About Us
Our company, our people
Velocity is wholly owned by executive recruitment company Momentum. We set up Velocity in 2008 in response to
demand from existing clients for specialist services in the area of business support recruitment. Velocity offers new and
existing clients expertise in recruiting permanent, temporary and contract support staff across all business sectors.
Wellington
Temporary Business Support
Executive Administration & Legal Support
Kereana Leith
Senior Consultant / Wellington Team Leader
Kereana joined Velocity in April 2008 to deliver temporary support staff to clients across the Executive/ Admin and Contact Centre support spectrum. Before Velocity she spent three years as an award-winning consultant, with a well-established and highly successful temp desk for a global recruitment company where she specialised in Business Support recruitment. With a reputation for excellence, and understanding the need to work at speed, Kereana has the experience and skills to get the right fit, right now, every time.
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Kereana Leith +64 4 924 2400 |
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Permanent Business Support
All specialisations
Rachael Ward
Senior Consultant
Rachael joined Velocity in January 2010 to deliver permanent support staff to the Accounting, Finance and Legal sectors of the market. Prior to joining Velocity, Rachael spent 5 years working for a global recruitment company where she specialised in recruiting Finance, Banking and Accounting positions within the Wellington market prior to moving into a management position within the organisation. With a reputation for delivering excellent solutions to both her clients and candidates and the ability to build strong and lasting relationships Rachael has the skills and experience to deliver.
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Rachael Ward +64 4 924 2400 |
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Temporary Business Support
Accounting, Finance, Banking & Customer Service
Sarah Smith
Consultant
Sarah joined Velocity in July 2010 to deliver temporary support staff to the Accounting, Finance, Banking and Customer Service space in the Wellington market. Prior to joining Velocity, Sarah spent over three years working for a global recruitment company where she looked after a mixture of temporary and permanent roles. For the majority of those three years Sarah specialised in the Contact Centre, Assessment Centre and Business Support areas of the market. Sarah has exceptional people skills and takes pride in providing excellent service to both clients and candidates every time..
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Sarah Smith +64 4 924 2400 |
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Auckland
Emma Scott
Auckland General Manager
Emma joined us in August 2010 as the General Manager for Velocity Recruitment in Auckland. In addition to this role, which incorporates group strategy, leadership and growth planning, Emma will be continuing with the senior level recruitment into the Accounting, Finance and Banking space. Emma graduated from the University of Nottingham in the UK majoring in Social Policy. Her recruitment experience has all been focused within the Financial and Accounting markets, both here and in London, UK. Having had 5 years in the Auckland area, her market knowledge and networks are well established and she has a great handle on current issues and requirements from clients across all sectors. With her clients and candidates great loyalty towards her from their previous dealings, and her commitment to sustainable growth, we are excited to have her on board.
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Emma Scott +64 9 920 6670 |
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Permanent Business Support
All specialisations
Sandi Riches
Senior Consultant
Sandi joined Velocity in April 2008 to deliver permanent Executive/ Admin support, Contact Centre, Accounting and Legal Support roles to our clients. She joined the Momentum Consulting Group six years prior as the Office Manager/ Executive Assistant to two Directors, three years later moving into a Consultant role for business support recruitment - which became part of Velocity when we launched. Through her years of personal experience in the roles she recruits for, Sandi’s clients and candidates consistently praise her accurate job matching expertise, and strong relationship building skills.
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Sandi Riches +64 9 920 6670 |
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Temporary Business Support
All specialisations
Viv Ford
Consultant
Viv joined Velocity in April 2008, initially as an Administrator to support the team. Showing a natural aptitude for interaction with clients and intuitive skills for candidate matching, she quickly progressed to the role of Para Consultant. Viv now delivers temporary staff in the Executive/ Admin support, Contact Centre, Accounting and Legal Support space. Prior to joining us she spent over six years in PA/ Admin roles within the recruitment/HR industries. Viv’s strong interpersonal skills and fast paced working style has seen her clients and candidates return to her time and time again.
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Viv Ford +64 9 920 6670 |
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