation for service delivery and has built a professional network that is second to none across Yorkshire. He has acted as a trusted career advisor and executive search partner to many of the local region's business leaders and has conducted a vast number of advertised search and headhunt campaigns on behalf of many Blue Chip, SME, Public Sector and Private Equity backed organisations.
As Managing Partner of Parkinson | Lee Executive Search, Lee drives the brand forward and works closely with client’s day to day, recruiting for Board, Executive and Senior Management level appointments across the UK. In 2014, Lee was part of the Group Board team that successfully completed an MBO of Elevation Recruitment Group and secured high-level investment from HSBC to continue the growth of the Group.
Recruits within: All Executive Level roles from £80k+
Locations: Nationwide
John is a Senior Director at Elevation Recruitment Group and business lead for our specialist Engineering & Manufacturing brand. John is also a key member of the Leadership Team and Board Director of Elevation Recruitment.
John joined the Group back in March 2012 to launch our Engineering and Manufacturing brand. With over 12 year’s experience within Engineering and Manufacturing recruitment, John has a real enthusiasm and deep understanding of the sector and arguably the largest specialist candidate and client network within the local Engineering and Manufacturing sector.
He is passionate about UK manufacturing and engineering and works closely with institutions such as the IMechE, IET and IChemE to promote the industry and the career opportunities offered within all disciplines.
John is very hands-on with his team, which is the largest of its kind within Engineering and Manufacturing recruitment across Yorkshire, and personally works on a retained basis in the pursuit of Leadership and General Management professionals across the Engineering & Manufacturing sector on behalf of an extensive number of SME, PLC and PE backed businesses.
Recruits within: Engineering & Manufacturing sector - Leadership and General Management vacancies from £50k+
Locations: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands.
Sarah-Lee is a Director and a key member of the Leadership Team. Sarah-Lee joined Elevation back in December 2012 to launch our specialist Marketing and Sales brands across West Yorkshire and due to her continued hard work and success, now leads our West Yorkshire office across all Elevation brands.
Sarah-Lee has over 12 years specialist recruitment experience both within a PLC and SME and has a wealth of management experience that includes opening and launching new brands, P and L responsibility and core man management and coaching on the job experience. Sarah-Lee is really hands-on with her team and has a ‘lead from the front’ approach to management. Her dedication to each one of her team members really shines through and she is a very likable leader.
As well as service delivery and people development, Sarah-Lee has a real passion for Marketing, she is an active board invitee for the Chartered Institute of Marketing and affiliate CIM professional.
After graduating with a degree in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies from the University of Leeds, she worked both in-house and within an agency, prior to going into specialist Marketing recruitment. Sarah-Lee continues to operate across all vertical markets within Marketing & Digital recruitment.
Recruits within: Marketing at all levels from Assistant to Director
Locations: Yorkshire, North of England
Fran is a Senior Director and key member of the Leadership Team having joined the business in its first trading year back in June 2010. With over 12 years specialist recruitment experience Fran has, and continues to, play a pivotal role in the delivery and execution of our in-house training academy, this covers the on-boarding and detailed training of the role of a recruiter from trainee through to Director. Fran is an influential figure across the business because so many of our long-standing recruitment specialists have benefited from her support and continued training which has played an important role in their own personal development and in a lot of cases promotions.
Day to day, Fran manages our Business Support and Accountancy Support teams as well as being a key account manager to an extensive number of our long-standing clients. Fran’s real passion is service delivery and employee engagement, providing our employees with the best possible support, guidance, training and employee experience so they can maximise their career potential.
Fran believes in providing a very thorough and professional service to our clients and candidates, which has resulted in her successfully developing strong working relationships with a number of PLC and SME companies who rely on her to be their trusted recruiter of choice.
Recruits within: Accountancy and Senior Finance sectors for temporary and permanent vacancies of £25-50k+
Locations: South Yorkshire, Derbyshire
Emma is the Operations Director and Group Board Director at Elevation Recruitment Group.
With over 18 years specialist recruitment experience, Emma leads the Senior Management team spanning across both our South and West Yorkshire offices. Emma is uniquely qualified to both lead, support and guide our leadership team having previously been a very successful Recruiter, Business Owner, Managing Director and Non – Executive Director all within the Yorkshire recruitment industry.
Emma works very closely with our CEO, Commercial Director, Managing Partner of Parkinson Lee and fellow Senior Directors in running the day to day operational performance of the Group. Emma has a wealth of knowledge in strategy and revenue growth, leadership, management, executive search, L&D, HR, internal recruitment and multi-brand recruitment.
Emma is a proud professional who has a real reputation for mentoring, developing and guiding future Recruiters, Managers and Directors with a key emphasis on detail, encouragement, advise and commercial support.
Recruits within: All CFO and Financial Leadership roles from £80k+
Locations: Yorkshire, Humberside, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands
Jonathan is our Non-Executive Director and key contributor to the Leadership Team. Jonathan provides strategic support and guidance across the whole of the business, at all levels, with his insights into Internal recruitment, career mapping, sales training, marketing and HR.
Jonathan’s career is both impressive and substantial with him bringing over 30 years specialist recruitment and executive search experience to the team. Prior to joining Elevation, he worked at KPMG and Adderley Featherstone, operating at Managing Partner and Board Level in professional services and industry; in Marketing & Business Development, he was the Marketing Director at the HW Recruitment Group, contributing to an MBO, public listing and subsequent trade sale; and at the FiveTen Group, a global recruitment business (and investment vehicle for the P/E firm, Bregal Capital),
Jonathan was the Commercial Director, having Board accountability for Marketing & Bid Management, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Internal Resourcing, IT and Compliance. He also contributed significantly to the general management and development of a market-leading recruitment business in Russia.
Jonathan has gained experience and insights in a variety of international markets in professional and recruitment services. As well as having Line Management responsibilities for teams in London, Sydney, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Seattle and Moscow, he has managed client relationships across Europe, South East Asia and Kazakhstan.
Jonathan’s particular expertise is in strategy formation, branding and value creation - the development of a compelling corporate identity, distinctive service propositions and authentic sales messages, underpinned by leadership development and tailored training. He is also skilled in the area of personal branding - from coaching and career management to media training and mentoring. Finally, Jonathan has a strong grasp of the Non-Executive role, challenging, counselling, and contributing confidentially.
Jonathan is an extremely well-liked individual across the whole of our business and today balances his time between his non-executive client portfolio, public speaking and executive coaching.
01709 723 248
Phil is our Non-Executive Director and business mentor to our Leadership Team. A qualified Executive Coach, Chartered Accountant and Non-Executive to a number of Yorkshire’s fastest-growing, entrepreneurial SME businesses. Phil is also a Group Board Director of Elevation Recruitment Group and plays a pivotal role to ensure that the Group’s finances and operational procedures are robust to guarantee the long-term future of the Group.
Career highlights include 6 years as a Finance Director at PLC level, 9 years as Managing Director/ Owner of a High Growth Recruitment Business and 7 years as an Executive coach and mentor, assisting many of Yorkshire’s businesses and their Directors achieve their strategic and commercial objectives.
Phil utilises his experience and knowledge in giving invaluable advice and guidance to the Directors within the group. He also works closely with the Group Board Directors to define the Company’s strategic ambitions and to ensure these ambitions are achieved.
01709 723 248
Our leadership team have over 150+ years of combined experience within specialist recruitment across Yorkshire and the North of England.
We are a group of highly entrepreneurial individuals that are passionate about growing an ethically-driven, forward-thinking specialist recruitment business.
One that constantly delivers a quality service above and beyond our clients’ expectations.
Greg is the Founder and Chief Executive of Elevation Recruitment Group with over 14 year’s experience within the industry. After spotting a gap in the Yorkshire market for a service-driven, employee-focused recruitment business, he launched Elevation during one of the UK’s toughest recessions back in January 2010. Greg’s attention to employee engagement and retention, his business acumen, entrepreneurial flair and focus for service delivery has transformed Elevation Recruitment Group into one of the region’s best-known, most-attractive employers and well-respected, multi-specialist recruitment groups.
As Chief Executive, Greg is the leader of the business and has a hands-on approach across the whole Group. He is responsible for creating the vision for Elevation and plays a pivotal role in determining and executing the strategic direction of the Group. Greg manages the Leadership Team, oversees the financials of the business, Chairs the Group Board and works very closely with the Head of Talent and Group Marketing Team.
