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Head of HR at Allison Homes

Head of HR at Allison Homes
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Client Background

Amidst organisational changes, there was need for a new Head of HR to steer the Human Resources function. Allison Homes wanted support in identifying high calibre candidates and to leverage our expertise in navigating the senior HR candidate market.

The Head of HR needed to not only possess the required expertise but also align with the culture and values.

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Client Challenges

Head of HR needed

Specific requirements, expertise and experience

Help in identifying high-calibre professionals

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How we added value

High-quality candidates

Efficiency and speed

Enhanced candidate experience

Successful Head of HR hire

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How we added value

  • High-Quality Candidates
  • Focusing on Allison Homes’ requirements and culture, we presented candidates who were not only qualified but also aligned with the company’s values and vision.
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  • Enhanced Candidate Experience
  • Candidates experienced a seamless and professional recruitment journey, reflecting positively on the client’s employer brand and creating a positive candidate experience.
  • Efficiency and Speed
  • The streamlined recruitment process, led by our specialist recruitment consultant, reduced time-to-hire and minimised the load on the hiring team, allowing them to focus on their core responsibilities.

Our Approach

Our team meticulously crafted a recruitment strategy tailored to Allison Homes’ needs, focusing on sourcing candidates with proven experience and a cultural fit. Leveraging our extensive network and industry knowledge, we identified a shortlist of five candidates, each meticulously vetted to ensure alignment with Allison Homes’ requirements.

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THE ONE GROUP

Where we're from,
and how we got here

Twenty years of specialist recruitment in the East – and a lot of small decisions that added up.

TOG started in Peterborough in 2004 with a small team and a simple idea: that recruitment is a people business, done best by specialists who stay in their sector long enough to know it properly.

More than two decades on, we've grown into four offices across the East of England and Home Counties. We recruit for finance leaders, HR directors, engineering managers, tech founders, scientists, and the commercial teams that keep businesses running day to day. Between us, we've built up over 258 years of collective recruitment experience across our specialist divisions, and a network of more than 150,000 candidates we've placed, coached, or come to know across two decades in the region.

The founding principle hasn't changed. Recruitment as it should be.

OUR STORY

Key events timeline

2004

Doors open in Peterborough.

Our first office launches with a team of six on Lynch Wood. Cambridge follows the same year, giving us two offices before our first anniversary.

2015

Northampton makes it three.

Our third office opens with a team of five, quickly growing to eleven consultants covering the wider Midlands region.

2017

Peterborough moves across the road.

The team has outgrown the founding office. We move into Arena House on Lynch Wood, big enough for a growing consultant base and the back-office team that supports the whole group.

2018

Cambridge moves too.

Our second office relocates to Cambourne Business Park, giving the growing Cambridge team the space it now needs.

2023

Four offices, three counties, one very good year.

The Hertfordshire & Essex office opens in Potters Bar, extending our footprint into the Home Counties.

In the same year, we're named Business of the Year in Northamptonshire, and Employer of the Year in both Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire at the regional SME Business Awards. Three counties, three panels.

TODAY

Still growing.

Four offices, more than 258 years of collective recruitment experience across our specialist divisions, and a network of over 150,000 candidates.

Same founding principle.

SPECIALISTS BY DESIGN

What we do

We're specialists, not generalists. Every consultant at TOG focuses on one sector and stays in it. Not because it's the only way to do recruitment, but because it's how you build the depth to spot the difference between a strong CV and a strong hire.

It's also why so many of our clients come back to us years, even decades, after a first placement.

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Accountancy & Finance
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Human Resources
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Commercial Office
Administration, customer service, project management and more
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Technology
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Engineering & Manufacturing
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Scientific
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Sales, Marketing & Creative
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Executive Search
Across all of the above
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Beyond the recruitment itself, we produce annual salary guides, regional market reports, and the practical resources our clients and candidates turn to when they want a clearer view of what's happening in their sector.

THE WAY WE WORK

How we work

Four principles show up in every conversation and every process.
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Be curious.

We stay interested in the market we work in, and in the people who work in it.

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Keep it human.

We remember your kids' names and know how you take your coffee. That's just how we work here.

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Make a difference.

We're here to help people build careers they love and businesses they're proud of.

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Enjoy the ride.

Recruitment is a career, but it should be fun too. If it isn't, we've done something wrong.

WHAT COMES NEXT?

Recruitment
as it should be.

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