A recruitment agency SERVICE for UK Universities and Colleges DELIVERED BY TRANSFORM-ED
- Permanent recruitment
- Contract recruitment
- Temp (agency) recruitment
Academic Practice
Part of Transform-ED, our team comprises experienced and published academics. We can help you recruit heads of department/unit, specialist academic roles, programme leaders, online educators, academic developers and many others.
Digital Learning
Members of our team have led university digital teams, owned digital processes and delivered transformation. We can help you recruit staff such as learning technologists, designers, content specialists, heads of service as examples.
Professional Services
Members of our team have worked in, and so understand the complexity of, professional service roles. We can help you recruit timetabling practitioners, careers advisers, heads of service, academic registry specialists, and many others.
PERMANENT STAFF
We lead the search, long-listing, shortlisting, applicant preparation. Following client interview, we lead post-interview referencing and negotiations for a new member of staff to be employed by you (PAYE).
CONTRACT STAFF
Search for individuals to deliver fixed-term contracts within your team. Either employed via the applicant’s own limited company (we manage timesheets and payment) OR directly via you on a PAYE contract.
AGENCY STAFF
Applicants are employed by us and placed within the client’s institution. We manage timesheets, payroll, line management, tax, national insurance, pension contributions, annual leave and CPD.
Searching for a role in universities or colleges?
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Looking to recruit into universities or colleges?
If you are looking to recruit to a new role within your university or college it will be great to talk to you. We want to understand your requirements, timeline and goals so we can get the search right.
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Why trust uS?
We really know Higher Education
We know Higher Education and have done what you are doing. One of our founders has over 20 years’ experience working in Higher Education – all of our academic team have worked in the HE sector spanning multiple capacities. Knowing how universities and colleges work and understanding the language, acronyms, roles and requirements means we can have experienced-based conversations with you.
We don’t do bulk recruitment
Instead, we take the required time to understand our clients and applicants whilst still delivering efficiently. This means that at the start of the process, we will hold an introductory conversation with the candidate to get to know them and check their experience and ambition aligns with your current requirement. We will also take the time to get to know you and understand what you are looking for from a candidate.
We invest the time and resources to help candiates prepare
Once you have confirmed the longlist we prepared for you, we will speak to each candidate again personally. We will offer shortlisted candidates a mock interview with one of our experienced educational team, and give them feedback to help optimise their performance with you on the day. For those unsuccessful we will give them feedback using our SCALE feedback model. This is not at your expense – it reflects our commitment to the wider HE field, but will also reflect positively on your organisation.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity
Our values are accountability, distinctiveness, collaborative, ethical and inclusivity. In our work, how we engage with people, our practices and processes are all underpinned by our values. So in all recruitment engagement, we deliver a detailed equality, diversity and inclusivity report as well as publish an annual review.
We work hard to gain your trust
Passionate about Higher Education Recruitment in the UK, we know what a difference it makes to recruit the right staff into universities and colleges. We will always be honest, open and transparent with you and treat your recruitment campaign like our own.
Don’t have your own Ltd company?
Not a problem! Employed by us and work in the client’s institution. Sometimes referred to as an umbrella – we manage insurances, pensions, annual leave and all HR activities.
Great for applicants without a Ltd company and clients who need a fast, temp staffing solution. You will also get access to our consultancy team, online training, mentoring, and digital infrastructure – all included.
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To learn more about our services and how we can help you, please use the form or contact us.
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