Balmer Dawson Executive Search

Balmer Dawson Executive Search is a Dublin-based executive search firm for charities and nonprofit organisations. It supports them across Ireland in recruiting CEOs, executive directors and senior leadership, and works with charitable organisations, non-profits, educational trusts and religious orders. The firm says it has over 20 years' experience in this sector.

Its executive search advisers are Gilly Balmer and Zena Dawson, who partner with Boards and CEOs from brief to appointment. Gilly Balmer is retained by clients to lead CEO and executive searches, both nationally and internationally. The firm says Zena Dawson has over 25 years' senior leadership and executive search experience, including roles as Group Director and Head of Human Resources.

The search process is director-led and uses targeted market mapping, headhunting and structured Board interview support. The firm provides interview frameworks and scoring tools, and a search timeline is agreed at the start of each assignment.