Future Leadership Completes Over 69 Strategic Executive Placements for a National Disability Services Agency
The Brief
Future Leadership was engaged by a major national agency responsible for transforming disability services in Australia.
The goal was to recruit over 69 Senior Executive Service (SES) level executives between 2016 and 2024, including multiple roles being filled simultaneously. The agency required leaders with diverse backgrounds, including lived experiences of disability, and expertise across various sectors such as disability service delivery, insurance, actuarial services, human services, finance, IT, risk, people, quality, and culture.
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 conducted a comprehensive executive search, encompassing:
- Research: Extensive research into a wide range of sectors and organisations, targeting senior leaders in public sector agencies, private sector enterprises, and not-for-profit disability service organisations.
- Sourcing: Leveraging well-informed senior leaders in relevant organisations, including members of the agency’s Board and Independent Advisory Council.
- Advertising: Utilising press advertising in national newspapers and online platforms, along with international search efforts for specific roles.
- Candidate Assessment: Ensuring candidates demonstrated high levels of energy, commitment, and resilience, essential for performing in a rapidly growing and demanding environment with a mission to redefine disability services nationally.
Emerging Capabilities
Accounting Standards
Ensuring compliance with national and international accounting principles, guiding the accurate preparation and presentation of financial reports within a public sector environment.
Managerial Finance
Overseeing financial operations and resource allocation to support strategic objectives, ensuring fiscal responsibility and efficiency in a government agency.
Business Process Improvement
Identifying and implementing process enhancements to increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve service delivery within complex organisational structures.
Senior Stakeholder Management
Engaging and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials, community leaders, and sector partners, to align goals and achieve organisational success.
Financial Statements
Preparing and interpreting comprehensive financial reports that provide insight into the agency’s financial health, supporting informed decision-making at the executive level.
The Outcome
Placements were successfully achieved across multiple roles, including external recruits and an increasing number of internal appointments over time.
The successful search and recruitment process recognized the scale, complexity, and challenges involved in building and running a new national agency while also supporting the client’s ambitious growth and sector transformation goals. Future Leadership’s ability to provide effective advocacy and support to the client was key to the sustained success of these executive search assignments.
