Joseph Harris

Kia Ora, and welcome. My name is Joseph Harris, from Raumati South situated on the beautiful Kāpiti Coast. Having spent the best part of a decade based overseas furthering my education and pursuing a career playing professional football, I have always proudly flown the New Zealand flag wherever my travels have taken me. Since returning to Aotearoa, I have been fortunate to begin a career with OneStaff recruitment in Hamilton, first as a recruiter, then a client manager, before being given the chance to return home to Wellington and take on the Area Managers position. Here I am responsible for the management and business growth of our office, helping connect businesses and individuals with the staffing and job opportunities they seek, providing professional employment advice, and the development of a team here in the capital. I have also been very lucky to continue my playing career with the Miramar Rangers Football Club, and give back to the sport in a community coaching role, coaching numerous youth teams and helping at public events.

Helping our communities grow and individuals to be successful, involved, and self sufficient are things that I am immensely passionate about. I am an optimistic and empathetic individual, highly motivated, adaptable, and thrive in quick-paced environments, and committed to helping a team achieve its goals.

Work Experience

OneStaff Recruitment Agency

Wellington Area Manager | Wellington | Jan 2023 - Present

In November 2022 I was given the opportunity to take on the management position for OneStaff in the capital. This position would combine and include performing all the duties of my previous roles with OneStaff but now also include managing the performance of our team, hiring and training of new staff, reviewing and managing the office finances, installing and implementing operational systems that ensure the successful running of our office and business

Some of the key tasks, responsibilities, and results listed below

Rebuilding, mending, and strengthening relationships with existing clients; developing new sustainable relationships with employers; creating community connections to create pathways for individuals into employment; providing the coaching and support to these individuals so that job assignments develop into ongoing, permanent, and full-time work opportunities.
Quickly turned branch from averaging 700-900 hours weekly to an office now consistently running 2,000-2,200 hours weekly at close to double the average margin set in the previous financial year, while reducing operational costs and overheads.
Exceeded FY2024 budget goals for the Wellington branch, achieving 270.33% of target, the first met end-of-year target in several years.
Surpassed financial year 2025 first quarter budget goals, reaching 125% of target amidst a difficult economic climate and tightening labor market.
Development and implementation of a strategy to create and promote ongoing, permanent employment opportunities for our staff.
Selected and targeted businesses that align with our criteria for providing safe, sustainable, and equal employment opportunities to our staff.
Contributed to wider business operations and planning in monthly managerial staff meetings.
Managing all day-to-day operational elements of business, including maintenance and services to property and vehicles; managing stock levels of PPE; negotiating advertisement and sponsorship deals; creating local brand presence across the Wellington region; general administration tasks; and collection of all timesheets for the weekly pay cycle to all One Staff employees on assignment the previous week.
Conducting regular health and safety compliance checks across work sites to ensure safe working conditions and suitability of tasks to the workers' skills, scoring 100% on Health and Safety compliance for the financial year 2024.
Setting KPIs and development plans for all new staff and hires, managing performance where necessary.
Runner-up award winner in Manager of the Year category for FY 2024 at OneStaff.
Selected to be one of the individuals representing OneStaff at the RCSA awards 2024 in which OneStaff was awarded Outstanding large agency (40 staff or more).

Client Manager, 360 Recruitment Consultant, Recruiter | Hamilton | March 21 - Jan 23

Began in an entry level recruiter position March 2021, working under the senior Client Manager in the branch. During this time, we set numerous desk records as a team for billable hours worked, number of buying clients, and staff.
Received promotion to 360 Degree Consultant in November 2021, taking on responsibility for own desk and clients, and sourcing own staff.
Received second promotion to Client Manager specilaising in construction in March 2022, meaning the added responsibility of a recruiter to work alongside with and direct, and a greater focus on sales, winning new business, and managing client relationships, management of client needs, helping business' across the Waikato source the right staffing options for their business
Proven track record in helping staff develop from temporary positions into permanent roles and apprenticeship opportunities.
Responsible for managing and training a recruiter on desk, advertising jobs, sourcing staff, background checks, administering drug and alcohol checks, and responding to health and safety situations.
Adopted a desk averaging approximately 600 billable hours per week to a desk steadily achieving 1400 hours or more a week, a record high of 1700+ hours and led the branch in permanent GP sales
Build sustainable relationships with community groups and education providers to offer our staff career and development opportunities.

