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Nikoletta (Nikki) Gjergji, Recruit London’s Specialist Workplace Coordinator, has been providing ongoing employment support to Westminster resident Meera since April. Meera has been unemployed due to health issues for over 2 years. With Nikki’s support, Meera is now employed as a Ceremonies Usher at the Old Marylebone Town Hall.

Meera Main: “I have found Nikoletta to be very supportive. Nikki has been considerate of the fact that I have been out of work a long time and was determined to find me a nice job within a good establishment where I can build on my confidence, grow, develop and learn.

With Nikki’s support, I have secured a job in a lovely environment with exceptionally wonderful people. I am enjoying every minute of my new job and the experiences I am having.

I would most definitely recommend the service Nikki provides to all my friends and family!”

Rocky Akbar, Senior Usher: “Meera is an eager, enthusiastic young woman. She is great at communicating face to face and more Impressively via the walkie talkies we use – many people are intimidated by those but Meera has taken to them like a duck to water! She is shy but I can see every time I work with her she is growing in confidence. She listens and is eager to learn more. Thank you to Nikki – Recruit London for your support!”

For more information about the Recruit London programme or to make a referral, please contact Specialist Workplace Coordinator Nikoletta Gjergji.

The Smart Electric Urban Logistics (SEUL) project has seen a huge amount of progress in 2018, with the project now clearly demonstrating the technical capabilities of the smart charging system which has been deployed at global logistics company UPS’s Kentish Town depot serving central London. The smart charging system went live back in March and operates in a business as usual environment. All of the project’s additional 20 electric vehicle conversions have also been completed this year, and are already providing real-world data as part of the Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial.

UPS welcomed London Deputy Mayor for Environment, Shirley Rodrigues, as well as Global Action Plan and other guests to the Kentish Town depot in June as part of a sustainability event around Clean Air Day, showing the strong interest in this innovative project.

CRP are looking forward to continue the great work with UPS and project partner UK Power Networks in 2019.

For more information, please see the project webpage or contact CRP’s Programme Manager Electric Freight Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer.

On behalf of the Central London Sub-Regional Transport Partnership, CRP have commissioned a study to establish a baseline of current best practice in the use of cargo cycles and light electric vehicles for city centre freight, transport and logistics applications. The work will also consider the opportunities and challenges for expanding their adoption in central London.

With the upcoming introduction of the Ultra Low Emission Zone in London, and the new strategic aims announced in the new Mayor’s Transport Strategy for improving efficiency of freight and reducing its impact on the street environment, there is growing interest in the use of cycles and light electric vehicles (battery, hybrid-powered 2/3 wheelers e.g. electric cargo bikes and tricycles/quads etc.) for last mile and inner city logistics applications. The low carbon consultancy Element Energy has been appointed to undertake this work and will provide a final report by the end of March 2019.

For more information, please see the project webpage or contact CRP’s Programme Manager Electric Freight Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer

CamdenAbility held an extremely popular employer network meeting this month. The event was hosted at the Alan Turing Institute, who were in attendance alongside other members of the CamdenAbility network, such as Camden Council, Matrix SCM, HS2 and Tottenham Hotspurs foundation.

Also in attendance were guest speakers from Leonard Cheshire and Mind, who spoke about their projects for disabled job seekers, and the Royal National Institute for Blind People, who delivered a very practical presentation showcasing the use of everyday technology to support people with blindness.

After what has already been a really busy year for CamdenAbility, the project will end the year with a flourish with its final event on the 18th of December, incorporating a site tour, a network meeting and a ‘meet the candidates’ event.

CamdenAbility is delivered in partnership with the Business Disability Forum and funded by Camden Council. The project works with a network of local employers to improve disability standards and create opportunities for Camden residents with disabilities and long term health conditions.

To find out more about the project, please contact our Specialist Workplace Coordinator Parma Sira.

As part of CRP’s Recruit London team, my role is to support unemployed Westminster residents with disabilities into employment, thus match the jobs that we generate to candidates looking for work.

I lead on meeting candidates from Marylebone DWP, where I sit 1 day a week. I meet new signings to Universal Credit as well as other benefit claimants that are deemed ready to return to work. I firstly meet the candidates in a team, where I tell them about our service and then meet them individually for an initial advice and guidance session. I sign up the candidates that fit my remit while feeding the rest to the wider Recruit London team.

