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Zoe Greenwood

Head of Practice, Environment, Climate, Conservation & Sustainability

Zoe Greenwood
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Zoe has worked for Oxford HR for 6 years, she is Deputy Director for the Europe team and leads the Environment, Climate, Conservation and Sustainability sector specialism in the organisation. Zoe brings specific expertise in co-leadership and inclusive recruitment, and a strong interest in supporting organisations working in advocacy, justice and supply chain transformation. She has led CEO, Board and Director recruitments with a wide range of organisations including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Global Canopy, Ethical Tea Partnership, Positive Money, Manufacture 2030, Womankind, Climate Impact Partners and many more. Before joining Oxford HR, Zoe spent 16 years working in environmental NGOs across Communications, Field Management, Partnerships and Leadership Development. She has led cross-sector partnerships with local organisations, global NGOs and corporates to embed sustainability princples and has worked in some of the most biodiverse parts of the world with climate scientists to design and deliver nature-based behaviour change programmes. In 2018, Zoe co-founded the Climate Change Coaches, an innovative organisation that accelerates the green transition through coaching. Zoe is actively involved in the B-Corp movement.

”It's important to me to work for a values-led organisation that is actively contributing to making the world a better place. It's also a very friendly, supportive and innovative place to be.

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Posted 2 years ago

Status: Open

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Zoe’s recent placements include:

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Greenpeace UKProgramme Director

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Manufacture 2030Chief Financial Officer

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Mighty EarthClimate Campaign Director

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Forum for the FutureDevelopment and Communications Director

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Manufacture2030Chief Operating Officer

”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

”Throughout, it felt like having a world-class HR team working inhouse and I anticipate that we’ll be using Oxford HR in the very near future to help us identify our next knock out senior hire.

Nick HepworthDirector, Water Witness International

”Oxford HR stands out because of the time that they invest in getting to know ETP and what we’re looking for. That time results in a customised search which produces a strong pool of candidates. The team at Oxford HR also runs an impeccably-planned process, taking a lot of the administrative and scheduling stress away from us.

Jenny CostelloeExecutive Director, Ethical Tea Partnership

”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

”With their intimate knowledge of the recruiting organisation, honest feedback about whether I was a good match, and deep interest in what was important to me, Oxford HR helped me secure my new, exciting environmental role. Thanks to their very personal approach, I felt supported every step of the way.

Amy FairbairnPlaced Candidate, Global Canopy