Perrett Laver is one of the leading executive search firms working towards a better society through our Global Non-Profit sectors. We believe passionately in the wider transformative benefits and value that organisations within these sectors bring. We are deeply committed to advising organisations that promote change and demonstrate impact in these areas.
Our vision is to identify and engage with inspiring global leaders today who will lead on tackling the grand challenges of tomorrow. By attracting and retaining the best talent, organisations are able to have more impact, value for investment, and foster an organisational culture and set of behaviours which result in a more vibrant organisational dynamic.
Our clients are addressing some of the biggest challenges of the world today through humanitarian aid, advocacy and longer term development. This is done through research, policy work, environmental and sustainability, education, social care, development finance and impact investment, as well as philanthropy and grant making. We have deep relationships in the sector coupled with significant expertise in order to identify leaders who can move things forward on a global and often cross-sectoral basis.
Perrett Laver is the leading executive search firm serving the INGO sector. We have significant expertise in working to identify leaders who can move on a global (commonly South-North, South-South) and often cross-sectoral basis and have been privileged to work with many of the leading and innovative organisations working across the sector on both non-executive and executive level roles.
We also focus on domestic non-profit sectors around the globe and our experience and expertise in these span the full gamut of senior management team portfolios alongside Chair, Trustee, and Chief Executive-level appointments for small, entrepreneurial, founder-led organisations to the largest charitable funders. In the UK, for example, we have worked with around one third of the top 154 charity brands to date.
Perrett Laver has significant experience in advising philanthropic organizations whose desire is to promote the well-being of others as expressed financially through the generation donation of individuals, communities and corporations. These organizations are promoting ideas, events or actions that aspire to create conditions for people to thrive or underserved causes to be address.
The sustainability spectrum is broad and Perrett Laver has covered a number of roles across the sector. This spectrum covers organizations like, Green Climate Fund as the funding instrument for the UN Framework on the Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Environmental Defense Fund who are working on sustainability issues that protect the indigenous communities' way of life, WorldFish on sustainable food security, to Greenpeace International who is campaigning on the negative effects of global environmental and climate change on society.
We also have been involved in the leadership of environmental and climate think-tanks through the public private partnership organization entitled, Climate-KIC (knowledge information centre). We also have worked in the ESG standards for the private sector to show compliance with sustainability standards through our work with the Global Reporting Initiative.
The flows of capital have changed the way the world does and seeks to do business. Through a social conscious awakening of responsible investing, investors are creating more demand for investments with a "triple bottom-line" including social, environmental and financial returns. These investments are not new but have recently been coined with the term, impact investing.
Perrett Laver has been on the ground floor in advising organizations including Big Society Capital, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), VisionFund International, Oikocredit Coop and Gary Community Investments in their pivotal roles as the field of impact investing and social enterprise grows.
Perrett Laver has a significant track record of supporting research institutes and think tanks around the world. Our work with think tanks and research institutes covers a full breadth of functions and topics such as social policy, economics, international development, environment and sustainability, technology, and culture.
Through all our work with this sector, including senior appointments for IDS, ODI, APHRC and WorldFish, we have highlighted the importance of combining both technical expertise and academic credibility with strategic leadership. Of great importance is the ability to sustain and grow these organisations in an incredibly challenging funding and policy environment.
Perrett Laver has a substantial track record of advising Government and International Institutions. During a time of increased demand for efficiencies and increased pressure on economies and infrastructure, we understand the need for exceptional leadership that combines emotional intelligence, operational capacity and strategic vision.
We are experienced in providing advisory and search support for core government departments, non-departmental public bodies and associated organisations, as well as organisations with an international membership, scope, or presence.
Arabella is a Partner and Head of the Global Non-Profit and Social Impact Practice.
Her experience of senior level executive search includes Board, Chief Executive and Senior Leadership appointments across the Global Non-Profit Practice.
Arabella holds a MA (Hons) in Ancient History from the University of Edinburgh and a PG Dip in Psychology at the Institute of Education, University of London.
Erik is a Partner and leads Perrett Laver’s office in San Francisco.
His experience in senior level executive search includes Board, Chief Executive and Senior Academic and Administrative appointments in Higher Education and Research, Health and Social Care and Global Non-Profit Practices.
Erik holds BA in History from Menlo College in California, where he was class Valedictorian and an MSt in History from the University of Oxford. Before joining the firm, he held the position of Business Development Manager for the international political consulting firm Oxford Analytica.
Janelle is Managing Partner of our Australian operations and leads our office in Sydney.
Her senior level executive search experience includes Senior Academic and Administrative appointments globally in higher education and research and for organisations across the cultural and sports sector
She holds a Bachelor degree in Social Science and a Master degree in Marketing from The University of Newcastle, and a Master degree in Management from The Australian National University. Janelle has significant experience in strategic marketing and communications, student recruitment, relationship management, events, business development and international relations. Prior to joining Perrett Laver, Janelle held senior management roles at the Australian National University and the University of Newcastle and is experienced in sports administration having held the position of General Manager for Netball Tasmania, and has also held senior marketing and communications positions in the mining and not-for-profit sectors. Janelle has travelled extensively, particularly across Asia.
t: +61 (0) 2 8354 4000
Sophia is a Partner.
Her experience of senior level executive search includes Board, Chief Executive and Senior Administrative appointments internationally in the Global Non-Profit Practice.
Sophia holds a BA (Hons) in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford. She is also a Trustee of the Margaret Pyke Trust and Population Sustainability Network. Prior to joining Perrett Laver, she worked as Parliamentary Assistant to Lord Skidelsky and on the Secretariat of the Centre for Global Studies.
t: +1 718 734 7164
Jill is a Partner and leads Perrett Laver’s office in Glasgow.
Her experience of senior level executive search includes advising on Chair, Trustee, Chief Executive and executive team searches across the Non Profit and Social sector and Senior Academic and Administrative appointments in the Higher Education and Research and Global Non-Profit Practices.
Jill holds an MA in International Relations from the University of St Andrews. She has lived and worked in Japan and spent her early career in the UK charity sector. She is a trustee of Business Launchpad.
t: +44 (0) 141 468 8249
Siobhan is a Senior Consultant.
Her experience of senior level executive search includes Board and Executive appointments in the Global Non-Profit Practice.
She holds a BA (Hons) in Politics and Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Susie is a Senior Consultant.
Her experience of senior level executive search includes Board, Chief Executive and Senior Management appointments in the Global Non-Profits Practice, as well as senior appointments across a number of Perrett Laver’s other practices internationally.
Susie holds a BA (Joint Honours) in Politics and French from the University of Bristol and speaks French and conversational Japanese.
Natasha is a Senior Consultant.
Her experience of senior level executive search includes Board and Executive appointments in the Global Non-Profit Practice.
Natasha holds an MSc in International Relations , with a focus on the war against terrorism, from the University of Nottingham.
