What is Interim Management?

Interim Management began in The Netherlands in the 1970s and has since spread across the world. Today it is recognised as a very rapid, flexible and cost effective way to recruit key resource at senior and middle management level for limited timeframes. The main advantage for the client is precise, fast fulfilment with no ongoing costs at the end of the assignment.

Interim requirements are often triggered by:

• projects – specific business or IT programmes that are mission critical and require specialist expertise
• locum arrangements – to cover key executives who will be absent from the organisation for several months
• crisis – merger, takeover, sale, acquisition or implementation of new strategy

Professional interim managers are usually:

• recognised specialists in one or more disciplines
• sensibly over qualified for the role to be addressed, so that they can hit the ground running from day one
• from a background in the private and/or public sector where they have contributed significantly to the success of their organisations at senior or middle management level
• driven by change, goal achievement, variety, directly measurable success and leaving a positive legacy at the end of their assignment
• independently minded, highly objective and a citizen of their host organisations without being drawn into politics
• able to interface at all levels

Day rates range from £500 to £2000, depending on the needs of the assignment and thus the degree of expertise required.