Financial services firm FinTrU has announced the creation of over 600 jobs in the next five years. This £38m expansion by FinTrU will establish a new operation in Derry with 305 new jobs and create a further 300 roles in Belfast.
Invest Northern Ireland’s Chief Executive, Alastair Hamilton stated: 'We are delighted to have played such a significant role in the company’s rapid growth to date. The new jobs to be recruited over the next five years will generate over £15million in additional annual salaries for the local economy.' Invest NI has offered £3.2million support, while the Department for the Economy has offered £2.4million through its Assured Skills Programme.
FinTrU provides regulatory resourcing services. These include legal, risk, compliance, KYC, operations and consultancy, to Investment Banks and other financial institutions. It established a Belfast centre of excellence in 2014, with initial plans to recruit 80 and has since grown successfully to now employing over 240 staff.
Darragh McCarthy, FinTrU Founder and CEO said: ‘FinTrU has won two ‘Fast Growth Business of the Year’ awards in 2018 and we are delighted to continue our expansion in other areas of Northern Ireland.’ Darragh, who is a finalist in this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, added: ‘Our partnership over the last few years with Invest NI has been invaluable to our growth.’
Noel Lavery, Permanent Secretary at the Department for the Economy NI said: “Since 2014 we have worked with FinTrU helping them recruit the talent they need to grow their business through the Department’s pre-employment skills training programme, ‘Assured Skills’. 175 of the current FinTrU staff complement are former Assured Skills Academy graduates. It is planned that, over the next 5 years, 500 of the 605 jobs announced today will be delivered through a series of future Assured Skills Academies.
Applications for FinTrU's first North West Academy in Derry/Londonderry are now open.
Apply online with FinTrU HR or contact 028 9521 9392 or hr@fintru.com
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We're pleased to announce that Chanelle Group have joined Jobs Expo Galway. The firm's recruitment team will be exhibiting on 8th September at the Salthill Hotel. They will be talking to attendees between 10 am and 4 pm, looking to hire talented candidates.
Chanelle is a leading provider of generic human and animal pharmaceuticals worldwide. Headquartered in Loughrea, Co Galway, Chanelle has operations in over 80 countries and currently employs 400 people.
Chanelle has over 1700 animal health licenses registered in the EU as well as 500 animal health licenses registered around the globe. Consequently, they have the largest number of registered veterinary licenses of any company in Europe. Furthermore, Chanelle is the largest indigenous pharmaceuticals manufacturer in Ireland.
The company has a consistent and rapidly growing customer base. They have key markets in the EU, Australia and New Zealand, as well as Japan, South Africa and the Middle East.
Chanelle has four dedicated R&D operations, three located in Ireland as well as one in Jordan. The company also has sales offices in Galway, Ireland, Hungerford, UK and Mumbai, India.
Chanelle has received a number of industry awards for the company’s growth and innovation in recent years. In 2015 they won the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. Furthermore, in 2016, they won the following awards:
Due to continued growth, the Chanelle Group are currently seeking motivated individuals in the following areas:
If you want to up-skill, take an apprenticeship and partake in adult education then don't miss this great opportunity to talk to GRETB. The Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board will be exhibiting at the Salthill Hotel on 8th September for Jobs Expo Galway.
The GRETB Training Centre is one of the largest training facilities in the West of Ireland. They offer a wide range of full-time day courses and evening courses, as well as apprenticeships. In addition, GRETB offers community training programmes and blended learning.
QQI, City & Guilds, Microsoft and Cisco as well as other industry-recognised awarding bodies accredit their courses. All GRETB courses include work placement. As a result, their graduates are job-ready.
GRETB’s full-time day courses include information technology, engineering and quality assurance courses. They also offer on bus driving as well as HGV Rigid and Artic truck driving, plus cleanroom and packaging operations, logistics and distribution, and warehouse operations. Furthermore, there are day courses on subjects such as sports and recreation, beauty therapy and healthcare support.
GRETB is responsible for administrating the apprenticeship programme for Galway and Roscommon. Apprenticeship is the means by which people train to become craftspeople in Ireland. SOLAS has statutory responsibility for the management of the apprenticeship programme.
Evening and weekend courses take place at theTraining Centre as well as in a facility in Roscommon. These are fee-paying courses and they are suitable for anyone who wants to upskill for personal or professional development. In addition, unemployed clients are eligible through the local DSP/Intreo Office.
The training centre facilities consist of:
The Training Centre is conveniently located on bus routes from Galway City. There is also ample car parking for all students.
