Providing leadership and expert advice on emerging trends and building successful commercial education and training partnerships and strategic initiatives.
The Brief
Future Leadership was selected to partner with a leading vocational education and training institute on three key leadership positions: Education Design and Delivery Lead, Student Experience Lead and Academic Registrar, and Industry and Innovation Lead.
For the Industry and Innovation Lead position, the institute sought a collaborative leader with a track record in researching emerging trends, building strategic partnerships, and providing expertise in project design. The appointee would be responsible for growing the business, ensuring that all programmes are aligned with industry expectations and outcomes, and collaborating with state government stakeholders on strategies for future regional economic development.
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
Through mapping, research, and reference to our extensive database, Future Leadership’s research team identified a number of individuals who are leaders in education development and delivery.
Our team reached out across these networks, engaging in dialogue to gather advice and recommendations on potential candidates. These individuals were encouraged to apply and interviewed by Future Leadership consultants to evaluate their fit with the institute’s requirements and culture. An online advertising campaign further supplemented the search.
The candidate pool included a diverse range of professionals from the education sector, including TAFEs, universities, private education providers, and public sector organisations.
Emerging Capabilities
University Lecturing
This skill involves delivering lectures and engaging students at a university level, typically in areas related to industry, innovation, or business. It requires the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively, ensuring that students grasp essential concepts and industry practices.
Open Innovation
This skill refers to the ability to harness external ideas and collaborations to drive innovation within an organisation. It includes working with partners, industry experts, and academic institutions to share knowledge and co-create solutions, aligning these innovations with institutional and industry needs.
Innovation Management
This skill involves overseeing and driving the process of innovation within an organisation. It includes generating new ideas, developing innovative strategies, and implementing projects that introduce fresh solutions to industry challenges. Strong leadership and project management skills are essential to manage innovation initiatives successfully.
Digital Innovation
This skill refers to the ability to leverage digital technologies to transform business processes and create new services or products. It includes understanding emerging digital trends, integrating technology into organisational practices, and driving change through the use of digital tools and platforms.
Social Innovation
This skill involves developing and implementing solutions that address social challenges through innovative means. It focuses on creating value for society, particularly in areas such as education, health, and community development, by employing new ideas, business models, or collaborations.
The Outcome
Candidates were interviewed and reference checked by the Chief Executive Officer and leadership from the institute and the ACT Government.
The successful candidate, who has experience across a range of industries including the public sector, ICT, manufacturing, defence, and health, is currently accountable for establishing new centres of industry engagement at a Victorian university. The candidate brings a proven track record of establishing and leading new models of collaboration and industry partnerships. The official announcement of the appointment is pending.
