Presentation by Rob Hayter from TPP Recruitment for the Bond Annual Conference 2014 on trends in international development recruitment.

1. Trends in NGO Recruitment
Rob Hayter
Director, TPP Recruitment

2. Key trends affecting recruitment
1.Changes in funding
2.More NGOs moving towards unified salary structure
3.Shift in focus from North to South

3. Digital Skills
•Digital now vital for fundraising, comms, M&E
•Digital now being brought in-house
•Huge skills shortage in sector especially at leadership level

4. Communications
•Increased focus on local operations and funding
•Potential rise in opportunities for Communications managers
•Particularly important to increase social media communication in local languages

5. Younger Demographics
•NGOs increasingly interested in hiring people who are:
–More digitally literate
–Able to engage younger supporters

6. Changing role of the Programmes Director
•Less focussed purely on output
•Much closer to fundraising & finance depts
•More interaction with corporate sector
•Project management, less programme delivery

7. Monitoring & Evaluation
•Huge growth area
•Funding is more dependent on outcomes
•Everyone needs evaluation skills!

8. Contact Us
TPP Recruitment @TPPNotforProfit
T: 020 7198 6000 @Rob_Hayter
W: www.tpp.co.uk
E: rob.hayter@tpp.co.uk