Celebrating Talent and Dedication: The Alexander Paul & Dar Award Ceremony with 10,000 Black Interns
At Starfish Search, we believe that building a better future starts with opening doors for talented individuals from all backgrounds. That’s why we’re proud to be a partner of the 10,000 Black Interns initiative, an extraordinary programme committed to transforming the career prospects of young Black talent in the UK by offering meaningful paid internships across a vast range of industries.
The initiative is rooted in a simple yet powerful mission: to create equal opportunities for Black students and graduates by addressing the systemic underrepresentation across sectors. It connects ambition with opportunity, providing a platform where brilliant individuals can thrive and, in many cases, secure long-term roles within organisations committed to change.
We’ve seen first-hand the impact this initiative can have. Earlier this year, our very own Nnenna Ugwuodo, who joined Starfish Search through the 10,000 Black Interns programme, was nominated for an award at The Alexander Paul & Dar Award Ceremony, held by the 10,000 Interns Foundation in London. It was a proud moment not just for Nnenna, but for all of us at Starfish.
The event celebrated the success stories, hard work, and bright futures being shaped through the foundation’s efforts. Our Head of People, Harpreet O’Brien, attended the ceremony alongside Nnenna, and shared in the celebrations of her nomination. Nnenna’s dedication, professionalism, and passion didn’t just earn her recognition at the ceremony, it also secured her a full-time role with us at Starfish Search, following the completion of her internship.
Our partnership with 10,000 Black Interns continues to be a source of inspiration and growth. It’s a two-way exchange of value, we gain access to fresh perspectives and driven individuals like Nnenna, and they gain insight, experience, and the support they need to kick-start their careers. We’re honoured to support this movement, and even more honoured to witness its impact through the achievements of people like Nnenna. A huge congratulations and thank you from the Starfish team, we have more on our partnership with 10,000 Black Interns to share soon for 2025.
If you want to learn more about Starfish Search and how we can help, drop us a line at info@starfishsearch.com.
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ACCREDITATIONS
ESPO is a public sector owned professional buying organisation (PBO), specialising in providing a wide range of goods and services to the public sector for over 40 years. Starfish Search has been awarded a place on ESPO’s Strategic HR Services framework (3S). Services we offer under the framework include: Lot 1, Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment Lot 2, Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment.
Starfish are proud to be certified Disability Confident Committed. This scheme provides employers with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to attract, recruit, retain and develop disabled people in the workplace.
Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2020/21, CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits equal to £2.04bn - supporting world-class public services that offer best value for taxpayers. Starfish Search has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Executive and Non-Executive recruitment. Services we offer under the framework include: Lot 3 - Non-Executive and Public Appointments.
Bloom, launched in 2012 is the UK’s leading marketplace for professional services. They provide an end-to-end solution for the procurement, contract management and payment of all professional services, via the compliant NEPRO³ framework. Their public sector clients have access to 20 professional services categories and over 4500 accredited suppliers. Bloom provides swift routes to market via either direct award or mini competition. Starfish is an accredited supplier to BLOOM; our services can be accessed via this framework - Executive and Non-Executive Search and Interim Management.
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