In 2014, Greg lead a successful MBO of Elevation Recruitment Group from the original silent investor and secured high level investment from HSBC to continue the growth of the Group.
Lee Bhandal is the Managing Partner of Parkinson | Lee Executive Search and Board Director of Elevation Recruitment Group. He has over 18 years executive search experience recruiting senior level appointments across London, Thames Valley and, for the last 15 years, across Yorkshire and the North of England.
Lee has an outstanding reputation for service delivery and has built a professional network that is second to none across Yorkshire. He has acted as a trusted career advisor and executive search partner to many of the local region's business leaders and has conducted a vast number of advertised search and headhunt campaigns on behalf of many Blue Chip, SME, Public Sector and Private Equity backed organisations.
As Managing Partner of Parkinson | Lee Executive Search, Lee drives the brand forward and works closely with client’s day to day, recruiting for Board, Executive and Senior Management level appointments across the UK. In 2014, Lee was part of the Group Board team that successfully completed an MBO of Elevation Recruitment Group and secured high-level investment from HSBC to continue the growth of the Group.
Recruits within: All Executive Level roles from £80k+
Locations: Nationwide
John is a Senior Director at Elevation Recruitment Group and business lead for our specialist Engineering & Manufacturing brand. John is also a key member of the Leadership Team and Board Director of Elevation Recruitment.
John joined the Group back in March 2012 to launch our Engineering and Manufacturing brand. With over 12 year’s experience within Engineering and Manufacturing recruitment, John has a real enthusiasm and deep understanding of the sector and arguably the largest specialist candidate and client network within the local Engineering and Manufacturing sector.
He is passionate about UK manufacturing and engineering and works closely with institutions such as the IMechE, IET and IChemE to promote the industry and the career opportunities offered within all disciplines.
John is very hands-on with his team, which is the largest of its kind within Engineering and Manufacturing recruitment across Yorkshire, and personally works on a retained basis in the pursuit of Leadership and General Management professionals across the Engineering & Manufacturing sector on behalf of an extensive number of SME, PLC and PE backed businesses.
Recruits within: Engineering & Manufacturing sector - Leadership and General Management vacancies from £50k+
Locations: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands.
Sarah-Lee is a Director and a key member of the Leadership Team. Sarah-Lee joined Elevation back in December 2012 to launch our specialist Marketing and Sales brands across West Yorkshire and due to her continued hard work and success, now leads our West Yorkshire office across all Elevation brands.
Sarah-Lee has over 12 years specialist recruitment experience both within a PLC and SME and has a wealth of management experience that includes opening and launching new brands, P and L responsibility and core man management and coaching on the job experience. Sarah-Lee is really hands-on with her team and has a ‘lead from the front’ approach to management. Her dedication to each one of her team members really shines through and she is a very likable leader.
As well as service delivery and people development, Sarah-Lee has a real passion for Marketing, she is an active board invitee for the Chartered Institute of Marketing and affiliate CIM professional.
After graduating with a degree in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies from the University of Leeds, she worked both in-house and within an agency, prior to going into specialist Marketing recruitment. Sarah-Lee continues to operate across all vertical markets within Marketing & Digital recruitment.
Recruits within: Marketing at all levels from Assistant to Director
Locations: Yorkshire, North of England
Fran is a Senior Director and key member of the Leadership Team having joined the business in its first trading year back in June 2010. With over 12 years specialist recruitment experience Fran has, and continues to, play a pivotal role in the delivery and execution of our in-house training academy, this covers the on-boarding and detailed training of the role of a recruiter from trainee through to Director. Fran is an influential figure across the business because so many of our long-standing recruitment specialists have benefited from her support and continued training which has played an important role in their own personal development and in a lot of cases promotions.
Day to day, Fran manages our Business Support and Accountancy Support teams as well as being a key account manager to an extensive number of our long-standing clients. Fran’s real passion is service delivery and employee engagement, providing our employees with the best possible support, guidance, training and employee experience so they can maximise their career potential.
Fran believes in providing a very thorough and professional service to our clients and candidates, which has resulted in her successfully developing strong working relationships with a number of PLC and SME companies who rely on her to be their trusted recruiter of choice.
Recruits within: Accountancy and Senior Finance sectors for temporary and permanent vacancies of £25-50k+
Locations: South Yorkshire, Derbyshire
Emma is the Operations Director and Group Board Director at Elevation Recruitment Group.
With over 18 years specialist recruitment experience, Emma leads the Senior Management team spanning across both our South and West Yorkshire offices. Emma is uniquely qualified to both lead, support and guide our leadership team having previously been a very successful Recruiter, Business Owner, Managing Director and Non – Executive Director all within the Yorkshire recruitment industry.
Emma works very closely with our CEO, Commercial Director, Managing Partner of Parkinson Lee and fellow Senior Directors in running the day to day operational performance of the Group. Emma has a wealth of knowledge in strategy and revenue growth, leadership, management, executive search, L&D, HR, internal recruitment and multi-brand recruitment.
Emma is a proud professional who has a real reputation for mentoring, developing and guiding future Recruiters, Managers and Directors with a key emphasis on detail, encouragement, advise and commercial support.
Recruits within: All CFO and Financial Leadership roles from £80k+
Locations: Yorkshire, Humberside, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands
Jonathan is our Non-Executive Director and key contributor to the Leadership Team. Jonathan provides strategic support and guidance across the whole of the business, at all levels, with his insights into Internal recruitment, career mapping, sales training, marketing and HR.
Jonathan’s career is both impressive and substantial with him bringing over 30 years specialist recruitment and executive search experience to the team. Prior to joining Elevation, he worked at KPMG and Adderley Featherstone, operating at Managing Partner and Board Level in professional services and industry; in Marketing & Business Development, he was the Marketing Director at the HW Recruitment Group, contributing to an MBO, public listing and subsequent trade sale; and at the FiveTen Group, a global recruitment business (and investment vehicle for the P/E firm, Bregal Capital),
Jonathan was the Commercial Director, having Board accountability for Marketing & Bid Management, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Internal Resourcing, IT and Compliance. He also contributed significantly to the general management and development of a market-leading recruitment business in Russia.
Jonathan has gained experience and insights in a variety of international markets in professional and recruitment services. As well as having Line Management responsibilities for teams in London, Sydney, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Seattle and Moscow, he has managed client relationships across Europe, South East Asia and Kazakhstan.
Jonathan’s particular expertise is in strategy formation, branding and value creation - the development of a compelling corporate identity, distinctive service propositions and authentic sales messages, underpinned by leadership development and tailored training. He is also skilled in the area of personal branding - from coaching and career management to media training and mentoring. Finally, Jonathan has a strong grasp of the Non-Executive role, challenging, counselling, and contributing confidentially.
Jonathan is an extremely well-liked individual across the whole of our business and today balances his time between his non-executive client portfolio, public speaking and executive coaching.
01709 723 248
Phil is our Non-Executive Director and business mentor to our Leadership Team. A qualified Executive Coach, Chartered Accountant and Non-Executive to a number of Yorkshire’s fastest-growing, entrepreneurial SME businesses. Phil is also a Group Board Director of Elevation Recruitment Group and plays a pivotal role to ensure that the Group’s finances and operational procedures are robust to guarantee the long-term future of the Group.
Career highlights include 6 years as a Finance Director at PLC level, 9 years as Managing Director/ Owner of a High Growth Recruitment Business and 7 years as an Executive coach and mentor, assisting many of Yorkshire’s businesses and their Directors achieve their strategic and commercial objectives.
Phil utilises his experience and knowledge in giving invaluable advice and guidance to the Directors within the group. He also works closely with the Group Board Directors to define the Company’s strategic ambitions and to ensure these ambitions are achieved.
01709 723 248
Our leadership team have over 150+ years of combined experience within specialist recruitment across Yorkshire and the North of England.
We are a group of highly entrepreneurial individuals that are passionate about growing an ethically-driven, forward-thinking specialist recruitment business.
One that constantly delivers a quality service above and beyond our clients’ expectations.
