Adèle Bird,
Director of Senior Recruitment

Adèle has a passion for the charity sector and a career within it spanning 20 years, including roles in fundraising, management and recruitment.   Her most recent role was the UK Head of an international NGO where she spent 5 successful years and was given the accolade of making some of the most successful recruitment appointments in the charity’s 25 year history. 

Prior to that she spent almost 10 years with a specialist recruitment agency in the sector, culminating in the post of Director.  Adèle is now responsible for recruiting senior personnel for the third sector at Action Planning.  Alongside her main employment, Adèle has worked freelance as Senior Advisor to the leading web based charity sector recruitment site, CharityJOB since 2003.  As a volunteer to the sector, Adèle is a Trustee of the Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association and the Winchester Road Scouts and Guides Group.  Adèle is also a member of the Institute of Fundraising and served on their London Group Executive for 6 years where she was Treasurer.  Adèle is an active member of her local Methodist Church.

Adèle's interest in people and passion for the sector enables her to quickly understand what each organisation needs as they seek her assistance to recruit key personnel.  Adèle encourages professional recruitment practices to ensure that the best appointment is made in order to make a lasting, positive impact on each organisation.

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services
management consultancy
advice and practical support in defining, communicating and achieving your goals as an organisation, developing strategy and managing change
revenue fundraising
consultancy and bid-writing to help you maximise your fundraising potential from all sources including trusts, lottery distributors, companies and major donors
capital appeals
consultancy, feasibility studies, full appeal management and ‘hands on’ fundraising to help you finance major projects
research services
fundraising research to help you identify potential funders, wealth screening of major donors, preparation of funding applications and market research
senior appointments
a search and selection service specialising in chief executives, fundraising directors and other senior roles
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