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We can help you find the right person for all your key positions including:

  1. Chair
  2. Non-Executive Directors
  3. Chief Executive Officer
  4. Senior Managers
  5. General Managers

Our team has personal experience of both public and private sector. Alan Curless is a Chartered Director of the Institute of Directors – currently just over 500 people in the country have this qualification.

Alan has had experience of 20 Board Directorships including British Chamber of Commerce, Business Link, Learning & Skills Council, Primary Care Trust, Malvern Hills Science Park and Local Strategic Partnerships, and has operated at CEO and Executive Director level for over 16 years in both the public and private sectors.

Lisa Curless has had experience in public, private and voluntary sectors in senior professional HR roles.

Non-Executive Recruitment

Appointing the right Board of Directors

More and more companies and organisations are looking for appropriate non-executive directors to appoint to their Boards. This can be a very time consuming and challenging operation and can often result in failure to attract the right person.

In order to help you find the right person more cost effectively we can offer a tailored approach to meet your specific needs.

Companies large and small account for a substantial proportion of UK economic activity. The decisions made by company directors therefore, impacts directly on our economic success.

Decisions made by company directors can make or break the business. Therefore, appointment of the right board director is crucial.

No board can function effectively if its members lack the basic skills and knowledge required to discharge their responsibilities.

Before we start the recruitment process we shall want to discuss the following:

  1. What is the variety and complexity of the issues that your board needs to address?
  2. Do you have the right mix of characteristics from the board members?
  3. What personal characteristics are you expecting members of your board to exhibit, some of which you will be looking for in new appointees? We will ask you to select from a starting list of 12 personal attributes
  4. What knowledge and experience are you looking for – what are your current gaps?
    • Specialist knowledge and experience
    • General knowledge and experience
  5. What knowledge, experience have they acquired at board director level?
    • Do they have Chartered Director Status?
  6. Is the board well balanced across these general areas?
  7. What size of board do you want and what is the structure?
  8. What will be the process for choosing directors?
    • Criteria
    • Advertising
    • Application form
    • Short listing
    • Assessment criteria
  9. What are the plans for coaching and development after appointment?

Once we have this information we can tailor our services to meet your specific needs including completion of job specification, person specification and list of competences required.

Senior Executive Recruitment

Having the right person, in the right place, at the right time, is crucial to organizational performance. Recruitment, is a critical activity, not just for the HR team but also for directors and other senior executives who are increasingly involved in the selection process. Making the wrong appointment at senior management level could be disastrous for the company.

With only one in three companies in the UK having a full time HR Manager with the necessary expertise it is easy to see how problems can occur.

Our aim is to bring professional help and support to the whole recruitment process.

Before we start the recruitment process we shall need to understand the business, its vision, strategies, business plan and management structure. Once we feel we have a good understanding of your needs we can offer a range of services which should ensure we help you recruit the right person.

Range of Services

  1. Complete a job analysis – content, tasks and purpose
  2. Prepare a written job description
  3. Prepare a person specification giving the necessary and desirable criteria for selection and including a set of core competences necessary for the performance of the job
  4. Prepare a range of methods for attracting applications e.g. internal candidates, trade press, newspapers, the web; and action the preferred methods
  5. Manage the application process
  6. Select candidates through short listing, interviews and assessment centre. This will include psychometric testing, observation and task group exercises
  7. Make the offer and advise on the legal contract requirements
  8. Identify potential training needs and induction programme
  9. Check references
  10. Ensure accurate documentation and storage of records

You choose which service you wish to use.