Wild Search have advised a range of clients on key leadership appointments for almost a decade and consequently bring substantial experience and contacts to enable us to advise new and existing clients at critical times in their evolution. As a consequence, we are well placed to provide strategic and board reviews.
Edward Wild, Director
“Edward brought very good understanding of the educational sector, he recognised very quickly through how and what we should focus on. He achieved a high level of success and gave us as a Board clear direction for the college within a concise and workable timescale.”
Stephen Perry, Finance Director
“I am delighted that Wild Search has been able to help the Alpha Plus Group by conducting a high level review of our finance function, including how this interfaces with the other departments at Head Office and with the finance departments within our schools. The report has given us some very valuable insights and the recommendations have provided us with lots of food for thought.”
Organisational Reviews
Edward Wild brings 18 years’ experience of advising boards on senior appointments and has conducted a number of strategic reviews for charities, educational organisations and trade and membership bodies.
Drawing on his experience of advising on chair, chief executive and all executive functional roles he is well placed to:
• engage with an organisation’s board and key stakeholders to listen to their perspectives on past, present and future challenges;
• assess its organisational requirements, taking into account remote working opportunities arising from recent changes in working practices and the impact of recent financial challenges on future plans and to develop opportunities arising from them
• recommend options for future structures, including more compact leadership teams
To discuss, in confidence, how he might be able to address your current and future requirements, please email advisory@wildsearch.org
Strategic Reviews and Merger Reports
Led by Edward Wild, we will engage with chief executives, trustees and all key stakeholders to identify opportunities and challenges for organisations and make recommendations on future planning. For each project Edward could draw upon his 18 years’ experience in executive search and 10 years’ experience working in education and for charities.
Remuneration Reports
Wild Search has developed a strong track record of advising chief executives and boards on senior appointments. As a consequence, we have developed detailed knowledge and undertaken research into remuneration and benchmarking. A growing number of clients have retained us to provide confidential reports to enable them to review or establish the terms for members of their senior teams or board members.
We combine both rigorous research across comparable organisations within and, where relevant, outside the sectors to complement our existing knowledge.
For more details on how we work and what we are able to provide please contact our team in confidence on 0207 233 2115 or by email: remuneration@wildsearch.org
Finance Team and Financial Reviews
Stephen Perry and Edward Wild are well placed and experienced in advising clients on the structure of their finance teams and how to optimise performance. This is especially relevant to schools groups and charities with a number of sites and finance teams dispersed across them. Their reports will include recommendations on structures and systems to deliver benefits to both their staff and those they exist to serve. For an informal discussion please email finance@wildsearch.org
International Schools Advisory
If you are looking for support in setting up an educational institution overseas, please see our International section.
Other services include:
Board and executive performance and structure reviews
Governance reviews
Income generation and philanthropy strategy
Please contact advisory@wildsearch.org so we can assess the most relevant team member to address your requirements or call 0207 233 2115