Natalie Desty
Director @Marine People
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WORK HISTORY
Director @Marine People
Southampton, GB
Marine People is a specialist partnership based recruitment business. We place high quality permanent UK and International candidates in to strategic maritime positions worldwide. Partnering with our clients and candidates is very important to us. Finding the best talent and best opportunities for our partners is what we do best. Having extensive experience within the international maritime recruitment market, we specialise in complete lifecycle recruitment across the ship build, ship repair, ship conversion, ship maintenance, vessel design, ship management, maritime consultancy, technical and commercial shipping markets, for both technical and professional services roles internationally.We understand that our value comes from sourcing hard to find talent, finding and advising on the best career opportunities, and by providing strategic value add to our clients and candidates. We work with clients in all aspects of workforce development, specialising in recruitment, retention and staff development. We also work with clients on specific recruitment projects including diversity, executive recruitment, job design, market analysis, salary benchmarking and employer value proposition. We provide expert help to our candidates including CV writing, interview preparation and career advice.We understand that building sustained partnership based relationships can only be achieved through demonstrating expertise and building credibility and trust with our clients and candidates. We work very hard to ensure that we always provide the very best service to build genuine long term relationships, as a specialist recruitment partner within the international maritime market.Marine People’s specialist areas:• Ship Building• Ship Repair, Maintenance and Conversion• Vessel Design• Ship Management• Maritime Consultancy• Technical Shipping• Commercial Shipping• Professional Services
EDUCATION
University of Portsmouth
BA Hons, International Relations and Politics
SKILLS
ABOUT NATALIE DESTY
I’m the Founder and Director of STEM Returners, an award-winning programme that helps professionals re-enter STEM careers after a break. After over a decade in technical recruitment, I saw firsthand how standard hiring practices routinely excluded talented individuals simply because of a gap on their CV. In 2017, I launched STEM Returners to change that.We partner with leading employers like BAE Systems, SSE, Leonardo UK and EDF to provide 12-week paid placements, along with coaching and mentoring, helping returners regain their confidence and return to the careers they love. Over 600 professionals have restarted their careers through the programme—with a 96% success rate—and we’re proud to support greater gender and ethnic diversity in the industry.I’m passionate about breaking down barriers, challenging bias, and ensuring that career breaks don’t mean career ends. Honoured to have received an Honorary Doctor of Engineering and several national awards for this work, including the 2024 Women in Defence UK Equity of Opportunity Award.
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