Supporting leaders and organisations

Green Park supports leaders and organisations in attracting, acquiring and assessing talent. This includes helping clients overcome skills gaps by bringing talent from the private sector into the public sector.

Our multi-disciplined team excels in providing clients with market-leading expertise in recruiting for central government’s Senior Civil Service roles and the Emergency Services for the UK.

Understanding the complex stakeholder configurations that often govern decision-making on key appointments, we have developed robust processes and assessments that give our clients confidence in their diverse shortlists.

We recruit for roles including Chairs, CEOs, NEDs (Non-Executive Directors), functional and specialist roles. Whilst every role is different, the golden threads of leadership, management and change run through all our projects. Championing diversity since our inception, our extensive candidate networks are recognised across the Civil Society & Government Sector for their exceptional calibre and inclusivity of talent.

Our expert team is unmatched in experience, bringing over 28 years' experience in terms of quality recruitment in times of radical political and societal change.

Framework Enabled

As a member of all the major commercial services purchasing frameworks such as Crown Commercial RM6290 and ESPO (Eastern Shire Purchasing Organisation) are attuned to our clients’ constantly evolving service delivery models so our talent acquisition processes are always aligned with real-world demands.

Green Park’s experience and well-established processes provide effective outcomes based on our understanding of often complex stakeholder environments and working within the guidelines of the Civil Service Commissioners principles of open and fair competition.

Our understanding of the market and frameworks mean our innovative executive search and interim management teams are robust and highly flexible to fit every client recruitment requirement and timeframe.

A Bridge Between Client & Candidate

Our Civil Society & Government practice pride themselves on their record of accomplishment of executive placements. Working across clients and candidates as a trusted bridge, we have proactively mapped and nurtured diverse networks of leadership talent across the public, private and third sectors since our inception. As a result, our candidate relationships last far beyond the moment of recruitment and provide us with unique insights on how to help our clients become an employer-of-choice for diverse leaders.

Bringing In Talent from Outside the Sector

In limited talent pools, clients rely on our ability to sell public sector roles to candidates who might not have considered them otherwise. We work closely with our clients to understand their organizational aspirations and people culture, matching their values to candidates and helping senior leaders recognise where the public sector is a compelling career choice.

Working closely with our in-house private sector specialists, we attract candidates with strong commercial experience to public roles where their fresh perspective can drive innovation and inclusion and lead change.

17years

of diverse talent mapping

50+

awards won

56%

Female Trustee Placements

1000+

Senior Leaders Trained By Our DICE Consultancy

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