Case studies

Achates Recruits: Federation of Scottish Theatre, CEO

Achates Recruits: Macrobert Arts Centre, Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer

Achates Recruits supported The Macrobert Arts Centre to recruit a new Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer. Our support extended into managing an inclusive and transparent interview process ensuring space was held for dynamic and engaging conversations between candidates and the Board of Trustees to...

Achates Recruits: Young Vic, Development Director

Achates supported the recruitment of the new Development Director for the Young Vic...In parallel, Achates led on the development of a Fundraising Snapshot to identify how the Young Vic can strengthen its revenue fundraising in the period ahead...

Achates Recruits: Upper Norwood Library Trust, Director

Achates Recruits supported UNLH’s team of mainly locally based Trustees and Chair, helping them to identify the key skills and attributes that they needed for this next phase in their organisational development....

Achates Recruits: The Albany, Chair

Achates Recruits supported The Albany in recruiting a new Chair for the organisationThe Albany, located in the heart of Deptford, London exists to inspire and support creativity within its local community. The organisation is at an exciting moment in its history as it seeks to...

Achates Recruits: Streetwise Opera, Head of Fundraising

Achates Recruits supported Streetwise Opera in Spring 2022 with the recruitment of a new Head of Development. The assignment utilised an anonymous application process, mitigating against unconscious bias and focusing on candidates’ abilities....

Achates Recruits: Royal Academy of Dance, Director of Development

In summer 2022, the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) approached Achates Recruits to find their new Director of Development, a crucial appointment for realising their creative ambitions...

Achates Recruits: RADA, Director of Development and Head of Supporter Engagement

Achates Recruits worked with RADA in early 2023 to recruit a new Director of Development....

Achates Recruits: PalMusic UK, Director

Achates supported PalMusic UK to recruit a new Director to lead the organisation into its next stage....

Achates Recruits: Opera North, Director of Development

Achates Recruits supported Opera North to recruit a Director of Development in 2022. The candidate brief sought to attract as wide a field as possible, with a number of strong candidates applying to the role from mainstream charity and academia....