NGO Recruit Partners

01/09/2026

August gave us much to appreciate.

This month, we hosted our first Leadership Readiness Briefing: creating space for leaders to think beyond today’s vacancies and consider the capabilities their organisations will need for what comes next.

Thank you to our 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡.

Here’s to carrying those conversations forward.

24/08/2026

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭.

In our recent LinkedIn poll, 49 respondents shared how their organisations are responding. Reduced headcount featured most strongly, followed by diversified funding sources, merged roles and delayed recruitment.

But the wider picture is more nuanced.

Organisations are reconsidering where teams are based, how they're structured and, increasingly, how they partner with others. Decentralisation, collaboration and the ability to demonstrate greater collective impact are becoming part of that conversation.

These are themes we're hearing increasingly across the sector, including in conversations at Philea earlier this year.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:

𝐀𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭?

17/08/2026

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

The right people move organisations forward. 🌎

From philanthropy and education to feminist movements and entrepreneurship, this selection of appointments reflects the breadth of organisations and roles we partner on across the social impact sector.

Different organisations. Different roles. Different levels. Each requiring the right person to contribute to what comes next.

NGO Recruit Partners
𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩. 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.

11/08/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫?

Every search tells a story.

As we've engaged with organisations across the social impact sector in recent months, several consistent themes have emerged about leadership, hiring decisions and current organizational challenges.

These aren't universal truths, but they are patterns we've observed through our work with clients across different regions and sectors.

Swipe through to see five observations that continue to shape leadership conversations in 2026.

Which one resonates most with your own experience?

03/08/2026

Well done team NGO Recruit Partners.

29/07/2026

We're pleased to be contributing to this year's 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 in Amsterdam.

Across the social impact sector, organisations are navigating increasing complexity, transformation and leadership fatigue. Yet many leadership conversations still focus primarily on finding the right candidate.

Our session asks a different question: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭?

We'll be exploring practical ways organisations can strengthen leadership readiness through greater clarity, alignment, onboarding support and realistic success conditions, improving both recruitment outcomes and long-term organisational resilience.

Thank you to the NetHope team for the opportunity. We look forward to the conversation.

The full Summit agenda is now available, and we're honoured to be part of it. If you'll be in Amsterdam, we'd love to connect.

🔗 - https://f.mtr.cool/gpssmiqpun

22/07/2026

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩.

As the global agriculture community prepares for the 𝐀𝐅𝐒 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 2026 (𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬), conversations around food security, climate resilience, agricultural innovation and investment are taking centre stage.

Behind every successful initiative are leaders who can navigate complexity, build partnerships and strengthen organisations working across agriculture and food systems.

At NGO Recruit Partners, we partner with organisations working across agriculture and food systems to identify the leadership needed to deliver lasting impact.

#𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 #𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

15/07/2026

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡.

We think that's the wrong question.

AI has transformed many aspects of recruitment. It helps process information faster, identify patterns and reduce administrative work, and we use it ourselves.

But executive search has never been about processing information.

It's about judgement.

It's about asking better questions.

It's about understanding the organisational context behind an appointment.

And it's about helping organisations define what they truly need before a search even begins.

If anything, AI gives us more time to focus on the conversations that matter most.

08/07/2026

Over the past few weeks, we've been speaking with candidates and leaders globally. While every organisation's experience is different, we're hearing recurring themes: restructuring, merged roles, funding uncertainty and organisations rethinking how they operate.

We'd love to hear how your organisation has responded.

Please take a moment to vote on our LinkedIn poll 👇.

We'll share the results and our reflections in the coming weeks, along with what they tell us about the changing leadership landscape across the social impact sector.

Over the past few weeks, we've been speaking with candidates and leaders globally. While every organisation's experience is different, we're hearing recurring themes: restructuring, merged roles, funding uncertainty and organisations rethinking how they operate. We'd love to hear how your organisati...