Higher Education providers require leaders who combine their passion for the power of education to transform lives with an incredibly wide range of skills including strategy development, financial acumen, values driven culture change, civic and international engagement, political nous and a deep understanding of the fast-paced nature of change, challenge and demand.

Every member of our specialist higher education executive search team is relentless in their commitment to placing and developing genuinely exceptional academic and professional services leaders and non-executives, who exemplify innovation, collegiality and transformation.

The unrivalled insight into educational leadership from our own experience as leaders and managers in education, our connection to national policymakers combined with access to diverse leaders looking for their next senior executive or non-executive role, affords us the confidence to represent our clients authentically in the market.

Our end-to-end services include recruiting permanent and interim leaders, top team and talent pipeline development programmes and board effectiveness reviews.

We are trusted to deliver quality and diverse shortlists with the leadership experience and values our clients are seeking, to fill the most senior permanent and interim education leadership roles across universities and HE providers.

Latest Vacancies

Head of NHS and UK Partnerships

Learna Ltd

Cardiff / Hybrid - Regular UK travel with possible international travel

General Manager

Doublestruck (a subsidiary of AQA)

London or Guildford (Hybrid working – typically 2 days in office)

Head of School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation

Northumbria University

Newcastle (with hybrid working options)

Head of Risk and Resilience

UCAS

Hybrid (Cheltenham office and remote working)

Director of People

Windsor Academy Trust

West Midlands

University Secretary & General Counsel

University of Lancashire

Preston

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Recently Filled Vacancies

Head of Operations (Materials & Logistics)

AQA

Hybrid working, 2 days a week in Milton Keynes or Manchester

Vice-Principal Student Recruitment and Growth

University of the Highlands and Islands

Inverness, Scotland, minimum 4 days a week on campus

Head of REF Operations

Goldsmiths, University of London

New Cross, London | Flexible/Hybrid working pattern (typically 2 days per week on campus)

Professor in Sustainable Transport

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh

Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Provost

Bournemouth University

Bournemouth

Technology Director

Kaplan Assessments

Hybrid – homebased and London Offices

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