EVONA is delighted to be in partnership with Washington-based Radian Aerospace to deliver multiple roles into 2022 and beyond.

This month announcing closure of $27.5 million in seed funding to pursue development of a single-stage-to-orbit reusable spaceplane, Radian Aerospace (Radian) has turned to EVONA to grow the organisation as they grow.

Considered the ‘Holy Grail’ of space transportation, the start-up, founded in 2016, announced plans this month for a fully reusable spaceplane that can take off and land from a runway – they’ve called it: Radian One (TM). Radian’s vision is to make spaceflight affordable and as routine as airline travel, expanding access to space and unlocking the next generation of missions beneficial to humanity.

“We believe that widespread access to space means limitless opportunities for humankind” Richard Humphrey, CEO and co-founder of Radian

The vision of an airline for the space sector isn’t a new idea. In the early 1990s NASA pursued efforts to deliver a reusable space vehicle before abandoning plans in the early 21st century. Since then, technologies have matured, lessons have been learnt and the market is now well-positioned to respond to the growing requests for more efficient and cost effective launch vehicle solutions.

Radian is fast-approaching 20 employees and plans to scale the organisation significantly in Q2 of 2022. Radian’s team has been impressed with the team members EVONA has already delivered  during Radian’s time in stealth mode and will be continuing the relationship into 2022 with plans to hire many more roles across the company in the next five years.

Katarina Wolcott, Head of Business Optimization at Radian said, “As an EVONA candidate myself I can attest to the professional experience they provided, which seamlessly transitioned to an exciting position.”

Katarina will also have a key role in the continued partnership between the two companies and continued, “Working at Radian is a rare opportunity to contribute to something great. We are happy to continue our partnership with EVONA to find those exceptional individuals who have the experience and the shared vision to accomplish our goals.”

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Senior Space Business Partner for EVONA, Matt Atkins, who has been influential in the partnership since last year, said:

“We’re hugely excited by the projects that Radian is taking on and firmly believe that their innovations will make space more accessible than ever before. They’re making the long-standing dreams of space advocates and entrepreneurs come true. With investors indicating that this could trigger a $200 billion growth of the orbital launch industry, there’s never been a more exciting time in the space sector, and particularly for us working with Radian.“

“With investors indicating this could trigger a $200 billion growth in the orbital launch industry, there’s never been a more exciting time in the space sector.” Matt Atkins, Senior Space Business Partner at EVONA

Radian says a standard flight could consist of: a trip to space to complete a mission, return to Earth, refuel and be ready to fly again two days later; something not currently possible with launch vehicles such as the SpaceX Crew Dragon, which can take months to prepare to fly again. Reducing the turnaround time brings down the cost per mission, which will allow more missions to run cost-effectively.

With the increasing commercialisation of space, Radian is well positioned to fill a gap in the market and EVONA is proud to be able to help them achieve this mission and a historical feat.

Wednesday 2nd February 2022 is a special day – it’s the day we launch our Origin Stories Podcast exploring the many different careers in the space sector.

Appealing to anyone who wants to start their own career into the space sector, on our podcast we talk to world-class entrepreneurs and space leaders who forged impressive professions in the industry. Through Origin Stories, we hope to inspire and enlighten the next generation of space leaders and remove the perceived barriers that make this industry seem inaccessible to so many.

Hosted alternately by Co-Founders Tom Kelly and Richard Joyce alongside Chloe Jakeways, Principal Technical Recruiter, the team invite you every fortnight into the aspirational world of the space sector and the people within.

“Our mission is to demystify the global space sector and inspire the world through the origin stories of the most prominent space leaders, public figures and entrepreneurs in the industry. As a global space talent partner, we have the privilege of seeing first-hand opportunities to help sustain and grow our amazing sector. One of the biggest opportunities we have identified are the transferable skills from other industries, backgrounds and skill sets in to the space sector – we want to spread that message through this podcast”

Richard Joyce, Podcast host and EVONA Co-Founder

The space sector is truly for everyone, though many assume that you have to be a rocket scientist or astronaut to take your place in this inspiring industry. The purpose of Origin Stories is to highlight that qualifications and background don’t preclude you from a role in the industry. This podcast talks to the very people who have taken their passions to the extreme and built the companies and teams achieving what was once science fiction. From farming on Mars to building 3D habitats on the moon and more, we’re fortunate enough to hear about these fantastic companies every day at EVONA and it’s about time we shared some of their inspiring stories and the aspirational people behind them with the general public.