We are delighted to see Kelly Services join us again for our next Jobs Expo Galway event this autumn 2018. The company recruits talented and skilled workers within a wide array of sectors. Find out what opportunities they have to offer 8th September at the Salthill Hotel. Their recruitment team will be meeting candidates between 10 am and 4 pm.
William Russell Kelly opened Kelly Services from a small office in Detroit, Michigan in 1946. The company began with two employees and the vision to treat every customer like the only customer. William Russell Kelly was a pioneer. He helped shape the way for the modern staffing industry. More than six decades later, the company philosophy of treating every customer like the only customer is alive in everything Kelly do. As a result, the name Kelly is a trusted, respected and renowned in workforce management solutions.
Did you know? Kelly was the first UK and Ireland recruitment and HR consultancy to gain ISO 9002 accreditation. Their consultants have the highest levels of training in the industry. Hence, the high standard and top rate service for clients.
In addition, Kelly also uses the latest skills search technology. At the touch of a button, Kelly Services can identify people with the skills and talents required in any field, anywhere in the UK and Ireland.
The company also employs proactive marketing and career counselling of candidates seeking work, rather then relying on just reactive placement.
Finally, Kelly abide to an equal opportunity culture and positively discourages discrimination. They actively promote the placement of people with disabilities.
Small local businesses to blue chip multinationals use Kelly Services. The company also works in a variety of markets, from accounting and finance to hospitality and human resources.
Kelly Services has market-specialist consultants. They have first-hand experience and knowledge of the sectors they represent.
In addition, Kelly uses site visits and face-to-face briefings so that they have an in-depth understanding of every client. As a result, they can accurately match employees to vacancies, both in terms of skills and personality.
Kelly’s experienced consultants work alongside companies to establish their aims as well as create innovative HR solutions.
Kelly recruits for a wide range of jobs, from scientists to secretaries. They also work for clients with different needs, from temporary positions entire staffing requirements.
Furthermore, Kelly provides a full range of services from on-site human resources management, to off-the-shelf computer software training and industry advice. This includes employment law and salary scales as well as local employment conditions.
Good luck to the successful applicants. This week, digital health start-ups from Ireland and Europe converge on Trinity College Dublin. Their aim? To discover technologies that promote healthy living, support active ageing and improve current healthcare systems. No easy feat.
The first of its kind in Ireland, the incubator is open to health tech start-ups from the medical and technology sectors. Companies who are just starting off have the opportunity to validate their ideas and identify suitable markets.
Validator is a collaboration between TCD and EIT Health, and has attracted an eclectic mix of entries. 2018’s start-ups are made up of health/science researchers, medical professionals, software engineers, digital innovators, pharma specialists, medical device experts and business developers. They hail from Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Finland, Poland and Latvia.
The first six weeks will see the teams undergo intensive validation and mentoring activities in TCD. After this, it's time to take those technologies on tour. The applicants spend two weeks visiting health tech hubs across Europe — TU Delft, Netherlands; Grenoble EM, France; Imperial College London and Newcastle University.
The competition is fierce. To even gain entry, each team had to prove that their venture met certain - and difficult - criteria. It must be a defensible technology, have measurable health benefit to society and can be delivered within a realistic timeframe.
Those under development include:
For more information about the start-ups themselves, their fantastic innovations or the EIT Health Validator programme, visit www.tcd.ie
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We are pleased to announce that Tandem Project Management will be on the look out for new talent to join their team at Jobs Expo Galway. Bring your CV and meet them face-to-face on 8th September 2018 at the Salthill Hotel.
Tandem Project Management provide collaborative, end-to-end consultancy services to life science, food, industrial and commercial clients. They work with clients in Ireland as well as the UK and Europe. They deliver projects from concept through to completion, and as a result, ensures that at each phase they understand and deliver their client’s needs.
Tandem’s Recruitment Service offers clients as well as candidates a superior quality recruitment service. Their recruitment arm evolved from their long-standing relationships with their clients. Therefore, they understand their technical requirements and their culture. In addition, they understand the challenges their clients meet when it comes to recruiting the right people for their organisation.
For candidates, Tandem offers a discreet as well as professional service, taking time to understand their career aspirations and goals. Tandem’s values of integrity, professionalism and customer service to both candidates and clients offers a unique quality of service.
Tandem have several vacancies across all engineering disciplines. These include the following roles:
Tandem work with a range of multinational as well as local companies, including: