Emanate Technology 2025 Sourcr Recruitment Award Winners

Five Awards. One Team. A Big Win for Emanate Technology at the 2025 Sourcr Awards

At Emanate Technology, we see recruitment as more than just matching people to roles. It’s about trust, consistency, and building long-term relationships across the tech industry. We’re proud to share that this approach has been recognised in the 2025 Sourcr Awards, where Emanate received five major honours, including two national wins and three individual consultant awards.

These acknowledgements reflect something bigger than metrics or growth targets. They speak to how we show up for clients, how we advocate for our candidates, and how we uphold our values, especially in complex sectors like tech, digital, and government recruitment.

What We Won

Based on verified feedback from both clients and candidates over the past 12 months, we’re honoured to have received the following awards:

• IT Agency of the Year: Australia
• Best IT Agency: South Australia
• IT Recruiter of the Year: Australia (Mal Konfu)
• Best IT Recruiter: NSW/ACT (Mal Konfu)
• Best IT Recruiter: South Australia (Regan Fathers)

We’re especially proud that these awards are grounded in genuine reviews, not applications, nominations, or internal industry voting. That’s what makes Sourcr unique, and what makes this recognition so meaningful.

Why These Awards Matter

The recruitment sector is filled with benchmarks. But the ones that matter most to us are the human ones. Every review that led to these awards came from someone we worked with: a hiring manager balancing business needs or a jobseeker navigating their next step. Each award represents dozens of conversations, decisions, adjustments, and commitments.

In our world, where timelines are tight, expectations are high, and sectors like government technology recruitment are always evolving, these moments compound into something powerful: trust.

These awards reflect how we partner with clients across:

• Cloud and DevOps recruitment
• AI, Data and Analytics recruitment
• Project Services recruitment
• Infrastructure and support recruitment
• Technology Sales recruitment
• Software Development recruitment

They also reflect how we treat people. Not just as candidates, clients or hiring managers, but as humans. And that’s a value we’re proud to be known for.

Mal Konfu: IT Recruiter of the Year, Australia and NSW/ACT

Mal Konfu, based in our technology recruitment Canberra team, was awarded both IT Recruiter of the Year for Australia and Best IT Recruiter: NSW/ACT. That’s a remarkable achievement in any context, but especially so considering Mal is early in her recruitment career.

As a Talent Consultant specialising in Software Development, Data & Analytics, Mal works with clients and candidates across high-impact areas such as developer recruitment, analytics roles, BI, and data engineering. Her style is thoughtful, consistent, and quietly powerful. Her candidates trust her, and her clients know she delivers.

She also contributes generously to Emanate’s DEI Working Group, where she brings insight and commitment to inclusive workplace strategy. Her approach reflects future leadership qualities, rooted in professionalism, integrity, and care. These awards are a reflection of that work.

Regan Fathers: Best IT Recruiter, South Australia

In our technology recruitment Adelaide team, Regan Fathers took out Best IT Recruiter: South Australia. Regan works across Infrastructure, Cloud, and Support, areas that require clarity, technical literacy, and an eye for long-term team fit. His work spans everything from IT operations recruitment and network engineering to critical cloud support roles for public and private sector clients.

Regan is known internally and externally for his grounded, steady presence. He simplifies complexity for clients and supports candidates through big decisions with calm confidence. Like Mal, he is also an active member of our DEI Working Group and is valued for the thoughtful, constructive way he engages in shaping our inclusive hiring practices.

While Mal and Regan work in different states, their values align closely. They have both grown into their roles in ways that speak to their individual strengths and shared commitment to doing recruitment well and embracing the Emanate values at the core of everything we do.

Agency Wins Reflecting Collective Strength

While we’re proud of Mal and Regan’s success, the IT Agency of the Year: Australia and Best IT Agency: South Australia, wins are about more than individuals. These are collective achievements, won off the back of team effort, shared standards, and strong collaboration throughout Emanate’s front and back office.

They reflect how our teams work across all the key technical areas that service: Australian federal and state government departments, tech scale ups, large global IT vendors, professional & managed service consultancies, the financial sector and everything in between. They reflect our commitment to working with values and integrity.

We are structured to work in specialist verticals, but united in how we approach our work: with clarity, empathy, and commitment to quality in all aspects.

What’s Next in Technology Recruitment

We’re not taking these wins as a sign to slow down. The tech landscape continues to evolve, and we know that trust is something we earn continuously, not once a year.

But for now, we do want to acknowledge the people who made this possible.

To our clients and candidates: thank you. Your feedback shaped these awards, and more importantly, it shapes how we grow and improve.
To Mal and Regan: your achievements are deeply deserved.
To our entire Emanate team: these are your wins to own.

And finally, congratulations to the other outstanding agencies and individuals recognised this year. It’s encouraging to see high standards across our industry being celebrated. You can view the full list of 2025 Sourcr Award winners here.