Our Expertise
With over two decades of expertise delivering interim management, executive search, and management consulting services across all corporate functions and council services, here at Ikigai we share your passion for public services, and we speak the same language.
Types of organisations we work with
As Local Government specialists, we work with District, Unitary, Metropolitan, County councils and London borough’s as well as Combined authorities, Children’s Trust’s, LATCo’s, Leisure Trusts and Waste Disposal Authorities.

Expertise by function and service
People
- Adults
- Children’s
- Education
- Commissioning
- Public Health
Place
- Housing
- Regeneration
- Planning
- Waste and recycling
- Transport
- Cultural Services
Corporate
- Human resources
- Finance
- Procurement
- Digital, Data & Technology
- Resident (Customer) Services
- Transformation   Â
Expertise by role
Council Services
- Chief Executive
- Chair/NED
- Assistant Chief Executive
- 151 officer
- Executive director
- Director
- Assistant director
- Head of service
- Monitoring officer
- Procurement manager
- Commissioning manager
Transformation
- Director of Transformation
- Programme director
- Programme manager
- Head of PMO
- Service designer
- Agile delivery manager
- Project manager
- Financial modeller
- Business analyst
- Change manager
- PMO officer
Digital
- Chief information officer
- Chief technology officer
- Enterprise architect
- Solutions architect
- Product owner
- Scrum master
- UX designer
- Data scientist
- Developer
- Business intelligence analyst
- Data analyst
Our Process
At Ikigai we have the expertise, reach and insight to deliver the people you require, and the change you need. These are our steps to success:
Simplify
We make life easier for organisations with an appetite for talent and leadership – ensuring the next move is the right move for clients and candidates alike.
Serve
Pro-active communication and diligence are how we make our matches, putting people at the heart of the process and everything we do.
Support
We care about building long lasting relationships, and whether it’s the clients, candidates, or communities we partner with, we support you every step of the way.
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