The Team
Kim Ritchie
Director
kim@edenritchie.com.au
Kim Ritchie, Director of Eden Ritchie Recruitment, has spent the last 14 years of her career establishing and evolving a specialised recruitment organisation with Justine Eden. She believes that the success to date of Eden Ritchie Recruitment can be attributed to several factors but primarily the strong belief that both Directors have in maintaining high levels of customer service to all client groups.
Prior to the establishment of Eden Ritchie Recruitment, Kim spent 9 years with a large international recruitment firm where she successfully managed the Queensland operations. Her roles both presently and in the past have involved extensive account management and client development within both the public and private sectors and professional accounting firms. Kim's recruitment experience includes all levels of accounting and administration positions, she also successfully recruits in the IT and Executive markets.
Throughout her 23 years in recruitment Kim has been involved in many industry groups and management committees and has worked closely with both CPA Australia and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. She sees this as an important way of keeping abreast of what is happening within the accounting arena as well as assisting with the development of the Accountants of the future.
Kim sees the future of Eden Ritchie Recruitment, as further developing strategically aligned business relationships and working partnerships with our client base and contributing to the growth of the Queensland economy.
Any chance she gets Kim will get on a plane and “hot tail it out of here”, although she will go anywhere in the world her favourite cities are without a doubt Paris, Florence and New York.
Direct Line: 3230 0025
Justine Eden
Director
justine@edenritchie.com.au
Justine Eden, Director of Eden Ritchie Recruitment, has spent the past eighteen years in the Queensland recruitment industry. Fourteen years ago, frustrated and seeking greater career challenges Justine joined forces with Kim Ritchie and created Eden Ritchie Recruitment, out of a belief that service levels to candidates and employers could be improved. Justine is focused on partnering with employers and candidates to build longer term, mutually beneficial relationships where respective skills and attributes are valued as well as maximised.
Justine has extensive experience in the recruitment of Executive, Financial Management, Qualified Accounting and Accounting Support staff within both the Public and Private Sectors. Justine’s role within Eden Ritchie Recruitment entails close involvement with the consulting team to maximise opportunities for candidates and employers, business development and marketing activities as well as business planning. Justine holds a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Accountancy. Prior to joining the Recruitment Industry she worked in various capacities within the Sharebroking and Finance Industries.
Her favourite saying would be “The harder I work, the luckier I get!”
Direct Line: 3230 0027
Linda Parker
PA/Office Manager
linda@edenritchie.com.au
Linda Parker joined Eden Ritchie Recruitment in August 2004 as Personal Assistant to the Directors. Linda's role encompasses general administration support, looking after payroll and accounts payable and receivable, and providing assistance to the Directors, Kim Ritchie and Justine Eden. Linda is also the Office Manager and looks after the day to day running of the office, including supervising the administrators workflow and ensuring the high quality standard of work Eden Ritchie is renowned for is maintained across the business. Linda also manages the IT function of the office and provides technical support as and when required.
In her six years with Eden Ritchie, Linda has also assisted in and managed several recruitment panel processes and has gained significant experience with short listing, scribing and selection report writing with various Queensland Government organisations.
Prior to joining Eden Ritchie Recruitment Linda spent two years living and working in the UK, in the head office of one of the UK's leading Wine and Drinks Retailers. Previous to her overseas employment Linda worked for AMP, Shopping Centres Division for a period of 6 years. The main role Linda performed during this time was as Executive Assistant to a Centre Manager.
Direct Line: 3230 0029
Dan Smith
Recruitment Consultant
dan@edenritchie.com.au
Daniel Smith joined the team at Eden Ritchie as a Recruitment Consultant in the Business Improvement/IT division. Dan has since taken over the leadership of the IT team and is responsible for growing the division. He particularly specialises in the recruitment of senior level ICT candidates across the Brisbane market.
Dan is involved in recruiting both contract and permanent IT roles across such fields as Executive ICT leadership roles, Project/Program Managers, Business Analysts, Organisational Change Managers, Enterprise and Solutions Architects, Testing Analysts, Applications Team Leaders, Software Developers, Technical Writers and Network/Systems Administrators.
