Polly Symondson launches fundraising recruitment consultancy
Howard Lake | 10 January 2011 | News
Senior fundraiser Polly Symondson has established a new recruitment agency that specialises in placing fundraisers in regionally based charities from entry level up to executive.
Based in Cheltenham, Polly Symondson Recruitment (PSR) covers all UK locations outside of London.
Polly Symondson has more than ten years experience working in the charity sector. She started her career as a fundraising coordinator before working up to senior management level in both international and national charities.
She explained why she set up the company: “Whichever side of the recruitment process you find yourself on,” she said, “there are always obstacles to overcome. There can be drawbacks for candidates trying to find regional roles using London based consultancies; from my own experience, I often found myself short-listed for unsuitable roles purely on the basis of geography.
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“Too often recruitment consultants are great at delivering large numbers of candidates but not necessarily the right candidate for the job – a career in recruitment does not automatically mean you have an understanding of how complex the charity sector is. PSR is pleased to be able to fill this need.”
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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.