About Rob

I’m a senior recruitment professional at MRG with over 20 years of experience in the wider recruitment industry. I’m a specialist in interim, contract, and permanent appointments within the Security industry, including operations and leadership roles, working closely with clients and candidates across a wide range of sectors and seniority levels.

Since joining MRG in 2018, my role has gone beyond matching people to jobs. I provide consultative support on best practices in recruitment, including equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), advertising strategies, and talent acquisition. I’m passionate about delivering a high-quality, people-focused service that supports both organisational success and individual career development.

Q&A With Rob

How has your career at MRG progressed?

Originally beginning my career at MRG supporting on a wide range of appointments in various sectors, I have honed my experience and knowledge to where I am a trusted recruitment partner with many public sector organisations. In 2024, I was promoted to Associate Director, further confirming my position as an established and well-respected member of MRG. Over the years, I have been given the freedom to run and develop areas of MRG’s business, none more so than our Security recruitment practice, to which I lead and have many happy clients and candidates.

What's the emerging trend in your sector specialism and how are you responding to this?

In the ever-evolving security sector, the implementation of Martyn’s Law will impact operational and strategic security delivery. Clients are also looking to implement a more customer-centric approach to security rather than a more traditional one.

By continuing to talk to sector specialists both on the client and candidate side enables me to flex with the ever-changing markets and requirements.

How do you add value to your customers?

Feedback from my customers on my service has always centred on one key area: honesty. In the recruitment industry, it is very easy to “promise” the world to both clients and candidates. I can be frank and honest with my clients and candidates, managing expectations from the start. This adds significant value by building trust, which is essential in this industry.

Track record

  • Chief Operations Officer, AUCSO
  • Assistant Director of Safety and Security, SOAS, University of London
  • Head of Security, University of Brighton
  • Head of Community Safety and Security, Imperial College London
  • Head of Community and Campus Security, University of Leeds
  • Head of Campus Security, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Head of Community Safety and Security, University of Birmingham
  • Head of Security, University of Central Lancashire
  • Head of Security, King’s College London
  • Security Campus Manager, King’s College London
  • Out of Hours Security Manager, King’s College London
  • Head of Security, University of the Arts, London
  • Security Systems Administrator, University of the Arts, London
  • Security Manager, Birkbeck, University of London
  • Head of Security, Natural History Museum
  • Senior Security Manager, National Portrait Gallery
  • Estates Operations Manager (Security and Soft Services), the Design Museum

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