/1 Social Enterprise UK SOCIAL ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT AGENCIES- THE BUSINESS CASE Kevin Bowsher, QPM

/2 Coming Up…  Introduction  Case Studies  Identified Barriers Individual Business  Perceived Benefits  Summary

/3 Introduction  Network Rail – In Context  My Work with Transitions, Women in Construction, Spinal Injury Assoc.  Advisory Panel Participation  Attending Events

/ Context - What we do is …. 2,500 stations 28bn freight tonne kms 700 tunnels 20,000 miles of track 35,000 employees 30,000 bridges 800 shops

/5 Case Study – Alban Bytyqi  June to October 2014  Unpaid Placement (travel and subsistence)  CIPD Qualified – HR Role  Applied for several roles(NB internal / external issue)  Successfully led photography competition project  National Grid and Metropolitan Housing

/6 Case Study – Hafiz Mustafaey  September to December 2015  Unpaid Placement (travel and subsistence)  Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Queen Mary University) & Member of IET (MIET)  Placement in Network Rail Electrification Team  ‘I will not forget the help you provided me by giving me this opportunity’ - Hafiz

/7 Case Study – Hasan Abosharfo  March 2016 to Present Day  Full Time Employee (Rail Conversion Prog.)  University of Aleppo, Syria Sep Sept 2010 Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering  Selected through Established Recruitment Processes

/8 Further Case Studies  Iyob Ghebrekristos - 2 Week Placement  NA – mentoring and networking  MK, MB, AS, HH, OK, LM and SM (Applicants for Network Rail Jobs)

/ Identified Barriers - Individual  Unconscious and Conscious Bias  Online Assessments  Interview Skills – (on both sides)  Recognition of Qualifications  Requirement for Institute Membership  Experience – i.e. the Context  Perceived Communication Issues – Written and Spoken English 9

/ Identified Barriers - Business  Transition’s Scope (UK wide v London base)  Lack of Comparable Services Elsewhere  Preferred Supplier List Management  Internal Rigidity over Budgets (re funding placements)  Lack of Awareness of Refugees’ Legal Status  Focus on Performance  Transition’s Business Model (paid / unpaid) 10

/ Perceived Benefits (of Working with Transitions):  Supportive Approaches  Skills Development  Pro Bono Work  Knowledge and Advice  Innovative  Expands concept of Diversity  Refugees as a Key Issue 11

/12 Summary and Questions Have a safe and wonderful day…