We have worked with Barry Hartness, and the team at Ellwood Atfield, on a couple of key roles, most recently on an Internal Communications Manager role. Barry has been quick to understand our brief and requirements and has always put forward high calibre candidates. He has moved the process forward smoothly and efficiently and been very responsive throughout. We would be very happy to recommend Barry and the team and look forward to working with them in the future!

Ellwood Atfield were great to work with – an offer tailored to our needs, seamless process for advertisement and shortlisting with regular check-ins, and excellent interview support. Barry was proactive throughout and had an instinctive sense of what would work for us and what wouldn’t. We had a strong field of candidates and are very happy with the appointee. In short, excellent.

Barry at Ellwood Atfield has worked wonders to help us find a terrific candidate for a complex senior role at our organisation. His knowledge of the public affairs and policy space speaks to his own background in the field and translated into a quick understanding of our needs and direction of travel and led him to deliver a strong, diverse short-list that captured what we were after. The candidates were well-briefed ahead of interview, which enabled us to quickly delve into the intricacies of the role.

It is a pleasure to work with Barry and we have worked with him to appoint a number of positions from Researchers to Associate Directors. He is intuitive to our needs and understands the nuances of the health policy sector. Throughout all the processes we have worked with him on, we have felt fully informed and confident with Barry’s recommendations and advice.

Ellwood Atfield have been greatly helpful in assisting us to recruit candidates to a number of junior-level roles including both permanent, interim and part-time hires. They have been able to identify candidates in harder-to-reach locations including Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales which have led to successful appointments. Having partnered with Felicity, Barry, Josh, and Rebecca to achieve these results, I can say they are a professional and responsive organisation with a consistent team of consultants who are a pleasure to work with.

When I started in my new role, I knew I needed the expertise of Ellwood Atfield to help me build out my policy, public affairs and media team. Their deep market expertise and consultative approach to recruitment meant I was able to recruit several roles in my team at once at an exceptionally high standard.