Graduate Executive Search Associate – Higher Education

Updated: October 14, 2025

by The GRB Team

Graduate
Education and Teaching, Executive Search
Dublin
€31,500

Graduate Executive Search Associate – Higher Education

Company

  • A leading executive search firm with a global reach, focusing on finding outstanding leaders in socially impactful sectors such as Higher Education, Sustainability, Not for Profit, Sport and the Arts
  • Clients include Unicef, Amnesty International, Natural History Museum, Sport England, AstraZeneca,  and pretty much every university in the UK and plenty further afield
  • 160+  staff across a  number of global offices, including 55 in their London HQ
  • Underpinned by values of collaboration, inclusivity, passion,  impact and creativity
  • This role is within their Higher Education search team, who have assisted on more than 2000 appointments across the world’s top universities

Role – Research Associate – Opportunities in London, Dublin and Abu Dhabi

Working within the Higher Education search team, you will be:

  • Mapping the market of suitable leaders across the Higher Education space, working at the beginning on one search assignment at  a time at the beginning, working up to 3-4 live projects at any given time
  • Collaborating with other departments for broader learning and opportunities to cross-resource
  • Developing sector specific knowledge and expertise
  • Grasping complex client briefs and creating appropriate search strategies
  • Researching world-leading candidates across the globe for leadership roles such as Vice-Chancellor, President, Rectors, Professors, Trustees and Chairs
  • Building your network, getting to thoroughly know these leaders and advocating suitable roles where appropriate
  • Managing the research phase of each project from background research, identification and selection of candidates and managing successful candidate interview processes
  • Hybrid working (3 days in office)

Package

  • €36000 + annual bonus (up to 10%) based on personal and company performance
  • Become part of the Employee Owned Trust which allows annual tax-free dividends
  • 25 days holiday + BH
  • 2 days a year to commit to charitable causes

Profile

  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Results-oriented
  • Ability to manage multiple projects
  • An inquisitive mindset
  • Collaborative
  • A  strong interest in the world of Higher Education

Nice to have

  • Executive Search experience
  • A working  connection to the Middle East

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Job details

Job ID: 36703
Type: Graduate
Company: The GRB Team
Locations: Dublin
Salary: €31,500
Industries: Education and Teaching, Executive Search
Courses: Business, Education, Government and Politics, Humanities, Social Sciences
Grade: Any
Updated: October 14, 2025
Closing: October 14, 2025
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