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Government & Defence Executive Search

Attracting, assessing and securing the best leadership talent

Working exclusively for the secure government and defence sector

We provide a full search process to secure the best possible talent for our clients. When you need to recruit individuals into leadership roles who will make a difference, using our unique market mapping to head-hunt the best possible candidates, will get you results fast when compromise is not an option.

We are solutions focused and will always build the approach to fit each individual customer.  This could be as simple as a standard executive search assignment or something more bespoke.

The Sanderson Government & Defence Search team has a unique proposition, sitting between three powerful areas of expertise:

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    Specialists

    We are specialists in the secure government sector with deep knowledge and networks in defence, national security, central government & national policing.

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    Technical Expertise

    We have technical expertise across the entire digital landscape and across all engineering, programme management and technical organisations.

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    Unrivalled Network

    We apply rigour to the search process to access the best people in very specific hard to reach environments. We are a trusted organisation in these domains with an unrivalled network and reputation.

So who is this service for? Any organisation or government department that cannot afford to compromise on the quality of a critical hire.

G&D Search helps organisations grow and develop by ensuring they have the strongest possible leadership teams and individuals in mission critical roles. We ensure they can deliver on both the needs of individual business strategies or the demands of complex programmes.

We work directly for central government departments as a supplier through the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6290.  We also work for a wide range of organisations supplying into government, defence, national security, national policing and all other areas of secure government.  Our client list ranges from FTSE listed multi-nationals, large privately held businesses, SMEs and private equity backed scale ups.

What are the benefits that can help you?

Talk to us about any possible challenges that rely on individuals in leadership roles and mission critical positions

Meet your G&D Executive Search Team

Josh Irving

Josh Irving

Head of Executive Search - Government & Defence

Josh has worked in Executive Search for over 20 years delivering mandates across a spectrum of clients. He works with his clients to understand how to support their business by strengthening their leadership teams as a long-term strategic partner. Josh joined Sanderson Government & Defence four years ago and has developed a capability that is unique by combining his proactive approach and best practice with deep sector and technical understanding of the secure government sector.