CHARITY & THIRD SECTOR SPECIALISTS
ESTATES, PROPERTY AND FACILITIES RECRUITMENT
MRG Founded in 2007, MRG is a specialist recruitment business focused on leadership appointments across real estate and facilities management, development and corporate services. Through services including retained search, interim solutions and recruitment as a service, we support businesses and institutions across sectors, including central and local government, charities and other third sector organisations, blue light services, arts and culture, education, government, healthcare and life sciences, hospitality and leisure, industrial, infrastructure, office, retail and more. Our approach to hiring is forensic, precise, and process-driven. We emphasise impartiality over a reliance on personal networks. Furthermore, our experience means we have access to substantive sector expertise. Ultimately, that focus on process and detail makes us better to work with, and far more likely to complete assignments successfully at the first time of asking.
CHARITY SECTOR AND THIRD SECTOR SPECIALISTS We’re proud to partner with organisations that provide vital services to the most vulnerable in our society. Our specialist Charity Estates division oversees leadership roles in the third sector. We have managed numerous recruitment campaigns for estates leadership roles across the charity, education, social care, healthcare and public sectors across the UK over the last decade. We have therefore gained significant insight into the demands and variances of recruitment campaigns across the sector, not to mention the development of a strong network of both active and passive candidates. In addition to our ability to attract interest within these sectors, we also have a proven track record in making a compelling case for professionals currently engaged in the wider private sectors to consider moving into estates leadership roles for organisations with a social cause. Our team focuses on roles in asset and property management, facilities management, capital projects, development, and wider corporate services. As a team, they have worked with not-for-profit organisations throughout the UK, and our track record is detailed later in this document. The team take pride in their strong and wide- ranging networks, providing shortlists that not only come from other areas of the charity and not for profit sector but from sectors such as local government, NHS, education, central government, and the private sector.
YOUR DEDICATED TEAM
Stephanie Howe – Business Sector Director, Public and Third Sector Estates Stephanie has led the MRG Public and Third Sector team since 2019 and is responsible for the management of our public and third sector partner client relationships. Stephanie is responsible for a portfolio of markets at MRG including charities, blue light services, local and central government. She is led several senior property appointments for our third sector clients. Before joining MRG, Stephanie spent eight years with a large property services organisation where she oversaw the valuation, management and disposal of property interests on behalf of institutional investors and lenders. Jane Schofield – Associate Director, Public Sector Estates – Charity/Third Sector Lead Jane is an Associate Director working within our Public Sector Estates Team with over 20 years of recruitment experience working on construction and property management roles across the built environment. Jane has managed the delivery of high-profile campaigns for leading institutional client organisations across a range of project and programme leadership-related roles. Jane worked for MRG in 2013 to 2015 where she ran the Higher Education Estates business in the Northwest of England and rejoined MRG in January 2023 to cover a more national role across Public Sector Estates.
Charley McCarthy – Campaign Delivery Manager
Charley is an experienced recruitment project manager with over four years of experience in executive search. She will assist in the delivery of the recruitment campaign, ensuring the project runs smoothly and on time whilst also providing the best possible service to our candidates and clients. Prior to joining MRG, Charley worked for a leading Executive Search firm working predominantly within the Public and Voluntary sector on senior appointments.
CASE STUDY 1
CASE STUDY 2
Client: The Children’s Trust
Client: Diocese of London
SPECIALISMS SOUGHT: Estates Management, Head of Estates, Head of Health and Safety, Compliance, Senior Leadership ROLES PLACED: • Head of Estates & Health and Safety • Interim Head of Estates & Facilities • Senior Estates Manager • Customer Services Manager • Project Manager • Estates Compliance Manager • Asset Manager • Estates Manager x 2 The Children’s Trust is a leading Children’s brain injury charity serving young people and providing residences for their families. There are rehabilitation facilities and education facilities on site. This was a newly created position within the Estates division and was responsible for the charity’s helpdesk, accommodation and catering. A headhunt campaign was undertaken focusing on other charities, the HE and NHS sectors. For the Head of Estates and Health & Safety, a comprehensive headhunt was launched, concentrating mainly on similar charities, Higher Education and NHS estates. MRG also supported with an interim appointment whilst the permanent recruitment was underway.
SPECIALISMS SOUGHT: Leadership, Housing Management, Contractor Management, Real Estate Investment, Asset Management, Development ROLES PLACED: • Director of Housing and Investment Property • Head of Housing
• Head of Investment Property • Head of Asset Management • Senior Property Services Manager • Senior Property Manager • Property Manager • Property Operations Manager • Repairs Manager
MRG started working with the London Diocesan Fund (LDF) in 2019, appointing the Director of Housing and Property Investment, following which MRG developed a strong relationship and became the appointed recruitment partner. The LDF have a £1bn property portfolio, including over 500 residential properties and £100m of commercial assets. In the last four years, MRG has made 12 appointments to the team to modernise the property function. Throughout this time, we have supported with talent mapping, salary data and market intelligence.
