Conducting an Executive Search for a Chair and Commissioners to Strengthen Multicultural Advocacy and Social Cohesion in Victoria
The Brief
Future Leadership™ partnered with a multicultural advocacy organisation to conduct recruitment and selection activities for nine Commissioner positions, including Deputy Chair, Youth Commissioner, and Community Representative Commissioner.
The Commissioners play a critical role in advocating for the needs of diverse communities and promoting multiculturalism across Victoria. They provide strategic advice to government to help strengthen multiculturalism and social cohesion in the state. Future Leadership™ was engaged to lead this high-stakes appointment process, leveraging its extensive expertise in public sector and advocacy leadership searches.
Candidate net Promote Score
Future Leadership combines truly personalised relationships with innovative technology solutions to ensure an approachable and efficient process for all our Net Promoter Score across clients, successful candidates and unsuccessful candidates is well above industry standard.
Candidates supported every year
We maintain genuine relationships with past candidates and continue to support them with leadership solutions long term, after they land their role.
Senior Women Appointed since 2002
Over half of the executive search assignments undertaken by our team have resulted in the appointment of outstanding female or LGBTQI+ leaders to high profile roles.
Candidate Retention Rate for 12 months since 2002
Our thorough briefing process and ability to engage passive candidates mean that we go to great lengths to find the right person for the role – long term!
The Process
Future Leadership™ delivered a comprehensive and structured recruitment process tailored to the organisation’s strategic needs:
- Strategy Development and Consultation: Designed and developed a detailed recruitment and search strategy in close collaboration with the organisation.
- Candidate Engagement and Evaluation: Conducted a rigorous assessment of a significant pool of applicants, incorporating competency-based and behavioural evaluations.
- Comprehensive Reporting: Provided a formal candidate assessment matrix report to support the shortlisting process.
- Panel Support and Probity Checks: Prepared panel packs, supported the interview process as scribes, and conducted thorough referencing and probity checks for preferred candidates.
- Diverse Outreach and Communications: Implemented an engaging outreach approach to attract candidates from varied backgrounds and ensure accessibility for applicants with diverse abilities.
This structured process ensured the appointment of individuals with the right balance of skills, lived experience, and diversity.
Emerging Capabilities
Governance and Compliance
Establishes, champions, and measures the effectiveness of an organisation’s regulatory and reporting systems. Identifies and evaluates risks and develops strategies to mitigate risk.
Culture and Engagement
Fosters a positive culture, creating a sense of belonging and inclusiveness. Creates an environment that encourages diverse perspectives and facilitates a psychologically safe environment.
Stakeholder Relations
Establishes rapport with stakeholders, builds and sustains trusted and collaborative relationships. Identifies and draws on relevant and diverse perspectives and integrates them to support productive interactions.
Strategy and Purpose
Develops and leads strategy for the function/organisation, taking a broad and long-term perspective. Communicates and gains buy-in to organisational goals and vision, promoting change initiatives.
Communication and Influence
Communicates with clarity and impact to facilitate individual and collective understanding, inspire action and enable information exchange. Leverages human-centric communication and storytelling to effectively influence stakeholders across the physical and virtual realms.
The Outcome
A Deputy Chair, six Commissioners, a Youth Commissioner, and a Community Representative Commissioner were successfully appointed and announced in a State Government media release.
- The appointees brought a genuine balance of diversity, skills, and lived experience to the board, reflecting the organisation’s mission to strengthen multiculturalism and social cohesion.
- The organisation commended Future Leadership™ for its thorough and professional approach to recruitment, which resulted in a team equipped to deliver impactful advocacy and strategic advice.
