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Executive search and headhunting

We help you find the right person for a senior role in your organisation.

When an important job opens in your church, charity, school, hotel or venue, we go out and find the best people for it. We test them carefully, then bring you a short list you can trust.

Tell us about your role See how we work

What we do

The person you need is probably not looking for a new job.

The best leaders are usually busy doing good work somewhere else. They do not read job adverts, so an advert will not reach them. Someone has to go and find them, and give them a good reason to talk to you. That is our job.

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We find out who is doing the job well today. We contact them in private and tell them about your role. Then we test them properly, so that by the time you meet anyone, they are worth your time.

A wrong hire costs more than money. A year can pass before you notice it, good staff may leave, and then you have to start again. A careful search is how you avoid that.

What is the difference between advertising a job and using us?

You hear from the people who are best at the job.

We start with the people already doing this work well.
We approach them in private and explain your role.
We test them before you meet them, so you only spend time on serious candidates.

What you can count on, on every search

It stays private

The people we approach are never exposed. Their current employer does not find out that they spoke to us.

Every name is tested

Each person on your short list comes with our written opinion of them, including anything we are unsure about.

One person looks after you

The same consultant runs your search from the first meeting to the new person's first day.

You hear bad news early

If the salary on offer will not attract the person you described, we tell you in week two, not week eight.

Who we work with

We focus on three kinds of organisation.

A headhunter is only as useful as the people they know. So instead of covering every industry, we stay close to three. In all of them, the right person has to share your values, not just have the right skills, and that is the part that is hardest to judge. Choose the one that sounds like you.

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This covers churches and other religious bodies, charities, NGOs, social enterprises, and companies built around a social mission.

Roles we are often asked to fill

Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor, Campus Pastor
Worship Director and Music Director
Church Administrator and Operations Manager
Executive Director and Country Director
Head of Programmes, Head of Fundraising
Grants Manager and Partnerships Lead
Finance Manager and Head of Compliance
Trustee, elder and board appointments

Why these roles are hard to fill

Character matters as much as skill

Someone can meet every point on the job description and still be wrong for your organisation. We ask about conduct and history, and if we have doubts, we tell you plainly.

The right people are already committed somewhere

They are serving elsewhere and they are loyal to it. We approach them quietly, we respect where they are, and we are honest with them about what the new role asks.

Money is rarely what persuades them

Pay in this field is often below the market. People move for the work itself, for the leader they will serve under, and for the trust to do the job well. We make the case on those grounds.

A church or charity is asking someone for years of their life, so we interview with that in mind.

How it works

Here is what happens, step by step, once you ask us to find someone.

Every search follows the same six steps. What we look for changes from one organisation to the next, but the order of the work stays the same, and you can see where we are at every point.

1
We agree the brief
We sit down with you and write down what the job is, what kind of person it needs, and the date your short list is due.
2
We map the market
We list who is doing this job well today, and where. You see that list, not just the final result.
3
We approach them
We contact people ourselves, in private. Your name is shared only when someone is serious and you agree.
4
We test them
An interview, a task taken from the real job, and references we collect ourselves.
5
We present a short list
Three or four people we would stand behind, each with our written opinion of them.
6
We help you close
We handle the offer and the notice period, then stay in touch through the new person's first ninety days.

What you will have in your hands at the end

A signed brief you can hold us to
A written map of the people we looked at
A long list, with our reason for each name
Three or four finalists, each written up
An agreed offer and a fixed start date

How long it takes

Most searches take about six weeks.

We count from the day we agree the brief. This is what you can expect along the way.

Week 1

We meet the people who will make the decision. The job, the kind of person and the short list date are agreed in writing.

Weeks 2 and 3

We map the market and start the private conversations. You see the long list and can steer us.

Weeks 4 and 5

Interviews, tasks and reference checks. Your written short list arrives at the end.

Week 6

You meet the finalists and make an offer. We stay with it until a start date is fixed.

Talk to us

Do you have a role you need to fill?

Tell us a little about it here. The first conversation costs you nothing and stays private, and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right people to help.

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If you would rather talk now, call us on +234 705 556 0021

Or email us at info@stagandfletcher.com

We help you find the right person for a senior role in your organisation.

The person you need is probably not looking for a new job.

You hear from whoever happens to be looking.

You hear from the people who are best at the job.

What you can count on, on every search

It stays private

Every name is tested

One person looks after you

You hear bad news early

We focus on three kinds of organisation.

Here is what happens, step by step, once you ask us to find someone.

We agree the brief

We map the market

We approach them

We test them

We present a short list

We help you close

Most searches take about six weeks.

Do you have a role you need to fill?

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