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Hamilton Barber Recruitment are specialist charity recruiters operating at both regional and national level to support organisations to recruit into Board, Executive and Managerial roles across all areas. Through a collaborative and transparent approach, we have built a hard-earned reputation for developing long-term relationships based on trust, integrity, and proven results.
Redefining
Recruitment
Your partner for success
About Hamilton Barber
Specialist Third Sector & Charity Recruitment Partner
Hamilton Barber was created in response to a clear gap in the charity and not-for-profit recruitment market. Having worked within the Third Sector ourselves, we repeatedly experienced the same frustrations: not receiving the right candidates, recruiters who didn’t understand the sector, and an absence of any true values-led recruitment approach. Traditional recruitment models prioritised CV matching over purpose, alignment and behaviours — leaving vital roles unfilled or poorly appointed.
We knew the sector deserved better.
With extensive recruitment expertise and more than ten years specialising exclusively in Third Sector, charity and not-for-profit recruitment, Hamilton Barber was founded to offer a service built on genuine understanding, insight and integrity. Our experience inside mission-driven organisations shapes the way we work today. We understand the realities, pressures and cultural nuances of the sector because we have lived them.
Rather than simply filling vacancies, we focus on building long-term, meaningful appointments that strengthen leadership, governance and operational teams.
Why We Were Created:
Charities and not-for-profits often face unique recruitment challenges, including:
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A need for candidates who are values-driven
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Limited sector understanding from traditional agencies
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Difficulty finding leaders with both capability and purpose
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Pressure on budgets, teams and timelines
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Governance expectations that require trustworthy, aligned appointments
Hamilton Barber exists to meet those needs — with a specialist search service designed specifically for the Third Sector.
Our Specialisms:
We recruit across key leadership, governance and management roles, including:
Board & Trustee Recruitment
Executive & Board Search
Management Recruitment Across Key Operational Functions
Hamilton Barber provides sector-specific Board and Trustee Recruitment designed to strengthen governance, accountability and long-term organisational direction. We understand the importance of skilled, diverse and values-driven Board and Trustee appointments. Our expertise enables us to identify individuals who offer governance experience, lived experience, sector knowledge and a genuine commitment to your mission.
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Charity Trustee recruitment
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Board member recruitment
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Chairs and committee recruitment
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Governance and oversight roles
Our Executive Recruitment service focuses on identifying senior leaders who can deliver strategic vision, organisational stability and mission-aligned impact.
We support chief executives, directors and senior leadership teams through a thorough search process that evaluates both capability and cultural alignment.
As a charity and not-for-profit executive search partner, we ensure every candidate reflects the values and behaviours required to lead with authenticity.
Strong management is essential for operational delivery and organisational growth. Our Management Recruitment service covers regional and national campaigns across finance, operations, HR, fundraising, communications, service delivery and project leadership.
We target managers who can lead teams effectively, drive operational improvements and uphold your organisational culture. Whether you require a single appointment or broader leadership team development, our process is designed to attract high-quality management talent.
Why Hamilton Barber?
All assignments at Hamilton Barber Recruitment are personally overseen by Paula Barber, Managing Director. This partner-led approach ensures consistency, accountability, and the highest standard of service throughout the recruitment process.
Paula Barber is a specialist recruiter within the charity and not-for-profit sector, with over 10 years extensive experience delivering executive, board, trustee, and management search assignments at both regional and national level. Her research-driven and values-led approach enables her to identify leaders who not only have the right skills and experience, but who also align culturally with the organisations they serve.
Known for her commitment to clear communication, transparency, and long-term partnership, Paula has built a strong reputation for delivering trusted and effective recruitment solutions for organisations at both regional and national level.
Our Values
Our work is grounded in three core values that guide every assignment:
Collaboration
We work alongside you as a true partner — becoming an extension of your organisation. Through close collaboration, we understand your purpose, culture and goals, allowing us to represent you with authenticity.
Transparency
Honesty, clarity and integrity underpin our process. You receive open communication, clear timelines, and real market insight at every stage of the recruitment journey.
Communication
We maintain proactive and consistent communication, ensuring you are fully informed throughout the search process. No delays, no silence — just clear, continuous updates.
These values shape the way we recruit and ensure every appointment aligns with your mission and culture.
Local, regional and search capability
A Values-Led, Insight-Driven Recruitment Partner
We believe that successful recruitment in the Third Sector requires a balance of capability, culture and purpose. Our approach goes far beyond CVs. We assess behaviours, motivations, values and leadership style to ensure candidates are not only skilled — but genuinely aligned with what your organisation stands for.
By combining recruitment expertise with direct Third Sector experience, we deliver a service that is tailored, respectful, and built around the real needs of purpose-driven organisations.
Hamilton Barber exists because the sector needs a recruitment partner that truly understands it — and because the right people have the power to transform organisations.
Local, Regional & National Search Capability
Hamilton Barber delivers recruitment searches at local, regional and national level, giving charities and not-for-profit organisations complete flexibility depending on the scope of their hiring needs. Whether you require support within a specific community, across a wider region, or a UK-wide search, we have the expertise and reach to identify the right leaders, managers and trustees.
Our search capability spans the entire UK. From small local charities to large national organisations, we tailor our approach to the geography, audience and talent pool most relevant to your role. We combine local insight with national networks, allowing us to connect you with exceptional candidates wherever they are based.
By conducting targeted local searches or full nationwide campaigns, we ensure you have access to the strongest talent—from individuals embedded in the community to senior leaders and trustees with experience across national organisations. No matter the scale, our values-led, research-driven methodology ensures every appointment is aligned with your mission, culture and long-term goals.
Hamilton Barber is proud to support charities and not-for-profits across the UK, offering a recruitment service that is flexible, sector-specialist, and designed to deliver the right people wherever your organisation operates.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
At Hamilton Barber, we believe diverse, values-led teams create stronger impact. As specialists in charity and not-for-profit recruitment, we ensure every search is fair, inclusive and grounded in equality, dignity and respect.
Inclusive Role Design & Advertising
We use clear, inclusive language in all role profiles and advertise widely across diverse platforms to reach candidates from varied backgrounds and lived experience.
Accessible Candidate Experience
All applicants can request reasonable adjustments, and we adapt interview formats and timelines to ensure equitable access throughout the process.
Fair, Values-Led Assessment
Candidates are assessed consistently based on capability, behaviours, values alignment and potential. We actively recognise transferable skills and non-traditional career routes.
Bias Mitigation & Transparency
Structured questions, scorecards and clear evaluation methods reduce bias and support transparent, evidence-led client decisions.
Engaging a Diverse Talent Pool
We proactively reach leaders across safeguarding, social justice, homelessness, criminal justice reform, lived-experience leadership and wider Third Sector roles, ensuring representation that reflects the communities our clients serve.
Continuous Improvement
We review each campaign and align our approach with evolving Third Sector EDI standards to continually strengthen inclusive recruitment practice.
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