These are the volunteers who are driving the progress of the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance. They have the final say on membership criteria, marketing activities and measuring the Alliance’s impact.
Sustainable Recruitment Alliance Founder
myGwork
Aasha (she/her) is Director of Strategic Partnerships for award-winning, myGwork who are the global business community for LGBTQ+ professionals, graduates, inclusive employers, and anyone who believes in workplace equality.
She works closely with clients from Amazon to GSK, to increase visibility across the LGBTQ+ community, organise online events, promote EVPs, create content, and deliver training on allyship in the workplace, unconscious bias, rethinking diversity management, and drive current employee engagement.
Her career has spanned over 15 years, during which time she has specialised in early talent recruitment, recruitment marketing and employer branding for some of the world’s leading organistions. She has worked across multiple industries including management consultancy, broadcast, telecoms and advertising. More recently, she has spent over a decade at a leading global law firm playing a pivotal role in championing D&I initiatives in graduate recruitment, leading the firm to be repeatedly recognised as the no.1 Employer of Choice for students as a result of their continued efforts.
After working so closely with the myGwork family client-side for 6 years, and experiencing first-hand the exceptional work, impact and commitment of the team she jumped at the opportunity to join them and contribute her expertise to their efforts.
She is an alumni of Queen Mary University and lives in London with her husband and two daughters.
Head of Early Talent Recruitment, Accenture
Joan has worked in the fast-paced world of recruitment for two decades, starting her career in agency recruiting before gaining valuable experience in HE as part of the careers service at Kingston University. She joined Accenture as a Senior Recruiter 12 years ago and now leads the company’s Early Talent Recruitment team in the UK; making her responsible for hiring up to 1000 apprentices, interns and graduates each year. In her time there she has driven a huge transformation in the way the firm recruits the best and most diverse talent. At the heart of this strategy has been innovation, technology and sustainability. Accenture were one of the first signatories of the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance and were delighted to win the ‘The Sustainability in Early Talent Award’ at the 2023 TargetJobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards.