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A sample of recently completed executive searches:
Director of Planning and Development A leading Canadian City sought a Director who could oversee daily operations and be the resource and advisory person on planning and development matters. The Director would also be responsible for managing planning and development services for the City, while developing the City's vision and goals and leading staff to implement strategies aimed at growing the community. The Ravenhill Group narrowed the search down to four highly qualified candidates with varied backgrounds in planning. City officers chose the candidate with outstanding planning expertise, which filled a significant void in that City's management team. A City Engineer A large western City sought a Civil Engineer to lead the rehabilitation of many kilometers of sewer and water main. In addition, applications for new subdivisions were stretching City engineering resources. Pressure for approvals was high and elected officials impatient. The City Engineer would be charged with designing and planning the water main and sewer layout. After a national search, Ravenhill presented the candidate to the client who possessed the most outstanding mix of technological expertise, and marketing, business development and leadership skills. The candidate hired was a civil engineer with international experience with a Masters degree from a leading Canadian university. General Manager 6000 Seat Arena Phil B wasn't even really looking for a job when Ravenhill Group told him about an opening at this City. It was for the position of General Manager of The Multiplex - a 6000 seat arena, home to a Western Hockey League team. The 35-year-old father of two had been working at another Centre - 5000 seat arena as Assistant GM. for the previous two years. His boss the GM, also a young man wasn't going anywhere soon. Almost 1200 miles separated his home town from our client's City, but Phil liked what the City had to offer, and the job was a good fit. He told the recruiter to go ahead with his application. Ravenhill presented him, negotiated his salary, bonus and job upgrade on his behalf, and landed him a position. The City was happy too Municipal Engineer Our client, a City located on the busy trans Canada Highway, needed a hands-on manager to oversee Public Works. The City sought a Manager whose mission it would be to evaluate technologies, marketplace trends and taxpayer needs to develop next-generation solutions. Ravenhill Group conducted a national search focusing on individuals with public works - as well as blue box experience and identified several candidates, all of whom had significant expertise. The challenge was to find the person compatible with City management and employees with whom he/she would interact. The client ultimately selected a candidate with a good combination of technical expertise, leadership skills and personal qualities that created positive chemistry between the candidate and management. In short, he was a good fit with the City's "DNA" The selected individual's prospects of making a significant impact on City growth and development are strong Manager Long Term Planning This municipality approached us for the second time in less than a year. Because it is government, we were required to compete for the assignment by preparing an RFP. Having won the competition, the real work began. The search, which took us from coast to coast was unique. It was begun with a long list of possible candidates (about 50). Through telephone interviews and an e-mailed questionnaire we were able to narrow the list to five possible candidates. We rated the five on a scale of 1-10 based on the clients criteria and narrowed the search to two. The finalists couldn't have been further away. The client flew two couples across the country for interviews and made their choice A CAO Ravenhill Group was asked to search for a CAO a fast growing, organization. This high-energy executive would need at least 12 years of experience managing a large and growing staff and the ability to ensure that the organization would be "a leader" in their municipality. Experience developing a team and creating strategic plans and alliances with major industries in the region were also essential qualifications. After a brief and highly concentrated search, Ravenhill Group identified an outstanding candidate with more than 10 years of experience management, business development and strategic thinking; the client quickly hired him. The chosen executive, who most recently was Senior Manager in another region brought much needed experience with him. Please contact
Ravenhill Group executive search and recruitment
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