Executive search
Your organisation’s effectiveness depends on the quality of its leaders. We are a trusted name in this field, with a reputation for wide reach and spot-on results.
Here’s what we do
We have an excellent track record in executive recruitment for charities, from Chief Executive positions through to senior leadership roles and trustee appointments. We work on both permanent and interim roles.
We look beyond the skills people offer, and discover candidates who match your organisation’s way of working. We provide a deeply personalised service, always taking time to get it right, and ideally positioned if your requirements are niche, tricky or specialist.
When you need to find the right person for an executive role, we’ll take time to understand your requirements.
All executive assignments are handled personally by one of our directors, who will be with you throughout, working with our specialist team and independent collaborators. We draw on our extensive executive contacts in the sector and in the commercial world, always protecting your confidentiality.
Our approach
We take time to really understand your organisation, the culture, your values and what success looks like for you. We see ourselves as your representatives and want to be able to reflect what's important to you to your future colleagues. We know how much is at stake with each hire and we pride ourselves on how long our placements last.
We know that the right person isn't necessarily actively looking, and may not have an 'obvious' profile. We won't present you with a list of the usual suspects because we tailor each search to the particular assignment and look across different sectors for the right combination of values, skills and experience.
As the founder of an activist training programme, using a recruiter was something that had never crossed my mind. Recruiters were for big corporates and people with embossed business cards. But when I set out to hire my first employee, I knew that I faced an enormous challenge, so I sought the advice of my Trustees - two of whom just happened to be placed in their current CEO roles by NFP. It’s rare to get one impassioned endorsement, and frankly unheard of to get two, but that’s the kind of loyalty NFP elicits from the individuals they support.
Right from our first meeting, the attention to detail was second to none - I think she had a better idea of who I was looking for than I did! As a founder, I wanted to know that my recruiters were as committed to the vision and values of The Advocacy Academy as I was. NFP proved time and again that this isn’t just a job to them- finding the right talent is her contribution to the fight against injustice and inequality.
I never thought I’d say this, but if you’re a small charity that low on money and big on dreams, spend some of that precious cash on NFP. Saba, our new Development Director, is better than any candidate we could ever have found. And NFP even made an introduction to the perfect new Trustee, because that’s just what they do.
Amelia Viney, Founder and CEO, The Advocacy Academy
