CSR & Partnerships

Utilising the extensive experience and expertise he’s gained during his over two-decade-long career in the recruitment industry, focusing on Learning & Development, talent acquisition and growth, Christopher plays a key role in actively engaging with Early Careers talent, championing their employability prospects, and facilitating career transitions.

Christopher's proficiency lies in early career interventions, talent management strategies, and apprenticeship levy-funded programs, all geared towards establishing sustainable talent pipelines. Driven by a profound commitment to social mobility, Christopher advocates for STEM careers, particularly among younger generations, while actively participating in charitable and volunteering initiatives aimed at community upliftment.

Through unwavering dedication, Christopher remains steadfast in his mission to drive positive change, create bright futures, and uphold commitments to the communities served.

If, like us, your organisation is passionate about powering the future of STEM then we want to hear from you. Reach out to share stories or start a conversation about how we can collaborate by emailing Chris Blackburn, Head of CSR, today.

 

Lorien are proud to partner with national charity, Lia's Wings, as their chosen corporate charity partner.

Lia's Wings is a national charity that ensures babies and critically ill children can access specialist treatment and care, wherever they are in the UK. Often the only way these children can access this care is to travel between hospitals by aeroplane and Lia's Wings is the only air ambulance charity in the UK that provides this unique service. These transfers provide life-changing outcomes for the children Lia's Wings fly, including children being discharged from long hospital stays, overcoming diseases like cancer, and receiving a diagnosis which finally enables families to gain new support from other organisations that are disease/disability specific. The NHS does not have any budget for air ambulance transfers and relies on Lia's Wings to provide this essential service at no cost.

Lorien people chose Lia's Wings after learning about the life-saving work that the charity does to help critically ill children, and for our close ties to sciences, medicine, and engineering, as part of the Impellam Group STEM portfolio. Over the next 18 months, we’ll be working alongside our sister brands in Carbon60 and SRG to raise funds for this much-needed charity. Look out for news about out latest fundraising adventures!

MAMA.codes is an award-winning coding school re-defining coding education for 3-11-year-olds. They believe every child needs a coding education and their mission is to make quality coding education accessible to every family no matter what their schedule or budget.

Lorien has partnered with MAMA.codes for a number of years on different initiatives, including most recently providing children from disadvantaged backgrounds with access to MAMA.codes’s new app.

We believe that the work that Liane Katz and her team do to bring basic coding skills to children of all backgrounds is vital, particularly for levelling the playing field for girls in tech. 

TechGirls is an outreach provider that supports schools to enrich their STEM experience. They bring industry experience and classroom management together to create fun, interactive and inclusive STEM workshops for primary and secondary school students. Their workshops are designed to help students develop essential skills such as teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving while having fun.

Lorien have partnered with TechGirls since 2020 to help tackle the country’s STEM skills shortage and to promote greater gender diversity in tech. We co-host events across the UK, working with local schools and our clients to bring to life the real-world opportunities of a career in tech and inspire the next generation of girls.