13 appointments. One brilliant university partnership.
Our work with the University of Leeds is a great example of how we work.
What began as a major recruitment campaign has developed into a long-term partnership, with 13 successful appointments across the University.
Our work has included recruitment across Advancement, Philanthropy, Fundraising and Alumni Engagement, including senior and specialist appointments in an exceptionally competitive candidate market.
Rather than relying solely on candidates already working within universities, we’ve proactively identified people with relevant skills and experience from both within and beyond higher education.
We’ve helped Leeds reach new candidate communities, navigate challenging searches and build teams with people capable of supporting the University’s ambitious plans.
13 appointments and a client that continues to trust Valued with its recruitment.
For us, that’s the best measure of a successful partnership.
Higher education experience that goes beyond one university
Our university recruitment experience doesn’t stop at Leeds.
We’ve also partnered with the University of York and the University of Bradford, supporting recruitment across the higher education sector and giving us an understanding of the different structures, cultures and recruitment challenges universities face.
Every university is different.
That’s why we don’t arrive with an off-the-shelf recruitment process.
We take the time to understand your institution, your team, your ambitions and what success in the role actually looks like.
Then we build the search around you.
Reaching beyond the usual university networks
One of the biggest opportunities in university recruitment is also one of the biggest challenges:
How do you attract people who haven’t previously considered working in higher education?
We challenge assumptions about where candidates should come from and focus instead on the skills, experience and potential your organisation actually needs.
Our approach combines:
Targeted headhunting to identify exceptional people who aren’t actively job hunting.
Extensive networks built through nearly two decades in recruitment.
Cross-sector search to find transferable talent from charities, purpose-led organisations and beyond higher education.
Inclusive candidate attraction designed to remove unnecessary barriers and reach more diverse talent pools.
A genuinely human candidate experience that represents your university properly from the very first conversation.
The result?
A bigger, broader and more interesting talent pool.
Recruitment that represents your university
Every candidate who enters your recruitment process is forming an opinion of your institution.
Including the ones you don’t hire.
We work closely with hiring teams to create recruitment processes that are transparent, accessible and inclusive, giving candidates the opportunity to perform at their best.
We’ll challenge unnecessary requirements.
We’ll question processes that could unintentionally exclude brilliant people.
We’ll help you think differently about where talent might come from.
And we’ll tell you when we think there’s a better way.
Because Valued wasn’t built to be just another recruitment agency.
It was built to prove recruitment can be better.
Looking for your next brilliant hire?
Whether you’re recruiting one critical appointment, strengthening a senior leadership team or planning a larger university recruitment campaign, we’d love to hear what you’re trying to achieve.
You don’t need to have the perfect brief ready.
Tell us about the team you’re building, the role you’re struggling with or the plans you’ve got coming up.
Let’s talk about your university recruitment →
Email us at hello@valued-recruitment.co.uk
