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Robert Zaal

Associate Director, Europe

Robert Zaal

Robert brings 30 years’ experience of working in both the national and international non-governmental sector, both in executive and in supervisory roles. He has worked in a wide range of organisations such as a trade union, several media companies and a for-purpose tech start-up. He works with refugees and their host families at Takecarebnb.

Robert worked as director for several publicly funded media companies both in The Netherlands and worldwide. He has experience both as as member and a chairman of supervisory boards in sectors such as primary education, media, culture, democracy/rule of law, corporate social reponsability and banking.

Educated as an economist at Groningen and UC Los Angeles universities, he has followed the Nyenrode program for supervisory board members and several programs on leadership. He is passionate about effective – that is both value driven and efficient – leadership and supervision at social and civil society organisations and aims to be of service for organisations in the various for-purpose sectors.

”Being part of the Oxford HR team offers me the opportunity to work with a diverse group of for-purpose clients with whom I have in common the desire to strengthen their organizations and become ever better to build a cleaner, fairer, sustainable and more equal world. That's important. And I'm enjoying it.

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Posted 2 years ago

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Robert’s recent placements include:

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PartosExecutive Director

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Sustainable Procurement PledgeExecutive Director

”We have worked with Oxford HR a number of times. The relationship has grown into a full understanding of our organisational culture, leading to some very successful appointments. We can but recommend Oxford HR as it is a pleasure to collaborate with such a professional team.

Kay RichigerManager Governance, International Board and Council, WWF International

”It’s lovely to have someone where it’s clear they know their job so well. There’s a sense of calm and assurance, and it’s very warm. It’s definitely what you want when you’re paying for a service. Without a shadow of a doubt, we would definitely use Oxford HR again.

Fiona GriegChief Executive Officer, Link Education

”Oxford HR have partnered with us four times to support with recruitment for senior and unique roles. On each occasion, I have found their approach to be professional and thorough, taking the time to understand our needs and tailoring the recruitment process, resulting in us finding excellent candidates.

Zuzka MajcovaHR Manager, Global Canopy

” I have never worked with recruiters before but have done a lot of recruitment and this experience has been like working out the difference between cooking my own dinner at home and going out to a lovely restaurant – it's all still food but the quality and experience is totally different!

Kate SimpsonManaging Director, Wasafiri

”The most significant contribution of Oxford HR was the breadth and depth of candidates that we interviewed. This really spoke to the diversity of profiles that I felt was critical for the team success. Oxford HR was very supportive throughout the entire process from initial interviews to recruitment. They were also critical in helping us to navigate post recruitment by discussing candidates progress and recommending solutions.

Patrick Domingos-TembwaDirector of Investment and Operations, Reall