Starfish are on the Search for a New Assistant Consultant
Starfish Search is an executive search business that was created to change the world through human talent and we know that the right change must be driven by the right people. In close collaboration with each of our clients, we bring expertise, dedication and fierce commitment to authentic diversity as we search together for tomorrow’s leaders.
With offices nationwide, we offer a broader regional overview of our sectors and richer, more inclusive connections to the strongest global leaders within the UK and beyond. Whether it’s senior leadership talent, nonexecutive directors or interim managers that you need, Starfish help’s our clients to find the right leaders for today’s changing world. We have now made our 1,000th appointment since we started trading in 2019 and have recently celebrated our fifth birthday. With a team of 36 colleagues committed to recruiting to organisations with social purpose and a great story to tell, we feel quite unique in a crowded recruitment market. We work across different sectors, including influential trade bodies, regulators, local authorities, NHS and charity household brands. With strong advisory credentials, our work is firmly grounded in quality of professional advice, insight and partnership.
As a fast-growing executive search and interim management firm, we are a strong and close-knit team united in our aspiration to make a positive difference to society. We’re looking for new colleagues who can bring experience of working in a service-delivery environment or who want to use professional experience gained in another setting to develop into a leading recruiter of the future. As Assistant Consultant, you can expect to play a vital role supporting and co-ordinating all aspects of successful assignment delivery, from scheduling to candidate liaison and search support.
Main Responsibilities
- Work at the heart of a busy assignment team to support the completion of senior recruitment projects to the highest standards of quality and professionalism.
- Liaise with clients and candidates on a variety of queries including potential candidate questions arising from advertised appointments.
- Manage all aspects of assignment planning and scheduling of client meetings.
- Prepare thorough client reports at search, longlist and shortlist stage of an assignment and undertake paper sifting and referencing as required.
- Lead on all aspects of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) for the team, ensuring that assignment data is accurate and kept up to date at all times.
- Work closely with members of the assignment team from start to finish, ensuring the highest levels of assignment execution and client satisfaction.
- Research potentially suitable candidates and organisations.
- Work within the team to support the preparation of winning client proposals and on aspects of marketing and events.
- Diary management support for the Partner within the Public Policy Practice including scheduling recruitment calls and interviews.
Closing date – 18th November 2024
You can download the full job pack here – Assistant Consultant Candidate Pack 2024
To make an application, please email your CV and Covering Letter outlining how you meet the knowledge, skills, experience and behaviors as outlined in the Role Profile to our Head of People, Harpreet O’Brien, at harpreet.obrien@starfishsearch.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Starfish Search is a Disability Confident employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive business that supports people to reach their full potential. We will continue to enhance our knowledge, skills and confidence required to attract, recruit, retain and develop disabled colleagues in our workplace. We want to ensure that disabled colleagues have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We encourage applicants to share information about any disabilities they have and we are happy to put in place reasonable adjustments to support applications and interviews.
Webinar Recap: Navigating Recruitment in the AI Age with PPMA
Starfish Search recently partnered with the Public Services People Managers Association (PPMA) to deliver a timely and thought-provoking webinar: “Navigating Recruitment in the AI Age.” Our own Sunita Patel was joined by Jason Makepeace from GovCats to explore how artificial intelligence is already reshaping recruitment, leadership, and workforce planning across the public sector. If you missed the session, the full webinar is available to watch here.
Lorraine Payne Named Among Top 10 Interim Consultants in the 2025 IIM Awards
We are incredibly proud to share that Lorraine Payne, Partner at Starfish Search, has once again been recognised by the Institute of Interim Management (IIM) as one of the UK’s top interim consultants, securing a place in the Top 10 for 2025. This honour, based entirely on feedback from interim managers themselves, celebrates the individual consultants who go beyond the brief — those who listen carefully, understand deeply, and deliver consistently for the interims and organisations they support.
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ACCREDITATIONS
ESPO is a public sector owned professional buying organisation (PBO), specialising in providing a wide range of goods and services to the public sector for over 40 years. Starfish Search has been awarded a place on ESPO’s Strategic HR Services framework (3S). Services we offer under the framework include: Lot 1, Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment Lot 2, Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment.
Starfish are proud to be certified Disability Confident Committed. This scheme provides employers with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to attract, recruit, retain and develop disabled people in the workplace.
Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2020/21, CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits equal to £2.04bn - supporting world-class public services that offer best value for taxpayers. Starfish Search has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Executive and Non-Executive recruitment. Services we offer under the framework include: Lot 3 - Non-Executive and Public Appointments.
Bloom, launched in 2012 is the UK’s leading marketplace for professional services. They provide an end-to-end solution for the procurement, contract management and payment of all professional services, via the compliant NEPRO³ framework. Their public sector clients have access to 20 professional services categories and over 4500 accredited suppliers. Bloom provides swift routes to market via either direct award or mini competition. Starfish is an accredited supplier to BLOOM; our services can be accessed via this framework - Executive and Non-Executive Search and Interim Management.
Join the starfish team
We hire people who bring insight, integrity and ambition to their work. If you’re ready to contribute to shaping the future of leadership and you want to explore our current opportunities please get in touch.