Greg is the Founder and Chief Executive of Elevation Recruitment Group with over 14 year’s experience within the industry. After spotting a gap in the Yorkshire market for a service-driven, employee-focused recruitment business, he launched Elevation during one of the UK’s toughest recessions back in January 2010. Greg’s attention to employee engagement and retention, his business acumen, entrepreneurial flair and focus for service delivery has transformed Elevation Recruitment Group into one of the region’s best-known, most-attractive employers and well-respected, multi-specialist recruitment groups.
As Chief Executive, Greg is the leader of the business and has a hands-on approach across the whole Group. He is responsible for creating the vision for Elevation and plays a pivotal role in determining and executing the strategic direction of the Group. Greg manages the Leadership Team, oversees the financials of the business, Chairs the Group Board and works very closely with the Head of Talent and Group Marketing Team.
In 2014, Greg lead a successful MBO of Elevation Recruitment Group from the original silent investor and secured high level investment from HSBC to continue the growth of the Group.
Recruits within: All Executive Level roles from £80k+
Locations: Nationwide
Lee Bhandal is the Managing Partner of Parkinson | Lee Executive Search and Board Director of Elevation Recruitment Group. He has over 18 years executive search experience recruiting senior level appointments across London, Thames Valley and, for the last 15 years, across Yorkshire and the North of England.
Lee has an outstanding reputation for service delivery and has built a professional network that is second to none across Yorkshire. He has acted as a trusted career advisor and executive search partner to many of the local region's business leaders and has conducted a vast number of advertised search and headhunt campaigns on behalf of many Blue Chip, SME, Public Sector and Private Equity backed organisations.
As Managing Partner of Parkinson | Lee Executive Search, Lee drives the brand forward and works closely with client’s day to day, recruiting for Board, Executive and Senior Management level appointments across the UK. In 2014, Lee was part of the Group Board team that successfully completed an MBO of Elevation Recruitment Group and secured high-level investment from HSBC to continue the growth of the Group.
Recruits within: Engineering & Manufacturing sector - Leadership and General Management vacancies from £50k+
Locations: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands.
John is a Senior Director at Elevation Recruitment Group and business lead for our specialist Engineering & Manufacturing brand. John is also a key member of the Leadership Team and Board Director of Elevation Recruitment.
John joined the Group back in March 2012 to launch our Engineering and Manufacturing brand. With over 12 year’s experience within Engineering and Manufacturing recruitment, John has a real enthusiasm and deep understanding of the sector and arguably the largest specialist candidate and client network within the local Engineering and Manufacturing sector.
He is passionate about UK manufacturing and engineering and works closely with institutions such as the IMechE, IET and IChemE to promote the industry and the career opportunities offered within all disciplines.
John is very hands-on with his team, which is the largest of its kind within Engineering and Manufacturing recruitment across Yorkshire, and personally works on a retained basis in the pursuit of Leadership and General Management professionals across the Engineering & Manufacturing sector on behalf of an extensive number of SME, PLC and PE backed businesses.
Sarah-Lee is a Director and a key member of the Leadership Team. Sarah-Lee joined Elevation back in December 2012 to launch our specialist Marketing and Sales brands across West Yorkshire and due to her continued hard work and success, now leads our West Yorkshire office across all Elevation brands.
Sarah-Lee has over 12 years specialist recruitment experience both within a PLC and SME and has a wealth of management experience that includes opening and launching new brands, P and L responsibility and core man management and coaching on the job experience. Sarah-Lee is really hands-on with her team and has a ‘lead from the front’ approach to management. Her dedication to each one of her team members really shines through and she is a very likable leader.
As well as service delivery and people development, Sarah-Lee has a real passion for Marketing, she is an active board invitee for the Chartered Institute of Marketing and affiliate CIM professional.
After graduating with a degree in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies from the University of Leeds, she worked both in-house and within an agency, prior to going into specialist Marketing recruitment. Sarah-Lee continues to operate across all vertical markets within Marketing & Digital recruitment.
Recruits within: Marketing at all levels from Assistant to Director
Locations: Yorkshire, North of England
Fran is a Senior Director and key member of the Leadership Team having joined the business in its first trading year back in June 2010. With over 12 years specialist recruitment experience Fran has, and continues to, play a pivotal role in the delivery and execution of our in-house training academy, this covers the on-boarding and detailed training of the role of a recruiter from trainee through to Director. Fran is an influential figure across the business because so many of our long-standing recruitment specialists have benefited from her support and continued training which has played an important role in their own personal development and in a lot of cases promotions.
Day to day, Fran manages our Business Support and Accountancy Support teams as well as being a key account manager to an extensive number of our long-standing clients. Fran’s real passion is service delivery and employee engagement, providing our employees with the best possible support, guidance, training and employee experience so they can maximise their career potential.
Fran believes in providing a very thorough and professional service to our clients and candidates, which has resulted in her successfully developing strong working relationships with a number of PLC and SME companies who rely on her to be their trusted recruiter of choice.
Recruits within: Accountancy and Senior Finance sectors for temporary and permanent vacancies of £25-50k+
Locations: South Yorkshire, Derbyshire
Emma is the Operations Director and Group Board Director at Elevation Recruitment Group.
With over 18 years specialist recruitment experience, Emma leads the Senior Management team spanning across both our South and West Yorkshire offices. Emma is uniquely qualified to both lead, support and guide our leadership team having previously been a very successful Recruiter, Business Owner, Managing Director and Non – Executive Director all within the Yorkshire recruitment industry.
Emma works very closely with our CEO, Commercial Director, Managing Partner of Parkinson Lee and fellow Senior Directors in running the day to day operational performance of the Group. Emma has a wealth of knowledge in strategy and revenue growth, leadership, management, executive search, L&D, HR, internal recruitment and multi-brand recruitment.
Emma is a proud professional who has a real reputation for mentoring, developing and guiding future Recruiters, Managers and Directors with a key emphasis on detail, encouragement, advise and commercial support.
Recruits within: All CFO and Financial Leadership roles from £80k+
Locations: Yorkshire, Humberside, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands
Jonathan is our Non-Executive Director and key contributor to the Leadership Team. Jonathan provides strategic support and guidance across the whole of the business, at all levels, with his insights into Internal recruitment, career mapping, sales training, marketing and HR.
Jonathan’s career is both impressive and substantial with him bringing over 30 years specialist recruitment and executive search experience to the team. Prior to joining Elevation, he worked at KPMG and Adderley Featherstone, operating at Managing Partner and Board Level in professional services and industry; in Marketing & Business Development, he was the Marketing Director at the HW Recruitment Group, contributing to an MBO, public listing and subsequent trade sale; and at the FiveTen Group, a global recruitment business (and investment vehicle for the P/E firm, Bregal Capital),
Jonathan was the Commercial Director, having Board accountability for Marketing & Bid Management, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Internal Resourcing, IT and Compliance. He also contributed significantly to the general management and development of a market-leading recruitment business in Russia.
Jonathan has gained experience and insights in a variety of international markets in professional and recruitment services. As well as having Line Management responsibilities for teams in London, Sydney, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Seattle and Moscow, he has managed client relationships across Europe, South East Asia and Kazakhstan.
Jonathan’s particular expertise is in strategy formation, branding and value creation - the development of a compelling corporate identity, distinctive service propositions and authentic sales messages, underpinned by leadership development and tailored training. He is also skilled in the area of personal branding - from coaching and career management to media training and mentoring. Finally, Jonathan has a strong grasp of the Non-Executive role, challenging, counselling, and contributing confidentially.
Jonathan is an extremely well-liked individual across the whole of our business and today balances his time between his non-executive client portfolio, public speaking and executive coaching.
01709 723 248
Phil is our Non-Executive Director and business mentor to our Leadership Team. A qualified Executive Coach, Chartered Accountant and Non-Executive to a number of Yorkshire’s fastest-growing, entrepreneurial SME businesses. Phil is also a Group Board Director of Elevation Recruitment Group and plays a pivotal role to ensure that the Group’s finances and operational procedures are robust to guarantee the long-term future of the Group.
Career highlights include 6 years as a Finance Director at PLC level, 9 years as Managing Director/ Owner of a High Growth Recruitment Business and 7 years as an Executive coach and mentor, assisting many of Yorkshire’s businesses and their Directors achieve their strategic and commercial objectives.
Phil utilises his experience and knowledge in giving invaluable advice and guidance to the Directors within the group. He also works closely with the Group Board Directors to define the Company’s strategic ambitions and to ensure these ambitions are achieved.
