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Nine brilliant opportunities to help people dance their way to health! We're delighted to be working on a major recruitment campaign for Aesop (Arts Enterprise with a Social Purpose) who have just announced a £2.3m expansion of their innovative Dance to Health programme, which you can check out on video here. There are head office roles based in Witney, Oxfordshire for a Hea...

​ A quick round up of our latest and upcoming activities across the sector, including the hotly-anticipated return of the Charity Softball League and news on our 2017 Salary Survey... Three cheers for community fundraising careers! A big thank you to the Institute of Fundraising's Community Fundraising special interest group for inviting us to lead Thursday's (27th April) wo...

Career development event for community fundraisers Thursday 27th April 2017, 4.00-5.30pm The Castle, 34-35 Cowcross Street, Farringdon, London EC1M 6DB Institute of Fundraising - Community Fundraising Special Interest Group, with Harris Hill, specialists in charity and not for profit recruitment What are the career development options for community fundraisers? How can you a...

Supporting Harris Hill's Sam Kondic in the London Marathon! We love a charity challenge here at Harris Hill, but it's rare that one of us is brave/lucky/foolhardy enough to tackle one of the toughest of them all. Yes, the Virgin Money London Marathon, or as you may have also heard of it, the London Marathon. So we're delighted to be cheering on our very own superstar finance...

You've made an offer to the brilliant candidate who won your panel's heart. Sadly, that means rejection for the other interviewees. But as Dawn Ballard explains, giving useful feedback can be vital for remaining on good terms - and for your desirability as an employer. You're great at supporter care? Fantastic. And the care for your beneficiaries is second to none. But what ...

With charities of all kinds embracing the huge potential of digital techniques, Harris Hill's digital recruitment specialist Hannah Whittington explains why there's never been a better time to get involved. Well, we've made it into a new year and if there's one thing we've all learned from 2016, it's to expect the unexpected. The past year saw no shortage of surprises (putti...

Yes, with the clocks back and Christmas on the horizon it really is that time of year already: the Harris Hill Charity Series bowling night returns tonight and it's one of the most hotly-contested inter-charity contests there is! The good folks at Rowans Bowling in Finsbury Park will be hosting us once again, with no less than 36 charities battling it out for the coveted cro...

If you want to be on every charity’s wish list when it comes to recruiting staff, becoming a data expert will certainly do the job. Harris Hill’s data recruitment specialist Shweta Prabhakar explains what’s driving the demand and the wealth of opportunities for data professionals from both within and beyond the charity sector.​ _______________________________________________...

Appointing the right (or wrong) CEO can have a huge impact, so how do you identify the right person? Jenny Hills of Harris Hill Executive Search has helped many charities with this decision and shares some expert advice on the questions to ask. The challenges of choosing a CEO One of the biggest decisions a board of trustees can make is who to appoint as CEO of their charity...

Moving from the commercial sector into a charity might not be as easy as you think, but here are some tips to help you make the move. ​ As specialist recruiters for the charity sector, we often hear from people with significant experience in the corporate world who are keen to transfer. But it can be a more difficult move to make than many people imagine. While charities can...