The Campaign

The assignment was to build a brand-new Bristol Board who would play a major role in raising funds for high-level science projects within Bristol. The roles included Chair, Treasurer and multiple Board members.

With a focus on fundraising, we were recruiting for ambitious and tenacious candidates with backgrounds ranging from business, finance, legal and marketing. It was essential for candidates to have excellent business networks that could be leveraged for the benefit of the charity.

Our Approach

We adopted a thorough screening process to enable us to fully assess each candidate’s experience, background, and soft and hard skills against the search criteria.

The Challenge

Due to this being an entirely new board build there was a high volume of candidates to be screened. Our biggest challenge was ensuring that the shortlist covered each skillset whilst remaining diverse and well-balanced.

The Solution

At the outset, we requested an Expression on Interest from each prospective candidate. Our thorough screening process included in-depth telephone interviews and face-to-face meetings.

Candidates were invited to visit the research facilities to meet the scientists and other potential board members to assess their fit.

Our Charity Recruitment Team were heavily involved throughout the campaign to aid decision making.

“Cancer Research UK were really happy with the results that Moon Executive Search delivered and would highly recommend your service.” Sam Williams, Regional Fundraising Manager, Cancer Research UK