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Arcus Development offers leadership solutions for purpose-driven organizations.

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Bridging Transitions from Uncertainty to Opportunity

If you’re a board of directors, an executive, manager or professional and your organization is facing a transition, we are here to help by providing human capital solutions. We offer a fresh take on partner-led executive search and strategic advisory services backed by proven methodologies and an outstanding team. We are all inspired by our life-long vocation of service to those working for the greater societal good.

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About

We equip leaders from strategy development through execution and impact

Arcus Development bridges the gap formed when leadership undergoes transitions, or when your organization faces unforeseen barriers.  We come alongside you in partnership to help clarify, hone and strengthen your goals thus bolstering overall performance and impact.

In search, we do this through an experience-honed process:

One Purpose - Six Approaches

Success for us means you know where you are heading and who will lead you there. Our agility pledge lies at the heart of these objectives and our process.

We aim to exceed your justice, equity, diversity and inclusion goals by unearthing individuals whose life work advances the outcomes realizing a common good. As the client, you retain flexibility and opportunity for input at each phase - we seek this throughout.  

Our services honor a mutually agreed upon timeline and utmost confidentiality. We work closely with your search committee, board or hiring officer throughout the process.

Search Process

Outreach, Sourcing, Selection

Client engagement will include calibration calls with the committee to ensure we are tracking well, and having status updates on the developing pool.  This is a crucial engagement time to increase the success of producing a robust shortlist.

Interviews

This is a critical time of engaging personally with the group of semifinalists presented in order to best determine the finalists. The Search Committee will conduct the interviews with the finalists and we will provide interview documentation, guides and facilitation of the debriefing discussions to determine who will be advancing for the final selection.

Referencing, Offer & Negotiation

Preferred top two candidates will be identified at this stage. Then we will help process the top candidate for offer and keep the back-up candidate “warm” until there is a conclusion. References reports will be done, psychometrics can be added (if desired), and offer process will begin. We can help as interlocutors, if needed, as a pre-close process to help ensure a successful close complete with a signed offer letter and start date.

Transition and Onboarding

We can provide guidance for effective onboarding and orientation if requested. We will also follow-up the first year to ensure a smooth transition and platform for success!

Kick-off / Search Launch & Strategy

Through a comprehensive needs assessment process, the search will kick-off well with the products of a client-centered position profile and an inclusive search strategy. It’s the initial time of engagement that sets the engagement process off to a solid start.

Arcus Brings:

Trusted insights

We are a management consulting firm, committed to strengthening organizations and companies to reach extraordinary levels in both human capital solutions, organizational sustainability and platform(s) for growth.

Strategic advice

We specialize in organizations that are mission driven be they for-profit, public sector, impact investing, non-profit, philanthropic or NGOs - forming the pillars of our society.

Practical tools

Through our consulting/strategic advisory services Arcus Development helps organizations achieve reach, scale as well as longevity while acting responsively, proactively and efficiently. These achievements are accomplished by structurally removing barriers and obstructions in various facets of the organization while also creating head room for increased strategic direction.

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services

Gain the insights, advice and tools to achieve your mission-critical priorities

Our investment approach combines directional, relative value, designed to:

increased confidence as a leadership team
human capital solutions
collaborative and comprehensive approach
agility with impact
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CLIENT feedback

What sets us apart is that we:

Deliver results.

We commit to successful completion of the search every time. Clients ask us to solve their most challenging leadership talent problems, often those others have attempted and failed. If it can be done, we will get it done.

Think differently.

We put the smartest brains together to solve challenges. We think and act as a diverse, agile and global team. We work closely with our clients and candidates as advisors, partners, guides and friends.

Respond fast.

There’s competitive pressure on businesses to find the right leader fast. Clients repeatedly tell us how much they value our notably high responsiveness and that we have experienced Partners leading every search. We’re here to do our life’s work and we’ll help you do yours, at pace.

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appreciations

Stories

“Nicole’s approach to search combines strong analysis of client needs and candidate’s fit with great heart and emotional intelligence. Nicole is personally committed to the success of every search and the wellbeing of everyone involved. I has been a great pleasure to know and work with her over the last ten years.”

Lindsay Coates
International Development Specialist/Advocate/Board Member - GENEVA GLOBAL

“Nicole was the first recruiter that I had ever worked with and I cannot say enough about what a positive experience it was for me. She guided me through a high-level recruitment process, providing critical transparency that builds confidence in candidates to compete successfully. Nicole recognizes talent and she keeps the interests of all sides in mind in her work. She is a skillful professional, and I am grateful to her and her and her team for finding me.”

Dokhi Fassihian
Deputy Chief of Strategy and Program - ISSUE ONE

“Nicole was an inspirational person to work for. Her rich experience of having worked in Africa and across the developing world meant that she brought real depth of insight and authenticity to the search process for Global Non-profit organisations. Nicole has a real intuitive gift in uncovering and understanding the things that motivate, drive and inspire individuals. Her interviewing style goes much deeper than just understanding a candidate's career history, it unearths their passions, dreams and signature strengths. In that way she is a superb search professional as she allows the candidate to really be heard, valued and understood. As a Team Leader she was thoughtful, wise in counsel and affirming. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Nicole and recommend her to you in every way.”

Mark Powys-Smith
Partner - MACAULAY SEARCH

“I had the pleasure of working with Koya Partners, and more specifically Nicole Kamaleson and her team, for a 6 month period while I was being recruited for a senior level fundraising role. Nicole and her team were thoughtful, informative and helpful. They were responsive every step of the way, thorughout the entire process.”

Katharine Vergel
Head of Development, US - Barça Foundation
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who we are

Nicole Kamaleson

Focused on mission-driven or for-purpose organizations, Nicole has advised on C-suite talent transitions, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI), board/governance, human capital, and organizational development. She has expertise in sustainability, ESG, social finance, philanthropy, impact investing, international NGOs, think tanks/research, human rights, and the environment. Her work has spanned the globe in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

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Arcus Development possesses over 30 years of combined executive level leadership experience

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FAQ

Some basics to help you get started

Who We are

Arcus Development possesses over 30 years of combined executive level leadership experience in:

  • Financial services to the un-banked
  • Private sector developmental organizations
  • Nongovernmental development organizations
  • Academic institutions
  • Mission-driven organizations
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These senior leadership positions have afforded our team exposure and practical technical experience in the successful implementation of:
  • Transformation of Microfinance Institutional (MFI) to compliance with the provisions of the Central Bank
  • Organizational and product jeremy scott sale re-engineering adapting to competitive environments
  • Board development founded on a policy framework
  • Human resource development and performance management
  • Organization and institutional development
What makes us unique
  • Strategy development and implementation in the areas of: Mission, Vision and Values development, Institutional positioning and its related product development and service adjustment, Human Resources, performance management and talent pool development, Risk management frameworks for MFIs
  • Prudent and efficient implementation of operational improvements as well as the required systems and procedural modifications.
  • Accurate, timely reporting integrated into organizational processes to improve business performance.
How we can help

Arcus realizes business performance is almost directly correlated to board and executive management's awareness and oversight of current environmental and organizational risk. Our practical experience and unique skill set enable us to seamlessly align our interventions with your organization and not only provide you an external perspective but assist, train and prepare your board as well as management team to transform the organization into an institution that will decipher and transform problems into opportunities on a sustainable basis. All of our products and services will introduce systems that improve institutional performance, sustainability and strengthen investment prospects.