Governance Recruitment

Whether you are recruiting Trustees, Members, Chairs, IEBs, whole governing bodies, single local governors or specialist roles, Edu-Gov can source precisely the right people for around the table through a discreet, hands-on, bespoke recruitment and headhunting service drawn from years of experience recruiting locally, regionally, and nationwide by working on Inspiring Governance and in other governance settings as a consultant, governor and chair.

For more information, advice, a quote, or an initial free consultation chat, call Richard on 07791 500705 or email richard.ellam@edu-gov.co.uk

A Bespoke Headhunting Service:

Edu-Gov proactively seeks high-quality volunteer candidates to fill key governance roles:

  • We will meet with you online to conduct a Volunteer Search Surgery to fully understand your needs and identify the characteristics of the ideal candidate.

  • Conduct a thorough proactive volunteer search by researching to identify ideal candidates and tapping into various appropriate networks before making discreet contact with selected priority targets, including:

    • Professional networks and social media.

    • National, regional and local employers, professional associations, community groups and faith organisations.

    • Drawing on an extensive database of contacts developed leading School and Trust Support for Inspiring Governance, initiating and developing its flagship employer engagement network - “School Governor Champions” - and governing, chairing, and consulting nationwide.

  • Hold an exploratory initial interview with every candidate interested in the role to assess suitability and interest.

  • Undertake light-touch vetting of candidates through online searches, Companies House disqualification checks, and cross-referencing publicly available records. *

  • Refer interested candidates who meet the criteria to the Recruiter, providing a candidate profile for each candidate.

  • Continuing to communicate with the client’s representative throughout in case of the need to search a little further.

* It is strongly recommended that Recruiters undertake the usual Safer Recruiting processes in line with usual recruitment protocol, including Enhanced CRB and reference checking. All responsibility for the appointment and associated checking remains with the recruiter).

  • "The Members and Directors roles are both now filled – I can’t sing M's praises enough; she’s proving a really valuable member of the board and is an extremely likeable character!"

    MAT Head of Governance

  • “Thank you for all your help .... We’ve made some real progress in some traditional hard to recruit schools.”

    MAT Governance Consultant

  • “ I am very pleased to let you know that I have accepted the role of Chair…..I will be attending my first meeting tomorrow as an observer and Chair Designate….thank you again for approaching me about the role and introducing me to the school and Trust.”

    Recently retired NHS and LA CEO / Recently recruited Academy Chair.

  • “We really want to thank you once again for the speed and success of this process. We were very worried about how we would find good candidates....we have found some very good people that will really enhance our board."

    Recruiting Governor

  • "The quality of individual is fantastic."

    Chair of Governors

  • "Just wanted to keep you in the loop and let you know that we have offered X a position on our Board of Directors..wanted to thank you for your introduction – I’m really looking forward to working with her."

    MAT Head of Governance