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Welcome

Penna is the trusted talent solutions partner for the emergency services. We’re proud to help our clients findexcite and secure the talent they need.

It all starts with listening to your needs and understanding the unique challenges you face, whether that be hiring more police constables for your constabulary, creating an EVP that will help your paramedic talent join and stay with your Ambulance Service or attracting specialist support staff to your fire brigade.

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Attraction and communication

How can I attract the right candidates?

With so many employers competing for the best talent, how can you stand out? With the right message in the right place at the right time, our creatives and strategists will help you cut through the noise.

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Assessment

What makes a good candidate for me?

Whether you already know what you’re looking for, or you’d like us to help define your ideal candidate, our assessment team is one of the biggest and best around. They’re ready when you are.

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Executive Search

How can I hire an experienced director?

Remarkable leaders can be hard to find. But not with our executive search experts on the case. Thanks to our international network, they can go the extra mile to find the right fit for your director, board and executive appointments.

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Executive Interim

How can I fill a short-term role?

When you need an interim leader to help navigate change or lead transformation, we’ll provide a rapid and reliable solution. With Penna on your team, your short-term appointments are in safe hands.

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Direct Sourcing

Some of my roles are hard-to-fill, and very specialised. Can you help?

Penna can take care of all your direct sourcing needs. We’re experts at filling specialist professional roles with candidates who aren’t actively looking for their next job. We do this through a combination of high-touch recruitment, cutting-edge digital outreach and creative advertising. With links to talent pools across fire and rescue, ambulance and police we have access to the best people for the job – and the candidates that fit not only your requirements, but also your culture.

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Diversity and inclusion consultancy

How can I hit my diversity goals?

End-to-end inclusive recruitment is the answer. We audit what’s in place, looking across pipeline and process to identify adverse impact – anything that could be overlooking, turning off or discriminating against diverse talent. We shape comms and channel strategies. We also remove potential bias in sourcing, screening and shortlisting candidates. In short, we redesign the entire candidate experience, from the inside out. Then, with our in-house award-winning D&I consultancy, we’ll help you become a more inclusive employer with organisational audits, employee training and more.

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Some of our clients

Metropolitan police
GMCA
Derbyshire police
Staffordshire police
Hertfordshire police
Essex police
Devon and Cornwall police
Thames valley police
West yorkshire police
NHS
City of London