Trustee
Bristol Students’ Union is an organisation set up to support students studying in Bristol with all aspects of their student life.
The assignment was to source a new Trustee for the Board.
It was essential that the successful candidate not only wanted to give something back to the local community but could also evidence their experience of growing successful growing a business, new market development and strategic planning.
Our approach
We approached a range of senior candidates from commercial, academic, political and compliance backgrounds who had demonstratable success in their careers.
Candidates were screened to not only asses their interest in the role but also to ensure that they had the time to undertake the role, would be fully committed and understood the requirements of becoming a trustee.
The challenge
The challenge was judging whether the potential Trustees would buy into the idea of contributing towards the lives of the students and helping Bristol Students’ Union achieve their vision of the best student life.
The solution
Our Charity Recruitment Team were able to source a shortlist of candidates who demonstrated the right commercial and personal attribute for the role. From this shortlist, candidates were selected for interview and the successful candidate commenced role in 19th June 2018.
The newly appointed Trustee was highly experienced in creating operational excellence in consumer-led organisations, alongside this, had Trustee experience within youth networks.
“I was impressed with the calibre of applicants and the interest shown in the Trustee roles at Falmouth & Exeter SU. It was great to work on such an interesting and diverse campaign, one where we used our Southern networks, reaching out into all areas of business, commerce, and community. It was essential that candidates could demonstrate in our interview that they not only brought a passion for education but also a keen awareness of the University, its’ Student Union and an understanding of its’ ethics and aspirations.”
“We were impressed with the candidates put forward by Moon Executive Search Sarah and the panel would very much like to thank you for the work in supporting with this trustee search – the quality of candidates was excellent which made it a very difficult decision for us. Working with Sandy has been a fantastic experience and one that I would recommend to others, she is friendly and very thorough. This search was well executed, delivered professionally, and resulted in an excellent outcome.”
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