Europe

Understanding Challenges and Delivering Results

With offices in Oxford, London and Amsterdam, our Europe team comes with the ambition, motivation and willingness to continue growing and evolving our understanding of the sector’s needs. Our team’s sectoral experience and world-wide outreach enables us to promote roles and conduct closely-targeted recruitment searches for senior and complex positions on a global scale.

With the complex challenges and shifting political landscape that is affecting Europe, such as Brexit, the refugee crisis and the rise of nationalism and extremism both without and within, the sector has an ever-increasing need for innovative, talented, and value-led leadership. We work tirelessly to identify, evaluate, and handpick the most suitable candidates, with robust monitoring systems to ensure transparent promotion of the role alongside ethical and targeted techniques.

Our understanding of the goals and challenges of not-for-profit and for-purpose organisations, combined with our extensive contacts among the region’s key players, gives us an impressive reach across all practice areas, most specifically rural agriculture, food security, agronomy, academia, government, the UN and multi-lateral sectors, social enterprises and corporate businesses.

Like our clients, our mission springs from our values and commitment to social justice, sustainable growth, and economic empowerment. We serve the development sector by ensuring that our clients find the men and women with the unique skill sets required to successfully lead their organisations in delivering their desired social impact.

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Our Europe Team

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In Conversation with: Thibaut Mills

Director, Europe 1. How long have you worked at Oxford HR and who have been some key clients in that time? I have been working with Oxford HR for over 5 years and have worked with a really diverse set of organisations and clients. These have ranged from Consultancies; such as…
Ruth Davis
20 March 2019
"I would wholeheartedly like to recommend Thibaut for the professionalism with a personal touch he has shown throughout the recent recruitment process I was going through as a candidate.

Thibaut has gone the extra mile in helping me to prepare for the interviews, gave timely and accurate information and excellent after care. He took a genuine interest in me as a candidate and has shown a great level of knowledge of the organisation and the process. I consider Thibaut as an asset to my network and will continue to work with him when I have the chance."

Carolien Van Bremen

HR Director, Adam Smith International

Oxford HR
2018-10-02T07:47:54+00:00

Carolien Van Bremen

HR Director, Adam Smith International

"I would wholeheartedly like to recommend Thibaut for the professionalism with a personal touch he has shown throughout the recent recruitment process I was going through as a candidate. Thibaut has gone the extra mile in helping me to prepare for the interviews, gave timely and accurate information and excellent after care. He took a genuine interest in me as a candidate and has shown a great level of knowledge of the organisation and the process. I consider Thibaut as an asset to my network and will continue to work with him when I have the chance."
"Thibaut steers the search process with courtesy and total efficiency. He has a keen understanding of both client and candidate expectations, masters the issues and questions in play and takes the lead in ensuring information is fully communicated. A pleasure to work with."

Alan McClay, CEO

Better Cotton Initiative

Oxford HR
2018-10-02T07:48:28+00:00

Alan McClay, CEO

Better Cotton Initiative

"Thibaut steers the search process with courtesy and total efficiency. He has a keen understanding of both client and candidate expectations, masters the issues and questions in play and takes the lead in ensuring information is fully communicated. A pleasure to work with."
“Throughout the recruitment process I have been assisted greatly by Oxford HR’s team that enabled me to prepare for the various tiers of interviews as well as understanding the history of the organization and gain a sense of the team already in place.”

John Watkin

CEO, Sahara Conservation Fund

Oxford HR
2020-06-22T08:18:03+00:00

John Watkin

CEO, Sahara Conservation Fund

“Throughout the recruitment process I have been assisted greatly by Oxford HR’s team that enabled me to prepare for the various tiers of interviews as well as understanding the history of the organization and gain a sense of the team already in place.”
"I can talk with Yolanda – it doesn’t feel like an interview – it’s sharing my experiences, what I could bring and what HIVOS could bring to me. They (OXHR) were very accommodating in terms of time differences as I was in Africa at the time and gave me very clear timelines. I felt we were on the same page in terms of core values”.

Claudia Surjadjaja

Trustee to Supervisory Council, HIVOS

Oxford HR
2019-12-06T15:24:48+00:00

Claudia Surjadjaja

Trustee to Supervisory Council, HIVOS

"I can talk with Yolanda – it doesn’t feel like an interview – it’s sharing my experiences, what I could bring and what HIVOS could bring to me. They (OXHR) were very accommodating in terms of time differences as I was in Africa at the time and gave me very clear timelines. I felt we were on the same page in terms of core values”.
"Oxford HR has continued to follow my progress, and every 3 months checks up on me to see how I’m doing and if I need any support with anything. I have never experienced this level of support from any recruiter.”

Audrey Ahwan

Director for Programme Development, BRAC International

Oxford HR
2019-12-06T15:27:34+00:00

Audrey Ahwan

Director for Programme Development, BRAC International

"Oxford HR has continued to follow my progress, and every 3 months checks up on me to see how I’m doing and if I need any support with anything. I have never experienced this level of support from any recruiter.”
"Gatsby has worked with Oxford HR since 2010 as their main executive search partner for senior posts in London and East Africa. Since then Oxford HR has successfully helped Gatsby source over 60 posts, including seven in 2019 alone. These roles span a variety of functions and levels, including Executive Director, Directors, Programme Director/Managers, industry advisors and specialists (e.g. Forestry, Cotton, Textiles, Impact Investment), Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, and operations staff (HR, finance)"

Justin Highstead, Africa Executive

Gatsby Charitable Foundation

Oxford HR
2020-11-06T11:49:59+00:00

Justin Highstead, Africa Executive

Gatsby Charitable Foundation

"Gatsby has worked with Oxford HR since 2010 as their main executive search partner for senior posts in London and East Africa. Since then Oxford HR has successfully helped Gatsby source over 60 posts, including seven in 2019 alone. These roles span a variety of functions and levels, including Executive Director, Directors, Programme Director/Managers, industry advisors and specialists (e.g. Forestry, Cotton, Textiles, Impact Investment), Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, and operations staff (HR, finance)"
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