01709 723 248
Abbie is a specialist in the recruitment of Health, Safety and Environment professionals within the engineering and manufacturing industry across South Yorkshire and surrounding areas, offering the upmost caliber of candidates in the market. Abbie prides herself on developing long term relationships with both candidates and clients through delivering a professional and effective service. Abbie is dedicated in working hard to achieve accurate comprehension of all her candidates requirements and liaising closely with clients to source the best candidates in the Health, Safety and Environment market.
Abbie Bartrop recruits within: Engineering & Manufacturing
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire & East Midlands
Abbie is an expert in CNC and manual machining recruitment; working within our Production Support team, made up of specialist consultants with combined experience of over 20 years in recruiting within the Yorkshire and surrounding regions. Abbie benefits from well-established networks and intimate understanding, including the changing demands and conditions within her local market. Her sole focus is to promote first-class CNC and manual machining professionals to her well-connected clientele.
She is rigorous in her candidate suitability process; thorough when taking and working her client briefs and fully committed to building strong and long-term relationships with her clients and candidates. Prior to her career in recruitment, Abbie worked in customer service-orientated roles, spending years building strong working relationships with both customer and high-end clientele.
Abbie Goodison recruits within: Engineering & Manufacturing Production Support
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands
Abi provides senior administrative assistant support to the team in the South Yorkshire office, undertaking general administrative tasks, meeting and greeting visitors to the office and providing reinforcement to the resourcing process by ensuring that all candidate records are fully compliant – this includes a full vetting process, identification and qualification checking and previous employment referencing.
Always professional, Abi effectively manages the workload and team around her in a fast-paced environment where quality and precision is key.
Aferdita is the Head of Marketing at Elevation Recruitment Group. She is an international conference speaker and has a background in B2B and B2C marketing focusing heavily on digital and creative strategy. Aferdita previously led a multi disciplined marketing department and helped to build, and ultimately led, a full service digital marketing agency with clients in entertainment, property, and professional services. She has a wealth of experience in delivering measurable results and driving business growth for SMEs and large businesses. As a data nerd, she’s passionate about helping businesses improve their relationship with their customers using digital, whether that’s through user experience, relevant and informative content, or engaging social media accounts. Aferdita loves digital marketing because it’s constantly changing and evolving which means that there’s always something new to discover, test, and implement.
Andy is the Business Director within our Accountancy & Finance division and personally specialise in the recruitment of permanent, interim and temporary Senior Finance positions. Having joined the business in May 2011, Andy plays an integral part of our well established, market leading Accountancy and Finance brand and advises and assists an extensive number of the local regions top finance talent in securing new career opportunities. With over 8 years specialist Senior Finance recruitment experience Andy has developed market leading skills and knowledge which covers retained mandates, organisational mapping advice, career coaching and council as well as ongoing key talent acquisition for his clients.
Across his career to date, Andy has built up a reputation for service delivery, placing both the short and long-term requirements of candidates and clients as the focus of his work. Having worked within finance recruitment in the local marketplace for his entire career, Andy has been able to build an unrivalled network of Senior Finance professionals that he is able to utilise alongside other sourcing techniques in each mandate Andy manages. Alongside a strong candidate base, his technical acumen and focus on assignment delivery is testament to the success Andy has had to date and that professional, honest and committed approach is a key reason he enjoys regular repeat business.
In addition to Andy’s recruitment responsibility, he is the strategic lead for the Accountancy & Finance division. This involves working with the team of specialist consultants to develop a professional business development plan and ensure consistent levels of service on assignment delivery as well as overseeing the candidate generation strategy to ensure we maintain our position as market leaders in the local region.
Andy Bath recruits within: Permanent, Interim and Temporary Senior Finance Appointments from £50,000 - £80,000
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire
Angela Smith is the Business Manager of Elevation HR. She joined us following 12 year successful career as an HR recruitment specialist with a global talent solutions business. Prior to this Angela started her career in HR working within a garment manufacturing business and following this as an HR Consultant for a business services organisation. With over 17 years HR and recruitment experience combined and her in-depth industry knowledge, through the active part she plays in the local business community, she is welcomed to the growing HR team. Angela specialises in recruiting permanent and interim HR Professionals at all levels across West and North Yorkshire.
Angela is a well-connected and encouraging consultant. During her career, she has developed many loyal relationships and has shown a passion for developing the HR space across Yorkshire. She is rigorous in her approach, ensuring the best fit for her candidates is found for her clients.
Angela Smith recruits within: Permanent, Interim and Temporary positions across all HR positions including; HRD’s, HRBP, Talent Acquisition, L&D, Reward, through to Junior and Mid-Tier HR Professionals.
In the following locations: West and North Yorkshire
Anna is a very experienced Business Manager within our specialist Engineering & Manufacturing team. With over 10 year’s specialist recruitment experience, Anna heads up our Production Support team and personally specialises in the recruitment of Team Leaders and Supervisors up to £30,000. Anna plays a crucial role in the service delivery of multi vacancy campaigns with an extensive number of the region’s leading manufacturing and engineering employers. With Anna’s deep-rooted understanding of the sector coupled with her comprehensive personal network, Anna is able to provide an accurate and tailored shortlist to her clients time after time.
It is very clear when engaging with Anna that she is a true industry expert who is very eager to please and conscious of every assignment outcome she manages for her clients. Her career advice, coaching and support really is second to none within her field and produces regular referrals from her candidates. Anna is an intrinsic part of the leadership team within the Engineering and Manufacturing brand and enjoys regular repeat business from her clients.
Anna Morgan recruits within: Manufacturing and Production Professionals.
In the following locations: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands.
Beth has over 6 years experience in the recruitment industry, most recently specialising in transactional finance placements within (the) Doncaster Region. Beth’s candidate process is rigorous, allowing her to identify the best candidates available on the market.
Beth is dedicated to her clients and candidates to ensure she matches not only the correct skill set but the correct personality and cultural fit for the business. Beth is able to offer sound career advice to candidates starting their careers within accountancy giving them access to excellent opportunities with multiple clients in the region.
Beth focuses on permanent recruitment across all Accountancy and Junior Finance roles across Doncaster, Hull, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Goole, Lincolnshire and surrounding areas, including Part Qualified Assistant Accountants and Newly Qualified Accountants, Ledger Clerks, Credit Controllers and Payroll Clerks.
Beth Liversidge recruits within: Doncaster Region: Accountancy and Finance permanent transactional finance roles up to salaries of £30k.
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands.
Carl joined Elevation Recruitment Group as the Associate Director for the Procurement and Supply Chain discipline leading a dedicated team of experienced consultants for Permanent, Interim and Temporary specialists at all levels across the Yorkshire and Humber region.
He has 10 years’ experience managing contingent, retained and search assignments, preferred supplier agreements and long-term accounts within SME, Public Sector, FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 businesses.
Above all Carl prides himself on his professional and technical expertise, service delivery, integrity, professional network and ability to build long-term relationships.
Carl Walker recruits within: Procurement and Supply Chain specialist for Parkinson Lee Executive Search Senior search solutions across; Consumer, FMCG, General and Specialist Manufacturing, and Public Sectors.
In the following locations: Yorkshire and Humber.
Chloe is a specialist in the recruitment of Quality, HSE & Technical professionals across West & North Yorkshire, offering the highest calibre of candidates the industry has to offer. Chloe provides a consultative and informative approach to recruitment, ensuring candidates and clients are informed and updated regularly to provide the best service.
Chloe joined Elevation in 2015 following a successful career in Health & Safety provider as an Account Manager. She is passionate about the sector and has recruited vacancies across Automotive, General Manufacturing, Chemical, Electronics, Aerospace, Medium- Heavy Engineering and more.
Chloe Barnett recruits within: Quality, HSE & Technical positions.
In the following locations: West and North Yorkshire.
Daniel is an experienced recruiter with 2 years’ experience as a specialist consultant. Daniel recently joined the Procurement and Supply Chain Division at Elevation Recruitment Group, which has over 20 years’ combined experience recruiting within the West Yorkshire region. Daniel personally specialises in the recruitment of buyers and procurement managers within West Yorkshire. Daniel works across a variety of industries and prides himself on being able to offer a high calibre consultative service to both clients and candidates. Daniel’s dedication and commitment to both his candidates and clients has allowed him to develop long lasting relationships which results in regular referrals and repeat business from his clients.
