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Brian Ager and Catherine May Join Ellwood Atfield.

Ellwood Atfield is pleased to announce that Catherine May and Brian Ager will join the company as Senior Advisors. They will join the communications and advocacy headhunter to help deliver new and improved services to the communications, corporate affairs and advocacy functions. The new appointments will allow Catherine and Brian to use their ...more

Five Key Takeaways from Dame Helena Morrissey

The WCCN were privileged to host an evening with Dame Helena Morrissey, founder of the 30% Club and Head of Personal Investing at Legal & ...more

The Political Cartoon Awards of the Year 2018 – Gallery

A huge thank you to everybody who attended and helped to make this years' political cartoon awards such a success. Our guests of honour, Yvette ...more

Political Cartoon of the Year Awards 2018

The awards celebrate the UK’s national newspaper cartoonists, and are attended by the National Press, Members of Parliament, leaders from the ...more

Ark seeks Head of External Relations for Mastery Programmes

Ellwood Atfield is delighted to be working with the Ark Mastery Programmes to hire a Head of External Relations to develop and implement the external ...more

Written by James Green

Association Leadership Academy: 11th December 2018.  

2019: How to navigate a year of change At this last Association Leadership Academy session of 2018, Richard Steel, Senior Associate at Interel ...more

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SALARIES IN TRADE ASSOCIATIONS – THE REPORT 2018

The data will provide a unique insight into the current level of remuneration and benefits in associations at all levels of seniority....more

Written by Gavin Ellwood

Navigating the Candidate Controlled Market

Candidates are no longer desperately clutching to job offers. Quality applicants know there are other options available to them and that the number of...more

Written by Alec Zetter

Progressing in recruitment & following your own advice.

Like many people, recruitment was not a career I had considered until I found myself during the financial crisis as an unemployed (fairly clueless) ...more

Written by Olivia Freeman

Olam Cocoa to hire a Brand Manager for their Amsterdam office

Olam Cocoa Olam Cocoa is an important business within Olam International’s team of 70,000 full-time, seasonal, contract and temporary employees ...more

Written by James Green

How to Unconfirm Your Unconscious Bias

An unconscious bias is simply a bias that is outside your control. It manifests itself when your brain makes a quick judgement about people or ...more

Written by Gavin Ellwood

CENTURY to Hire Communications and Content Manager

CENTURY was founded by Priya Lakhani, in 2013 with the aim of creating advanced technology that provides every individual with a top-tier education ...more

Written by James Green

The Global Cement and Concrete Association’s search for a Director of Communications and Policy.

Launched in January 2018, the GCCA is dedicated to developing and strengthening the sector’s contribution to sustainability & is hiring for a ...more

Written by Tom Ewen

Candidate Success Story: Madeleine Hale Shortlisted for Women’s Award

  Written by Madeleine Hale, Press and External Affairs Officer, L&Q Chair of Inspire In Autumn last year, my senior ...more

Vacancy: Director of External Affairs at The Portman Group

The Portman Group is the regulator for alcohol producers in the UK which sets and maintains standards for the industry. Based in Mayfair The Portman ...more

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The Management Consultancies Association’s Search for a CEO

The UK consulting industry is amongst the best in the world and a vital part of the business landscape. The MCA is the representative body of the ...more

Written by Gavin Ellwood

“Feminism is about economic empowerment”: 3 Key Takeaways from Vicky Pryce, Economist.

Vicky Pryce is an economist and former Joint Head of the United Kingdom’s Government Economic Service. She has held various posts, most recently as ...more

“I have the best job in the world”: 5 Key Takeaways from Ann Furedi, CEO of BPAS.

Ann Furedi is the CEO of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), which provides abortions to nearly 65,000 women a year in England & Wales ...more

ENO to hire a Head of Communications

About English National Opera (ENO) English National Opera traces its roots back to 1931 when Lilian Baylis established the Sadler’s Wells Opera...more

Written by James Green

NATIONAL LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION TO HIRE PR MANAGER

The National Landlord Association is the UK’s largest membership organisation for private residential landlords, supporting and representing over ...more

Written by James Green