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Recruitment
CHALLENGES YOU MAY FACE
Developing third sector leaders who can inspire, transform and focus their teams and organisations has never been more important. Finding the right people can involve identifying experienced and potential leaders from not-for-profit organisations. Many organisations are looking to other sectors to find the skills, insight and experience they need.
OUR EXPERTISE
Action Planning’s overall expertise, understanding and more than 20 years experience of the charity sector ensures we understand your needs and add value to the recruitment process. We will support you every step of the way. We hold an enviable and extensive database of sector leaders.
HELPING YOU FIND SENIOR PERSONNEL WITH THE RIGHT FIT FOR YOUR ORGANISATION
- - How can the Trustee Board be supported to recruit a new Chief Executive?
- - Where can we find a Fundraising Director with a real track record of achievement?
- - How do we test out the skills and competencies of the candidates?
- - Where do we advertise to find the best people?
- - We will work with Trustees or Senior Management, advising and assisting throughout the recruitment process.
- - We can formulate the job description and person specification.
- - We can design eye-catching adverts that stand out and attract a talented pool of applicants. Our headhunting will also identify those not actively looking for a job.
- - We use a specialist job board on our website, monitoring response levels and gathering feedback from candidates. Our professional management of recruitment, unrivalled contacts and candidate selection processes ensure a positive experience for every applicant.
- - We produce comprehensive interview reports, aiding the selection board in agreeing a final shortlist.
- - Selection is personalised to each assignment. After our preliminary interviews we can arrange psychometric testing or prepare an intensive assessment centre. We can suggest appropriate presentation tasks and other ways of testing the ability of each candidate.
- - We support Trustees when recruiting a Chief Executive, providing guidance and advice every step of the way. Our personnel have experience of working at senior level for charities and as Trustees of charities.
- - We hold the largest database of fundraising professionals because we run the largest fundraising conferences in the sector. We can access our contacts and identify strong candidates who may not be on the job market.
- - We provide a thorough interview process that identifies the best people. We will check fundraisers’ track record and thoroughly understand each candidate’s career path and motivation for the role.
- - We monitor responses for each assignment and use that up- to-date intelligence to recommend the best and most cost-effective options for each post.
Why Action Planning?
Action Planning assisted us in the recruitment of a Director of Fundraising. I was very impressed with the way they managed the process - from the initial creative advertising, the quality of information received on each of the short-listed candidates and their assistance in helping us secure an excellent appointment.
– Friends of the Elderly, John Gould, Director of Human Resources
How We Have Supported Others
| CHARITY | POSITION |
|---|---|
| Prior’s Court Foundation | Head of Fundraising |
| Fairley House School | Development Director |
| Westminster Central Hall | Managing Director |
| T.H.O.M.A.S. | Fundraising Manager |
| Kingsway | IT Director |
| Toybox | Director of Marketing and Fundraising |
| The Vine Project | Director, Centre Support Manager, Finance Director, Programmes Manager |
| Base 33, Witney Oxfordshire (Ecumenical Youth Centre) | Director/Manager |
| The Guy Chester Centre (Methodist Conference Centre and Halls of Residence) | Director and Chair of Trustees |
| St Elizabeth Hospice, Ipswich | Chief Executive |
| Calm Centre, Harlow | Director |
| World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | Director, Olave Baden-Powell Society Fund Development Director, Communications Director, Deputy Director of Fund Development |
| The Methodist Church | Participation Development Officer |
| Alcohol Education and Research Council | Chief Executive |
| Afghanaid | Managing Director |
| British Youth Council | Chief Executive |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | Director, Head of Fundraising (Capital), Head of Fundraising (Revenue) |
| The Prostate Cancer Charity | Director of Fundraising |
| GVEP International | Chief Operating Officer |
| Bury Hospice | Director of Fundraising |
| Rowcroft Hospice | Director of Income Generation |
| Friends of the Elderly | Director of Fundraising and Communications, Property Manager (x2) |
| National Forest Company | Head of Fundraising |
| Nicro UK Trust | Fundraising Manager |
| ZSL London Zoo | Development Manager Individual Donors |
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