Daniel Stockwell recruits within: Procurement and Supply Chain
In the following locations: West and North Yorkshire
David is responsible for driving Elevation Recruitment Group’s Marketing team to deliver an excellent level of service across the region. He has built strong relationships with Yorkshire based clients who require the best candidates to drive their Marketing teams forward.
David is a recruiter with a vast amount of industry experience. Prior to joining Elevation, he worked for a variety of multi-disciplined, national blue-chip recruiters, as well as niche boutique and head-hunting firms developing his Yorkshire network.
David’s honest and transparent approach to the recruitment process has led him to successfully place an extensive list of Yorkshire’s top performing Marketing talent in the region’s SME, PLC and VC backed organisations. He understands what makes a strong Marketing person, which has built him an excellent reputation within the region.
David Bromwich recruits within: Marketing and Sales.
In the following locations: West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire.
David is a skilled graphic designer and brand manager from Sheffield, with over 12 years experience working in creative advertising agencies and with developing brands. With a strong background in brand management and creative conceptualisation, David is confident when contributing new ideas into the creative process for advertising campaigns and marketing support.
Prior to joining Elevation, David has worked with several large brands both nationally and globally, both developing and maintaining their offline and digital presences. It is with this experience and knowledge that David hopes to continue his career at Elevation and become a valuable member of a strong marketing team.
Emily is a specialist temporary consultant within Elevation Recruitment Group’s Finance Division. Emily specialises in the placement of Temporary and Contract transactional finance roles in South Yorkshire. Emily has worked for Elevation for over 3 years, where she has successfully progressed through Elevation’s Market leading consultant training program. Emily has an excellent track record in service delivery, reflecting the values of Elevation Recruitment Group. Her natural enthusiasm for the recruitment process has enabled her to develop an extensive network of professionals available to start temporary contracts immediately or on short notice. Emily is rigorous with her vetting so clients can be assured that they are obtaining the best quality temporary candidates available on the market for their short or long term requirements.
Emily Gould recruits within: Accountancy and Finance temporary and contract transactional finance roles up to salaries of £30k
In the following locations: Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Chesterfield and North Nottinghamshire
Gemma is an Executive Resourcer at Elevation Recruitment Group specialising in the appointment of Director and Senior Leadership roles within the Engineering & Manufacturing sectors across Yorkshire and the surrounding regions. Gemma's team delivers executive and senior search assignments on behalf of a comprehensive list of blue chip and SME manufacturing and process organisations, working closely with our search team in the successful delivery of retained search mandates. Specifically, Gemma takes the lead on research, market mapping and talent identification, often working to very specific and demanding specifications.
With over 9 years' recruitment experience, Gemma prides herself on delivering a consultative service and identifying the best individuals in the market. This includes Managing Directors, Site Directors, General Managers, Operations Directors, Directors of Engineering, Technical Directors, Manufacturing Directors, Production Directors; Design and Development Directors and Projects Directors.
Gemma Chapman recruits within: Director and Senior Leadership roles within the engineering and manufacturing
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Midlands
Hannah specialises in the recruitment of skilled shop floor professionals across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands. This includes: Fabrication, Welders, Platers, Inspectors, Assembly, Deburrers, Linishers, Shot Peening and Shot Blasting. With over 7 years’ experience within recruitment, Hannah has a knowledge and business network across the local market. Hannah prides herself on developing well-established relationships and ensuring that the candidates and our clients have a positive experience throughout the recruitment process. This makes Hannah and the team the go-to recruiters in the manufacturing sector.
Hannah Frankland recruits within: Manufacturing Management; Maintenance & Reliability; Design & Projects; Engineering; Quality, Health & Safety, and Environment; FMCG; Technical Sales.
In the following locations: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands
Helenna is a Senior Consultant within our Accountancy & Finance division and specialises in the recruitment of interim and temporary Senior Finance appointments. Helenna plays an integral part in our well established, market leading Accountancy and Finance brand and advises and assists an extensive number of the local regions top finance talent in securing new career opportunities. With over 6 years Finance recruitment experience Helenna has developed market leading skills and knowledge, including organisational mapping advice, career coaching and guidance. Her career has included leading key talent acquisition projects in both corporate Finance institutions and as a trusted external recruitment partner across the UK and EMEA.
Helenna prides herself on her service delivery both to candidates and clients alike and continually strives to provide the most consultative recruitment solutions as a market specialist.
Helenna Hobson recruits within: Interim and Temporary Senior Finance Appointments from £30,000 - £90,000.
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Ian Bruce is an Associate Director and recruitment specialist within Engineering & Manufacturing, specialising in the recruitment of middle to senior level operational, technical and engineering professionals across Yorkshire and surrounding regions.
Ian joined Elevation in 2012 following a successful career as an Engineering & Manufacturing consultant for a Blue Chip recruiter. He is highly experienced in recruiting for specialist and technical vacancies across a range of industries including; Medical, Automotive, General Manufacturing, Metals, Chemical, Medium-Heavy Engineering, Aerospace, Electronic, Timber, Modular, Plastics and Packaging.
Ian has been successful in enabling SME and Blue Chip clients to identify candidates that add real value to their business and teams within the sector. His attention to detail and the grasp of the process, products and service his clients provide, enables him to deliver a tailored and expert service throughout the recruitment cycle.
Ian Bruce recruits within: Permanent & interim roles from 50K and above.
In the following locations: West & North Yorkshire.
Jack is a specialist in the recruitment of Quality, Health & Safety, and Environment professionals across South Yorkshire and the surrounding regions. He is enthusiastic about serving the SME and Blue-Collar clients with the highest calibre of candidate the industry has to offer. With previous expertise in the Engineering and Manufacturing industry as a whole, Jack is passionate about international standards, technical knowledge and both technical and standard procedures in HSE and Quality divisions.
Jack Hattersley recruits within: Quality, Health & Safety and Environment functions across all roles.
In the following locations: South Yorkshire and the surrounding regions.
Jake Unitt is specialist recruitment consultant with Engineering & Manufacturing, focussing on the recruitment of maintenance engineering, supervision and management level roles within medium-heavy engineering environments across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands.
Jake comes from a background in engineering with experience across Production, Design and Projects within a furnace manufacturing business supplying into some of the most well know engineering and manufacturing business worldwide.
Having worked in the engineering industry, Jake has a unique grasp on the technical requirements of complex engineering roles across industries including Metals, Chemicals, Power and general Medium-Heavy Engineering.
Jake Unitt recruits within: Permanent & Contract roles within Maintenance and Reliability functions.
In the following locations: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire & East Midlands.
Jordan is a specialist in the recruitment of managers, technical experts and directors within the Engineering & Manufacturing division.
Working within the Management & Leadership division, Jordan has a wide network of candidates and clients across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands
Along with the team at Elevation Recruitment Group, Jordan can offer a bespoke recruitment solution for your next senior hire.
Jordan Shutt recruits within: Managers, Technical Experts and Directors within the Engineering & Manufacturing Divsion
In the following locations: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands
Josh has 18 years’ experience within the recruitment industry, with 10 being purely in an L&D capacity.
His role at Elevation is to make sure every employee is given the required Learning & Development that supports the business’s objectives but each individual’s own aspiration. Elevation is committed to developing and investing in its people.
Kate is the Group Marketing Manager at Elevation Recruitment Group and a key member of the Senior Management team. Kate has 17 years of marketing experience gained in a fast-paced, FMCG organisation where she successfully launched several successful brands into the UK market. Specialising in Strategy Development, Brand Management and Customer Marketing, Kate is passionate about building brands and developing strategies to increase customer engagement, awareness and sales. She brings her wealth of experience to Elevation Recruitment Group to execute best in class marketing campaigns to drive awareness of the organisation's unrivalled customer service and exceptional candidate networks. Kate is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and has recently completed a Professional Diploma in Marketing.
Kelly is a senior consultant within the Business Support team specialising in the recruitment of Temporary/Interim administrative and key support professionals across the whole of South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Kelly is responsible for a variety of business support roles ranging from entry level admin right up to management level. Kelly joined Elevation following a successful career in London with experience in both agency recruitment and internal recruitment and has been an Business Support recruiter for over 4 years. Kelly prides herself on establishing long-term working relationships with both her candidates and clients by delivering a knowledgeable, focused and honest service. Kelly has an extensive network of immediately available candidates and is therefore able to act quickly to support her clients with their immediate requirements. Whether you are looking for your next career challenge or your next hire Kelly and the team can offer sound and current advice for you.
