Arts & Culture

In a fast-changing landscape with increasing pressure to remain relevant and represent the communities and audiences they serve, more and more Arts, Culture, and Heritage organisations are turning toward Green Park to support their talent needs.

Our team has an extensive track record in working with Arts, Culture and Heritage organisations from the Arts Council England to the Southbank Centre, the Tate to the BFI, English Heritage to the National Trust. With so many organisations interested in engaging with new and different audiences, using their work as a catalyst for social cohesion, social impact, and social change, and driving the diversity agenda, Green Park’s work has seldom been more relevant.

Through our executive search expertise and organisational consultancy capabilities we help organisations remain representative of and connected to the people who use, commission, fund, support and deliver their services. Whether it is attracting a more diverse pool of leaders, creating a culture that nurtures inclusivity, or providing the project team to deliver digital transformation, we are helping Arts & Culture organisations realise their competitive advantage and secure their future.

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Building Leadership Teams and Capabilities

The pandemic has accelerated changes in the wider arts & culture environment, shifting focus towards the hyperlocal; the community on the doorstep. Additionally, we increasingly see organisations challenged around employee current and past experience and the debate about how we see our heritage and culture.

Leaders of art & culture organisations must navigate these challenges along with complex relationship with government and funding bodies, all while ensuring employees are supported and engaged. They will need a driving passion for the work they do, resilience, top-class ambassadorial instincts and the right relationships in place.

Be it securing future funding, reaching new audiences or making funds go further, our expert team will act as a trusted partner to understand your organisations unique challenges and objectives and strengthen your leadership team and capabilities to help you reach your goals.

A Trusted Bridge Between Client, Candidate and Employee

Since inception in 2006, Green Park has been mapping diverse talent and building networks and processes which ensure, for us, that inclusion is institutional.  This means that we not only deliver more diverse candidate lists than our competitors, but our broad candidate networks trust us, confide in us, and select us.

For Arts & Culture organisations wanting to leverage the power of collective difference, we help them to attract, acquire, retain, and develop leadership talent to which they may otherwise have not had access or who would have overlooked. As a result, we have an excellent track record placing diverse leaders with cross-sector experience that truly have the power to transform.

Values-Based Approach

Beyond the brief, we offer partnerships with clients that help us understand and communicate their long-term aspirations, enabling candidates to feel positive about the prospects the role can offer.

In addition to our robust processes and inherent thoroughness, we take great care to gain the confidence and respect of candidates. Our values-based approach takes our duty of care to clients and candidates beyond the role of transactional and instead centers on aligning people’s true passions and commitments.

Candidates tell us they gain a better sense of themselves from working with us; clients feel they receive a greater choice of applicants; organisation employees tell us they feel more supported by their leadership.

17years

of diverse talent mapping

50+

awards won

52%

Female Search Placements

80%

is repeat business

Testimonials

"Working with Paul Bullock starts off with a heavy interview, where he basically gains as much insight into your business as possible so he not only selects the correct group of people to interview, but also sells your business to make sure all parties understand the opportunities. Every time I work with Paul he has delivered." 

Jalil Rahman

Chief Commercial Officer, Orla Keily

“Jo Sweetland and her team at Green Park were fantastic during the search and interview process. They provided excellent communication with deep attentiveness and walked me through the process providing keen insights along the way. I felt very supported to ensure a smooth, seamless and professional experience with Jo.” 

Zenia Minwalla

Regional Head of Property @International Schools Partnerships Ltd

From start to finish, Juliet Hardingham and the Executive Search Team at Green Park were exceptional. Juliet took the time to understand the role and our organisation, delivering a strong, diverse shortlist for our Head of Government Relations and External Affairs. Her professionalism, insights, and clear communication confirmed we had chosen the right partner.

James Greenhill

Head of Global Executive Resourcing @Jacobs

David Sayers and the Private & Commercials team have for sure, been one of the best recruiting teams to work with throughout this process. The interviews were scheduled in quick succession, and I was kept in the loop throughout the hiring process. The feedback loop was smooth, and I never felt any hiccups in the process, despite there being an 8-hour time zone difference. Thank you for your support!

Uma Deepak

Senior Finance Business Partner @International Schools Partnership

We worked with Green Park to swiftly hire an interim Head of Operations. Simon Pickerell from the Executive Interim team was outstanding - he quickly understood our needs, delivered a strong and diverse shortlist over the festive period, and supported both us and the candidates throughout. Thanks to Simon, we’ve hired an experienced Head of Operations who’s a great cultural fit. Highly recommend Simon and Green Park.

Rhian Thompson

@Magic Breakfast

"Green Park's proposal had diversity at the heart, rather than just an add on - and this gave us confidence that in working with them we would be partnering with an organisation who held the same values as our own in this area."

Claire Burles

Group People Director | Stage Coach

"Jo Sweetland of Green Park is just the best. She absolutely IS Green Park. Hard working. Super smart and understands a client’s needs. Jo has deep market relationships and superb networks. She sets the benchmark for Search in the recruitment industry. I would never hesitate to recommend Jo Sweetland to anyone. A delight to work with BUT more importantly brings the best results."

Matthew Jeffery

Head of UKI Recruitment | EY

“Working with Green Park made this important and potentially challenging appointment process smooth and easy to navigate. The recruitment professionals that they assigned to the project communicated consistently and articulately with the variety of different stakeholders involved in the process; they were sensitive but did not steer away from being honest about the difficult realities involved in this recruitment campaign which resulted in expectations being expertly managed and trust being embedded. I would highly recommend Green Park for senior executive search campaigns, especially in the culture and creative industry.”

Charlotte Cowan

Head of People & Culture | Shakespeare's Globe