Provide an interim Development Director
LAMDA
"Action Planning have provided interim Director recruitment for LAMDA on two occasions. Each time their service has been excellent, knowledgeable and well informed, sourcing candidates of excellent quality and skill."
JOANNA READ, PRINCIPAL, LAMDA
Background:
LAMDA has been fuelling the dramatic arts in the UK and beyond for over 150 years, teaching and nurturing talent in all aspects of theatre. A registered charity, it raises funds through various initiatives and needs highly skilled individuals to lead its campaigns. Having recently come to the end of a capital campaign, LAMDA was beginning the complex recruitment process for a new Development Director and needed interim cover until a permanent candidate was secured.
Brief:
Having successfully worked with LAMDA to recruit an interim director in similar circumstances before, we were asked to source a candidate with the experience and competence to quickly take the reins and manage the staff through wrapping up the capital campaign and the transition while waiting for the recruitment of a new Development Director.
Process:
LAMDA needed a swift interim solution so we drew on our network and personal acquaintance with numerous potential candidates to put forward a shortlist from which one person was selected.
Outcomes:
From the candidates we put forward on both occasions, LAMDA were able to select one who could successfully step in and keep a steady hand on the tiller, giving LAMDA the time they needed to carry out a thorough recruitment process for a new full-time Development Director.
Consultant's Insight:
This is one of those times when “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. And luckily we know a lot of people!