Executive Recruitment Overview

Find out how Executive Recruitment can help you find the candidates for high-level positions.

UCSD's executive recruiter conducts high-level searches to attract a diverse pool of outstanding candidates for Manager and Senior Professionals (MSP) and Senior Management Group (SMG) positions. Services include proactive outreach to prospective candidates, assuring the candidate has an informed, professional experience with UCSD, and an efficient search process.

See Executive Recruitment Services for details on services.

Advantages

Executive Recruitment offers your department:

  • A resource dedicated to executive searches
  • Extensive knowledge of the UCSD community and environment
  • Timely and efficient searches
  • Close partnership with the search committee chairperson
  • Accessibility to the search committee members
  • Front-line contact with candidates during the search

Fees

Executive Recruitment charges only for direct, out-of-pocket costs that the executiverecruiter or Human Resources incurs on behalf of the hiring department, including advertising (ifapplicable), travel, or mileage.

The hiring department handles candidate travel. Charges are directed to the funding account indicated on home department's requisition in the ad funding source code.

Participant roles and responsibilities

Executive Recruitment services support the hiring department, hiring official, the search committee chairperson, and the search committee. Each of these stakeholders has a key role in the executive search process. Learn more about department responsibilities and roles.

Past Executive Recruitment searches

  • Administrative Vice Chair, Surgery
  • Executive Director, Office for Students with Disabilities
  • Assistant Vice Chancellor, Alumni Relations
  • Principal, Preuss School
  • Executive Director, IT Applications
  • Director of Development, Parent Program
  • Assistant Director of Development, Health Sciences/Annual Giving
  • Assistant Director of Development, Foundation Relations
  • Senior Director of Development, Regional, Major Gifts
  • Director of Development, Medical
  • Director, Communications - Jacobs School
  • Assistant Director of Development, University Events
  • Director of IT, Admissions & Enrollment Services

You can also see current Executive Recruitment searches.

Request services

To request Executive Recruitment services for your department, complete the Executive Recruitment Request Form (PDF) and submit it to Michael Yates.