Meet the team

Management Team

Delivery Manager

Sharon Bolton - sharon.bolton@haringey.gov.uk

Responsible for the strategic leadership and management of Haringey Works Employment Support Team and Haringey Works Temporary service, driving forward the Economic Recovery Agenda and achieving the borough plan objectives.

Team Leader (Specialist Advisors)

Tracey Fergus - tracey.fergus@haringey.gov.uk

Team Leader for the Business Support functions and the newly formed Specialist Employment Advisors. Accountable for supporting the team to achieve outcomes and meeting the employment support needs of the most vulnerable residents in the borough through targeted employment support approach. Responsible for implementing the delivery and strategic plan for the Haringey Works service.

Team Leader (Generalists & Employer Engagement)

Andrew Brockbank - Andrew.Brockbank@haringey.gov.uk

Responsible for implementing the delivery and strategic plan for the service and supporting the Generalist Adviser and Employer Engagement team to achieve its outcomes.

Business Manager ESF

Faridun Kurbonmamadov - faridun.kurbonmamadov@haringey.gov.uk

Responsible for the project management of the ESF contract and supporting the ESF Employment Advisors to achieve its outcomes.

Support Service Team

Service Support Team

We support service areas with the design, modernisation, development, and implementation of service-specific requirements. Assist with matters affecting the wider staff group. Queries that relate to Haringey residents, businesses, and providers.

Business Support Officers

Michelle Duffour - michelle.duffour@haringey.gov.uk

The service first point of contact. Providing support to the Haringey Works service with the administrative functions and project support.

Jasmin Mengue Bekale - jasmine.menguebekale@haringey.gov.uk

Supports the development and delivery of the ESF Connecting Communities programme.

Business Engagement Team

Employer Engagement Officer

Dorcas Gyasi - dorcas.gyasi@haringey.gov.uk

Responsible for working with businesses and organisations to provide tailored support with their recruitment needs. Working with the adviser team to source, screen and recruit local talent for employers.

Specialist Employment Team

The Specialist Team- Provide specialist areas of advice and support to the most vulnerable residents in Haringey. The team is made up of individuals with specialist knowledge of resident groups and finding creative solutions to support Haringey residents into employment.

Specialist Team Leader

Tracey Fergus

Employment Advisor: Autism and Learning disabilities

Lucy Edwards - lucy.edwards@haringey.gov.uk

Focused on supporting residents aged 18-34 who have learning disabilities or autism. The service includes individualised support, training/upskilling, CV building, interview preparation and techniques, pre-employment training and in work support for 6 months.

Appointments can be made in person or via MS Teams.

Employment Advisor: Youth at Risk

Jenavi Omoma - Jenavi.omoma@haringey.gov.uk.

Focused on supporting any 18–24-year-olds considered ‘at risk’ of serious youth violence (victims or perpetrators), risk of dropping out of full-time education or those at risk of long-term unemployment.

Careers support includes career planning, CV writing, targeted job searching, shortlisting for live job vacancies, interview preparation, signposting/referral to traineeships or apprenticeships and career coaching.

Appointments can be made in person or via MS Teams to fit around client circumstances.

Employment Advisor: Construction

To be Appointed - To be Appointed

Focused on engaging with residents 18+ providing employment support and guidance within the Construction sector. This includes supporting developers and contractors with fulfilling S106, Social Value obligations and maximising employment opportunities for Haringey residents.

Employment Advisor: Substance misuse

David Hart - david.hart@haringey.gov.uk

I provide personalised support to people who are receiving help from substance misuse services who wish to move into sustainable employment.

My focus is to support clients in identifying their strengths, skills and aspirations to create the right job match, including working to understand their background, potential barriers and to develop a tailored action plan around their job goals.

As part of a community health team where I adopt a tried and tested approach called Individual Placement and Support which helps to bridge the gap between misconceptions around substance misuse and employment.

Employment Advisor: Apprenticeships

Fatma Mehmet - fatma1.mehmet@haringey.gov.uk

Employment Advisor: Construction Progression

Relande Barrett-Gordon - relande.barrett-gordon@haringey.gov.uk

Employment Navigators

Natasha Williams - natasha1.williams@haringey.gov.uk

Mohamoud Ismail - mohamoud.ismail@haringey.gov.uk

Natasha (Broadwater Farm Estate) and Mohamoud (Northumberland Park) supports residents to identify the most appropriate Employment Support provider based on their personal circumstances. They are available to residents in those areas to meet face to face, deliver employability workshops and to signpost to relevant services.

Generalist Employment Team

Team Leader

Andrew Brockbank

Business Manager

Faridun Kurbonmamadov

Generalist Employment Advisor

The Generalist Team are highly skilled Employment Advisors with a vast knowledge of all sectors and support needs. They engage and work with residents looking for employment or changing careers.

Dion Solomon - Dion.solomon@haringey.gov.uk

Oliver Hopkinson - Oliver.hopkinson@haringey.gov.uk

Connected Communities Employment Advisors

The Connected Communities Advisors are generalist advisors who have a vast knowledge across all sectors, supporting residents into employment and have access to wrap around services for additional support needs. Mainly focused on supporting migrants into employment. We also have trained employment advisors who can submit all applications to the ECCTIS (NARIC) qualification conversion service.

Nadir Alvis - nadir21.alvis@haringey.gov.uk

Lashly Rose - lashly.rose@haringey.gov.uk

European Social Fund (ESF) Employment Advisors

Margot Toppin -

Lakeem Greaves - lakeem.greaves@haringey.gov.uk

John Mackenzie - john.mackenzie@haringey.gov.uk

Sabrina Rivera - sabrina.rivera@haringey.gov.uk

Temporary Recruitment Service

Team Leader

The new Haringey Works Temporary Recruitment Service connects Haringey residents to temporary roles within the council within the following sectors.

• Health & Social Care
• Administration & Clerical
• Manual Labour

Senior Resident Engagement Advisor

Aarti Chhatwal - Aarti.chhatwal@haringey.gov.uk

Responsible to lead the Local Candidate Sourcing and Opportunity Service as a viable option for local skilled residents. Proactively recruiting Haringey residents to join the Haringey Works talent pool and to register interest in working for the Council on a temporary basis. Responsible for Shortlisting candidates and further Match appropriate candidates in the talent pool to live opportunities, working closely with HR (Human Resources) and relevant service areas to understand their temporary worker requirements. First point of contact to all the Hiring Managers and Team Leaders to meet their Recruitment needs for their wide range of services.

Resident Engagement Advisor

Alex Aasuquo - Alex.asuquo@haringey.gov.uk

Devise administrative systems that maintain the Talent Pool with a continuous good supply of candidates and CVs in line with the Council’s temporary worker requirements. Network, promote and market the service to residents. Carry out ID and Right to Work, references checks on residents who have registered an interest in working for the Council on a temporary basis. Search the Talent Pool for appropriate CVs to meet the temporary worker requirements. Assist SREA.