Finding the best people for your organisation
Whether you need a new Director of Fundraising, a new senior manager or an interim solution quickly, we can help with a service that suits your needs.
Bespoke recruitment tailored for you
Since we were set up in 2016 our AAW People Unit has been the go-to for CEOs and Boards wanting great Directors and senior professionals seeking that special, new role. Over recent years we’ve also become the agency of choice for interims and now have an additional service option to help you recruit Senior Managers and Heads of functions.
Our Services
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Executive Search
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.
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Shortlisting
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.
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Interim Management
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.
Current Vacancies
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Head of Major Gifts
Parkinson’s UK is seeking an exceptional and experienced, innovative leader to shape their high value strategy to deliver significant growth in income and the charity’s established high value fundraising.
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Head of Individual Giving
Prostate Cancer Research is seeking a Head of Individual Giving to oversee their individual donor, legacy and in memory income streams, currently raising approximately £800k per annum.ti
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Head of Fundraising
Arts Emergency, a mentoring charity and support network aiming to address the inequalities in the creative and cultural sectors, is looking for an experienced and motivated fundraiser to provide leadership and management for fundraising activities.
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AAW Interim
Interim positions
AAW have a variety of interim assignments available currently covering Marketing, Communications and Fundraising. For more information contact Mark Astarita below.
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Director of Income & Engagement
St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity, one of the UK’s leading organisations working to prevent homelessness throughout the UK, is seeking a Director of Income and Engagement to develop and deliver their fundraising, marketing and communications strategy, focused on growing existing revenue streams, as well as introducing new ways to raise funds and increase reach.
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Corporate Partnerships Manager
City Harvest, the charity rescuing food to feed people and protect the planet, is seeking a corporate fundraising with excellent relationship-building skills to be responsible for the management and maximisation of corporate partnerships at the charity.
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Senior Philanthropy Manager
Mencap - the leading charity for the 1.5 million people in the UK with a learning disability, their families and carers - is seeking an ambitious, experienced fundraiser to develop a sustainable, ambitious Major Donor programme that will grow in volume and reach in coming years, taking Mencap to new heights of support.
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Director of Fundraising, Impact and Communications
Oakhaven Hospice is seeking a Director of Fundraising, Impact and Communications to play a key role in shaping, developing and implementing the charity’s fundraising and marketing strategies.
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Chief Executive Officer
World Child Cancer, the leading international charity dedicated to addressing the global inequality in childhood cancer care, is seeking a transformational CEO to deliver on their vision of a world where every child with cancer has equal access to the best treatment and care.
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Executive Director of Income Generation and Engagement
Carers Trust, the UK infrastructure charity supporting unpaid family carers, is seeking an Executive Director of Income Generation and Engagement to join its senior team and lead all income generation and business development activities.
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Director of Marketing
The Salvation Army, the UK’s leading social welfare charity, is seeking a Director of Marketing to ensure that the organisation maintains and increases its impactful presence as one of the top ten charities in the UK and can continue to operate as one of the most diverse providers of community and social services, both nationally and further afield.
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Deputy Director of Public Fundraising
The Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity), which exists to transform the lives of seriously ill children and their families from across the UK, is seeking a Deputy Director of Public Fundraising to lead their public fundraising department to deliver growth in voluntary net income, tailored supporter journeys and exceptional supporter experience.
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Director of Supporter Led Fundraising
Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), the UK’s leading dementia research charity, is seeking an exceptional professional to lead their successful Supporter Led Fundraising Department, engaging with supporters nationwide and raising income from individuals, groups and corporate partners.
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Trusts and Foundations Manager
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.
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Trusts and Statutory Fundraising Manager
Mencap - the leading charity for the 1.5 million people in the UK with a learning disability, their families and carers - is seeking an experienced and motivated grants, trusts and foundations fundraiser.
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Retention Campaign Manager x 2
The Salvation Army, the UK’s leading social welfare charity, has exciting opportunities to join the charity’s small, but hugely dynamic and successful, Individual Giving team with two openings for a Retention Campaign Manager.
Our Clients
A selection of recruited roles
ActionAid Ireland, CEO
Amnesty International, Finance Director
Animals Asia, Global Director of Fundraising and Communications
Barnardo’s, Director of Fundraising & Marketing
BRAC UK, Deputy CEO & Director of Partnerships
Centrepoint, Director of Fundraising
Dóchas, CEO
Global Fund for Forgotten People, Chief Financial Officer
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, Deputy Director of Relationship Fundraising and Deputy Director of Public Fundraising
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity, Evelina London Children’s Charity, Guy’s Cancer Charity: Executive Director of Charities
KidsOR, Director of Fundraising
Marie Curie, Marketing & Communications Director and Fundraising Director
Mencap, Director of Fundraising
MQ Mental Health, CEO
MS Society, Executive Director of Engagement and Income Generation
National Youth Orchestra, Fundraising and Communications Director
National Museum of the Royal Navy, Director of Fundraising
Oxfam GB, Individual Engagement Director
Plan International UK, Director of Fundraising & Supporter Engagement
Prostate Cancer UK, Associate Director of Fundraising
RNID, Associate Director of Income and Partnerships
The Royal Parks, Head of Fundraising
RSPCA, Director of Communications, Marketing and Fundraising
Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, Director of Fundraising and Communications
Salvation Army, Director of Fundraising
Samaritans, Director of Income
St John Ambulance, Director of Fundraising
University of Sydney, Director of Development
Versus Arthritis, Director of Income and Engagement
With You, Executive Director of People & Inclusion
World Child Cancer, CEO
WWF, Director Individual Marketing & Legacies
WWF International, Director Global Development Centre
Young Lives Vs Cancer, Director of Fundraising
Inspire & Ignite
Leadership and inspiration from the AAW Group and beyond.
See AAW’s HOW TO Series for further advice on your recruitment needs.