Nick Croucher

Managing Director | Head of UK, US and Europe

Ireland, UK

Nick is part of the global Frazer Jones leadership team with responsibility for leading the UK, US and Europe business. He also supports businesses with senior HR appointments and executive searches. Nick is co-chair of the APSCo HR sector forum and an active member of our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) committee – striving to create a truly inclusive environment, whilst advising our clients on inclusive recruitment. Having been recruited in HR since 2007, he has a strong global network supporting interim, permanent and retained search solutions across HR.

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Response to „Bloated HR is more about woke than wealth“

  • Posted Dezember 11, 2024
Iain Martin’s recent article in The Times, „Bloated HR is more about woke than wealth,“ makes sweeping and misplaced generalisations about the state of HR functions. Here’s why his claims are fundamentally flawed:  HR functions are shrinking, not bloated Contrary to Iain’s assertion, HR departments are not growing unchecked. LinkedIn data reveals that multinational companies […]
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Advising and supporting a CEO in scoping out the role of CHRO

  • Posted November 21, 2024
A Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) is pivotal to the success of many businesses. Advising a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on how to scope out this role requires a deep understanding of the business’s current state and future aspiration  and creating a job description that outlines the skills needed to achieve these objectives. Here, we […]
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Webinar Q&A: key UK employment law changes in 2024

  • Posted Oktober 23, 2024
What’s in store for 2024? Our latest employment law series webinar discussed the key changes for this year. Following the session, our own Nick Croucher, Partner, again partnered with Emma O’Connor, Director at Boyes Turner, to delve deep into the questions you asked us during the webinar. What does „normal remuneration“ mean in the context of calculating […]
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UK Trustee network: An interview with Joshna Thakrar, The Middlesex Association for the Blind

  • Posted August 19, 2024
What is your background and how did it lead to you wanting to become a trustee? My background spans commercial banking, HR and executive coaching. As a director of my own limited company, I’ve gained valuable leadership experience. This diverse skill set combined with my desire to give back to the community led me to […]
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Navigating HR trends in financial services: insights and strategies

  • Posted April 30, 2024
In the dynamic landscape of financial services, HR professionals play a pivotal role in shaping organisational success by aligning talent strategies with industry trends. From artificial intelligence (AI) integration to fostering diversity and inclusion (DEI), HR leaders face multifaceted challenges and opportunities. Here, Fay Philips-Jones outlines some key insights from a recent roundtable discussion with […]
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UK Trustee network: An interview with Salima Shariff, The Gingerbread Centre

  • Posted Februar 22, 2024
As part of our interview series for our UK Trustee Network, Frazer Jones Director Fay Phillips-Jones recently spoke to Salima Shariff, Senior HR leader, about being a Trustee for The Gingerbread Centre. What is your background and how did it lead to you wanting to become a Trustee? I am a chemist who fell into HR […]
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HR recruitment trends: my Outlook for 2024

  • Posted Januar 29, 2024
2024 is underway and the question I am continually being asked is “what are you seeing across the HR space and what do you think the market will do?”. It is the $64,000 question! Whilst I am not an economist nor do I claim to be, the senior and executive markets that I work with […]
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UK Trustee network: An interview with Mandy Bayliss, Friary Drop-In

  • Posted Januar 8, 2024
As part of our interview series for our Trustee Network, Frazer Jones Director Fay Phillips-Jones recently spoke to Mandy Bayliss, Senior HR leader, about being a Trustee for the Friary Drop-In. What is your background and how did it lead you to wanting to become a Trustee? I have a breadth of senior leader experience, but […]
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UK Trustee network: An interview with Mustafa Faruqi, Muslim Aid

  • Posted Januar 8, 2024
As part of our interview series for our Trustee Network, Frazer Jones Director Fay Phillips-Jones recently spoke to Mustafa Faruqi, Head of Reward and Workplace Relations at Tesco, about being a Trustee for Muslim Aid. What is your background and how did it lead you to wanting to become a Trustee? I grew up in a […]
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November 2023 market overview

  • Posted Dezember 19, 2023
Across the UK’s commerce and industry, financial services and professional services sectors, we’ve pulled together all the live vacancies we’ve had in November 2023 across London, Home Counties, West Midlands and South West England. Typically, we see November offer a last burst of recruitment activity, as organisations look to get a candidate secured before the […]
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HR recruitment trends: UK commerce and industry

  • Posted Dezember 16, 2023
What’s been happening in HR recruitment in the UK commerce and industry sectors? Ben Wood, Partner and head of our UK financial services business, spoke to Nick Croucher, Partner and head of our commerce and industry business, about the key trends in 2023 and what to look out for in 2024. Watch the full video […]
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HR recruitment trends: UK talent acquisition

  • Posted Dezember 14, 2023
What’s been happening in the UK talent acquisition hiring market? Ben Wood, Partner and head of our UK financial services business, spoke to Nick Croucher, Lead Partner, Frazer Jones UK and Ireland, about the key trends in 2023 and what to look out for in 2024. Watch the full video here: If you would like […]
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Q3 Financial services networking breakfast – key takeaways

