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Health and Safety Authority (HSA)
Health and Safety Authority (HSA)
The Challenge
The HSA operates in an increasingly competitive talent market, recruiting for niche positions where candidate pools are often limited and highly sought after. Many roles require specialist qualifications, regulatory experience, scientific expertise, or sector-specific knowledge, making traditional recruitment approaches insufficient.
The organisation needed a recruitment partner capable of reaching both active and passive talent markets, strengthening employer brand visibility, and delivering high-quality candidates efficiently and consistently.
Fill Rate
Days Average Time to Hire
Employees Onboarded
Our Solution
Conscia designed and delivered a comprehensive recruitment strategy tailored to the HSA's workforce requirements and organisational culture.
Our support included:
- Development of job descriptions, person specifications, and candidate information booklets designed to attract specialist talent.
- Targeted advertising campaigns across traditional, digital, and social media channels to maximise candidate reach.
- National and international talent sourcing, including direct search and proactive engagement of passive candidates.
- Management of all candidate communications and application processes.
- Screening and eligibility verification, including qualifications, experience, and regulatory requirements.
- Candidate shortlisting and competency-based assessment.
- Interview management, scheduling, and panel support.
- Psychometric and role-specific assessments where required.
- Reference checking, pre-employment screening, and onboarding support.
- Ongoing recruitment consultancy, market insight, and process improvement recommendations.
- A key element of our success has been our ability to understand and represent the HSA's culture, values, and employee value proposition (EVP), enabling us to engage candidates who align both technically and culturally with the organisation.
Results
Conscia has delivered recruitment campaigns across occupational health, occupational safety, chemical regulation, accreditation, environmental risk, energy safety, agriculture, and transport safety functions, achieving a 100% fill rate across all assignments.
Since partnering with the HSA, we have successfully appointed candidates across Grades I–III, including:
Grade I Leadership & Specialist Appointments (8 appointments)
• Occupational Health Team Manager
• Market Surveillance of Chemicals Lead
• Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Inspector
Grade II Senior Scientific & Regulatory Specialists (14 appointments)
• Regulatory Toxicologist
• Environmental Risk Assessment Specialist
• Renewable Energy Specialist
Grade III Inspectors & Technical Specialists (26 appointments)
• Inspector (Occupational Health & Safety)
• Chemical Exposure Scientist
• Transport of Dangerous Goods Specialist
In addition, Conscia has successfully delivered multiple panel placements and specialist appointments across chemical market surveillance, COMAH regulation, accreditation services (INAB), mines and quarries, energy safety, industrial products, and occupational health programmes.
Results
- 48 successful appointments and panel placements
- 100% fill rate across all recruitment campaigns
- National and international talent attraction strategies utilised
- Significant success engaging passive candidates in highly specialised talent markets
- Recruitment delivered across leadership, regulatory, scientific, inspection, and technical functions
The Outcome
Through a combination of targeted advertising, proactive talent sourcing, direct market engagement, and rigorous assessment processes, Conscia has become a trusted recruitment partner to the HSA. Our ability to access passive talent, manage complex public sector recruitment campaigns, and consistently deliver high-calibre candidates has helped the Authority secure the specialist expertise required to protect and promote safer workplaces across Ireland.
Why Partner With Us
At Conscia Talent, we’re redefining recruitment—cutting through the noise to deliver results where others fall short. We work alongside you every step of the way, with a straightforward, no-nonsense approach built on trust, transparency, and commitment.
With a 98% fill rate at a fraction of the cost, our results speak for themselves. Partner with us to experience a smarter, more effective way to hire.