“We want to allow people from all walks of life to listen, be inspired and potentially see themselves in the mirror when they hear the story. Space is more than a sector, it’s a passion that I love. I’m privileged to play my part and I want to inspires to play theirs.”

Tom Kelly, Podcast host and Co-Founder

Released every two weeks from 2nd February 2002, each episode will deepen our understanding of how to get into, and have a successful career in the space sector. Our first three episodes feature Megan Kane, striving to take her place on the red planet; Carol Craig, CEO of Sidus Space and one of the first women to ever take a space company public; and James Pearson, expert PR professional with numerous years’ experience with technology and space corporations.

“This podcast for us is an incredible opportunity to tell the world: Space is for everybody! Whether you are an engineer, software developer, sales executive, project manager, lawyer or anything in-between – Space is for the people!”

Origin Stories is available across all major listening platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Google podcasts and YouTube.

You can also listen to the trailer and every episode on our webpage here >

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Manchester – we’re coming for you!

In line with our aggressive growth plans, EVONA are set to open up a second UK location in Manchester in early Q2 of 2022.

EVONA has doubled its workforce every year since its inception in 2018 – and this year will be no different with plans to grow to 100 by Q4. The growth has been fuelled by an incredibly successful first few years in business building out our contract function and supporting our growing permanent division.  Reporting a 610% increase in year-over-year revenue, the new office will help support this growth strategy and solidify EVONA’s position as the number one space recruitment specialist in the world.

Our Director of Contract, Ben Carrigan, is already on location and ready to grow the team. The new Manchester office will accommodate up to 10 new members of staff in Spinningfields and provide a second hub in addition to Bristol for remote staff all over the UK. It’s the perfect time in the perfect location as we were look for key opportunities to expand our services to deliver to our growing client base.

Co-Founder Ryan Hill who has been instrumental in orchestrating the move said

“We’re incredibly excited for this next step in EVONA’s journey. As we grow rapidly it makes sense to expand to a second location in the UK in addition to our plans to expand into the US as we announced last year.”

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For a company that allows unlimited remote working, it’s an interesting move to adopt a second location but as Hill explains: “It’s our philosophy to allow any staff to work wherever best suits them with unlimited remote working, but we know for some you can’t replicate the workplace environment, and it’s important we understand how best to serve the needs of our crew. We’re hopeful this move will open us up to more recruitment professionals in the North of the UK and it’s a huge step forward for our expansion plans.”

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We’re currently recruiting into our Manchester office so if you’d like to know more about the benefits of working with EVONA, then reach out to Ben Carrigan b.carrigan@springgreen-sardine-208151.hostingersite.com.

Ready for 2022, two award-winning Bristol companies have announced a collaboration to bring hundreds of software engineering jobs to the city.

We’ve have begun working with multichannel eCommerce fulfilment providers Huboo, to scale them by 120 heads across their tech department in 2022.

Having landed £60m investment in Series B funding lead by Emirati-based powerhouse Mubadala, recent Bristol Live Business Award: Large Business of the Year 2021 winners Huboo are in a period of accelerated growth driven by a step-change in eCommerce demand in the past two years. In order to deliver on their mission of European expansion, EVONA has dedicated 4 high calibre technical recruiters to recruit into their HQ and across Europe.

Creating hundreds of tech roles for the city of Bristol

In the four years since Huboo was founded, they have revolutionised the world of eCommerce fulfilment using environmentally sustainable methods that support a wide range of online retailers, including leading businesses in electronics, food & beverage and cosmetics. Their missions into 2022 see the company require over 120 additional heads across their tech department as they scale across mainland Europe, which have been given to recruitment specialist EVONA to deliver.