Dan began his career in recruitment at the beginning of 2008 with a specialist IT recruitment agency where he developed strong relationships with both clients and candidates while specialising in the recruiting of contract and permanent IT staff, in particular, software developers in Brisbane.
Dan enjoys the fast-paced industry and challenges that recruitment provides. Away from the office, Dan has been an elite basketball referee since 2003.
Direct line: 3230 0012
Brie Anderssen
IT Recruitment Resourcer
brie@edenritchie.com.au
Brie joined the team at Eden Ritchie Recruitment at the beginning of 2010, her role is to assist Dan Smith and Tiffany Kamo in the IT Division, by providing recruitment services to both candidates and employers across Contract and Permanent recruitment.
Prior to joining Eden Ritchie, Brie gained two years experience managing recruitment accounts and maintaining Client relationships within Job Services. She prides herself on her attention to detail and being client focused, and looks forward to applying these qualities in her role with Eden Ritchie Recruitment.
Direct line: 3230 0023
Tiffany Kamo
IT Resourcer
tiffany@edenritchie.com.au
Tiffany has joined the team at Eden Ritchie as a Resourcer in the IT division. Tiffany will be assisting Dan Smith in the recruitment for both contract and permanent IT positions.
Prior to joining Eden Ritchie, Tiffany had gained two years Recruitment experience across the IT and Financial Services sectors and understands the importance of time management and communication with her candidates throughout the entire recruitment process.
Tiffany enjoys waking up each day not knowing what new challenges recruitment may bring!
Direct line: 3230 0026
Brigitte Cooney
Recruitment Resourcer
brigitte@edenritchie.com.au
Brigitte Cooney has joined the Eden Ritchie Recruitment team as a Recruitment Resourcer for the Qualified Accounting Division. In this role Brigitte will be assisting a range of candidates looking to secure their ideal position, effectively matching their skills with employer expectations.
Brigitte has recently graduated from the University of Queensland with a Business Management degree majoring in Human Resources and Marketing.
Brigitte is excited by the challenges that the Recruitment industry brings and is looking forward to providing the high level of customer service to candidates and employers that Eden Ritchie Recruitment prides itself on.
Direct line: 3230 0035
Jason Thomas
Recruitment Consultant
jason@edenritchie.com.au
Jason joins Eden Ritchie to head up the new division of Health Recruitment, specialising in Health Executives and Senior Clinical staff.
Jason comes to Eden Ritchie with several years of Medical Recruitment experience and is well respected within the industry, having dealt with public and private facilities throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Jason began his recruitment career after returning to Australia following several years working in London within a marketing environment Having gained experience in corporate UK markets, it has placed Jason in good stead to take a strong lead within the Australian Health Industry.
Direct line: 3230 0032
Kate Broadley
Manager, Employee Selection Panel
kate@edenritchie.com.au
Kate Broadley, Manager Employee Selection Panel Assistance has spent the past twenty years in a range of Human Resource Management positions within Local Government and State Government and the University sector. She has spent the last thirteen years specializing in all aspects of human resource management with the Queensland Government and has been regularly sought by organisations to share her experiences and speak at events.
Kate has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Business Administration.
Kate has strong relationships with clients within a range of Queensland Government departments. She is excited to bring her extensive skills in managing government recruitment processes to Eden Ritchie, where she will provide individually tailored recruitment services to meet the needs of government clients and ensure that candidate selection is based on the the key attributes of the job.
Direct line: 3230 0018
Suzanne Allsop
Recruitment Administrator
suzanne@edenritchie.com.au
Suzanne joined the team at Eden Ritchie Recruitment as Recruitment Administrator, where her role is to assist Jason in the Heath Division as well as Lyn and Brigitte in the Qualified Accounting Division by providing recruitment administration services to both candidates and employers.
Prior to joining Eden Ritchie, Sue gained 5 years experience within the recruitment industry as an Office Manager/Recruitment Administrator. Suzanne prides herself on being client focused and is very committed to proving the high level of service to candidates and employers that Eden Ritchie prides itself on.
Direct line: 3230 0034
Greg Clark
Client Relationship Manager
greg@edenritchie.com.au
5th January 2012
This Christmas brought “mixed blessings” for the Eden Ritchie Recruitment Team, for most of us it was a day of eating and drinking too much.
