About Us
Helping organisations and candidates thrive by pairing the right people with the right roles.
Building relationships for future success
JacksonStone & Partners is one of the most experienced executive search, recruitment and contracting agencies in New Zealand. Our integrated team covers all disciplines and senior-level roles up to chief executive and board appointments across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.
Our team of experienced consultants matches the best candidates with top roles based on our collective experience and a comprehensive understanding of today’s employment market.
Reach & Location
From our office in Wellington, our team services all of Aotearoa New Zealand, regularly placing roles in each of the main centres and regions. While most of our team works in Wellington, several members work remotely nationwide.
Through a combination of virtual meeting tools and travel, we meet our clients’ needs and provide a professional, high-touch search and selection recruitment process. As part of the Accordant Group, we have access to the facilities of our sibling companies, which have offices in 21 towns and cities, including all the main centres: Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.
Members of the CFR Global Executive Search Alliance
JacksonStone & Partners is a member of CFR, a growing alliance of independent executive search companies whose combined resources create one of the most robust recruitment networks in the world. Find out more about CFR and how it helps us expand our reach to find you the best leaders the world has to offer.
Our Values
Honesty
We give you the advice we would want to hear if we were in your shoes.
Empathy
We manage the search and recruitment processes with a high degree of empathy and sensitivity.
Invested
We truly understand our clients and are fully invested in relationships for the long term.
Excellence
We set ourselves the highest standards to deliver an exceptional service for both candidates and clients.
Proud Member of
Diversity Works NZ
Diversity Works NZ is the national body for workplace diversity, equity and inclusion. As proud members, we demonstrate our commitment to creating a culture of equity and inclusion across our business and in how we work with our clients. As recruitment professionals, we’re uniquely placed to address issues of inequality and bias, especially during the hiring process.
Our membership also provides access to a wide range of valuable resources, which we use to equip our people with the skills and knowledge they need to help create an environment where everyone feels a sense of safety, belonging, and equality.
Discover More About Us
From our origin story to our approach, learn more about the history of JacksonStone & Partners, what we value, and what makes us unique in the New Zealand executive recruitment market.
Why Partner with Us
As your trusted executive search partner, we delivery quality, tailored executive search and recruitment solutions that attract the highest-calibre talent.
Our Story
Learn about where we began in 2011, founded by a group of highly experienced executive search and recruitment specialists to how we’ve grown to a team of nearly 30 dedicated recruitment professionals working across all disciplines of the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Our Approach
We offer an honest, fair, consistent, and robust recruitment process for our clients and candidates, from clear and regular communication to transparent outcomes and reporting. Learn more about our approach to recruitment.
Sector Expertise
Our robust and bespoke search process means we can successfully recruit elite talent across any sector, but below are a selection of areas where we hold extensive experience and expertise.
Senior Leadership & Governance
Demonstrating extensive experience, we are well known for our expertise in recruiting senior leadership and governance roles, and providing support for permanent and interim roles. Whether you need a new CEO, executive leader, independent director, or board member, we’ll find the right fit for your organisation.
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Commercial
We have a strong reputation for successfully placing leaders in commercial management roles across various sectors and industries. We specialise in chief executive and management positions and have a proven track record in undertaking significant leadership team transformation projects as well as collaborating on complex search projects requiring international talent.
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Finance, Accounting & Legal
Our team has decades of combined experience specialising in finance, accounting, and legal recruitment. We recruit a wide range of finance roles, including specialist auditors, accountants, strategic advisors, and CFOs. In the legal field, we cover commercial and trust law, wills, tax, litigation, and various other specialised positions.
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Marketing & Communications
With over two decades of experience in placing senior communications, engagement and marketing roles, our team will find the best talent for your needs. Whether hiring for broad roles such as brand management, communications, PR, and engagement strategies or specialist niche roles such as digital, behaviour change, or social, our team collaborates with you to appoint the best talent.
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Local Government
We have extensive experience leading councils through executive search and recruitment processes for a variety of roles. Our team has a comprehensive understanding of the processes specific to local government, and the requirements and nuances of the sector. Our experience encompasses district councils, city councils, regional councils, and CCOs of varying sizes across the country.
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Infrastructure
We specialise in supporting you to appoint talented senior Infrastructure professionals into roles across the sector. Whether you need to hire within transport, energy, water, telecommunications or social infrastructure, our experience and networks ensure you have access to the talent your organisation needs. Our strong connection to the sector is also supported by our membership of Infrastructure NZ.
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Government & Crown Entities
We specialise in providing tailored recruitment solutions for the New Zealand central and local government. We have partnered with almost all agencies and Crown entities, making us experts in this field. From tier three and four management roles to Director-General appointments, we can find your next great hire.
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Human Resources
Our skilled recruitment specialists have over a decade of experience helping clients build their people and culture teams. Our expertise covers talent management, organisational development, leadership, employment and industrial relations, health and safety, learning and development, diversity and inclusion, employee engagement and well-being, and remuneration.
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Education & Academia
We have extensive experience in recruiting for education, academia, and research leadership positions. We work with various institutions and have a comprehensive understanding of the evolving demands and priorities in these sectors. We have successfully appointed highly specialised professionals in key roles through targeted national and international searches.
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Health
We have a strong presence in the New Zealand health sector, with years of successful appointments across public, private, and NGO sectors. Our experience ranges from Chief Executive positions to niche kaupapa Māori clinical health experts. We have also partnered with key organisations on complex search projects requiring specialised talent from abroad.
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JacksonStone & Partners is a part of the Accordant Group, New Zealand’s leading recruitment company and the only staffing provider listed on New Zealand’s stock exchange, the NZX.
Our Team
Every JacksonStone & Partners consultant has a unique set of skills to help you meet your goals.
Learn more about our expert team of industry professionals.
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Whether you’re searching for top talent or looking for your next exciting career opportunity, we’ve got the knowledge, experience, and expertise to help you achieve your goals.