Miramar Rangers Footballer and Scots College Boys Under 15's Premier A Football Coach 2023, Girls First Eleven Footbal Coach 2024

Signed for Miramar Rangers in early 2023, a longstanding top performing club in the NZ Football community. In addition to two-three weekly trainings and match days in the premier competition of Wellington Football, would attend and assist at local sports and clubs days, assisting with fundraising and charity events. Volunteer sessions for club events.
Coach of the Scots College Girls First Elven Girls Football Team for 2024, Trainings and games weekly, as well as attending national tournament in Blenheim September. Qualified for College Sport Wellington Premier grade and doubled the number of girls registered in football from 2023.
Coach of the Scots College Boys Under 15s Premier A football team 2023. Trainings weekly and Saturday matchdays, as well as responsible for team attending national tournament in Tauranga. Runners up in the College Sports Wellington Premier Boys Competition after winning the regular season, Quarter Finalists at national under 15s.

Youth Mentor for Teen Link | Hamilton | June 2020 - March 2021

Providing safe, professional and quality mentoring to young people and their families
Supporting positive growth and instilling confidence in young people to develop and achieve goals
Helping young people make daily plans and manage daily monetary allowances
Documenting and providing thorough case notes for each mentoring assignment

Community Coach and Football Player for Hamilton Wanderers Jan 2020 - Dec 2022 | Professional Football Player for Motala AIF in Sweden Feb 2018 - Nov 2019

Daily football training and matches once to twice weekly
Community coaching positions, including involvement with local sports and clubs days, assisting with fundraising and charity events. Volunteer sessions for local children
Promotion of club and sponsors in local media, online and at events
Team building skills, goal setting and reflection sessions, time management and self skills mentorship of young players.
2021 Hamilton Wanderers Under 17 Boys Head Coach, 2022 Hamilton Wanderers Under 15/16s Boys Team Head Coach

Field Manager for Fund for the Public Interest | Seattle, USA | 2017

Canvassed on behalf of Environment Washington, raising funds and politically activating people to defend environmental protections and further local environmental efforts.
Responsible for collecting “crew” members daily efforts, ensuring they are reaching daily goals

Recycling Assistant Seattle University | Seattle, USA | 2016 -2017

Designed and conducted a university wide report for Seattle University Facilities department gauging faculty, staff, and student attitudes and satisfaction towards the University’s green efforts in the Fall semester of 2016
Assisted in managing and developing Seattle University's recycling and food waste composting program, encouraging and implementing other recycling programs, re-purposing and finding new homes for discarded or replaced items from across campus
Planning and running of school sustainability events such as “Garbology” and “Recyclemania”
Co-ordinating on events with other campus organisations such as the Centre for Environmental Justice to further serve the school community in achieving their green and social goals.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with Urban Sustainability Specialisation | Seattle University | U.S.A | Mar 2014- Dec 2016

Cum Laude (3.694 Grade Point Average), Inducted to Alpha Sigma Nu 2015 (Jesuit Universities Honour Society)
NCAA Division 1 Soccer Athlete, athletics and academic scholarship recipient Mar 2014- Dec 2016
Capstone project investigating environmental impact and financial viability of green roofing in a variety of climates in city landscapes

University of New Mexico | Albuquerque | U.S.A | Jan 2012- Dec 2013

4.0 Grade Point Average
NCAA Division 1 Soccer Athlete, athletics and academic scholarship recipient Jan 2012- Dec 2013

Kāpiti College | New Zealand | Graduated Dec 2011

Head Boy 2011
NCEA Levels 2 and 3 with Excellence Endorsement. University Entrance.

Further Work Experience

Night-fill Countdown Supermarket |Paraparaumu | April - June 2020

Night-fill position in response to need for essential workers during Covid-19 pandemic

X-Country Rentals | Hamilton | 2020

Grooming and preparation of rental vehicles, relocation of vehicles and staff
Checks for safety and compliance such as tire tread depth, oil, wiper fluid, current warrant of fitness, road user charges etc.

Sports/Strength and Conditioning Coach, Including:

Ricki Herbert Football Academy 2020 - Present | Hamilton NZ | Football coach
Pete Fewing Soccer Camps 2017 | Seattle USA | Summer holiday camps and football coach
Lobo Soccer Camps 2012-2013 | Albuquerque USA | Football coach
Albuquerque Prep High School 2013 | Albuquerque USA | Designing and delivering a six-week strength and conditioning program to high school aged students, monitoring their progress and helping them set goals. Building students confidence in themselves and their abilities.
Jamie Atkinson Tennis 2010 | Paraparaumu NZ | Tennis Coach
Individual coaching sessions

Team Sportia Sporting Goods Store | Motala, Sweden | 2019

Responsible for backroom duties, preparing and printing playing kits for local sports clubs