But, unfortunately our beloved Gregory Clark was involved in a kite surfing accident on Christmas morning on the Gold Coast and ended up in the Gold Coast Hospital ICU with a broken hip, nose and significant head injuries.
Greg was placed into an induced coma in order to allow his body to recover and the swelling to reduce. With his parents and sister at his bedside he remained in an induced coma for the next 9 days.
It is still very early days, but we can report (thanks to regular updates from Greg’s family) that he is progressing well in his recovery, now coming out of the coma, he is breathing for himself and reacting to people around him.
Although Greg only joined Eden Ritchie Recruitment recently, he has fast become a key part of our team and has made some great friendships and connections with our team, candidates and employers alike.
His sense of humour, generosity and friendship are only some of his great attributes that we will miss in the office. We expect/hope that he will be back on the job some time in the future……
At Eden Ritchie Recruitment we are shattered by this accident and ask you all to direct your energy, love, thoughts, prayers (whatever works for you!) towards Greg’s speedy and full recovery and to support his parents, John and Jenny and Greg’s sister Jessica during this terrible time.
Justine Eden and Kim Ritchie
Directors
Eden Ritchie Recruitment
Greg Clark joined the team at Eden Ritchie as the Client Relationship Manager and is responsible for managing existing relationships and developing new clients. Greg’s focus is on further developing the business channels of Accounting, IT, Health, Selection Panel Services and Executive Recruitment.
Greg brings to Eden Ritchie his extensive experience in Account Management, across a broad range of industries. With over 7 years of experience in the recruitment industry, Greg has been responsible for Labor Relations, Labor Hire, Contract Recruitment and Permanent Placements for many high profile international brands.
Greg is very committed to meeting customer's needs and strives to build solid relationships with all parties involved in critical business decisions.
Jane Harvey
Recruitment Consultant
jane@edenritchie.com.au
Jane Harvey joined Eden Ritchie Recruitment early 2010 as a Consultant within the Qualified Accounting Division and is focused on permanent recruitment opportunities within Commercial organisations.
Jane brings a wealth of experience to Eden Ritchie, having commenced her recruitment career in the mid 1990’s after spending several years in an accounting capacity within a large multinational FMCG company. Since moving into recruitment Jane has specialised in the Accounting and Finance sector in both small boutique firms and large national firms in both Sydney and Brisbane.
Jane primarily concentrates on recruiting Senior / Executive level accounting and finance professionals across a broad range of industry sectors and is able to utilise her own hands on accounting experience to provide tailored solutions for her candidates and clients. Jane has recently returned from a career break and is keen to utilise her experience and deliver the high level of service that Eden Ritchie Recruitment prides itself on.
Jane has returned from maternity leave effective January 2012.
Natalie Shears
IT Recruitment Administrator
natalie@edenritchie.com.au
Natalie joined the team at Eden Ritchie Recruitment towards the end of 2011 as a Recruitment Administrator for the IT Division, providing recruitment administration services to Dan Smith, Tiffany Kamo and Brie Anderssen.
Prior to joining Eden Ritchie, Natalie provided administration services for a Contractor Compliance company and a Financial and IT Services firm, gaining three plus years of experience. Natalie is committed to upholding the high level of client and candidate service that Eden Ritchie delivers.
Shannon Newton
Recruitment Administrator
shannon@edenritchie.com.au
Shannon originally joined Eden Ritchie Recruitment as a Trainee Recruitment Administrator in August 2007.
Shannon has been promoted twice since joining Eden Ritchie, first into the role of Recruitment Administrator, and more recently into the position of Recruitment Resourcer for the Qualified Accounting Division. Shannon chose to return to the role of Recruitment Administrator following the recent appointment of Brigitte Cooney, however she still oversees a large part of the function of that role, and provides invaluable support to the business, by liaising with candidates on a daily basis and effectively matching their skills with employer expectations.
Shannon is very committed to providing the high level of customer service to candidates and employers that Eden Ritchie Recruitment prides itself on.
As at July 2011 Shannon is on maternity leave, and very happily anticipating the arrival of her first child.