Social Purpose

Moon Executive Search is more than just a search firm. The purpose of the team is to listen, understand, connect, and to make a difference.

We believe in the potential of business and technology to improve people’s lives and the power of great leaders to make the world a better place.

Making a Difference

Moon Executive Search believes that communities that are well-supported become better places to live, work and do business.

Optimising relationships for everyone we work with, we aim to play our part in a thriving business community with a common sense of purpose.

We are passionate about what we do and aim to be sustainable, supportive and positively impact the lives and wellbeing of many individuals.

We take our social impact very seriously and have a number of long-term memberships and initiatives, as well as working and engaging with many community groups, not just as supporters and sponsors but also as Trustees and Governors in our own right.

Our Social impact

We are passionate about what we do and aim to be sustainable, supportive and positively impact the lives and wellbeing of many individuals.

We take our social impact very seriously and have a number of long-term memberships and initiatives:

Environmental impact

Since 2022 we have supported Ecologi and make a monthly donation to support a range of carbon reduction projects that are certified at the very highest level by Gold Standard and equivalent. See our environmental impact.

Community

We work with and engage with many community groups, not just as supporters and sponsors but also as Trustees and Governors in our right.

Sandy Hinks set up the Bristol Beats Cancer Board in 2018 and sits on the committee, the team at Moon have supported their annual fund raising dinner since 2018.

We have been a long-term supporter of youth-empowering social enterprise Babbasa, and Simon Quinn was on their board from 2016-2024 and Chair from 2019 to 2024.

Our Founding Director, Vanessa Moon is the Joint Senior Guardian and former master of the Bristol Guild of Guardians – a charity which supports the Lord mayor and upholds the good name of the city of Bristol. She is a Trustee of Lord Mayors Chapel, a member of the Fitzhardinge Society, and since 2020 has been Chair of Insane Root Theatre CIO. Vanessa also sits on the HMS PRINCE OF WALES AFFILIATION BOARD who support the Ship’s company of the Royal Navy’s largest aircraft carrier – in 2023, she and her fellow board members helped secure their HMS Prince of Wales Freedom of the City Bristol celebration.

For ten years, Moon Executive Search has attended, supported and sponsored the MTM awards, as well as supporting Bristol Young Heroes Awards, Rise Awards, Grief Encounters, Crimestoppers South West and St Pauls Carnival.

We also support The Lord Mayor of Bristol’s Children Appeal and have done so for the past ten years.

We have also supported Frank Water, Children’s Hospice South West and Children’s Air Ambulance.

Engagement

We have run free seminars for Stepping Up Bristol on CV preparations, LinkedIn and preparing for interviews.

Memberships

We are long term members of ICAEW, Business West, CBI, REC, Bristol and West of England China Bureau and Circle 2 Success.

Ethics

We are members of Change the Race Ratio, Age-friendly-Employer-Pledge. and Opening Doors, promoting inclusive recruitment. Moon Executive Search is fully committed to inclusive recruitment and hiring diverse and untapped talent.

Tech

Gemma Wilks is the lead for tech memberships – heading up our efforts to support, engage and collaborate with thriving tech communities.

We are corporate members and proud sponsors of Tech4Good - A network committed to tech for good and the power of digital innovation to bridge gaps and foster inclusion, ensuring that everyone has equal opportunities to connect, function and thrive in society.

We are members of Tech South West – A platform for members of the region’s technology sector, education, government, businesses and other organisations keen to engage with the sector and support its growth, supporting, connecting and showcasing the tech sector across the South West - including Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Bristol, and Gloucestershire.

And members of Tech West England Advocates - a not-for-profit organisation and a licensed branch of Global Tech Advocates, an inclusive network around the world with tens of thousands of Tech Entrepreneurs, Investors and Experts.

Supporting Start Ups, Scale Ups and established Tech companies to connect across international Tech eco-systems.

We are long term supporters and mentors of the Nat West Accelerator Initiative, providing mentoring support as well as key note speakers for the hubs.

Overall, we believe that well-supported communities become better places to live, work, and do business. The overriding ethos of the team is to engage with our community by working with charities, social enterprises and community interest companies.

We are proud of the work we do and would love the opportunity to connect with you.