Executive Search for the Skills, Training & Awarding Sectors
Leadership that moves your business forward
The right senior leader can change the direction of an organisation. They bring more than experience: they bring fresh thinking, commercial focus and the confidence to challenge the status quo.
At National Skills Agency, we help organisations across Apprenticeships, Training, Awarding and Education identify and secure exceptional senior leaders. From Managing Directors and CEOs to Commercial Directors and wider C-suite appointments, we understand the people, the pressures and the opportunities that shape our sector.
A specialist network. A more informed search.
Senior appointments are rarely about finding someone with the right job title. They are about identifying leaders who can deliver against your strategy, fit your culture and build confidence with your stakeholders.
Our sector relationships and direct market knowledge allow us to reach experienced leaders who may not be actively looking, alongside talented individuals ready for a bigger challenge. We combine targeted research, discreet approaches and meaningful conversations to create focused, credible shortlists.
Where We Can Help
- CEO, MD, College Principal and University Senior Leadership
- Commercial Director, Sales Director and Chief Revenue Officer
- Chief Operating Officer, Operations Director and Executive Director
- Chief Financial Officer, Finance Director and Chief People Officer
- Directors of Quality, Curriculum, Apprenticeships and Training
- Transformation, Digital, Technology and other Board-Level Appointments
- Succession Planning, Confidential Replacements and Senior Leadership Team Expansion
- Built around your business
We start by understanding the outcomes you need from the appointment: growth, integration, improved performance, cultural change or the next stage of expansion. We then map the market, engage relevant leaders and assess their motivation and experience before presenting a considered shortlist.
You deal with people who know the skills sector, understand its commercial realities and recognise that the best candidate may come from an adjacent market.
Strengthen your leadership team
Whether you’re strengthening your senior leadership team, appointing a key executive or preparing your business for its next stage of growth, we’d welcome a confidential discussion about how we can help.
Speak directly to our senior team:
020 3953 1984
Spencer Mehlman – Managing Director
Paul Feldman – Commercial Director
Joe Simmonds – Partnerships Director
Alternatively, email us at execsearch@nationalskillsagency.co.uk.
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