The Sheffield Legacy

Established in 1961, Sheffield is a trusted adviser to a diverse range of New Zealand’s private and public companies, local government entities, public sector organisations and the not for profit sector.

We combine our consultants' experience and expert judgment with proven methods to ensure you get the best talent and the best out of your talent. 

Having placed many of New Zealand’s top executives for six decades, Sheffield is a market leader, connecting leadership talent with a diverse range of organisations. With Consultants in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, we offer a seamless national service to clients and candidates.

Our commitment is to inclusivity and diversity. We deliver a first-class service to clients and candidates that demonstrates this and ensures long-lasting business partnerships.

With our integrated leadership development and executive search and selection offerings, we are uniquely positioned to work with your business to attract, retain and develop exceptional leadership talent.

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We offer sponsorships and pro-bono contributions to New Zealand enterprises that are making a positive impact.

After going to market we selected Sheffield from previous experience and with the scale of this role, Louise’s market knowledge helped us make the decision. Managing different timezones, the festive season and that the interview team were based in Denmark elongated the process, however this was well managed by Louise. Regular updates from Louise and her understanding of what they were looking for impacted the great quality of candidates brought to the table. It was a seamless process with an excellent result.

Ritchie Legge, GM Human Resources, PGG Wrightson Seeds/DLF

On behalf of the Knox Trust Board, I wanted to convey our appreciation for your invaluable assistance with the recent recruitment process that led to Fionnagh’s appointment as our new CEO. From the very start, we were all incredibly impressed with Sheffield’s alignment with our core values, your willingness to listen to our requirements (and to challenge them when necessary), and the way in which you and your team went above and beyond in your efforts to ensure that the very best people were identified, shortlisted and interviewed. We are thrilled with Fionnagh’s appointment and thank you again to Sheffield for its crucial contribution to that outcome.

Bal Matheson, Chair, Knox Home Trust

For this role we needed the market knowledge we knew Sheffield had. The Search process brought a great calibre of candidates. Sheffield’s knowledge of the applicants, overall experience in the market and handling of the process was a huge benefit for us. We had a tricky timeframe with Christmas looming but Louise was able to deliver within the timeframes. We are very happy with the outcome and would definitely recommend Sheffield to others.

Hamish Dobbie, Chief Executive Officer, Hurunui District Council

We chose Sheffield for the recruitment of this role as we had used them previously. The attraction of candidates Sheffield were able to provide was a big benefit for us. Andrea had a very good understanding of the role and the team were very organised with their communications, with the interview process run very well. It was an enjoyable experience, and we have a great outcome.

Tony Ryall, Chief Executive, Beststart Educare

We used Sheffield for the recruitment of our Business Systems Manager and I really enjoyed working with Andrea. The interviews were run smoothly and she really got us thinking about the questions we were asking to get the right candidate. The process was smooth and well run, we’re really happy with the result.

Stephen Vidulich, Head of Technology, Enviro NZ

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