Kelly Robinson recruits within: Business Support Division for Temporary / Interim Opportunities.
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Kerry is a specialist in the recruitment of maintenance and reliability professionals across Yorkshire and the East Midlands and has over 3 years specialist recruitment experience. This includes engineering, supervision and management level roles.
Kerry has extensive experience in the sourcing of contract and permanent white collar and technical professionals. Her ability to understand a variety of technical role profiles and requirements allows her to deliver the best candidate or role for you.
Kerry specialises in the recruitment of: Engineering Managers, Reliability Managers, Maintenance Managers, Lead Engineers - Electrical/Mechanical/Controls & Instrumentation, Reliability Engineers, Maintenance Co-ordinators, Facilities Managers, Team Leaders/Supervisors, Maintenance Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Maintenance Fitters (Electrical/Mechanical) and Electricians.
Kerry Fellows recruits within: Maintenance and Reliability Professionals
In the following locations: Yorkshire and East Midlands
Kira is an energetic and personable specialist finance recruiter. Kira works within the transactional finance team specialising in temporary and contract transactional finance roles within South Yorkshire and surrounding areas. Prior to joining Elevation, Kira gained extensive experience of managing and running large interim/temporary recruitment projects for a national recruiter.
Kira prides herself on her excellent reputation with both her clients and the candidates who have entrusted their job search with her. Due to the hard work and care Kira puts into work, she has received numerous glowing testimonials which highlight her efficiency and success in securing the candidates she represents on both short and long-term interim assignments.
Kira Clark recruits within: South Yorkshire and surrounding areas: Accountancy and Finance temporary and contract transactional finance roles up to salaries of £30k.
In the following locations: South Yorkshire and surrounding areas.
Lauren provides administrative support to the team in the South Yorkshire office. Undertaking general administrative tasks, meeting and greeting visitors to the office and providing reinforcement to the resourcing process by ensuring that all candidate records are fully compliant – this includes a full vetting process, identification and qualification checking and previous employment referencing.
Lauren has joined Elevation with over 4 years accountancy experience (including 3 years management accounts) and with an AAT level 4 qualification.
Lauren is responsible for the day to day accounting functions of the business including credit control, purchase and sales ledgers as well as maintaining the weekly payroll of temporary workers, alongside monitoring placement compliance, HMRC reporting and preparation of management information.
Maddison graduated with a first class degree in Marketing and PR from the University of Huddersfield. During her placement year in industry, Maddison worked for Capita Employee Benefits as a Digital Marketing and Communications intern, devising and implementing online marketing campaigns for an array of high profile clients including Sky, William Hill and Teacher’s Pensions. Maddison has several digital marketing qualifications and is currently studying for her CIM Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing.
Maddison is passionate about Marketing, in particular, creating innovative and impactful digital marketing campaigns. She will use her extensive knowledge of social media to maximise Elevation’s presence online and ensure we are front of mind with potential consultants, candidates and clients.
Michelle is an Associate Director at Elevation Recruitment group with over 14 years specialist recruitment experience at a Senior level. She is an expert in Senior Management and Executive level HR appointments, this covers HR Director’s, Operational HR, Learning & Development, Organisational Change, Reward and Resourcing. She has managed and delivered on multiple advertise led campaigns and work on a retained, mandate led basis that has contributed to; growth strategy, turnaround, relocation, buyouts and business critical change.
Michelle take’s her role very seriously and truly look for ways to assist, advise and guide Senior HR professionals who require that key contact with the right level of experience and network to assist their next career move.
Elevation HR work closely with key industry bodies, such as the CIPD as well as national Law firms providing free up to date legislative advice and key network introduction that really benefit Senior HR Professions across the local region.
As part of Michelle’s wider remit at Elevation, She also head’s up the Business Support team across West Yorkshire. Supporting and guiding our talented Business Support team in the recruitment of key business critical support roles across an array of niche sectors.
Michelle Fergusson recruits within: Senior Management and Executive level HR Appointments £70,000 plus
In the following locations: West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire.
Naomi provides administrative support to the team in the South Yorkshire office, undertaking general administrative tasks, meeting and greeting visitors to the office and providing reinforcement to the resourcing process by ensuring that all candidate records are fully compliant – this includes a full vetting process, identification and qualification checking and previous employment referencing.
Natalie is a Procurement and Supply Chain expert who has an intimate understanding of the sector. As our lead for Procurement & Supply Chain across South Yorkshire, Natalie has an extensive network of Procurement and Supply Chain professionals from mid-management through to senior level individuals.
She works tirelessly, building solid relationships with both candidates and clients, ensuring she achieves an accurate understanding of their requirements and recruits exclusively for a vast amount of the local regions top performing businesses. Natalie has been instrumental in supporting her clients in business-critical recruitment, from single recruits to multi-role campaigns. Natalie also takes a leading role in our Yorkshire Women in Leadership networking group.
Natalie Davis recruits within: Mid to senior level placements from Planners, Analysts and Buyers to Supply Chain, Purchasing and Procurement Managers
In the following locations: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands
Natalie is a Senior Consultant at Elevation Accountancy & Finance, one of the regions leading specialist recruitment brands within the Accountancy & Finance community. Natalie has over 5 year’s industry experience in the West and North Yorkshire region dedicated to the Accountancy & Finance sector.
Prior to Elevation, Natalie worked for a global Plc recruiter operating at management level where she built, managed and grew teams transacting in the Part Qualified and Qualified sector. During this time, Natalie built up an extensive Network across the Yorkshire Accountancy & Finance region particularly within the Qualified Interim finance space.
At Elevation Recruitment Group Natalie is responsible for recruiting Temporary/ Interim Accountancy & Finance professionals from the Qualified level. Natalie prides herself on bring a strong relationship builder and ensures top level customer service with her Clients and Candidates.
Natalie Nelmes recruits within: Qualified Accountancy and Finance Permanent, Interim and Temporary appointments.
In the following locations: West and North Yorkshire
Nicola dedicates her time to speaking with potential candidates, seeking out individual skillsets most suited within Elevation Production Support. She is responsible for the resourcing of Production Support Professionals across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands. Nicola has 3 years’ experience and, in this time, has built a reputation for impeccable customer service and dedication to gain a thorough understanding of both client’s and candidate’s needs. Her recruitment experience spans across a range of sectors in the region namely Manufacturing, Engineering and Distribution.
Nicola works hard to gain a detailed understanding of each role and the part it plays within the organisation, allowing her to identify and attract the top talent in the industry within a planned and efficient process. She is dedicated to ensuring her specialist brand delivers quality service and highly effective recruitment solutions to a variety of organisations.
Nicola Jackson recruits within: Production Support
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands
Rachael Lee is a Business Manager within Elevation Marketing, responsible for the recruitment of specialist staff across South Yorkshire, Humberside and the East Midlands. Rachael and the team provide recruitment solutions for roles ranging from junior professionals through to senior management and director level appointments. Rachael joined Elevation in 2010 following 5 years working as a Branch Manager for a major PLC Recruiter. Rachael is highly experienced in the recruitment of marketing professionals throughout South Yorkshire and East Midlands. Her recruitment experience spans across a range of sectors in the region including Manufacturing & Engineering, Consumer, FMCG, Retail, Distribution and Professional Services. Rachael works closely with both Blue Chip organisations and SMEs to identify talented individuals for their businesses. She prides herself on delivering a consultative service and adds value to her client’s business through the identification of the best individuals in the market.
Rachael Lee recruits within: Marketing, at all levels
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North Midlands
Rachel graduated with a first class degree in International Finance and Economics from Sheffield Hallam University. Rachel joined Elevation following her graduation and is currently working towards her CIMA qualification. She is responsible for the day to day accounting functions of the business including credit control, purchase and sales ledgers as well as maintaining the weekly payroll of temporary workers, alongside monitoring placement compliance, HMRC reporting and preparation of management information.
Rachel is a specialist marketing recruiter operating throughout the West and North Yorkshire regions. Rachel has extensive experience helping clients and candidates across permanent, interim and temporary marketing roles.
