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

Chief Communications and Marketing Officer

University of Nottingham

Nottingham, a minimum of 60% of time on campus

Director of Data Compliance and Evaluation

Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

Head of Employer Growth

Tiro Training Ltd

UK wide (hybrid/remote with travel)

Principal

St Augustine’s College of Theology

London/West Malling

Chair of Council

University of Nottingham

Nottingham

Director of Digital

University of Gloucestershire

Hybrid – 3 days on Campus

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Recently Filled Vacancies

Chief Operating Officer

The Foundation for Liver Research

Coldharbour Lane, London SE5 (adjacent to King’s College Hospital; on-site 80% of the time)

Executive HR Lead

Windsor Academy Trust

Flexible (West Midlands)

Chief Development Officer

Durham University

The post is based in Durham, UK, but travel within the UK and overseas will be required.

Chief Governance Officer & University Secretary

University of Aberdeen

Aberdeen (Typically, 4 days per week on campus)

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, Faculty of Life and Health Sciences

Ulster University

Belfast, Londonderry or Coleraine

Head of NHS and UK Partnerships

Learna Ltd

Flexible with regular travel to Cardiff and across the UK

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