About Nick
Nick Kendell has been the Senior Associate for Australia and New Zealand since joining Search Associates in 2011, supporting educators through their job search and working with schools throughout the recruitment process. He organizes the annual Australasian Fair and co-leads the Bangkok Fair with Harry Deelman, events that bring together hundreds of educators and recruiters from around the world each year.
His own international journey began in 1995, when he accepted a position at Hong Kong International School. Over the next nine and a half years he held a range of teaching and leadership roles across both the Upper and Lower Primary schools, building a deep familiarity with how international schools actually run.
After returning to Australia, Nick was appointed Deputy Principal at Scotch Oakburn College in Launceston, Tasmania, where he spent four and a half years. In 2008 he went back into international education as Head of Primary at the New Cairo British International School in Egypt, a role that deepened his work in curriculum, school improvement, and staff development, before he returned to Australia in 2011.
Having worked as a teacher, a school leader, a recruiter, and a fair organizer, Nick has seen every stage of this process from the inside. He has hired teachers himself, which means he can tell an educator plainly what a school is likely to want and how to present their own experience with confidence. That applies whether someone is heading abroad for the first time or looking for their next leadership role, and it is why he would rather help an educator find a school that fits than simply the next job going.
Based in Melbourne after twenty years in Tasmania, Nick has spent more than three decades in international education, and is known for honest advice and a practical approach. He runs the Australasian office with his wife, Paula, and together they enjoy time with their children and grandchildren.
