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We are delighted to announce the board appointment of Cameron Judson as Independent Non-Executive Director of Ignite. Cameron is a highly respected senior executive with extensive experience in senior executive roles inside and outside of the recruitment industry. Between 2005-15, Cameron held a variety of executive roles including CEO and Managing Director at previously publicly listed recruitment agency. In addition to this, he has also held a number of senior executive roles outside of the recruitment industry within the employment services, education, community services and real estate sectors. Cameron’s commercial and recruitment expertise will be a key addition to the Ignite board. He holds an MBA, a bachelor of Arts  and is a member of the Australia Institute of Company Directors. He will greatly complement the existing leadership team at Ignite in the midst of our growth journey. Ignite Non-Executive Chairman Garry Sladden said, “Cameron is a highly respected and proven leader who brings a significant skillset to the Board and Ignite, and will no doubt add significant value to the Ignite business as it continues its progress under the leadership of Tim Moran and his executive team.” Cameron said, “Having closely watched the significant restructuring and cost reduction that has been undertaken at Ignite over recent years, I’m excited to be joining the Ignite Board at a time when the focus will now be on solid growth and the creation and implementation of strategic initiatives to position Ignite as a serious player in the Australian recruitment sector.” We are delighted to welcome Cameron to the Ignite family and are excited for what lies ahead.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of John Murphy into the role of NSW IT & Digital Recruitment Manager. John will manage our NSW IT & Digital recruitment team within our Specialist Recruitment business. John brings over 16 years domestic and international experience in IT recruitment. He has worked with some of Australia’s top recruitment agencies and brings significant experience across technology, finance, fintech, defence, MSP and project services industries. These capabilities align particularly well with our core technology specialisations. John also has a proven track record in building and managing high performance IT recruitment teams, and is very excited by the prospect of joining Ignite. John said “Ignite is one of the true original pioneers in the Australian recruitment market. It is currently going through an exciting growth phase in its long and rich history. I am excited to play a key role from an early stage in this growth and make an impactful contribution to the business.  You can see the business has made strong statements over the past 6-12 months with multiple senior level appointments. These individuals are all respected, trusted and proven leaders in the recruitment industry, and I am excited and motivated to work alongside them. I am delighted for this opportunity to grow Ignite’s reputation and performance in the NSW IT & Digital recruitment space” These words were echoed by our NSW General Manager Bernt Schindler, who said “We’re so excited to have John on board. His dedication and wealth of experience in our core markets, combined with his genuine care and leadership ability to grow high performing teams is exactly what we’re looking for at Ignite. I personally look forward to working with and learning from him in our journey together”. From all of us at Ignite, we would like to welcome John to the Ignite family, and we are excited for what lies ahead as we continue to ignite our potential together.

Ignite is proud to announce our new partnership with Procurement Australia. From January 1st, 2021, Ignite is officially authorised to support all Procurement Australia members with their respective recruitment, training and associated services needs including: Permanent recruitment services Temporary recruitment services Contingent labour services HR consultancy services Psychometric testing & skills assessment services Unbundled recruitment services Procurement Australia is one of Australia’s leading partners of strategic sourcing and procurement solutions for its members across private and public sectors. Their extensive membership base consists of over 24,000+ entities including government authorities, not-for-profit entities and private companies across many Australian sectors. As a newly appointed supplier, Ignite is authorised to support these entities through our Specialist Recruitment and People Services divisions. This will cover contract, temporary and permanent recruitment solutions across key verticals such as IT & Digital, Business Support, Sales & Marketing and Accounting & Financial Services just to name a few. In addition, we will also provide HR consultancy services and unbundled recruitment services through our People Services division. With over 35 years’ experience working with public and private sector organisations across these areas, our comprehensive services aligns well with the professional needs required by Procurement Australia’s members. We are very excited to commence this partnership in 2021, and look forward to igniting the potential of Procurement Australia's members for many years to come.

When COVID-19 rapidly unfolded across Australia in March, our contracts and compliance team were faced with the mammoth task of transitioning our contractors to work-from-home (WFH) arrangements. With hundreds of contractors working across the country, it was critical that we facilitated a quick and seamless transition to minimise any disruption for them and our clients. Our Contracts, Compliance and ACT Office Manager Sharron Bright said “this was a massive task. We realised the importance of being on the front-foot due to everything happening with COVID-19. Consequently, we set a very quick turnaround to minimise any business disruption”. The process of transitioning contractors to new working arrangements is quite extensive, requiring significant coordination, communication and administration efforts across a range of stakeholders. All contractors were: Required to complete a work-health safety (WHS) assessment form Undergo assessment and approval of potential risks in their chosen remote workplace Informed of all incident reporting procedures Supplied with signed agreements indicating to our clients that they were WFH ready. In just ten days, this process was successfully completed. Hundreds of assessment forms distributed, assessed and signed off. The effectiveness and efficiency of this process ensured that each contractor was ready to transition to a safe working environment when instructed to do so by their employer, many of which are still working-from-home today. Sharron said “this was a combined effort between the contracts & compliance team and consultants to ensure each assessment was completed correctly and all contractors were ready to work-from-home. Everyone was very accommodating through the process and appreciative of the correspondence they received from the broader team”. We would like to thank everyone for their huge contribution in facilitating this transition. Contractor care is an integral component of our organisation showcased by the impressive delivery of this process. Author: Mark Southwood Executive Business Analyst