Head Office Recruitment
& Talent Acquisition

We deal with people, whether candidates or clients, junior or senior. That means we have an extensive network, and every candidate has become a potential client and every client a potential candidate.

We strongly nurture these relationships in a creative way. One illustration of that is our recent podcast, embracing new media and connecting with people in a warm and conversational manner. This style very much embraces the values of Longhouse.

What Type of Recruitment Best Meets Your Needs?

Approach 1

Retained: High Level Search

Is This For You?

Targeted recruitment for senior or hard-to-fill specialist roles.

Benefits for you a quick overview

  • Access to senior, passive candidates who may not respond to job ads.

  • Highly confidential process for sensitive or leadership roles.

  • Tailored, research-driven shortlist matched to strategic needs.

  • Stronger emphasis on cultural fit and long-term impact

What We Do

  • Taking the initial brief – we may decide to involve one of our senior consultant fundraisers

  • Manage the advertising

  • Longlisting candidates

  • Set up and manage interviews

  • Coach candidates for interviews, again working with experienced sector professionals

  • Onboarding candidates working with a professional coach

Payment Structure (3 Parts)

  • Payment 1 - Take the initial brief, manage advertising, talent sourcing.

  • Payment 2 - Delivery of the longlist and setting up interviews, including free coaching of all candidates to ensure you maximise your interview times.

  • Payment 3 - On successful candidate starting, this also includes a free on-boarding coach and 4 sessions over the first year.

Approach 2

Contingency

Is This For You?

We find, screen, and place candidates directly into permanent roles within your organisation.

Benefits for you a quick overview

  • Saves you time and resources in sourcing and screening.

  • Access to a much wider talent pool (including passive candidates we already work with).

  • Reduced risk of a bad hire through pre-screening, reference checks, and shortlisting.

  • Comes with a guarantee and replacement period if the candidate leaves within a set timeframe.

Payment Structure

A one off payment invoiced the day the candidate starts in post.

Approach 3

Temporary, Interim and Contract Recruitment:

Is This For You?

We supply experts quickly into your organisation to fill an immediate need and they can be payrolled by us.

Benefits For You and a Quick Overview

  • Flexibility to scale your workforce up or down quickly to meet peaks and troughs in your business.

  • No need to manage payroll, tax, or compliance, we handle it.

  • Access to people with specialist skills for projects, maternity cover, or seasonal demand.

  • Reduces long-term headcount risk if future demand is uncertain.

  • A much cheaper alternative to getting an expert in on a salary with all the associated costs.

Hiring for short term needs or more flexibility to upsize and downsize. Generally paying hourly or daily. We manage all the contracts, so they are effectively employees of Longhouse, unless the candidate has a limited company and we also manage all the payroll and hr for the candidates.

Payment Structure

This very much depends on the longevity and volume of recruiting and we can provide a quote following an in-depth discussion.