Andrew Porter

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Experience & Education

  • Entain

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Volunteer Experience

  • Diversity Role Models Graphic

    Role Model Presenter

    Diversity Role Models

    - 2 years

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Role Model presenter as part of the Diversity Role Models school programme

  • Leadership Sponsor

    BeYou@Entain

    - Present 1 year 4 months

    Human Rights

    I am the Leadership Sponsor for the LGBTQ+ Employee Network Group - Be You - at Entain

Publications

  • Talent Acquisition - Squared

    HR Grapevine

    Andrew Porter presents Diageo’s market leading approach to developing an employer brand that is just one element of an integrated corporate brand strategy – Brand Diageo. He will bring to life the journey that Talent Engagement has been on over the last two years and the benefits of collaborating with LinkedIn to help amplify the employer brand through increasing the number of followers globally. Beyond the employer brand, what’s next? Combining the power of the brand and candidate experience…

    Andrew Porter presents Diageo’s market leading approach to developing an employer brand that is just one element of an integrated corporate brand strategy – Brand Diageo. He will bring to life the journey that Talent Engagement has been on over the last two years and the benefits of collaborating with LinkedIn to help amplify the employer brand through increasing the number of followers globally. Beyond the employer brand, what’s next? Combining the power of the brand and candidate experience is the next ambition to deliver Talent Acquisition – Squared.

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Projects

  • Onboarding Technology Acquisition

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    Led the formal assessment and acquisition process, in conjunction with Procurement, of a new on-boarding technology to support the automation of the Accenture UKI onboarding process. This involved significant dealings with Global colleagues within the Talent Centre of Expertise, Procurement, and Global IT as well as managing the successful vendor through complex contract negotiations.

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  • Selection and Pre-Implementation of Automated Onboarding Solution

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    Tasked with leading a review of potential technology solutions to support the enablement of complex onboarding for Accenture UKI. Scope of responsibility was to work across key Accenture UKI and Accenture Global stakeholders, identify a technology solution and gain agreement to proceed across multiple UKI and global stakeholders including business owners, technology, centre of expertise, HR and leadership. Red Carpet from SilkRoad was the successful provider chosen.

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  • Vendor Rationalisation: Background Checking

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    Undertook a review of the existing use of two suppliers and worked with the business, procurement and the key (global preferred) vendor to agree new contractual terms and a project plan to transition work from one vendor to another.

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  • Lean Methodology Implementation (Recruitment)

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    Led the internal recruitment team through the implementation of the Accenture lean methodology - Operational Excellence to a successful stage 1 maturity assessment within 3 months. The assessment was regarded as so successful that other BPO accounts were asked to learn from the approach taken.

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  • Employee Engagement - hyphen

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    Organisational lead for the hyphen employee "Engagement Action Group" project as part of the wider Adecco Group's participation in the Global Great Place to Work survey. Responsible for devising, implementing and driving the employee engagement agenda across the business and chairing the Steering Review Group. Through this project was seen as a subject matter expert in the area and worked with other individuals across the Group providing insight and sharing experience.

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  • Lean Performance Management System Implementation

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    Working in partnership with external consulting expertise from PwC, hyphen chose to implement the LPMS (lean thinking operations) approach to improving and optimising process and service with the Keele National Resourcing Centre. As an experienced lean practitioner I was a coach for implementing the LPMS programme as part of an eight week deployment programme.

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Honors & Awards

  • OUTstanding & FT LGBT+ Future Leaders List 2017

    OUTstanding & Financial Times

    Andrew is the Recruitment Transformation Lead for Europe at global leader in beverage alcohol, Diageo. Andrew has been working to reinvigorate the Diageo Rainbow Network across Europe, which is now an active, vibrant and supportive network, spanning multiple locations. As the Europe Rainbow Network Lead he also ran the first LGBT+ Survey for Diageo across Europe and has been able to share the results with local HR Directors and Chapter Leads to inform actions and agendas. Led by Andrew, the…

    Andrew is the Recruitment Transformation Lead for Europe at global leader in beverage alcohol, Diageo. Andrew has been working to reinvigorate the Diageo Rainbow Network across Europe, which is now an active, vibrant and supportive network, spanning multiple locations. As the Europe Rainbow Network Lead he also ran the first LGBT+ Survey for Diageo across Europe and has been able to share the results with local HR Directors and Chapter Leads to inform actions and agendas. Led by Andrew, the London Rainbow Network members were the catalyst for creating a broader inclusion movement – INC. – which delivered a four day, 23 session event at Diageo’s Global HQ in July ahead of London Pride. Andrew is a member of The Network of Networks (TNON) where he works to help share best practice amongst other organisations in London, and more broadly Andrew is passionate about sharing his learnings from running Diageo’s Rainbow Network in Europe with businesses and organisations large and small.

  • Judge - Timewise Power Part Time Awards 2016

    Timewise

  • Judge, Timewise Power Part-Time Awards 2015

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    Judge on a panel of industry professionals determining the Timewise Power Part-Time Top 50 for 2015

  • Nominee: Accenture UKI People Oscars: Most Inspirational Leader

    Accenture UKI

    One of five nominees for the award of Most Inspirational Leader (at career level) across the whole of the Accenture UKI business (all workforces) to recognise outstanding leadership contribution.

  • Winner: Accenture BPO People "Oscars": Most Inspirational Leader

    Accenture BPO

    Nominated by peers and team for the award of Most Inspirational Leader (at career level) for the "Oscars" that recognise outstanding leadership contributions.

  • Winner: Accenture BPO People Oscars - Best Client Team Collaboration

    Accenture BPO

    The O2 Service Delivery Team won the award for best client team collaboration in the BPO Oscars process for the work done to improve delivery and overall performance for O2.

  • Team Winner, Greenhouse Leadership Development Programme

    Accenture

    Greenhouse is a future leaders development programme for high potential employees within the Accenture BPO business. An action learning programme where each team is expected to present an innovative solution to a business critical issue and gain senior level sponsorship to implement the proposal. My team won the programme, gained sponsorship from 3 of the 5 panellists and implemented the proposal into the business.

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Organizations

  • REC

    Advisory Board Member, Good Recruitment Campaign

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