Executive Recruiter – Government & Public Sector

Job Description:

• Lead executive search engagements with AlphaGov and client leadership
• Lead search kickoff meetings and clarify position requirements, priorities, and timelines
• Develop search strategies and candidate profiles
• Identify, approach, and assess executive and senior leadership candidates
• Conduct structured interviews and prepare candidate recommendations
• Advise hiring managers, executives, boards, or selection committees
• Coordinate candidate presentations, interviews, and client feedback
• Support reference checks, offer discussions, and placement follow-through
• Maintain accurate search records and communicate progress, challenges, and next steps
• Coordinate with recruiting and research support when assigned

Requirements:

• Experience conducting executive or senior leadership searches
• Ability to manage a search from initial planning through candidate selection
• Strong candidate assessment, client communication, and project management skills
• Confidence engaging senior professionals and handling confidential information
• Ability to explain your contribution to successful searches
• Government agency, municipality, public utility, higher education, or other public-sector search experience preferred but not required
• Experience working with boards, hiring committees, or multiple decision-makers preferred
• Retained search or search consulting experience preferred
• Experience recruiting department heads, chief executives, or other senior organizational leaders preferred
• Independent search consultants, search firm professionals, and experienced in-house recruiting leaders are welcome

Benefits:

• Assignments contingent on contract awards and client needs
• Scope, schedule, engagement terms, and compensation discussed before an assignment is accepted