Our Mission: Alford Group Executive Search is a retained search firm dedicated to providing placement services of exceptional quality. Every one of our consultants has served as a not-for-profit staff leader, board member or key volunteer. This experience, coupled with master's training and years of consulting, gives us the expertise and strategic ability to deliver exceptional-quality search services to all segments of the not-for-profit sector, from arts, education, religion, and health care, to community-based service agencies, associations and foundations.
Our History: Alford Group Executive Search, LLC is a subsidiary of The Alford Group Inc., one of the largest and most respected consulting firms in the country. Established by Jimmie Alford in 1979, The Alford Group has for 34 years served more than 1,500 not-for-profit organizations nationwide. With offices in Boise, Chicago, Detroit, San Diego, Seattle and Washington D.C., The Alford Group has provided executive search and human resource consulting since the early 1980s. Recognizing the increasing need for professional assistance in recruiting and placing top talent in not-for-profits, Alford established a separate firm –- Alford Group Executive Search, LLC – to meet client need and demand for quality staffing solutions.
Your Partner: Alford Group Executive Search begins its partnership by learning about your organization's culture. By doing so, our professionals can precisely define the executive and professional human resources you require, and match those needs with the most qualified candidates. This method yields the best results for your not-for-profit. Alford Group Executive Search will work with you to: • Define and tailor the search process and methods; • Build consensus among your staff and board; • Conduct candidate interviewing and assessment; • Present and assist with selection of candidates; • Facilitate the hire; and • Provide relocation and orientation assistance to your new employee.
Typical searches include Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officers, Directors of Resource Development, Directors of Development, Chief Financial and Information Officers, Directors of Marketing and other key leadership positions. Consultants will follow-up with placed candidates for a full year to ensure success!
Our Service Offerings: • Executive Recruitment • Interim Staffing • Staff Analysis • Job Coaching
