HOW WE LIKE TO WORK
Our candidates typically have experience in communications or public affairs agencies, journalism, as special advisers in government, diplomacy, or the civil service government, in-house in corporate or government affairs.
It is an extremely competitive market for talent in these industries, Elva Partners adopts the below methods to find the best in the industry.
Calibre of candidates
We find the best way to find the best and most diverse talent is through proactive headhunting, referrals, and recommendations.
Our network
Our combined decades of experience means we have built an invaluable network of professionals across the communications, public affairs, and international government relations industries.
Long-term focus
We place candidates who want to make long-term moves in their career. We pride ourselves on our excellent record of candidates exceeding in the roles we place them in.
Discretion
As we work with high-profile talent and clients across the industry, being discreet is essential. We are here to guide clients and candidates to help them make the best professional decisions.
Hands-on search
We always meet with and screen candidates to ensure they are a professional and cultural fit, and work closely with clients and candidates through the recruitment process.
Transparency
In our weekly search updates, we keep our clients informed on all the developments of the process, how many potential candidates we have identified and approached, any market updates, and candidate feedback.
Anti-volume
Due to our quality-driven and precise approach, we always conduct a deep search to identify a shortlist of the most appropriate candidates for the role, saving clients time.
Exclusive talent
Due to our proactive approach, virtually every candidate we have placed since Elva Partners was founded was not actively in the market.
Market advice
Amidst the ever-changing economic and political landscape, we are here to give our clients insights to the market and advice on how this affects the recruitment process.
ABOUT US
Our team has decades of combined experience in the industry.
Discretion is the cornerstone of the Elva Partners ethos. The majority of our candidates are sourced through referrals, recommendations, and headhunting.
We source the highest-calibre candidates in the industry from Account Executives to Managing Directors. Many of our candidates have high-profile backgrounds in politics, journalism and business. We focus on permanent positions.
The Elva Partners team is extremely well networked in the policy sector; they quickly identified a great shortlist of candidates, provided valuable advice throughout the recruitment process, and helped my company successfully secure an excellent candidate. I was impressed throughout by their professionalism and competence and wouldn’t hesitate to use them again in future.
Verity Harding, Formation Advisory (Founder), AI Policy Expert
“Elva Partners were fantastic to work with. They were responsive, well connected and knowledgeable. They made a stressful process easier and had great advice.”
Former Chief of Staff, Prime Minister
“Elva Partners stand out because they send exceptional candidates with abilities and attitudes that are ideally suited to our business. This is only possible because they have taken the time to get to know Charlesbye and clearly spend hours vetting the right people for us. The Elva team are incredibly responsive and proactive and leave no stone unturned to help our business find its most valuable asset – great people. I can’t recommend them highly enough.”
Lee Cain, Founding Partner, Charlesbye
“From my perspective as a candidate, what sets Tarasyn apart is her knowledge of the international affairs market. She quickly grasped my background and career path and matched me with exciting opportunities. International affairs is a private and discreet sphere, so Tarasyn’s network is a valuable asset.”
Director, International Government Advisory Firm
“I’ve worked with them as both client and candidate and Tarasyn and Elva Partners continue to be the best and most discreet headhunters around…as well as being a pleasure to work with, they have the most important aptitudes of all: the ability to fully understand both clients’ needs and candidates’ ambitions and make a fantastic match.”
Partner, high-growth public affairs agency
“The team at Elva took great care in understanding our business, our culture and our aspirations when we sought to build out our Corporate Affairs team for an ambitious, fast-growing business that needed to bring in a more experienced set of functional experts to support its evolution. Elva helped us to make multiple strategic hires in an accelerated time frame. Their focus was always on our best outcome, and communication was timely and transparent at all times. Their discreet, proactive approach meant we knew they were bringing rigorously screened, excellent candidates to the process – and candidates that would sit well with our corporate culture and grow with us as the business grew.”
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, FTSE 250 Cybersecurity Firm