In addition, I lead on joint working with The Regeneration Base team on Church Street, which is part of the Westminster Employment Service (WES). Joint work involves working closely with the WES coaches by supporting the job brokerage side of the process.

In the month of November, I am happy to report that I

Registered 15 unemployed residents, 6 of who I will be supporting with
Secured 1 job start; and
Am waiting to hear from 2 interviews and 4 potential job starts in the pipeline.

For more information please get in contact with Michaella Jackson.

With Christmas fast approaching, and Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales a little over a week away, we can expect to see increased delivery van traffic on our streets.

Help reduce the number of delivery trips and air pollution by choosing to click & collect your online shopping purchases in-store or from a local parcel collect point.

See CRP’s www.clickcollect.london website for more information and to find a convenient parcel collection point. Contact Brendon Harper for free materials to promote the message this festive shopping season.

1.3 million people are living and working in areas of tidal and river flood risk. We are in the middle of London Flood Awareness Week which aims to raise awareness of flooding in London, particularly for the most disadvantaged members of our community.

CRP is proud to lend its support in raising awareness of the campaign to the Mayor of London, the Environment Agency, London Resilience and Thames Water.

Find out how we can all help spread this important message here.

CRP was pleased to join partner The Northbank BID in this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show, walking alongside BID staff and member businesses as part of their air quality-themed float.

The float, incorporating a giant balloon, electric bikes and walking trees celebrated the BID’s collaborative work towards cleaner air.

CRP’s CamdenAbility project, our innovative disability employment initiative delivered in partnership with the Business Disability Forum, is having a really busy year. The project is funded and supported by Camden Council, and works with a network of local employers to improve disability standards and create opportunities for Camden residents with disabilities and long term health conditions.

Delivery in 2018 has seen our employer network grow and the creation of a variety of employment focused opportunities for our disabled candidates. Some of this year’s highlights include:

Growing our employer network to over 30 employers committed to improving disability confidence and recruiting local residents with disabilities.
Creating 12 jobs by supporting and advising employers to make reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities, including learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairment and long term health conditions.
Arranging 8 work placements.
Arranging 17 interview practices.
Delivering 8 employability workshops.
Facilitating 3 disability training sessions and 2 network meetings to our employer network with Business Disability Forum.
Holding 1 ‘Meet the Employer’ reverse recruitment event.
Carrying our 3 business tours.
Providing 43 local disabled jobseekers intensive support through the project.

This year has seen the project create more jobs for our disabled candidates and encourage much greater engagement from our employers through a comprehensive events schedule and deliver even more tailored training and consultancy to improve disability standards and grow our network of committed employers.

To find out more about the project, please contact our Specialist Workplace Coordinator Parma Sira.

Souziar has sustained her job with Capital Arches Group, a McDonald’s franchise, after a continuous period of 26 weeks of employment.

Though the support of Ilona, based at Heart of London Business Alliance, Souziar secured employment with Capital Arches Group as a Crew Member.

Souziar has recently sustained 26 weeks of employment with Capital Arches Group and was promoted to the Customer Experience Leader position. She was also selected as the Employee of the Quarter for one of their four Supervisor Groups. Currently, she is developing her leadership skills through the management training programme with Capital Arches Group.

The Capital Arches Group Business Manager shared:

“Souziar has come a long way in a very short space of time, she has shown great confidence in her new role as a Customer Experience Leader and continues to learn more about how to make the customer experience better. Her positive attitude continues to draw more customers to engage with her. Souziar not only shows good teamwork but also good leadership, when given the opportunity. A mother of 3, she is very happy in her position in the restaurant, and she is taking full advantage of the flexibility that she hoped for. She has recently been selected for the management programme and together we planned out her training and set goals, and she has already attended some courses. She is very optimistic in her future and wants to make it big in her career opportunities, hoping to one day become a Business Manager of her own restaurant.”

For further information please contact Recruit London’s Ilona Wilk.

Archives: News Articles

Recruit London Candidate Job Start

SEUL in Motion – A Review of 2018

Cycle Logistics Study

CamdenAbility – Disability Network Meeting

Recruit London and Joint Working

Click. Collect. Clean Air.

London Flood Awareness Week

Lord Mayor’s Show

CamdenAbility Update

Recruit London – Case Study