Recruitment
Jodi Myers has a particular interest in recruitment of board members and senior management, working to ensure an effective process that results in a positive experience for both employers and candidates.Recent work includes successful searches for:
• Artistic Director for National Dance Company Wales• Trustees for Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch
• Chair of the board for Cardboard Citizens
• Chair of the board for the London Arts in Health Forum
• Executive Director for Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch
• Executive Director for the Park Theatre London
• Interim Executive Director for Cardboard Citizens
• Artistic Director/Chief Executive for Theatre by the Lake Keswick
• Executive Director/Joint CEO for the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith
• Artistic Director for the Octagon Theatre Bolton
Previous recruitments include:
• Arts Council England• HOME Manchester
• IOU
• New Vic Theatre Newcastle-under Lyme
• Shape
• Rifco
• Tamasha
• The Audience Agency
“We worked with Jodi on the appointment of a significant post at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch and to help source a number of board members. She enabled Queens to attract a significantly higher quality of candidate in a time of great change for the theatre. Jodi's expert management of the process, strategic advice and guidance to me as Chair were invaluable in ensuring we appointed successfully to a newly created joint CEO and Executive Director role. I was also delighted at the prospecting she achieved for board members. Jodi's approach is thoughtful, considered and extremely organised”.
“The Board found Jodi’s support and advice invaluable in defining the new role of Artistic Director & Chief Executive. She was proactive in approaching a significant number of potential candidates for the post, ensuring that there were strong applications from a range of people offering contrasting skills and experience. Throughout the process, which she managed effectively, Jodi gave clear and well-informed advice so that the board felt confident about what they were looking for and took ownership of the final decision.”
“You've done a great job for us, and I know that all of us who have come into contact with you have appreciated your insights, experience and guidance.”
“Jodi's management of our recruitment process was utterly effective and successful… Working with Jodi gave IOU national profile and status with the added benefit of a specific targeted reach and personalised management of the whole process. Frankly, I had never felt so confident and comfortable with recruiting.”