Build an Effective Team
Senior Administrator Searches for Independent Schools
The right senior leaders bring stability, enhanced school culture, and strategic clarity to your school. Our process is designed to move efficiently while never compromising on quality or mission alignment.
Whether it’s an Assistant Head, CFO, Director of Enrollment, Director of Advancement, Academic Dean or any crucial role in between, we are here to walk with you through the process.
We dig deep to understand your operational and strategic needs. Then we lead a search to find you the leader with the right skills, experience, and culture-fit that results in mission-aligned hire.
Searches We Conduct
We regularly support searches for:
Assistant Heads of School
Division Heads
- CFOs and Business Officers
Directors of Advancement
Directors of Enrollment or Admissions
Academic and School Life Leaders
Communications & Marketing Directors
Senior administrators embody mission, shape culture, and execute critical strategic priorities. EC’s refined process supports heads in identifying critical talent and surround themselves with the team to get the job done.
Our Proven Process
Discover & Plan
Role clarity, timeline development, and Leadership Profile creation
Recruitment & Outreach
Candidate sourcing with AI support and intentional network engagement
Evaluation & Selection
Candidate vetting, dossier review, interviews, community feedback, and finalist selection
Transition & Support
Thoughtful transition and onboarding support to Head, as desired.
What Sets the EC
Approach Apart
Broad Leadership Experience
Our partners have led in a wide range of school roles—from division directors to enrollment leaders to advancement directors—giving us a deep understanding of the competencies and dynamics that make senior administrators successful.
Early Vetting
We go beyond résumés. Candidates are identified and vetted early, with close attention to skills, leadership style, and cultural fit. This ensures committees see only those individuals who are truly ready to contribute to your school’s mission and team.
Proven & Inclusive Process
With decades of experience, we've honed a proven search process grounded in clarity, and care. We equip committees with the structure and insight they need, integrating tools like anti-bias training and alignment frameworks to support equity and sound decision-making at every stage.
“EC was the perfect fit for us in our Middle School Head search at Pennington. They really got to know us before launching the search and this personalized approach, together with their professionalism, resulted in a very successful process and outcome. They were always there for us, and continue to be! I will undoubtedly want to use them for our next search.”
-Bill Hawkey, Head of School at Pennington School (NJ)
Let's talk about how we can support your leadership transition
We’re ready when you are. Let’s explore what a strong, mission-aligned search can look like for your school.
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