Case study:Achates Recruits: First Story, CEO and Head of Development

We were delighted to work with Achates to support the process of hiring our new Chief Executive at First Story. They took the time to get to know the organisation well, and to understand our strategic plans, and so what we needed from our new CEO. They were able to use their deep cultural-sector knowledge and networks to engage an exciting range of candidates, resulting in a competitive interview process from which we were able to recruit a dynamic and experienced senior leader to lead us into the future.

– Edward Baden-Powell, Chair of the Board of Trustees

Achates Recruits and Brings Change worked with the Chair and Trustees of First Story, a leading creative-writing charity for young people, to recruit a new Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation.

We conducted a far-reaching and dynamic search for candidates across the literature and wider cultural and charity sector with the skills, experience and interests that were aligned with First Story’s ambitious and far-reaching impact strategy. The process resulted in a range of qualified candidates coming forward for consideration, and following a competitive interview process, a CEO was appointed with the drive, determination and expertise to lead First Story into the future.

The recruitment for the role of CEO followed a previous process conducted by Achates for First Story to recruit a new Head of Development to work as a key part of the organisation’s senior management team to support its development and to lead on fundraising. Following a wide-reaching search, an exciting and qualified candidate joined the First Story team to lead that critical area of work.

Case study:Achates Recruits: First Story, CEO and Head of Development

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