KEY FIGURES:
KEY FIGURES:
5,000+ Views of LDF candidate information packs
7
1,500+ Candidate brochure interactions across all roles
7
4
Average number of candidates shortlisted per role
Candidates longlisted
Candidates shortlisted of which the client selected 4 to interview.
CASE STUDY 3
CASE STUDY 4
Client: John Whitgift Foundation – Estates Director SPECIALISMS SOUGHT: Commercial, Estates Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Transaction Management, Real Estate Management
Client: LHA London Ltd – Director of Estates SPECIALISMS SOUGHT: Development, Transaction Management, Residential Development LHA London Ltd is a charity providing affordable accommodation to young people and students living in Central London. To fulfil LHA’s growth ambitions, a Director of Estates post was created to review the existing portfolio and identify opportunities for the disposal and acquisition of new land and assets for development. A headhunt campaign was undertaken by MRG, focussing on the London residential market, and a Development Director from a leading London-based Housing Association was appointed.
ROLES PLACED: • Estates Director • Facilities Manager
The John Whitgift Foundation is a historic charity that provides care and education to the people of Croydon and is also a significant land and property owner in the local area. MRG were appointed to oversee the recruitment to the newly created Estates Director post, tasked with developing the estate strategy to identify the risks and opportunities throughout the investment and operational estate whilst also leading major projects. Following an extensive search and shortlisting process, MRG secured a high- profile property professional from the private sector.
KEY FIGURES: 1,000+ 8 Candidate brochure interactions
600+ 150+
9
Shortlisted candidates
Candidate brochure interactions
Approaches made to po- tential candi- dates
candidates were shortlisted and 5 selected for client interview
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS
• Action for Children - Interim Director of Estates Transformation • Chester Zoo – Major Projects Lead • CLIC Sargent – Interim Head of FM & Property • Clifton Diocese – Head of Property • Clifton Diocese – Head of Finance • Diocese of Bath & Wells – Head of Property & Glebe • Diocese of Guildford – Head of Property • Diocese of London – Director of Property Investment & Housing • Diocese of Oxford – Property Director • Diocese of Salisbury – Diocesan Surveyor • Diocese of Southwark – Property Operations Manager • Friends of the Elderly – Head of Property • LHA London Ltd – Director of Estates • National Portrait Gallery – Business Services Manager • National Union of Students – Facilities Manager • Ronald McDonald House Charities – Facilities Manager • Royal Museums Greenwich – Building Fabric Manager • Royal Star & Garter Homes – Director of Operations
• Scope – Facilities Manager • Scope – Head of Property • Shelter – Interim Head of FM • St Andrews Healthcare – Head of Estates Services • St Christophers Hospice – Facilities Manager
• The Children’s Trust – Head of Estates and Health & Safety • The Children’s Trust – Senior Estates Manager • The Children’s Trust – Estates Customer Services Manager • The Walcot Foundation – Head of Property & Estates • The Wellcome Trust – Head of Hard Services & Projects • The Wellcome Trust – Head of Soft Services • The Wellcome Trust – Health and Safety Manager • The Wellcome Trust – Interim M&E Project Manager • The Wellcome Trust – Interim Maintenance Manager • The Wellcome Trust – Service Delivery Team Leader • The Wellcome Trust – Workplace Strategy Manager • Twycross Zoo – Estates Director • Unipol – Chief Executive • West London Zone – People & Culture Business Manager
• Whitgift Foundation – Estates Director • Whitgift Foundation – Facilities Manager
HEAR FROM KEY CLIENT, KEVIN TAYLOR
I’ve experienced working with MRG as a candidate looking for work and a customer of a recruitment campaign being run by MRG. My experience as a candidate has been positive with MRG taking the time to understand what it is I’m interested in and where my skills are. Listening extensively to what my experiences have been and asking many questions to understand me. From there they were able to quickly suite me to opportunities that match my interest and ability. I found their client base was strong with a number of roles to consider whenever I had been looking. Communication has always been good keeping you informed of progress promptly and gave me the impression they were there for both client and candidate focusing on the right placement for all. It is because of this experience they were an obvious choice when looking to recruit myself for management positions within my team. From the outset and experiencing MRG as the customer/ client provide the same high level of interaction. Again, very focused on understanding the needs of the business and what was required to inform what type of candidate would be a great fit. We recruited to all the positions first time with a robust, informative recruitment campaign. I would happily work with MRG again as a professional organisation who strive to get good results for client and candidate.
Kevin Taylor Head of Estates The Children’s Trust
CONTACT
If you are looking to recruit or are considering a move into the sector, please contact our third sector recruitment specialist Jane Schofield.
Jane Schofield | Associate Director M: 07355 093389 E: jane.schofield@mrgglobal.com
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