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Successfully hire for the future now with ISS Leadership Search. Whether you are seeking to hire a Head of School, Principal, or other administrative leadership role, ISS can help you identify your next leader.
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Hiring an international school leader is a critical decision that affects the entire school community and there simply is no one-size-fits all answer. It takes a deep understanding of what the school needs today—and in the future—to identify the right leader. ISS listens, collaborates, and combines its deep experience and personalized, detailed approach to make the process and the final decision seamless and successful.

Review your school and complete a SWOT analysis

Interview you and your school’s key stakeholders

Create a position statement and leadership profile

Amplify your job description to our vast educator network

Comprehensively screen candidates, interview, and create a shortlist

Report our findings to you in detailed candidate packets

The final interviews and ultimate choice are all yours!

In addition to our comprehensive Full Search services, ISS also offers schools an “advertise only” option. With this option, ISS can help you boost the visibility of your search by promoting your job post through targeted search announcements to thousands of administrative candidates across ISS platforms.

ISS delivers a high-impact, personalized leadership search and strategy program that is context-driven, grounded in evidence-based practice and deep listening, and designed to involve and support the whole school community. ISS finds the right leaders through sharp judgment, long-term partnership, and a level of care and responsiveness that is unmatched.

Responsiveness and Care

We stay close throughout the process. Clients know they can reach us, and that we’ll respond quickly, thoughtfully and with honesty.

Context Matters to Us

We take the time to understand the school—its people, its priorities, and its direction. We don’t offer generic solutions.

Rigor and Fairness

Every applicant is screened and vetted using a clear, competency-based process. We consider all candidates, not just those we know, and we check our own bias at every step.

Global Reach, Real Presence

We’re not just connected, we’re visible. We visit schools, run workshops, speak at conferences and contribute actively to this community, which means we understand what’s happening now, not just what used to work.

Trusted Relationships

People like working with us. They know we’ll be honest, respectful and professional and they know we’ll still be there after the appointment, checking in, supporting transition and keeping the relationship going.

A CLOSER LOOK

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