Rachel is a personable and enthusiastic recruiter, who shows a genuine interest and care in her candidates' careers and clients' team development. Rachel works hard to help across the multi-facets of marketing skills including full mix marketing, digital/online marketing, product, category, brand, communications and all aspects of marketing techniques. Rachel has a proven background in maintaining quality client relationships and is dedicated to providing the highest standards of service through developing an extensive network of high-calibre candidates. She knows the success of a business is based on the people that work within it, therefore she prides herself on having an open and honest work ethic to ensure she finds the right candidate for her clients.
Rachel Jack recruits within: All marketing roles, permanent and interim opportunities.
In the following locations: West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire.
Rachel is a Senior Consultant specialising in Sales recruitment within the region, focusing exclusively on Mid - Senior Sales roles within Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands.
Rachel has built up a robust network within all sectors of the Manufacturing and Engineering industries and prides herself on her comprehensive knowledge of the function she is recruiting for, allowing her to add value and offer solutions to her clients. Having joined the Engineering & Manufacturing team initially this has enabled her to develop invaluable knowledge in the sector.
Rachel Littlewood recruits within: Mid – Senior Sales roles within Engineering and Manufacturing
In the following locations: Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.
Rebecca is the group's Compliance Supervisor, working very closely with the management teams and in keeping the Group in-line with new regulations and general in-house processes. Rebecca provides great administrative support to the team in the South Yorkshire office, undertaking general administrative tasks, meeting and greeting visitors to the office and providing reinforcement to the resourcing process by ensuring that all candidate records are fully compliant - this includes a full vetting process, identification and qualification checking and previous employment referencing.
Becky is a specialist business support recruiter within Elevation Recruitment Group's Business Support Division, focusing on appointments on a permanent basis. She covers a broad geographical area, recruiting for businesses in the South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, North Lincolnshire and Derbyshire regions.
Becky’s background in recruitment means she is experienced in matching the right candidates to the right client. To ensure the best possible outcome, Becky ensures all candidates are pre-screened and interviewed before been submitted to a client. She has an extensive network which enables her to work quickly but efficiently when finding the right people for a role.
Rebecca Walker recruits within: Engineering and Manufacturing Production Department
In the following locations: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands.
Rob joined elevation in 2013 from a blue chip global recruiter. He has over 15 years’ experience of working within the Financial Services industry and recruitment.
Rob is the Senior Finance lead for West and North Yorkshire where he has built strong relationships with Yorkshire based SME and PLC clients, who require the best candidates to drive their Accountancy and Finance teams forward.
Rob believes building and maintaining relationships is key to the ongoing success of his clients. His passion and tenacity has built him an excellent reputation across the region. on a permanent, interim and temporary basis across the West Yorkshire and North of England regions.
Rob Simpson recruits within: Heads up the recruitment of qualified and part-qualified Accountancy and Finance staff between £30k and £60k.
In the following locations: Across the West and North Yorkshire region.
Sam Foster is a formidable recruiter of finance professionals - Qualified Interims - across South Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands.
With 24 years experience of recruiting exclusively in the region and 14 years in this specific sector, there's probably no-one more knowledgeable in the market, meaning that Sam, combining her unrivalled networks with a thorough search, knows exactly where to find the right candidate for you - and will do so with exceptional speed.
Underpinning her commitment and care, Sam is also very easy to deal with: it's therefore not surprising that her clients vary widely - from major PLCs and household names to SMEs and PE-backed businesses - meaning she'll almost certainly be familiar with your sector and the Interims and Temps likely to flourish within it.
With a really rare depth of market experience and an unusual grasp of this specific market, Sam is uniquely positioned to help you and will be delighted to do so.
Sam Foster recruits within: Interim & Temporary Finance Professional Roles up to £30k - £60K.
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands.
Samantha’s role within the business is to identify experienced recruitment talent across Yorkshire and the East Midlands. This in order to support Elevation Recruitment Group’s continuing growth as Yorkshire’s leading independent recruitment firm.
Having worked in recruitment for over 8 years and Elevation Recruitment Group for 4 years as a Senior Consultant, heading up the Sales division, Samantha is well placed to identify professionals with the right ethics, values and successes to add to our passionate and highly ambitious team.
Samantha is continually growing her network of mid to senior level recruiters, managers and directors who can add value to all 8 of our brands while working closely with existing staff in all areas of employee engagement and retention. She also works closely with our divisional directors and CEO to ensure a clear strategy for creating and sustaining the best working environment for our staff.
If you’d, therefore, like to have a confidential chat - with no obligation - about joining Elevation, matching your ambition, service ethic and positive style with ours, then please do get in touch.
Samantha Culling recruits within: Talent Acquisition Manager for Elevation Recruitment Group
In the following locations: South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire
Sarah Barron is the Partner and Human Resources Practice Lead at Elevation Recruitment Group Ltd and operates within Parkinson Lee Executive Search, for senior HR mandates.
Sarah is arguably one of the most uniquely positioned, qualified and experienced HR Search specialists across the North of England with an impressive and demonstrable track record of working within the HR sector. Sarah spent the first 9 years of her career operating as a CIPD qualified HR Business Partner within Industry before transitioning into specialist HR recruitment, where she has dedicated herself for the last 16 years.
Day in day out, Sarah specialises in Senior Management and Executive level appointments that cover HR Director’s, Operational HR, Learning & Development, Organisational Change, Reward and Resourcing assignments.
Sarah works on retained advertised led campaigns, PSL and mandate led assignments and her work has contributed to; growth strategy, turnaround, relocation, buyouts and business critical change.
Sarah’s previous background in HR at Business Partner level enables her to competently understand the HR business agenda and has supported numerous MD’s/CEO’s and department heads on the required HR mapping for businesses, supporting growth and diversity as well an appreciation for the cultural direction of organisations.
She works closely with key industry bodies, such as CIPD as well national Law firms providing legislative expertise and updates, to support the growth and success of the local industry as well as keeping abreast of key industry knowledge and network with the most successful and talented professionals in their field.
Sarah Barron MCIPD recruits within: Human Resources sector for vacancies of £30,000+
In the following locations: Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire
As Head of Talent for Elevation Recruitment Group, Sarah is responsible for the identification and attraction of excellent candidates to work for one of the UK’s fastest - growing independent recruitment firms.
In particular, Sarah leads Elevation’s recruitment processes for candidates at all levels - from first job graduates and experienced salespeople to proven Recruitment Leaders, Directors, Managers and Consultants - ensuring that everyone has an enjoyable experience and find exactly the right role for their background, knowledge and career ambitions.
Sarah also manages the onboarding and induction training regime at Elevation, which is now “best-in-class”, motivating high-performing but friendly employees with a thorough combination of classroom training, one-to-one coaching, mentoring and desk support. (Perhaps that’s why Elevation has never lost anyone to a direct competitor!)
As the Group continues to grow impressively, reflecting our clear strategy and practical plans for the future, Sarah works closely with the CEO and Divisional Directors, agreeing on priorities and resourcing effectively, building upon her 14 years’ experience as a successful recruiter.
If you’d, therefore, like to have a confidential chat - with no obligation - about joining Elevation, matching your ambition, service ethic and positive style with ours, then please do get in touch.
Sarah Mounsey recruits within: Head of Talent for Elevation Recruitment Group
In the following locations: South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire
Simon is an experienced Senior Business Manager within our Senior Finance team who brings over 13 years Finance recruitment experience across the local region. Simon was Elevation’s very first hire back in January 2010 and has played a huge role in the initial development of the Accountancy and Finance team and the business as a whole. A very professional, hardworking and likeable character, Simon’s enthusiasm towards candidate advice, support and coaching is infectious and it is very rare Simon doesn’t deliver the short list outcomes his clients seek. Simon is arguably one of the most experienced and successful Senior Finance recruiters across Yorkshire and the surrounding regions and has an impressive number of contacts and clients that exclusively engage with him time and again.
Simon has a true and thorough understanding of both Industry and Commerce and Professional Practice sectors and typically recruits for finance professionals within the £30,000 to £50,000 market. Simon has played a crucial role within the Institute of Credit Managers (ICM) and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) where he has publicly spoken on various occasions regarding finance market updates and sector-specific topics.
Simon is a credible recruiter who has reputation in the industry as a thorough and advisory led resourcing partner, priding himself on the values and ethics he stands for.