  • Posted September 22, 2023
Agenda Following momentum post the #metoo movement this is certainly a hot topic (and if it’s not – it should be) amongst HR and business leaders, especially given the recent string of highly publicised sexual harassment cases among some well-known organisations which have resulted in a number of senior leaders stepping down. Strong consensus around […]
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UK employment law round-up: your questions answered

  • Posted Juli 13, 2023
Our own Stephanie McCleery, Director, recently hosted an insightful webinar welcoming special guest Emma O’Connor, Legal Director and Head of HR Training from law firm Boyes Turner. Emma talked us through potential employment law changes in the UK, how they may affect HR policies in your business and what you can do to stay ahead of the […]
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Driving positive change through the Frazer Jones UK Trustee Network 

  • Posted Mai 4, 2023
At Frazer Jones, we work hard to constantly create positive change and growth for our clients, candidates and of course the HR industry as a whole.  As the world focuses more on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and environmental, governance and social (ESG), more non-profit businesses and charities are recruiting voluntary Trustees who want to […]
  • DEI

The power of brands: highlights from this year’s Advancing Racial Equity Conference

  • Posted April 12, 2023
We were very proud to be gold partners at this year’s Advancing Racial Equity Conference hosted by Shereen Daniels, Managing Director at HR rewired and bestselling author of The Anti-Racist Organization – Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Workplace. Our own Nick Croucher took part in a panel on the power of brands, led by Reeta […]

Roundtable insights: HR trends across financial services

  • Posted März 1, 2023
At Frazer Jones, I’m responsible for engaging senior HR leaders across the industry and delivering high-profile retained searches to meet their hiring needs. My role is to support businesses by offering effective and tailored hiring solutions based on a methodological approach and my HR practitioner experience. I coach and advise senior HR leaders on how […]
  • DEI

Interview with Shereen Daniels: advancing racial equity in the workplace

  • Posted Januar 24, 2023
Our own Nick Croucher sat down with Shereen Daniels, Managing Director at HR rewired and bestselling author of The Anti-Racist Organization – Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Workplace. Shereen is a gifted educator and speaker, capturing audiences across HR rewired TV, her podcast Advancing Racial Equity 4.0 and her annual conferences, Advancing Racial Equity: Moving […]
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October 2022 market overview: commerce and industry

  • Posted November 3, 2022
Across the UK’s commerce and industry sectors, we’ve pulled together a review of the live data we have captured in October – London, Home Counties, West Midlands and South West England. Stabilising vacancies „The sectors consistently recruiting are in the technology, oil and energy, and retail space.“ Indicators are showing that we have now reached […]
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September market overview: commerce and industry

  • Posted Oktober 5, 2022
What’s happening in commerce and industry? Across the UK’s commerce and industry sectors, we’ve pulled together a review of the live data we have captured in September – covering London, Home Counties, West Midlands and South West England. We saw an increase in vacancies in August with a spike by around 30% from June and […]
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Matthew Syed on cognitive diversity: Why it’s the most important thing for you and your business

  • Posted Juli 18, 2022
The most successful and innovative businesses are focused on cognitive diversity at the C-suite level. These businesses see cognitive diversity not just as an organisational attribute that is important in political and social terms, but as a cutting-edge performance asset – perhaps the most important performance asset. But there are some companies where Chief Executives […]
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The future of HR recruitment: Nick Croucher on oven-ready HR’s podcast

  • Posted April 8, 2022
With companies changing their internal structures, dealing with talent shortages, and adjusting to a new way of working, HR has grown significantly in importance and influence in every successful business. In a recent podcast, Nick Croucher (Lead Partner, Frazer Jones UK), spoke to Chris Taylor (Host, Oven-Ready HR) about the future of HR Recruitment. Here, we highlight Nick’s key points […]
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Our business continuity strategy

  • Posted April 8, 2022
With an international network of offices including London, Bristol, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Milan, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Sydney and New York, Frazer Jones is ideally placed to support our clients on a global basis. We have a robust business continuity plan (BCP) which underpins and ensures an unbroken level of service. Working remotely We […]
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What we learned speaking to Ellie Simmonds on Disability Inclusion

  • Posted Januar 24, 2022
One in five people in the UK are disabled. That’s over 14 million of us. But only a little over half of working-age disabled people are employed. Of those, The UK Disability Survey reports that under half (48%) agree that their employer has made sufficient reasonable adjustments for them, and only 24% agree that their promotion opportunities […]
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Maximising your day rate

  • Posted September 24, 2020
How to maximise your day rate in a downturn We understand the value of senior HR Interim candidates at Frazer Jones. You will usually have operated at a very senior level and have proven yourself many times over on complex projects in difficult economic climates and complicated or distressed organisations. A proven interim background is […]
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Work-life balance is it possible with kids in lockdown?

  • Posted Mai 24, 2020
Working and looking after kids just doesn’t work. Take comfort from the fact that no one with small kids is doing a good job and that’s a lot of the population. Most people/bosses/companies get it, but that doesn’t actually help when you are trying to fit it all in and you now have new financial […]
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Candidate Guide to Video and Telephone Interviews

  • Posted März 24, 2020
Your essential guide to preparing for video and telephone interviews Whilst there are certain things to consider when interviewing via video conference or telephone, the most important to remember is that it is still an interview so preparation remains key! We have created a simple and helpful guide for you should you be interviewing remotely. To […]
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