Paul Dodd, CTO and Co-founder of Huboo said:

“Scores of new and existing retail businesses now see their future in eCommerce but the infrastructure powering it was alarmingly outdated, inefficient, inflexible and expensive.  We’re in a position now to invest in our growing team to roll out our full stack fulfilment solution on a wider international scale, expand our service offering and continue our software development.”

Co-Founder for EVONA, Ryan Hill, who has been instrumental in building the relationship between the companies said of the collaboration:

“It brings us great satisfaction to help champion local businesses, being very proud ourselves of our Bristolian roots. Helping bring talent into the city and grow local expertise is so incredibly rewarding, and it’s inspirational having a company of this calibre just a few doors down from our own HQ. It’s our pleasure to add-value to Huboo’s recruitment processes to leave them time and resources to innovate and concentrate on their company-wide objectives.”

A dedicated EVONA recruitment team of experienced recruitment specialists is headed up by Oli Rayner. Rayner has a decade of recruitment experience and leads a team of 4 on the project. Rayner added

“It’s great to support local business innovation in this way and we’re very excited to help Huboo grow and secure a foothold on the logistics and fulfilment market. We’re currently working closely with Huboo to deliver the best personnel and provide a solid foundation to deliver on their growth objectives. It’s exciting for both companies and of course, a step forward for the city.”

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If you’re interested in a role with Huboo then please reach out to Oli Rayner or Chris Bell via LinkedIn.

Today, the #1 Space Recruitment Specialist EVONA announced a collaboration with Finland based SAR pioneers, ICEYE to deliver 10 roles a month into 2022 and beyond.

EVONA is providing a diverse team of 6 high calibre technical recruiters, headed up by Space Business Partner, Rebecca Cox and Principal Consultant, Sam Lewis.

Fast-growing, New Space company ICEYE is the global leader in delivering unmatched monitoring capabilities for any location on Earth. Owning the largest constellation of agile SAR (Synthetic-Aperture Radar) satellites in the world, ICEYE empowers commercial and government partners to make informed data-driven decisions to address time-critical challenges when it matters. Working with insurance, natural catastrophe response & recovery, security, maritime monitoring and finance industries, their data can be collected day or night, even through extensive cloud cover.

Their revolutionary technology allows us to see the world in near real-time data streams gives eligible users access to high-res imaging up to 25cm for detailed change detection, giving a brand new prospective on our world through persistent monitoring. In July, the company launched a next-generation demonstration mission, allowing new and innovative capabilities in SAR imaging, such as a factor two improvement in ground resolution, and the capability to simultaneously image and downlink data for near-immediate data delivery.

ICEYE’s SAR satellites are built in house in the company’s premises in Espoo, Finland, including Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components when suitable, enabling New Space cost-effectiveness and timeliness of development. Their missions into 2022 will see the company require over 100 roles which have been given to space sector recruitment specialist EVONA to deliver.

“For our next phase of growth…we are convinced that EVONA was our ideal partner” – Steve Scheers: Chief People & Culture Officer at ICEYE

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Having worked with EVONA throughout 2021, ICEYE were impressed with the company’s speed of delivery and quality of candidates and have made a commitment to work with them to deliver on 2022 hiring and mission objectives.

Steven Scheers, Chief People and Culture officer of ICEYE said “Our partnership with EVONA will set us up for success in our next phase of growth. We decided to work with them as we want to recruit the best talent and after we have spoken with EVONA’s founders and some of their staff, we are convinced that are our ideal partner. We look forward overachieving together next year.”

Co-Founder for EVONA, Tom Kelly, who has been instrumental in building the relationship between the companies said of the collaboration:

“There is a great relationship already established between ICEYE and EVONA. We love their technology and people as well as working with a company that makes a difference to our planet and save lives. Finding niche roles within the space sector takes time away from companies innovating to the scale and speed ICEYE is; this is where EVONA can expedite the process and add real value. We have the know-how and capability to headhunt outside of our sector to reach out to individuals that have the necessary transferable skills, as well as the experienced individuals within who can deliver on ICEYE’s project missions to impressive standards.”

