Donald Insall Associates X CANDR

The brief

Dorian, CEO of Donald Insall Associates, had a clear ambition: professionalise the work winning function to match the pace of the firm's growth. They'd recently hired a Senior Business Development Manager - the next step was bringing in a standout Bid Manager to sit alongside them.

The challenge? They'd never recruited for this type of role before. They knew exactly what they wanted. Attracting it was a different matter. After a difficult attempt going to market alone, they came to Candr.

The process

We started with a detailed kick off call - not just covering the role spec, but understanding how the business is structured, where it's heading over the next five years, and what would make it compelling to the right person.

That groundwork paid off. We built a shortlist of five strong candidates, ran first stage interviews, and one candidate stood out clearly. Second stage interviews followed the week after. An offer was made and accepted.

Clean, fast, and a great result.

The outcome

Bridget joins the team in March. With both a BD Manager and Bid Manager now in place, Donald Insall Associates has the work-winning function it needs to scale.

We're looking forward to watching them grow - and to continuing the partnership.

Here's what Dorian and Bridget had to say about their work with Candr.

Dorian Proudfoot
CEO

“Stuart and Candr provided clear, straightforward and proactive support. Stuart is very pleasant to deal with and delivered what he said he would. There was a good range of candidates provided with Stuart managing the administration to take the load of our internal team. I would look to use Candr again in the future should the need arise.”

Bridgett Fry
Bid Manager

“Just recently I’ve worked with Stuart to find a new role and Stuart was great to work with. He was really responsive and honest about the role and recruitment process, he offered great advice through the recruitment process and checked in at every step.
I found him to be really reliable and I felt very supported. The role he found for me was exactly what I was looking for, and a great fit for my personality and the start to end process was quite quick which is refreshing as sometimes the recruitment process can drag on.
If you’re looking for a recruiter with a great perspective and an honest and reliable approach then Stuart is the recruiter for you, I would always recommend him!”