Our team consists of experienced HR and Talent professionals from the Global Development sector.
Tim Wingrove is the founder and Managing Director of Red Sea Executive Search. He has been working in INGO search at Executive level for the last 10 years and has recruited across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Clients include the likes of Oxfam International, Amnesty International, Plan International, WWF, Gain, Care International, ActionAid International, Practical Action, Sightsavers, Tearfund, Marie Stopes, WaterAid, Medair. Tim has placed candidates in the US, UK, Ireland, Belgium, Holland, France, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Kenya, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Senegal, South Africa, Mozambique, South Sudan, Nigeria, DRC, Turkey, Jordan, UAE, Russia, China, India, Philippines, Thailand and more. Tim has an active interest in geopolitics and serving civil society.
Becky has been working cross-culturally in global development for the last 15 years. She started her career with Wycliffe Bible Translators/SIL in West Africa working first as a lexicographer before changing direction and becoming the SIL Personnel Director for Togo and Benin. Upon returning to the UK in 2013, she joined Oxfam International, where she most recently served as Resourcing Manager, recruiting Executive, Global, Regional and Country leaders across 25 countries. Becky is fluent in French, holding an MA in International Relations and French from St. Andrews University and is passionate about languages and gender diversity and inclusion in recruitment.
Susan has more than 30 years’ experience executing integrated executive talent acquisition & management and leading Human Resources for complex, multinational organizations. She is an expert in identifying, assessing and placing exceptional leadership talent that results in improved organizational performance and growth.
Most recently, Susan served as the Interim Chief People Officer and Global Talent Leader for World Vision International, where she led numerous executive searches and she has previously conducted executive searches, for Korn Ferry International. Susan has developed a strong global perspective by travelling to and working in over 80 countries. Having worked within a variety of industries, including retail and manufacturing, executive search, financial services, and non-profit, Susan has a unique business understanding of various organizational dynamics, people and processes. She also has an extensive background in building and leading diverse & inclusive teams, as well as delivering high-quality, on-time results to clients.
Susan holds a B.S. in Communications Arts, minor in Political Science from James Madison University.
Gareth has an extensive background in recruitment going back more than 25 years and has worked in several different sectors from FMCG, Security, Healthcare and latterly, the International Development sector. Before joining Red Sea Search in 2018, he led global resourcing for Plan International and MSI Choices (formerly Marie Stopes International), sourcing and placing senior candidates from all over the world, including Country and Regional Directors, Chief of Parties and Executive Team members. Gareth has a BA in Law from Aberystwyth University and originally qualified as a barrister before changing direction to recruitment. He has a keen interest in history and geopolitics.
Javier has worked in global development and humanitarian operations for more than 15 years, primarily for Oxfam Spain and Oxfam International. He has worked in more than 20 countries in Africa and Latin America, resourcing talent, fostering leadership and developing organizational and individual capacity. Career Coach and Associated Professor at the Deusto University in International Careers. Javier holds a master’s degree in Political Science & International Relations, with a specialization in peace and conflict management, from Uppsala University in Sweden. Based currently in Barcelona, Javier is fluent in English, French and Spanish.
Irene is a seasoned Human Resources Leader with over 20 years’ experience designing & executing integrated Talent Acquisition & Management solutions as well as leading Human Resources functions for complex, multinational organizations. In the course of her career Irene has served various organizations across Africa such as Coca-Cola, Unilever, Diageo, Bharti Airtel and most recently Oxfam International. During this time, Irene has developed a keen perspective and passion for Africa having travelled to and worked in over 45 African countries. Irene is passionate about building an African Talent Engine and devotes her time as an Executive Coach working with emerging and established leaders. She also serves as a Mentor on YALI – Young African Leaders Initiative. Irene holds a Master of Arts Degree in Communications from the University of Nairobi – School of Journalism and a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Kenyatta University.
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Irene is an Independent HR Consultant, Leadership & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coach. Her passion and experience lie in the areas of talent acquisition, psychometrics, talent management, talent development, executive coaching and diversity, equity and inclusion. Irene has worked and consulted across the NGO, private and public sectors. Prior to embarking on full time consultancy with various clients, she worked at Oxfam International as the Global Head of Talent and Resourcing, where she led the streamlining of talent management, resourcing and diversity, equity and inclusion processes and initiatives across the Confederation. Majority of her experience throughout her career has largely involved talent acquisition through an inclusive lens, across public, private and NGO sectors for small, medium and large local, regional and global organisations. She has recruited extensively for senior level roles including Country Directors, C-Suite positions, Boards of Directors among others, and found psychometric assessment tools incredibly useful as part of the recruitment process to aid not only in appointments but as part of a development plan for new recruits. Having worked both in consultancy firms at Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Thornhill Associates for client organisations, as well as in industry at a global level at Oxfam International, she offers both a theoretical thought partner perspective and practical implementation experience around talent management.
Christie is a Talent Sourcing Specialist with 15 years of international NGO recruitment and search experience. Previously, Christie lead the sourcing efforts at World Vision International, specializing in sourcing senior leadership across the globe. Christie has run hundreds of complex searches utilizing strategic and creative search techniques resulting in strong candidate lists with competitive, top performing talent. As a leading Talent Sourcer and Researcher, Christie has successfully found and placed candidates such as Regional Directors, Country Directors, SDOs, Technical Programming Specialists, Emergency Relief and Global IT Leaders throughout the Americas, Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Christie is passionate about connecting talented professionals with unparalleled opportunities to use their skills and experience for the greater good. As a Recruitment Consultant, Christie has contracted with numerous private companies and not-for-profit organisations. She holds a Bachelors of Social Work and Art from Azusa Pacific University, is a certified Blackbelt in Internet Recruitment/Sourcing from Social Talent and is a LinkedIn Certified Professional – Recruiter.
Joan brings experience as a global executive and non-executive recruiter and sourcer, successfully working with both for-profit and non-profit organizations across Africa, Asia, the Americas, Oceania and Europe.
She has successfully delivered complex senior leadership, technical management and board appointments for Trusts, Foundations, INGOs, social enterprises, chartered institutes and membership organisations.
Joan collaborates with clients to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable search process, often seeking non-traditional sources for exceptional talent. This approach has led to meaningful work with inspiring clients and candidates. She holds a Bachelor of Economics from Kenyatta University and is a certified Psychometric Analyst by Profiles XT.
Marietha has 18+ years of administrative and secretarial experience across various private sector organisations. Marietha is currently the Finance and Administration Manager for Red Sea Search and oversees the administrative functioning and coordination of logistics with clients, candidates and the search process. She has experience coordinating logistics throughout various countries and overall time zones. Marietha is based in South Africa and is fluent in English and Afrikaans languages.
Melissa has 19+ years of experience in secretarial, administrative, and virtual assistance experience in various sectors. Six of those years have been spent in an administrative support role for the Executive Search INGO sector. Melissa is currently the Search Project Manager for Red Sea and assists the Red Sea Consultants to ensure that all searches are conducted at the highest level. Melissa is based in South Africa and is fluent in English and Afrikaans languages.
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