When people problems get in the way, delivery suffers.
Vacancies stay open. Managers carry too much. Roles lose clarity. Good people end up doing work that was never really theirs.
Kelloch helps third-sector organisations recruit well, strengthen their teams and resolve the people and workforce issues holding back delivery.
Supporting charities, CICs and social enterprises across the UKA people issue quickly becomes a delivery issue.
Leave it unresolved and it spreads into capacity, confidence and delivery.
A critical role remains open.
Someone absorbs the missing capacity.
Priorities blur and confidence drops.
The people issue becomes an organisational one.
Recruit well. Strengthen teams. Make clearer decisions.
Hire Well
Flat-fee recruitment and targeted search for charities, CICs and social enterprises. Clear briefs, better-fit shortlists and no percentage fees.
View Approach →Lead Better
Practical support for managers and leadership teams under pressure. Better conversations, clearer roles and stronger accountability.
View Support →Decide Clearly
Facilitated sessions for boards and teams facing drift, friction or circular decisions. Clear outputs, actions and follow-through.
View Support →The Kelloch Framework
A clear route from immediate pressure to practical action and follow-through.
Start a conversation →Get clear
We identify the immediate problem — whether it is a stuck role, a boundary dispute, or a team under pressure.
Take practical action
We agree a fixed-fee response: direct search, facilitated alignment, or practical management support.
Check it has worked
We check in at 30 and 60 days to confirm the agreed change is holding. There is no extra fee for follow-through.
A difficult role filled in 30 days.
After two unsuccessful recruitment attempts, a Scottish mental health charity needed a Service Manager quickly. Kelloch delivered a shortlist in 10 working days and helped fill the role before the funder deadline.
Case study
Rapid Recruitment for a Mental Health Charity
Challenge
A medium-sized Scottish mental health charity needed a Service Manager to lead a new outreach programme, after struggling twice to hire through open advertising alone. The board was concerned about delays to service launch and the risk of losing grant funding.
Our Approach
- Ran a flat-fee search, promoting the role across targeted third sector channels.
- Used our 20+ years of sector experience to shape an inclusive job description that spoke directly to candidates with lived experience.
- Delivered a shortlist within 10 working days, with weekly progress updates to trustees.
Impact
- Post filled within a month, ahead of funder deadlines.
- £4,200 saved compared to agency percentage fees.
- Retention success: candidate still in role after 9 months, with positive feedback from service users and the leadership team.
"Kelloch understood our pressures and gave us exactly what we needed: speed, transparency, and a candidate who has already made a real difference."
Anonymised client example · Chair of Trustees, Scottish mental health charity*Figures are taken from assignment records and follow-up feedback. Client details are anonymised. We track shortlist time, retention, participant feedback and agreed action outcomes where clients provide follow-up data.
Support beyond the immediate problem.
Find experienced people, follow the hiring market and reach trusted third-sector specialists through Kelloch’s connected networks.
Talent Direct
A consent-led network connecting experienced third sector people with organisations that need them.
Explore Talent Direct ↗ Intelligence / 02Hiring Signals
Live hiring intelligence that helps good roles and useful market movement get noticed sooner.
View live signals ↗ Network / 03Provider Network
A clearer route to trusted third sector specialists when an organisation needs support beyond Kelloch.
Meet the network ↗Practical thinking on hiring, leadership and delivery.
Field Notes drawn from the pressures facing third-sector leaders, managers and teams.
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If you have a hiring gap, a stuck team, or a board that needs unblocking, get in touch. No sales pitch, just a clear perspective on how we can help.
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