Simon Ensor recruits within: Qualified Finance Sector for permanent vacancies from £30k through to c£50k.
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Simone is a resourcing consultant within Elevation Marketing, responsible for the recruitment of Marketing Professionals across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands. Simone joined Elevation 3 years ago and, in this time, has built a reputation for impeccable customer service and dedication to gain a thorough understanding of both her client’s and candidate’s needs. Her recruitment experience spans across a range of sectors in the region namely Manufacturing & Engineering, Consumer, FMCG, Retail, Distribution and Professional Services.
Simone works hard to gain a detailed understanding of each role and the part it plays within the organisation, allowing her to identify and attract the top talent in the industry within a planned and efficient process. She is dedicated to ensuring her specialist brand delivers quality service and highly effective recruitment solutions to a variety of organisations.
Simone is a talented member of elevation – she is dedicated to ensuring her brand is renowned for exceptional service in the region.
Simone Fox recruits within: Marketing, from Assistant to Director levels across the full marketing mix
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands
Sophia is a Consultant within Elevation HR providing critical support to the HR division, specialising in the sourcing of HR Professionals across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, North Notts & North Lincolnshire. Her experience operates across all vertical markets within HR recruitment with salaries from £30k upwards; typically dealing with mid to senior level positions.
Sophia prides herself on offering a professional, consultative and effective service. She works hard to ensure a detailed insight and understanding of each candidate and their needs as well as liaising with clients in order to source the top talent within the market for their HR roles. She is dedicated to building and developing well-established relationships focussed on an honest, effective and efficient service.
Sophia Cuthill recruits within: HR Professionals.
In the following locations: South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, North Notts & North Lincolnshire.
Stef is a specialist business support recruiter within Elevation Recruitment Group's Business Support Division, focusing on appointments on a permanent basis. She covers a broad geographical area, recruiting for businesses in the South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, North Lincolnshire and Derbyshire regions. Stef has built an extensive portfolio of key clients whilst at Elevation, from SME to corporate blue chip companies and prides herself on the delivery of exceptional service and client retention. Stef began working with Elevation in June 2013 and brought with her 12 years of experience within Management for a leading Education Recruitment business. Her role was primarily compliance focused and as such the provision of the quality of the service she provides is always a key priority. To assist with the successful recruitment, Stef takes the time to personally pre-screen and meet all the candidates she works with. She has developed an extensive pool of professionals and as a result of this Stef has the market knowledge and necessary tools to enable her to react quickly for clients requiring urgent staffing solutions.
Stef Walker recruits within: Business Support Division Permanent Opportunities
In the following locations: South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Stephanie is a consultant within the Business Support team specialising in the recruitment of temporary and permanent, administrative and key support professionals within the North and West Yorkshire regions.
Stephanie joined Elevation after working in Australia, for a large recruitment business as a business support specialist. Her personal experience covers a wide range of support roles including senior support and sales administration, giving her a unique insight into our clients' needs. Stephanie prides herself on forming long-term working relationships with both her candidates and clients by delivering a quality driven and honest service. Whether you are looking for your next challenge or your next hire, Stephanie and the team can offer sound and current advice for you.
Stephanie Nurse recruits within: Technical Administration, Customer & Sales Support, Executive Administration, Project Management, Management Levels.
Stephanie is a committed, hard-working and personable consultant who specialises in the recruitment of accountancy support and part-qualified finance professionals across the South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire regions. Working with an established network of high calibre finance candidates, Stephanie’s focus is to support individuals with salary expectations up to £30,000 to secure their next career move.
Stephanie recruits for all accountancy and finance vacancies across Credit Control, Purchase Ledger, Payroll, Financial Analysis and Management Accounting. Fully committed to a long-term career within recruitment, Stephanie is passionate about delivering a high quality service to both her candidates and clients, to not only fulfil their immediate requirements but to also ensure that her placements work for both parties for the long term.
Stephanie Sierny recruits within: Accountancy and Finance Permanent transactional finance & Part Qualified roles up to salaries of £30k
In the following locations: Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Steve is a Senior Consultant within the Elevation Engineering and Manufacturing Division. He specialises in Manufacturing, Process & Automation Engineering roles across South Yorkshire & surrounding areas.
He has extensive experience in successfully recruiting Manufacturing & Production Engineering candidates across various industries including Precision Engineering, Steel, Metals, Plastics, Medical, Chemical etc. into both SME and Blue-Chip companies.
Steve delivers an expert and bespoke, tailor-made service to each of his clients and candidates through a consultative approach to their needs and goals. Steve’s genuine approach and attention to detail enables him to identify candidates that add real value to businesses within these diverse and demanding sectors.
Steve Barnett recruits within: Engineering and Manufacturing for Permanent and Interim roles £30k and above.
In the following locations: Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
Steve is a Business Manager at Elevation Accountancy & Finance, one of the region’s leading specialist recruitment brands within the accountancy and finance community. Steve has over 15 year’s industry experience in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire region dedicated to the Accountancy & Finance sector.
Prior to Elevation, Steve worked for a global Plc recruiter operating at business unit controller level where he held numerous senior roles transacting, growing and managing specialist Accountancy & Finance teams across the Sheffield, Chesterfield, and Doncaster regions. During that time, Steve built up an extensive network of contacts that spans from part/newly qualified accountants through to senior finance leaders.
At Elevation Recruitment Group Steve is responsible for recruiting qualified permanent accountancy and finance professionals with salaries from £30 - £50k. Steve prides himself on service delivery provided to both Clients and Candidates.
Steve Bruce recruits within: Qualified Finance Sector for permanent vacancies from £30k through to c£50k.
In the following locations: Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Tim is an experienced Business Manager with over 20 years’ specialist engineering recruitment experience and is running the Maintenance and Reliability division of Elevation Engineering & Manufacturing.
Tim recruits for all manual and supervisory maintenance roles with responsibility for the service delivery of high volume and retained campaigns with an extensive number of the region’s leading manufacturing and engineering employers. His deep-rooted understanding of maintenance and engineering, coupled with his comprehensive personal network enables him to provide an accurate and tailored short-list to his clients time after time.
Positions I recruit for:
*Electrical Maintenance Engineer
*Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
*CNC Maintenance Roles
*Multi Skilled Engineers
*Maintenance Supervisors
*Maintenance Managers
Tim Rudkin recruits within: All manual and supervisory maintenance roles within Engineering & Manufacturing
In the following locations: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands
Our search team delivers executive assignments on behalf of a comprehensive list of FTSE and Aim-listed PLCs, Private Equity & Venture Capital, SME and Not For Profit / Public Sector organisations.
Vicki has a successful track record of many years specialising in Executive Search and as Executive Researcher, Vicki works closely with our Executive Search Partners in the successful delivery of retained search mandates. Vicki specifically, takes the lead on research, market mapping and talent identification, often working to very specific and demanding specifications. This includes:
- Research and talent identification on specific search mandates at Senior, Executive and Board Level
- Client Benchmarking Reports incorporating full competitor structural analysis and market mapping
- Remuneration Benchmarking
- Talent Solutions
- Competitor Intelligence
- Gender Diversity Intelligence
- Organisational Capability Intelligence
As a professional Partnership, big enough to deliver but small enough to care, here at Parkinson Lee, we are always flexible, fitting around you and your requirements (and not the other way around).
Our search team delivers executive assignments on behalf of a comprehensive list of FTSE and Aim-listed PLCs, Private Equity & Venture Capital, SME and Not For Profit / Public Sector organisations.
Zoe has a successful track record of working in Executive Search. Prior to joining Parkinson Lee, Zoe specialised in executive appointments within the global higher education sector. As part of the research team, Zoe works closely with our Executive Search Partners in the successful delivery of retained search mandates. Specifically, Zoe takes the lead on research, market mapping and talent identification, often working to very specific and demanding specifications. This includes:
- Research and talent identification on specific search mandates at Senior, Executive and Board Level
- Client Benchmarking Reports incorporating full competitor structural analysis and market mapping
- Remuneration Benchmarking
- Talent Solutions
- Competitor Intelligence
- Gender Diversity Intelligence
- Organisational Capability Intelligence
Zoe holds a BA (Hons) Social Anthropology, MSc Political Theory, and is completing a Doctorate in Politics.