Experis partners with Dress for Success Charity Auction
Experis partners with Dress for Success Charity
Auction to help women become work-ready
NEW ZEALAND (March
2014): Experis, a ManpowerGroup company, is proud to
announce that it has partnered with Dress for Success to
hold a charity auction in Wellington on the 18th March.
The auction will be hosted at the Te Papa Museum, to raise funds for the charity’s 7 branches around New Zealand.
Neil Munro, General Manager of Experis New Zealand, said the event was a great opportunity to raise funds and awareness to support women in finding employment and enabling financial independence.
“With the New
Zealand economy looking strong for the coming year and the
job market continuing to pick up in most areas, it’s vital
that we get New Zealanders work-ready, and geared up to take
advantage of the opportunities available,” Mr Munro
said.
“Dress for Success provides a range of services,
such as a Career Centre and the employment retention
program, that align closely with Experis’ own professional
recruitment and training services, as well as,
ManpowerGroup’s wider focus on equal work opportunities
for all".
Sue Lewis-O’Halloran, Regional
Australasian Director, Dress for Success, said events like
the charity auction not only raised vital funds but also
helped to raise awareness of the issue.
“New
Zealand’s unemployment rate of 6.0 per cent is felt most
acutely by marginalised groups in the community and women
often fall into this category. Dress for Success Wellington
assists women living throughout the lower North Island from
Feilding to Wairarapa.
“50% of our clients are 24 years of age and younger and 44% are of Maori or Pacific Island descent,” she said.
In New Zealand and
Australia, nearly 30,000 women have accessed Dress for
Success’ services - over 2,500 in the Wellington branch
alone.
Dress for Success has over 750,000 of women get
ready for work by providing free clothes for job interviews
and employment, along with CV and interview help, plus a job
retention and leadership programme.
EVENT
DETAILS:
WHEN: 7:00PM,
18 March, 2014
WHERE:
Te Marae Te Papa, Te Papa Museum,
Wellington, New
Zealand
WHO:
Attendees will include delegates from Government, leaders
from community and not-for-profit organisations, and HR and
Procurement Executives from leading New Zealand
companies.
KEY
SPEAKERS:
- Matt Love-Smith, General
Manager, of ManpowerGroup New Zealand
-
Sue Lewis-O’Halloran, NZ and AU Regional Director, Dress
for Success.Worldwide
- Miranda
Harcourt, New Zealand Actor, MC of the
evening.
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