A dedicated EVONA recruitment team of experienced recruitment specialists is headed up by Space Business Partner, Rebecca Cox. Bex has over 12 years of recruitment experience and leads a team of 5 on the project. Bex added

“Having worked closely with ICEYE to understand their culture and organisation direction, we’re well aligned to scale their company quickly with accurate, valuable personnel to drive the future success of the organisation. We’re dedicating both recruitment and marketing expertise to help attract top talent and provide unwavering support to the company’s in-house team as they move into rapid scale-up stage.”

A full list of roles that EVONA are recruiting for can be found here: Search Jobs

For further details on working with ICEYE, please reach out to Rebecca (Bex) Cox on: r.cox@springgreen-sardine-208151.hostingersite.com

For details on how EVONA could help scale your company’s personnel, please contact us here: Contact EVONA

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERMANENT AND CONTRACT SOLUTIONS?

In addition to EVONA’s award-winning Permanent hiring solutions, we now offer Contract and Interim placements to our clients.

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WHY ARE CONTRACTORS A GREAT SOLUTION FOR SPACE SECTOR CLIENTS?

Hiring skilled, agile contractors is often the go-to solution for companies that need specific talent to start as soon as possible or react fast to changing market conditions. EVONA’s contract solution will deliver the skills without the fuss – Any skillset. Anytime. Anywhere.

Here’s 7 ways that working with contractors can benefit your organisation.

Expertise
Millions of people choose a career in contracting, preferring the flexibility and diversity of working with multiple organisations for short to long term periods of time. This often creates a very well-rounded desirable candidate who has worked through various processes and systems enhancing their skillset and offering to an employer.

You might require specialist skills for a specific project where permanent solutions just aren’t cost effective or have proved difficult to find.

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Speed
EVONA can deliver a contract solution in a fraction of the time it takes to onboard, interview and hire a permanent member of staff. Our standard turn around for contract, from need identified to placement is just 6 days in an industry where a permanent solution can take up to 7 weeks.

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Flexibility

Specific projects may require an interim solution where a permanent hire wouldn’t be logical. You might be in a period of accelerated growth, organisational change or just require cover for temporary situations like parental leave. A contractor would provide you with the flexibility to scale up or down accordingly, without the need to introduce hiring inconsistencies and flux into the organisation.

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Best practise and benchmarking benefits

Working with individuals that have worked at multiple organisations enables you to benchmark yourselves against the wider industries in terms of best practise. Contractors gain a considerable amount of industry tacit knowledge; knowledge that is difficult to transcribe, is transferred through social or mentoring interaction and rooted in experience and context. Having multiple levels of tacit knowledge from various organisations is a unique benefit of contract staff.

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Agile to market change

It’s a fact of any company that sudden personnel departures can happen that leave the organisation bereft of skill. Turning to a contract solution can mean that hole is plugged immediately, in a compliant way, without the need to hire or onboard. Contract workers can help companies adapt fast to changes like these so time isn’t lost and project objectives can still be achieved.

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Diversity and inclusion
EVONA is a global recruiter, having access to the world’s skilled workforce. We can deliver a contractor that can help introduce greater diversity which is the root of improved innovation. The quality and diversity of talent available is an asset to any organisation, but is often very difficult to source, especially on a global scale.

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Trialling change

Sometimes it is difficult to envisage what skills might be needed in the workplace or if hiring in a skillset will provide the benefits needed. A benefit of hiring contractors is that it allows you to ‘test the water’ before committing to a permanent worker. If you are impressed by the quality of work that the contractor has provided, then there is also the possibility of offering them a permanent role having not taken the initial risk hiring permanently.

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If you’d like further information on engaging a skilled contractor, then just reach out to our VP of Contract, Ben Carrigan via  email,  LinkedIn or phone on the above number.

