In 1999 the answer would be no, just advertise in the Times Higher Ed Supplement (THE) or the Guardian
In year 2019 readership has dropped, media usage has changed and senior people are harder to reach. So yes.
And the next question is who? Several of the larger search firms have an HE lead consultant, which you can find through the internet, and they will have a large team of researchers who can find candidates for you, but they can be quite impersonal and most have to keep an eye on the number of assignments they fill to make their bonuses or partner profit share, so ruthless with it. When using them I’ve often felt that I am just one client amongst many.
I’ve therefore found that the smaller boutique search firms that specialise in one sector, know the people over many many years, and work alongside a small number of specialist researchers are often way better. An example is Minerva Executive Search, who I have known for a long time, which is run by two passionate co-founders with a small in-house team who have specialised in really getting to know the HE Sector and understand the importance of term deadlines and building diversity into their longlists.
Meet a few firms, get them to pitch their methodology and then go for it, remembering that for VC appointments you will be led strongly by the Chair of Governors (or Court etc)
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