Enhanced Executive Search & Selection Offer

Advice and Guidance on Chief Executive and Senior Leader Recruitment.

Recruiting the right Chief Executive is critical. We provide expert advice to member panels and Heads of HR, ensuring a smooth, transparent process that attracts and secures top talent.

We have partnered with Castlefield Recruitment to form a strengthened Executive Search and Selection Offer partnership, designed to provide an end-to-end recruitment, assessment & placement service for the North West region.

Together, we combine:

We successfully combine a deep understanding of the region’s challenges and expectations, as well as national search capability with proven success in the region.

The challenges we solve:

Today’s organisations need leaders who not only bring technical expertise but also demonstrate values driven leadership, sector knowledge, political awareness and the ability to deliver within complex systems. Recruitment at this level demands careful market engagement, robust assessment and a candidate centred approach.

How we help:

Our combined service ensures:

• Strong governance and transparency
• High quality candidate attraction and headhunting
• Inclusive and sector aligned assessment processes
• A smooth, supportive experience for both candidates and hiring teams

The result: confident, well evidenced and successful senior appointments

We have supported many local authorities to recruit Chief Executives and second tier officers in recent years. These include the Chief Executives of Halton Council, Pendle Council, Barrow Council, West Lancashire Council and Burnley Council.

 “North West Employers successfully supported Burnley Council through its most recent Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer appointments, and we have also used their recruitment support services on previous occasions. We find their service is personal, professional and flexible to our requirements together with a strong understanding of local government recruitment and associated governance processes. They are as much hands on or off the process as you wish and will tailor their support for assessments and panels to your needs.”

Spokesperson at Burnley Council