McLean Public, a specialist arm of McLean, has been launched focusing exclusively on providing talent acquisition services to the public sector. With a unique approach to diversity and inclusion, McLean Public is challenging the status quo and aiming to level the playing field for senior hires in the public and Third Sectors.
As the specialist arm of McLean, a well-established recruitment agency with over 17 years of advisory experience in executive recruitment, McLean Public is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in the public sector and Third Sectors. With a strong focus on public enterprise bodies, digital, technology, and innovation, McLean Public aims to provide outstanding executive search and interim management services across the UK and beyond, with diversity at the heart of everything they do.
One of McLean Public’s key goals is to ensure that candidates and clients come first, and each assignment is approached with a bespoke strategy, departing from the traditional process-led, one-size-fits-all approach of executive recruitment in the public and third sectors. They believe that one size certainly does not fit all and are committed to challenging the norm to drive diversity and inclusivity in senior leadership teams and boardrooms.
“We are thrilled to launch McLean Public and offer a fresh and dedicated approach to diversity in the public and third sectors,” says Jonathan Swain, Managing Director and Founder of McLean Public. “For too long, executive recruitment in these sectors has been process-led and lacking diversity. Our bold and simple aspiration is to put that right and create meaningful change.”
McLean Public takes pride in its track record of success, with 73 per cent of their appointments being diverse and 70 per cent of their work being repeat business. Additionally, 66 per cent of all their appointments are female, 38 per cent are from the global majority, and 67 per cent of all board or trustee appointments are diverse. They offer a wide range of services including executive search, executive interim, board practice, and consultancy & advisory.
McLean Public’s approach to promoting diversity and inclusion involves several key strategies, including establishing a clear identification strategy at the outset of the search, broadening the search parameters beyond the usual suspects, encouraging diverse thinking from their network channels, leveraging affiliate bodies that promote diverse leadership and board-level talent, and ensuring that all search materials are inclusive and bias-free.
McLean Public is proud to be associated with esteemed organisations and associations that further highlight their commitment to driving diversity and inclusivity in the public sector such as Women on Boards UK, Real World Group, Disability Confident, Board Apprentice, Dawson Walker, ENEI and Goho PR.
Based in both London and Edinburgh, McLean Public is ready to serve clients across the UK and beyond. For more information, please visit their website at www.mcleanpublic.com.
