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 Financial Officer

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Ningbo, China

Chief Operating and Strategy Officer

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Ningbo, China

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 School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation

Northumbria University

Newcastle (with hybrid working options)

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Recently Filled Vacancies

Director of People

Windsor Academy Trust

West Midlands

Commercial Director

Learna Ltd

Cardiff with flexible hybrid working

Head of School of Sciences

Bath Spa University

Bath

Head of Operations (Materials & Logistics)

AQA

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

Head of School, Design & Architecture

University of Lincoln

Lincoln

Vice-Principal Student Recruitment and Growth

University of the Highlands and Islands

Inverness, Scotland, minimum 4 days a week on campus

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