Finding the best people for your organisation

Discover AAW Group's exceptional executive search services, typically for CEO, Director-level and Trustee roles, expertly designed to curate and deliver a results-driven campaign tailored to your charity's needs. With our bespoke AAW Assessment Process to understand your organisation's strategy, goals and culture, you can seamlessly secure a top-notch shortlist of candidates. We will support you all the way from candidate profile creation to appointment.

Perhaps you just need some support on the search side of the campaign and would like some extra help on landing a great shortlist. Discover your ideal candidates with AAW Group's tailored shortlisting service. Our exceptional search team collaborates with our founders' extensive and unique networks, ensuring excellent selections for vital heads of function roles and senior managers. AAW’s Shortlisting services is offered as an exclusive only basis.

Need to fill an executive or management role fast? We offer hassle-free contracting support for charities in need. With AAW's extensive network of readily-available interim directors, managers and heads of departments, we ensure you quickly secure experienced talent for vital roles, offering a shortlist in just 48 hours and assistance with contracting procedures.

City Harvest, the charity rescuing food to feed people and protect the planet, is seeking an experienced trusts and foundations fundraiser to secure new income from trusts and foundations, and manage a range of existing donors.

The Salvation Army, the UK’s leading social welfare charity, is seeking an experienced philanthropy professional to be responsible for a pipeline of approximately £5 million per year and work with their Fundraising Senior Leadership Team and wider Fundraising Department to drive income growth.

Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia and Alzheimer’s disease research charity, is seeking a Head of Philanthropy to lead the organisation’s work with their philanthropy audiences including major donors, trusts and foundations.

The Royal British Legion, the leading Armed Forces charity, is looking for an experienced marketing manager to join their Fundraising directorate and lead a brilliant team to develop and implement a range of supporter acquisition marketing programmes to achieve the growth ambitions of their Fundraising strategy.

Interim positions

AAW have a variety of interim assignments available currently covering Marketing, Communications and Fundraising. For more information contact us.

The Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation which supports the work of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking an experienced brand, marketing and communications professional to become their Director of Marketing and Engagement in a newly created role.

The RSPB, Europe’s leading nature conservation NGO, is seeking a Director of Supporter Fundraising to lead the charity’s work in recruiting and stewarding the next generation of individual supporters to help address the nature and climate emergency. 

The Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation which supports the work of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking a motivational and empowering fundraising professional to lead a vibrant and ambitious fundraising team.

The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, which supports women entrepreneurs in low and middle income countries, is seeking a creative and ambitious professional to enable the Foundation to significantly scale income generation and partnership development, and build the charity’s profile.

Teenage Cancer Trust, the only UK charity providing cancer care specially designed for young people, is seeking an Associate Director of Fundraising to play a critical role within the charity as the strategic leader of a multi-million pound fundraising portfolio.

ZSL, the international conservation charity driven by science, is seeking a strategic and ambitious Director of Development to attract sustainable long-term revenue for the organisation through strong leadership of the fundraising directorate, with priorities aligned to ZSL’s vision and impact goals.

Refugee Council is seeking a Stewardships and Event Manager to lead on excellent stewardship and events at the charity.

Refugee Council is seeking an experienced philanthropy specialist to develop and grow the Refugee Council’s Philanthropy relationships and programme and deliver an ambitious Philanthropy strategy.

Camphill Village Trust, the charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental ill health support, is seeking a Director of Fundraising to drive significant income generation through a sustainable funding model to enable the Trust to deliver its long-term objectives.

Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end-of-life charity, is seeking an Associate Director of Local Fundraising to lead their local fundraising operation and ensuring they maximise the value from local relationships.

Day One, the charity that helps people rebuild their lives after catastrophic injury, is seeking an inspiring leader to create a strong, sustainable plan for their fundraising and communications team and build on solid fundraising foundations to grow income

Independent Age, the national charity focused on improving the lives of older people facing financial hardship, is seeking a mission-driven fundraiser to provide strategic leadership and management of their Engagement Directorate.