The Lloyds Bank British Business of Excellence Awards are the pinnacle in British Business Awards an elite business awards programme for businesses of all shapes and sizes.

Celebrating the resilience, innovation and creativity of British businesses, the awards aim to showcase excellence in the country and receiving a place in the final is a huge achievement in itself.

Entering into these awards, EVONA faced competition from numerous industries and some very impressive companies. The finalists were: Distributed, Exchange Train, Home Dine Club Ltd, Investor Meet Company,  Premier Hearing, Three Sisters Farm Ltd, Pinter and The SaaSy People. The winners were announced on 9th Nov at an award ceremony in London, UK and it goes without saying that we were hugely proud to be crowned New Business of the Year 2021.

LLOYDS BANK BRITISH EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS 2021

NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR WINNERS

The New Business of the Year recognises the companies that have exceeded their initial targets for growth and already show importance within their sector or industry through significant innovation and leadership. After what has been a very strange year for a lot of us, EVONA are proud to have tripled in size, not furloughed a single member of staff through lockdown and exceeded initial business targets for the year. We’ve been keen to keep the company together and inclusive, seeking new innovative ways to stay connected and ensure new members of staff are onboarded so they feel they’re part of the crew from day one.

It’s also been important for EVONA to give back through wider CSR initiatives that have seen us grow and expand the EVONA global forest by planting to date over 680 trees just this year, raise and donate over £12,000 for mental health charities and donate hundreds of food parcels to local food banks.

Speaking at the Award ceremony on the 9th Nov, Event Director of The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards (BBEA), Sarah Austin said: “Our awards are a national platform to showcase, celebrate and honour the very best of British business. Becoming a finalist is a very impressive accolade; all our finalists stood out as truly creative and innovative during a turbulent year for British businesses; they have proven their companies to be resilient, entrepreneurial and really are best of class.”

In order to be crowned in our category we had to demonstrate a business concept that had met and overcome challenges, adopted a clear understanding of their market, shown significant innovation, built a strong team and has the foundations in place for continued success and potential expansion. specifically we had to show:

• Significant growth through meeting and exceeding key objectives
• Innovation through product and services
• Consideration of customer and employee engagement
• Effective leadership and visionEthical approach to business
• Plans to sustain financial growth
• Finances on track with business strategy
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EVONA purposely wanted to make our mark in the business world and not just amongst our fellow recruiters as our Co-Founder Richard Joyce explains:

“We purposely aspired to be recognised outside of the conventional Recruitment industry awards and aimed towards business excellence, innovation & disruptor focused accolades to really push & challenge ourselves as a business.”

Interviewed on the night, Joyce continues “This is the award we wanted to be recognised for. Our industry is space, a sector focussed on the betterment of our planet and that starts at home, it started with our country.”

Asked what the future holds for EVONA and what the next five years will look like, Joyce continues “We want to raise the curtain on the global space sector; UK, Europe, US and globally. We want to make space accessible for everybody, it’s not just about astronauts – whether you’re an engineer, lawyer, teacher, whatever your chosen profession, there’s space for everyone.”

Speaking on the win, Tom Kelly added “For me it’s amazing to have the validation of everything we believe in. We’ve worked tirelessly to make EVONA something special and to have such high level external praise is such an incredible feeling.

Viva la EVONA!

EVONA take Gold and Silver in the 8th Annual 2021 International Best in Business Awards

Today we announced that The Globee® Awards, organizers of world’s premier business awards programs and business ranking lists, has named EVONA, a winner in the 8th Annual 2021 International Best in Business Awards.

The coveted annual International Best in Business Awards program recognises and honours the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, innovations, executives and management teams in the world. This annual awards program celebrates the individuals and teams who set industry benchmarks for excellence.

We are proud to have been awarded a Gold award for Company of the Year in the category of Business Services and a Silver for Best Workplace of the Year in Europe!

Judges from around the world representing a wide spectrum of industry experts participated in the judging process.

See the complete list of 2021 winners here: https://globeeawards.com/international-business-awards/winners/