Executive Headhunters
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The charity and not-for-profit sector operates in a world where leadership matters more than ever. Charity headhunters play a crucial role in finding the right leaders for these organisations. Organisations today face rising demand, funding challenges, digital transformation, and the ongoing need to deliver meaningful impact.
At Executive Headhunters, we help charities, social enterprises, NGOs, and membership bodies find and secure exceptional leaders who bring both strategic expertise and a genuine passion for purpose. Our goal is to help your organisation thrive — by placing leaders who can make a lasting difference to your mission, your people, and your community.
Our consultants have extensive experience recruiting within the charity, not-for-profit, and third sectors. Our work with charity headhunters has deepened our understanding of the complexities of leading mission-driven organisations — from governance and fundraising to stakeholder engagement and public accountability.
We go beyond experience and qualifications to identify leaders who share your organisation’s values and ethos. Every search is conducted with discretion, integrity, and empathy, ensuring that we find candidates who not only have the right skills but also the right motivation.
We see ourselves as part of your journey. Whether you’re recruiting for an established national charity or a growing social enterprise, we act as your long-term recruitment partner, aligning leadership strategy with your wider organisational goals as experienced charity headhunters would do.
We recruit at board, executive, and senior management levels across the full spectrum of the charity and not-for-profit world, including:
Our network includes leaders from charities of all sizes — from local community initiatives and social enterprises to national and international NGOs.
We identify and engage senior professionals from both within and outside the sector — including private and public sector leaders seeking to move into purpose-driven roles, often with the help of specialised charity headhunters.
Every candidate undergoes detailed evaluation, focusing on leadership capability, financial acumen, stakeholder management, and cultural alignment.
We are committed to promoting diversity in leadership. Our inclusive approach ensures a broad, equitable search process that delivers candidates from varied backgrounds and perspectives. Many charity headhunters also prioritise these values.
From initial brief to final appointment, we work collaboratively and transparently, keeping you informed at every stage to ensure the right outcome for your organisation and its mission.
At Executive Headhunters, we take pride in supporting the organisations that make a difference. Our reputation, partly due to our work with charity-specific headhunters, is built on trust, empathy, and precision, and our results speak for themselves.
We’ve partnered with charities, foundations, membership bodies, and NGOs across the UK to recruit leaders who inspire teams, engage supporters, and deliver measurable social impact.
As charity headhunters, whether you’re leading a national initiative or a growing local charity, we’ll help you find the senior talent that keeps your mission moving forward.
Partner with Executive Headhunters to find purpose-driven leaders who combine compassion with strategic clarity.
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