VACANCY - Social Development Consultancy – Chief Executive – based in UK

VACANCY - Social Development Consultancy – Chief Executive – based in UK

This is a leading international provider of social development consultancy and research services, established in 1999 as a small network of independent consultants and researchers committed to working with government and NGOs to improve the quality and impact of development assistance and the eradication of poverty, global inequality and injustice.

The organisation has expertise in social development, gender, human rights, political science, conflict and peace building and governance with an in-house team of 10 social development specialists and a network of 200 consultants.

As the demand for their services continues to grow internationally, the organisation has decided to expand the organisation’s senior management team by recruiting a Chief Executive to take the organisation into its next decade.

You must have significant experience of social development (and a relevant higher degree - e.g. social anthropology, sociology, political science, human geography, social policy/planning or international development), preferably in the developing world, and of managing in a commercial or social enterprise environment where developing new business is important.

Last date for complete applications: Tues 22^nd December 2009.

For further information, please email a CV to Hazel Douglas at Oxford HR (Search Consultants) on: hdouglas@oxfordhr.co.uk .

Please visit www.oxfordhr.co.uk for more information.