Mixum AB Food Producers | Motala, Sweden | 2018

Food preparation in a factory setting on a large scale for distribution
Training received in safe machinery use and strict food handling hygiene procedures

Information Student Assistant Seattle University Lemieux Library | Seattle, USA | 2014-2016

Provide patrons and guests of Seattle University with assistance in navigating or using the libraries services
First point of contact for people who may be in distress or having issue completing their purpose for being on campus
Technology and research assistance

Courses, Qualifications and Awards

Comprehensive First Aid Course ran by NZ Red Cross, NZQA Unit Standards 6402, 6401, 6400 - expires 02/06/2025
Workplace Health and Safety Qualified. Unit Standard 29315, Health and Safety Representative: Initial - completed 13/07/21
Certified Workplace Drug Testing Qualified 14/04/21 - NZQA Unit Standards 25458, 25511
Situational Safety Workshop February 2021 | De-escalation training and workplace safety managing stress in different situations
New Zealand Class 1 full driver’s license
Washington State Recyclers Association Conference 2016 Student Scholarship Recipient | Invited to attend annual conference on scholarship to hear lectures and attend workshops from guest speakers about innovative recycling efforts taking place locally and globally.
Tree Planting and Restoration Volunteer Work 2015 | Madison Park, Seattle USA | Organised and lead a group of environmentally concerned student athletes attending Seattle University to help clear and replant a local area of significance, being a popular recreation spot and home to nesting waterfowl.

Head Boy Kāpiti College 2011 | Elected by staff and students to work with school government coordinating fundraising and in school activities. Attend various community events and represent the school. Allocation of funds to school projects and development. Hosting visitors. Working with organisations including local and central government on initiatives to activate young people, and address issues in the catchment area for Kāpiti College. Raise charity for several causes, including Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, Christchurch earthquake of 2011, Kāpiti Coast Aquatic Centre development, the NZ Cancer Society, and World Vision.
College Sport Wellington Service to Sport Award Winner 2011 | For service to Kāpiti College sport and recreation, namely revamping and running school house competition to include new events to include people across a wider range of interests. Running trainings and organising competition for the schools first ever girls 1st XI cricket team. Services to football.

Skills

Communication

Sales expertise, a proven track record of relationship building and ongoing management of client relations
Approachable and enthusiastic, confident to cold call and approach new clients
Effective use of differing language and communication styles to match audience and deliver message
Confident public speaker
Excellent written communiation skills and language choice

Leadership

Recognising and developing strengths in others
Supportive of colleagues in their work and celebrating their successes
Proactive and hands on attitude
Mentoring and promoting growth in young people and new team members
Staff management, performance and disciplinary management experience

Personal

Motivated and passionate individual
Supportive team worker and community minded
Committed to the advancement and empowerment of marginalised communities within Aotearoa
Adaptable and able to work in quick changing situations and environments

Technology

Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook)
Recruitment tools and software
Google Drive and social media
Finance and budgeting knowledge (reviewing Xero, setting budgets etc.)
Photography and video editing experience

Projects

Seattle University green teams and recycling internship.

In addition to my daily duties as an employee for the Seattle University recycling department, in 2016 I completed a further internship investigating the schools efforts and attitudes towards new and existing recycling programs. This included determining whether the implementation of a campus or departmental green teams could play a role in meeting the universities green goals, and did support for such an organisation exist.

Linked is a reflection piece on my internship and its findings, as well as my survey shared with the university.

Internship report | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U9jVyefnRzHUl40gxJlYi_-n5HRa7UmH/view?usp=sharing
Survey | https://forms.gle/Pc75qKeXAkVKcFQZ9

Senior Capstone Project : Green roofs in urban centres

In my final year of study, we were also required to produce an extensive capstone research paper that must have both social and ecological dimensions, and be of importance for understanding and addressing current concerns related to sustainability. My capstone paper was an investigation into green roofing initiatives in urban centres and their effectiveness across a range of measures. To read more about my findings, you can find the paper linked here.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vMTChnJgBbLDITZBGVSYGNVVrCESAZU9/view?usp=sharing

Football Highlights

During 2018 and 2019 my football playing career took me north to play with Motala AIF in Sweden. As a club we won promotion in November 2019 before my coming home in December 2019 to join Hamilton Wanderers in the ISPS Handa New Zealand Premiership at the start of 2020. Here is a video I made showcasing my playing highlights from that time.

References

To be provided on request

Printable CV

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_4sRCPFqDtAT1HfbJOJuHgu_ZC0u-CbO/view?usp=sharing

Contact

Email | josephharris.soccer@gmail.com
Mobile | 028 420 1522
Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-joe-harris-1983046b/

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