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4 Kensington Cloisters, 5 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LD T:  +44 (0)20 7368 5100   |   E:  info@moloneysearch.com   |   W:  www.moloneysearch.com

 

About Us

GENERAL/PRIVATE SECTOR

Founded by Dr Curly Moloney in 1994, Moloney Search is a boutique Executive Search firm with headquarters in Kensington, London and operations across Europe, North America, Africa and the Middle East. We have a reputation for professionalism and personal service. We work with over one third of the FTSE 100 and nearly a quarter of the Fortune 500 Group of companies. Dr Moloney leads the teams within Moloney Search, drawing upon the expertise of her other colleagues as and when appropriate. 

In addition, Moloney Search is renowned for its ability to produce diverse shortlists.  Curly co-wrote the Cabinet Office guidelines for diversity in recruitment which were rolled out across Government Departments and Lord Davies cited Moloney Search as ‘the Search firm able to produce very diverse shortlists of excellent quality’.

The Moloney Search Practices are committed to providing tailored search and selection services. The practice combines in-depth knowledge with a global reach. The team works closely with the Practice, the Senior Search Team.  This collaboration ensures that we can search both deeply and broadly across other sectors to access a real diversity of candidates.

• As well as accessing our established networks, we provide extensive fresh research to ensure that all the relevant markets are searched thoroughly.  This ensures that we can provide a shortlist with real breadth and creativity.
• We run the search and selection process from end to end, removing the time-consuming administrative burden.
• We ensure a professional and consistent experience for all candidates.  Our style is rigorous and dialogic, befitting the demands of an intellectually critical community.

PUBLIC SECTOR

Founded by Dr Curly Moloney in 1994, Moloney Search is a boutique Executive Search firm with headquarters in the UK. We have a reputation for professionalism and personal service.

One of the key reasons we are chosen is our committed and permanent investment, and our success in hiring diverse candidates. Individual public sector clients include Departments for International Trade, Health, Education, Transport, BEIS, Work & Pensions, Health, Ministries of Defence & Justice, HM Treasury, HMRC, CQC, National Audit Office, The Cabinet Office, DCMS, FCA, PSR, ORR, Tate, PRA and The Bank of England. Additionally, we work with over one third of the FTSE 100 and a quarter of the Fortune 500 Group of companies.

Moloney Search is renowned for its ability to produce diverse shortlists. Dr Moloney co-wrote the Cabinet Office guidelines for diversity in recruitment which were rolled out across Government Departments and Lord Davies cited Moloney Search as ‘the Search firm able to produce truly diverse shortlists of excellent quality.’ Such is the strength of our diversity work that we were recently appointed to work on the search for the CEO of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

The Moloney Search Practice is committed to providing tailored search and selection services. The practice combines in-depth knowledge with a global reach. The team works closely with the Commercial Board Practice, the Senior Search Team and the …. Sector Practice. This collaboration ensures that we can search both deeply and broadly across other sectors to access a real diversity of candidates.

We became part of the framework of search firms that work with the Cabinet Office for senior recruitment across all Government Departments and arm’s length bodies in 2015. Such was the quality and diversity of our work, our initial membership of this framework was renewed in November 2018. We maintain a strong working relationship with the Office of Public Appointments and Civil Service Commissioners and are often invited to present on best practice in diversity recruitment. Guided by the Recruitment Principles outlined by the Civil Service Commission, all of our individual campaigns for SCS/Public Appointments have resulted in a candidate being identified at the first attempt. 

We offer an end-to-end process following Commission principles which is a multi-stage process that ensures rigour throughout our search.

We consider each step of our process to be critical to a successful placement. We have a tested and personalised approach to every campaign through which we establish long-term partnerships with our clients allowing us to become a real partner and provide clear direction during the selection process. The time we invest in our clients allows us to represent them successfully in the marketplace, ensuring a rigorous assessment of skill and fit, leading to successful placements. We encourage constant communication with you throughout each stage of the campaign.

 

Expertise

 

Values

As ambassadors for our clients, we recognize that we are often the initial point of contact with potential candidates, and first impressions count.

At Moloney Search we believe it is of paramount importance to define and consciously promote our values and standards. A tireless attention to achieving these is what makes our professional and respectful approach stand out.

Client focus – our services are tailored or created to meet client demands.

Optimal candidate experience – our reputation and our success depends upon candidates having an excellent experience with us.

Rigour – we are known for our tireless attention to detail and passionate desire to set industry standards.

Creativity – our generalist status and breadth of expertise allows us to think laterally and provide unusual and effective solutions.

Professionalism and integrity – we must be consistently professional and respectful in all our dealings, and treat clients and candidates in a way we would wish to be treated. As members of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) we uphold the highest professional standards.

 

Methodology

Our success and reputation  has been built upon an established methodology that ensures that we are able to match talent quickly and accurately to your needs.

The key drivers of this success are:

Research capability – as well as accessing our established networks, we conduct extensive fresh research to ensure that all relevant markets are searched thoroughly. All our research is conducted in house by our intelligent and highly analytical staff.

Long term partnerships – our client relationships are true partnerships. We believe that a long term partnership is the best way to develop an in depth understanding of your organisation and its requirements. This approach enables us to exploit our creativity to the full.

Tailored solutions – we recognise that all our clients and our searches are unique. We therefore tailor our solutions to each search.

End-to-end process – we can run the entire process from end to end, removing the time-consuming administrative burden.

Communication – our focus on measured, concise and timely communication with both our clients and candidates is paramount to a smooth process. It is essential to accurately represent and build your recruitment 'brand' in the marketplace.

Diversity – Moloney Search is renowned for its ability to produce very diverse shortlists. Dr Moloney co-wrote the Cabinet Office guidelines for diversity in recruitment and contributed to the The Tyson Report on the Recruitment and Development of Non-Executive Directors. In 2011, Lord Davies cited Moloney Search as the Executive Search firm able to produce diverse shortlists of excellent quality.