Mixing Babies And Business™

040 | Transitioning to part-time and negotiating for flexibility as you return to work with Jane Downes | PT 2

December 03, 2021 Amy Maureen Lynch Season 3 Episode 40
Mixing Babies And Business™
040 | Transitioning to part-time and negotiating for flexibility as you return to work with Jane Downes | PT 2
Show Notes

PT 2: Jane Downes is a parent of four kids, a chartered accountant and the founder of Part-Time.ie, a flexible work recruitment website and Jane Downes Finance Talent, a specialist recruitment agency for the finance sector in Ireland.

This is the second of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October.

THINGS WE TALK ABOUT:

  • Advice for candidates who are also caregivers who've taken a career break and want to return to the workforce
  • Bringing children into business settings as an employee
  • Addressing the lack of access to and affordability of childcare
  • The connections between attracting and retaining talent and childcare
  • How companies could explore parent-friendly policies and programming

Thanks again to Jane for sharing her thoughts on positioning yourself as a candidate, access to affordable childcare and its connection to attracting and retaining top talent.

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Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness:
For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources

Season 3 has been sponsored by the Startup Community Empowerment Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Mastercard Canada, Sovereign Insurance and UPS Canada.

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ABOUT JANE DOWNES
Jane Downes is a parent of four kids, a chartered accountant and the founder of Part-Time.ie, a flexible work recruitment website and Jane Downes Finance Talent, a specialist recruitment agency for the finance sector in Ireland. Having 20 years' experience working with a Big 4 firm, multinational and small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs), she spent a decade of her finance career in part-time roles. As a parent and company founder, she understands the desire parents have to re-skill and work flexibly around their families and aims to help people find the perfect role to fit around their lifestyle.

CONNECT WITH JANE
Websites part-time.ie and financetalent.ie
LinkedIn @JaneDownes
Facebook @parttimeIreland 

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ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™
I believe parenthood and professional development doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive.

As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers.

This podcast is the result of my journey over the past five years bringing my kids into business settings, hosting parent-friendly professional development events and during these times, it's my creative attempt to continue connecting you with industry leaders and guest experts who also happen to be parents.

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Did you enjoy this episode?
Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast!

Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness
For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids:
http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources


Thanks for joining me!