Overview

This team member will be an integral team member in the Firm’s continued development and growth.  We are looking for a curious, driven and confident individual with strong verbal and written communication skills, project management experience to balance multiple, competing priorities and a personality comfortable in collaborating with other team members to drive projects towards completion.

RESPONSIBILITIES (Not listed in priority)

Business Support

1.       Support search execution, business operations and growth efforts

2.       Expense account preparation

3.       Heavy Calendar Management for Client, Candidate and Managing Director

4.       Database Administration. Working in Clockwork Recruiting as well as LinkedIn.

5.       Team meeting coordination

Tagged as: calendar management, candidate interviews, executive assistant

About

Founded in 2001, Focus Search Partners was acquired by Vaco in April 2014 to launch and grow the retained executive search business within Vaco, which today is a leading, $950M revenue, PE-backed consulting and managed services provider.  A 14-time Inc. 500 / 5000 award winner, Vaco is an entrepreneurial, high-growth strategic consulting and staffing firm.  Vaco is comprised of more than 1250 team members who are located across 40+ cities in the US and abroad.  Interesting to point out that only 18 companies, including Vaco, have consistently been named to the Inc. list.

As a leading business within Vaco, the FSP today consists of 45+ team members across 10+ states.  FSP is retained by venture capital, private equity and publicly traded companies to recruit Board Members, Executives, Senior Leaders and Functional Experts to our Client companies.  FSP launched an Interim Executive Services (“IES”) line of business in June 2020.  This business is today focused on interim CFOs and will expand to also provide interim CIOs to our Clients.

FSP has an aggressive, growth plan to expand further from a Top 30 Firm in the USA to a Top 10 Firm in the USA

Qualifications

Independent self-starter, proactive with a high sense of urgency College degree preferred but not required / certifications are a plus Process-oriented mindset and approach to projects Adept at managing competing priorities Excellent oral and written communication skills Ability to represent FSP, which is defined by professional appearance, communication, work style and ethic and attitude High integrity, respects confidentiality Natural curiosity and desire to continue to obtain knowledge