EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Discover excellence for your executive role
Achieve more with effective leaders
NGO leaders work with limited resources to fulfill critical and ambitious missions. A diminishing talent pool of high impact, executive professionals can create real headaches.
A rigorous recruitment process is essential for a successful outcome, but over-stretched board members and executive decision-makers can find taking the necessary steps daunting and time consuming.
Action Appointments Executive Search service alleviates the pressure on board members and nonprofit directors. Our unique combination of skills below will support you, saving time and money:
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sector-specific experience
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understanding of executive role requirements
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extensive invaluable networks
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a comprehensive database
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affordability
Let experts manage your recruitment for success. You can be secure in the knowledge that we have the skills and track record for your next nonprofit executive recruitment.
Action Appointments has successfully placed:
173
candidates
at the executive level*
100+
organisations
in the past 5 years alone
for
*Executive candidates are Master’s/PhD level experts with 10+ years experience, normally earning $60 000 + per annum
Executive placements per region (past 5 years)
These prestigious organisations, and many more, trust Action Appointments with their executive vacancies:
Why Action Appointments:
We know who you need and how to find them. With our 30+ years experience in running recruitment services for nonprofits, Action Appointments knows how to find you the very best unicorns.
Specialised head hunting
With our combined 75 years of experience, our recruitment team spreads a wide net. Advertising; networking; and searching our comprehensive database to identify a diverse batch of suitable candidates for you to interview.
Technical experts
Our team designs eye-catching adverts, writes copy to attract top talent and develops scoring matrices to assess candidates. We outsource psychometric testing where needed.
Informed insight
We schedule briefing meetings with hiring managers to identify the traits candidates needed beyond the standard competencies in the job description, and we screen candidates to ensure that you don’t waste precious time interviewing just anyone.
Fair guarantees
Our candidates are our product and we do our best to ensure they fit well. Life happens though and people are people, so all Executive Search placements come with a 6-month guarantee. If they leave within 6 months, we run a new recruitment free of charge.
NGO perspective
Lisa Garson, our Executive Director, is an expert in NGO development. Having worked in and founded NGOs, she has a deep insight into the needs of nonprofit organisations.
We love what you do
We set up Action Appointments to support NGOs and nonprofits providing essential services to those members of society who need it the most. Our mission is to help you help those who have been marginalized and are treated unfairly by making sure you have the very best people. So your mission is our mission.
Testimonials
See what some of our executive clients say about us
Queen Munyai
Chief Executive Officer
Consumer Goods & Services Ombudsman
"I am happy to recommend the high-quality services of Action Appointments.
Action Appointments has assisted us with the recruitment process of a critical senior position, from sourcing out talented candidates who could fit our unique industry needs perfectly, shortlisting, arranging interviews and facilitating the offer of employments until the candidate accepted the offer. We had an excellent experience working with the Tracy Lee Nyman, who kept us informed every step of the way, ensuring that we meet our timelines and turnaround times.
We managed conclude the process and placing the best candidate. We appreciate you for providing us with a timely and professional service.
We highly recommend Action Appointments to anyone looking for quality assistance with their recruiting needs."
Don’t waste time, don’t waste precious resources, do feel secure that you have spread a wide net, do celebrate that you have found your unicorn!
Using Action Appointments will make that all a reality.