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Higher Education Executive Search

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.

About our Education practice

Latest Vacancies

Head of Risk and Resilience

UCAS

Hybrid (Cheltenham office and remote working)

Closing Date: 20th July 2025

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Director of People

Windsor Academy Trust

West Midlands

Closing Date: 7th July 2025

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Head of Global Partnerships and Market Development

Learna Ltd

Cardiff / Hybrid working

Position closed

University Secretary & General Counsel

University of Lancashire

Preston

Position closed

Principal

University of Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Scotland

Position closed

Director, Strategic Projects Office

Kingston University

Penrhyn Road campus and other Kingston University campuses as required. Hybrid working is in place, with a minimum of three days per week on campus.

Position closed

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Meet the team

Jacqueline Lau - Senior Researcher

Jacqueline Lau

Senior Researcher

Education

Alison Elton - Principal Consultant

Alison Elton

Principal Consultant

Education

Clair Clarke - Senior Project Co-ordinator

Clair Clarke

Senior Project Co-ordinator

Education

Tessa Harrison - Partner

Tessa Harrison

Partner

Education

Julie Armor - Senior Delivery Consultant

Julie Armor

Senior Delivery Consultant

Central Government Education Housing

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Recently Filled Vacancies

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of College Design, Creative and Digital Industries

University of Westminster

Harrow, London

Pro-Vice Chancellor Education & Student Experience

University of Northampton

Northampton, hybrid working (c.2 days on site per week)

Co-Opted Member of Audit Committee

Durham University

Durham

Executive Dean STEM

The Open University

Milton Keynes

Director of IT

Goldsmiths, University of London

New Cross, London (3 days per week on campus)

Director of Student & Academic Services and Academic Registrar

Goldsmiths, University of London

New Cross, London (2-3 days per week on campus around role requirements)

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