Interim executives

Some indicators that interim work would suit you?

  • You are seeking variety in your day-to-day activities
  • You have already reached a peak in your career and are looking for other ways to use your skills
  • You are seeking flexibility in the type of work you do and your working hours
  • You may be close to retirement and looking for interesting opportunities with which to apply yourself until retirement
  • You are looking for exposure to new people, challenges and solutions
  • You are not interested in being required to emulate someone else's 'corporate identity'
  • You want to avoid being involved in unnecessary office politics
  • You want an opportunity to concentrate on what you do best

What interim managers typically look like

  • Extensive skills and experience in a particular industry or number of industries
  • Possess a high level of academic qualification in most instances
  • Generally 20+ years of experience and 10-15+ years of executive experience
  • Specialised skills in a particular area e.g. finance, general management, mergers & acquisitions, turnaround, information systems, human resources, operations or many others
  • Generally already reached a pinnacle of their specialised skill in a particular business and now looking to leave a legacy i.e. transfer skills, mentor, assist developing businesses etc.
  • People wanting to escape "office politics" as far as practicable
  • May well be financially independent and looking for new ways to use their skills

What challenges do candidates need to know about?

  • Typically an interim Executive is engaged as an Independent Contractor, which means that remuneration is worked out to "pay out" all benefits up front. I.e. there is a no work, no pay situation. Typical permanent benefits do not form a part of the contract, such as sick leave, holiday and family responsibility leave, pensions, medical aid, etc.
  • The security of a steady income does not form part of an Interim Executive's reality. Careful financial planning has to be done to ensure that normal living expenses are catered for while not on assignment.
  • The Interim Executive needs to carefully juggle the balance between working on assignment and periods of inactivity in between. This can have an impact on personal and family life.
  • It is recommended that Interim Executives take Professional Indemnity cover, and Mindcor can assist with this. Should clients take action to recover damages in the event that something goes wrong on an assignment, the Interim Executive would then be insured.

Interim Benefits

Mindcor hopes to create an environment where the Interim Executives on our database are more than a list of names linked to a skill set that we can offer to our clients. In order to drive a sense of community and engagement with our interims, we have created a unique set of benefits for our interims.


Standard Mindcor Benefits

  • A standard Mindcor Curriculum Vitae (CV) to be sent to clients
  • The creation of a profile with Mindcor that will provide additional search capability for your skill set
  • This profile will made anonymous and be available to clients searching for specific skills
  • Updatable through an easy and interactive process
  • New creative marketing tools such as video interviews, written interviews and Top 20 candidates
  • Opportunity to write articles for publication on our E-zine
  • Ability to attend Group events - golf days, relevant guest speakers, innovation breakfasts etc.


We aim to create different tiers of membership from basic to advanced with differing benefit levels. Thus, we have negotiated, or are currently negotiating, with service providers to provide:
  • Advice on the different legal entities available to interim executives
  • Training on specific industry changes or new methodologies
  • Access to Professional Indemnity Insurance
  • Access to Life Cover advice
  • Access to Medical Aid advice
  • Access to Legal advice
  • Access to BEE Advice
  • Access to Psychometric testing

Some of the above services will only be available at a nominal cost. We realise that not every Interim Executive wants the same benefits and we will thus make any benefit that comes at an additional cost purely optional.