Starfish Search

https://lnkd.in/esXjjiXg Starfish Search was launched in 2019 to help organisations meet unique challenges by matching them with the leaders that would help them thrive. Nearly eight years later, our goal remains steadfast. We are delighted to reach a significant milestone in our company’s development, as we look to the future. #Executivesearch #Interimtalent #Board #NED

There is still time to apply to become Child Poverty Action Group UK’s new Chief Executive Officer! 60 years since its founding, CPAG has grown into one of the UK’s leading organisations working to prevent and end child poverty. We are looking for a strong and inspiring leader who can be both the public face and internal leader of CPAG. Someone who can use evidence and expertise to make compelling cases for support and change. For more information, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eAMvQTYg Closing date: Friday 30th October 2026 #SocialJustice #CharityLeadership #PolicyChange #ChildPoverty #SocialSecurity   Christopher Sharp Juliet Brown Hannah Chapman Linda Griffiths Usma C. Emily Hayman Erin Fuller Jane Millar

We are seeking the next Managing Director of Homes2Inspire, a part of the Shaw Trust and the largest charitably owned residential children’s home provider in the UK. Working in collaboration with the Shaw Trust Executive leadership team, the next Managing Director of Homes2Inspire will ensure outstanding outcomes for children and young people while delivering sustainable growth, quality excellence and long-term organisational success, in alignment with Shaw Trust’s Vision 2030 and Group strategic objectives. We are seeking an exceptional strategic leader, bringing a track record within a multi-site children’s residential care provider, as well as a demonstrable record of success in improving service quality, operational performance, occupancy and financial sustainability. Having worked effectively with Local Authorities, commissioners, regulators and strategic partners, and bringing a strong understanding of safeguarding, corporate parenting responsibilities and risk management within children’s services, you will be an expert in promoting the welfare of children and young people. To find out more and apply, please visit: https://lnkd.in/exn6_CST The closing date for applications is Friday 20th November 2026.

We are delighted to be working with Girlguiding, in the search for their new Chief Communications Officer. For more than 100 years, Girlguiding has helped girls and young women discover their strengths, build confidence and develop skills that stay with them throughout their lives. Our reach and brand recognition is enormous. One in three adult women have been part of Girlguiding during their lifetimes. We are seeking an exceptional leader who can provide strategic vision to enable practical delivery. An individual who is comfortable leading through change, who can spot opportunities, build strong partnerships and inspire others to achieve ambitious goals. We are looking for a leader who values collaboration, embraces innovation and is excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of one of the UK’s most recognised and respected brands.   For more details, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eXzA9Cgf Closing date: Friday 13th November 2026 #Girlguiding #Communications #Leadership Linda Griffiths Emily Hayman Juliet Brown Usma C. Hannah Chapman Christopher Sharp Erin Fuller

🌲 We’re delighted to be working with Middlemarch to appoint their new Managing Director. Middlemarch is the UK’s largest Wildlife Trust consultancy, wholly owned by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. After more than twenty years of growth, it is entering its next chapter, with ambitions to reach new markets, raise its profile and increase its impact. We are looking for an established leader with a proven track record of running a commercial consultancy or similar people-based business, who can balance strong commercial performance with real environmental integrity. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eB_mg7V6 Or for a confidential conversation, please contact: chris.sharp@starfishsearch.com #ManagingDirector #Leadership #Consultancy #NatureRecovery Christopher Sharp Linda Griffiths Juliet Brown Hannah Chapman Usma C. Erin Fuller Emily Hayman Helen Rushton

You’ve achieved a great deal. So why does it still feel like you might be found out? Imposter syndrome affects far more high performers than you’d think, and it rarely goes away on its own. Join Starfish Search and Hanover Talent for a free, live, interactive session, 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, led by Victoria McLean, CEO & Founder of Hanover Talent Solutions and an international keynote speaker on imposter syndrome, personal branding and DE&I. You’ll explore what imposter syndrome is, as well as why and how it shows up at work. You’ll take a look at the five types of imposter, which one you identify with, and practical tools to reframe the fear. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆. 𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱. Find out more and register: https://lnkd.in/ewDN7HBQ Date: 18th November 2026 Time: 1:00PM #ImposterSyndrome #CareerDevelopment #Leadership #WomenInBusiness #DEI

We're pleased to be working with Contact in the search for their new Chief Operating Officer. Contact is the UK charity for parent carers of disabled children, providing advice and campaigning for change so that families can live fulfilling and joyful lives together. We are seeking a strategic, commercially astute leader to join the Executive Leadership Team and lead a programme of operational, financial and cultural change. Working closely with the CEO and Board, you will embed new financial systems and strengthen processes, bringing clarity and pace while protecting an inclusive working culture. A recognised accountancy qualification and experience of organisational change are key. For more details, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eWP6r6N8 Closing date: Friday 27th November 2026 Anna Bird Linda Griffiths Juliet Brown Usma C. Hannah Chapman Emily Hayman Christopher Sharp Erin Fuller

We're pleased to be working with Contact in the search for their new Chief Operating Officer. Contact is the UK charity for parent carers of disabled children, providing advice and campaigning for change so that families can live fulfilling and joyful lives together. We are seeking a strategic, commercially astute leader to join the Executive Leadership Team and lead a programme of operational, financial and cultural change. Working closely with the CEO and Board, you will embed new financial systems and strengthen processes, bringing clarity and pace while protecting an inclusive working culture. A recognised accountancy qualification and experience of organisational change are key. For more details, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eWP6r6N8 Closing date: Friday 27th November 2026 Anna Bird Linda Griffiths Juliet Brown Usma C. Hannah Chapman Emily Hayman Christopher Sharp Erin Fuller

Recruitment trends in 2026 have come to be defined by a delicate, high-stakes balancing act. The organisations we work with are caught in a perpetual motion machine: they have to respond tactically to the immediate pressures right in front of them, while simultaneously working up a much longer-term response to complex, systemic change. #Leadership #AI #ExecutiveSearch

We are delighted to be working with Alzheimer's Society in the search for their new Executive Director of Dementia Support & Partnerships. Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading dementia charity. Nearly one million people are living with dementia, and one in three people born in the UK today will develop it in their lifetime. Scientific progress is accelerating and political attention is growing, creating a rare opportunity to change what dementia support looks like for future generations. We are seeking an executive leader to guide the Society’s dementia support offer today and shape what it must become. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will lead a directorate of around 900 colleagues, with accountability for quality, safeguarding and sustainability. You will bring strong commercial and strategic judgement, the credibility to build partnerships across health, care and the voluntary sector, and the confidence to lead teams through change. To find out more, click here: https://lnkd.in/ebNEJ2KW Closing date: Thursday 19th November 2026 Michelle Dyson CB Corinne Mills Katy Giddens Linda Griffiths Juliet Brown Usma C. Hannah Chapman Christopher Sharp Emily Hayman Erin Fuller