About Ashley Williams
I am an experienced Transformation specialist that has a proven track record of understanding Higher Education Change Strategies, Digital Roadmaps and IT Governance, with the ability to advise on skillsets and resource plans to enable institution-wide transformation.
Programmes include: Implementation of new target operating models, Process Improvement & Process Automation, Cost reduction & Forecasting, Higher Education Systems Implementation; ERP, Student Record System, HR System, Scale/Establish Portfolio/PMO functions, Service Design & Improvement, Academic Transformation, Student Experience, Culture Change, Digital Transformation & Roadmap, Disaster Recovery and IT Governance.
My approach to recruitment: Relationship driven
The best part of the job: Winning top performer
The best part of the job: Meeting like minded people
What this role has taught me: The importance of resilience
A bit about me: I am hardworking, target driven and a good laugh. I enjoy socialising, dogs and golf.
Ashley Williams’s Testimonials
Absolutely smashing
Ash was brilliant to work with, he has brilliant sector knowledge and understood quickly what I wanted to do, how I wanted to work all while respecting my boundaries. Absolutely smashing. Here's to the next time.
Ash in particular was incredibly helpful.
‘We had a really good experience recruiting a contractor through Burman, Ash in particular was incredibly helpful. It is reassuring to work with an organisation who know their candidates very well and can help you choose the right candidate specific to your role. All the candidates we interviewed were very professional and it took very little time to find the exact match we were looking for. ...
‘We had a really good experience recruiting a contractor through Burman, Ash in particular was incredibly helpful. It is reassuring to work with an organisation who know their candidates very well and can help you choose the right candidate specific to your role. All the candidates we interviewed were very professional and it took very little time to find the exact match we were looking for. Ash is very proactive and responsive and the turnaround time was incredibly quick. I would not hesitate to recommend Burman to other organisations.’
- Client | Head of Projects
Ash is a highly experienced professional recruitment consultant
Ash is a highly experienced professional recruitment consultant. He has brilliant HE sector knowledge and is always supportive and helpful through the recruitment process.
Ash is genuinely a pleasant person to work with
It gives me great pleasure to provide a reference for Ashley Williams. As a recruitment consultant, Ash is organised , professional and delivers to high standards. He maintains excellent situational awareness and is highly skilled at managing expectations of a variety of stakeholders with competence. He listens carefully and ensures individual requirements are matched to roles. Ash goes over an...
It gives me great pleasure to provide a reference for Ashley Williams. As a recruitment consultant, Ash is organised , professional and delivers to high standards. He maintains excellent situational awareness and is highly skilled at managing expectations of a variety of stakeholders with competence. He listens carefully and ensures individual requirements are matched to roles. Ash goes over and beyond to find the best roles for clients whilst ensuring due process is followed at all times. Above all Ash is genuinely a pleasant person to work with and I highly recommend him.
Great company and Guy to work with
Great company and Guy to work with. Reliable and can always be trusted.
Keep up the good work Ashley.
Has exceeded expectation
Ashely is not your average agent he has been attentive and supportive throughout the recruitment and placement process. His duty of care , guidance and support goes the extra mile and has exceeded expectation.
Informative and Supportive
Ash ensured I was informed and supported every step of the way!
It has been a pleasure to work with him
Ash Williams is well connected in the higher education sector and offers good insights and opportunities in that space. It has been a pleasure to work with him. He has successfully found opportunities for me within the contracting workspace.
It is a pleasure working with Ash
It is a pleasure working with Ash and the team at Burman Recruitment. Highly experienced, professional, friendly, and supportive in providing excellent service to candidates and clients. May your good work continue!
Superior service
Ash is a ‘top notch’ highly experienced recruiter who provides a superior service. He is friendly, knowledgeable, and supportive and takes great care to ensure candidates are a good fit for roles before putting them forward. I recently had the pleasure of being placed in a role by Ash and the process ran very smoothly. His communication skills are second to none, and I was impressed with hi...
Ash is a ‘top notch’ highly experienced recruiter who provides a superior service. He is friendly, knowledgeable, and supportive and takes great care to ensure candidates are a good fit for roles before putting them forward. I recently had the pleasure of being placed in a role by Ash and the process ran very smoothly. His communication skills are second to none, and I was impressed with his open and honest style that kept me updated every step of the way. He’s excellent at developing professional relationships with both clients and candidates and maintains regular contact following placement into roles. I highly recommend Ash to you.
The Burman team were super responsive and provided strong candidates with lots of relevant experience.
"I engaged with Burman when the suppliers on our PSL could not provide suitable candidates within a realistic timeframe. The Burman team were super responsive and provided strong candidates with lots of relevant experience. We have successfully recruited both an FTC and a day rater, so have worked across both team and the service has been brilliant. I will be giving Burman first refusal on any ...
"I engaged with Burman when the suppliers on our PSL could not provide suitable candidates within a realistic timeframe. The Burman team were super responsive and provided strong candidates with lots of relevant experience. We have successfully recruited both an FTC and a day rater, so have worked across both team and the service has been brilliant. I will be giving Burman first refusal on any further roles we require on our transformation programme."
- Client | Change Director
The true recruitment consultant professional
Ash Williams is the true recruitment consultant professional, he understands the market, his clients and candidates. It has been great to work with him over the years, keeping in touch periodically to see 'what is what', but also only coming to me when he has clear opportunities that matched my experience and skills. Ash is one of my few go to consultants when I am looking for a new opportunity...
Ash Williams is the true recruitment consultant professional, he understands the market, his clients and candidates. It has been great to work with him over the years, keeping in touch periodically to see 'what is what', but also only coming to me when he has clear opportunities that matched my experience and skills. Ash is one of my few go to consultants when I am looking for a new opportunity. I can highly recommend Ash to support you in your career. Many thanks Ash for finding me my latest contract.