Now open to selected third sector professionals and organisations looking for better introductions. With consent. Without noise.
Free for organisations and professionals. Always.
Intentionally selective: designed around quality, not volume.
The network is intentionally selective. That protects quality on both sides. Professionals stay in control. Organisations get access to relevant people, not a database full of noise.
Membership is free. We will never sell or scrape your data.
"We posted the role and had interest from two relevant people within 48 hours. Neither was on our radar before. It got us to the right conversations faster."
— CEO, mid-sized Scottish charity
Introductions only happen when:
This is the level of context organisations see before requesting an introduction.
15+ years experience • Edinburgh
"Looking for senior leadership roles in social enterprise or community development. Strong background in service scaling."
Glasgow • Scottish Community Charity
£50,000 — £55,000
This sector does not have a talent shortage. It has a matching problem.
Talent Direct tackles that directly.
Not by building another job board.
By creating a trusted network where introductions happen with permission.
If you work in the third sector and want to stay visible for the right opportunities — without handing your details to the usual recruitment circus — this is for you.
As a member, you get:
You decide whether a conversation happens.
No cold outreach. No profile scraping. No spam.
JOIN THE NETWORK →Takes 5 minutes · Always free for professionals
Hiring in the UK third sector is harder than it should be. Agencies are expensive, job boards are patchy, and LinkedIn is noisy.
Talent Direct gives you a better way to reach people:
Test real interest before spending money on recruitment.
Takes 5 minutes · No contract · Cancel anytime
Approval takes 24 hours. We only check that you are a registered UK third sector organisation. You'll be set up and browsing profiles within the week.
Post roles for free. Let the network signal interest. Hire with consent, not noise.
Hidden costs of traditional hiring.
52 days of delivery
Strong candidates are often invisible because they are not actively job hunting.
Organisations struggle to reach them because most recruitment channels reward speed and volume instead of fit.
Talent Direct removes that friction:
Create a confidential profile with your background, interests and role preferences. You stay in control of your visibility.
Approved organisations review anonymised profiles to assess fit. No noise, and no unsolicited outreach.
When there is a genuine match, the organisation submits a considered request outlining the opportunity.
The professional reviews the request and chooses whether to proceed. Introductions only happen with mutual consent.
Most recruitment systems optimise for volume. Talent Direct prioritises something more useful:
Nobody is exposed without agreeing.
Requests need context. Not guesswork.
Both sides know why the introduction is happening.
Less noise. Better fit. More productive conversations.
Talent Direct is for everyone working in the sector who wants the right visibility, and organisations looking for better ways to reach them.
Particularly useful for people who want to stay visible without actively job hunting:
If you're a registered charity, social enterprise, or voluntary organisation — this network is built for you.
Talent Direct is not a job board. It is not a CV database. It is not another place to be spammed. Professionals choose to be visible. Organisations are approved before they get access. Introductions only happen when there is clear interest and consent on both sides.
CONSENT-LED · NO SPAM · BUILT FOR THE THIRD SECTOR