DBM&Co. connects global talent with the international development and philanthropy sectors through an extensive network of industry experts. We offer executive search, recruitment and HR consulting services with a specialty in mid- to senior-level roles. We bring together network of recruiters with the geographical and technical breadth to respond to clients’ needs. Our human-centered approach prioritizes ethical, transparent and honest communication, guiding clients and candidates throughout the entire recruitment cycle, ensuring shared success.

Service offering

  • DBM&Co. Executive Recruitment guides clients and candidates through the entire recruitment process. Our service involves conducting key informant interviews and gathering context to thoroughly comprehend the unique needs of our clients and the specific role. Subsequently, we create a detailed role profile, utilizing it for targeted outreach and connections. During this six to eight-week process, our clients receive regular updates, market assessments. We deliver a comprehensive, qualified, and diverse longlist of candidates for your consideration at the end of the process.

    Upon the client's selection of a shortlist, DBM&Co. provides interview support, conducts references, and assists with package negotiation.

  • Longlist Preparation mirrors our executive search offering; however, candidates are transferred to our clients once selected for interviews from the longlist. The client manages the interview process independently thereafter.

  • This is a streamlined headhunting service, ideal for clients equipped with internal recruitment teams that may be resource-constrained in proactively sourcing candidates.

    The client will be provided with an extended list of candidates potentially suitable for the role, though they have not undergone a comprehensive vetting process. The client retains control over the entire recruitment process internally.

  • Collaborating with teams on the staffing aspect of business development proposals within the development sector where key personnel or a project team are required for proposal submission.

  • Numerous clients rely on new sources of funding from international donors, which can leading to a sudden influx of substantial resources and the need to rapidly expand staffing to meet donor deliverables. This surge in demand can overwhelm program and/or HR teams.

    DBM&Co. can guide clients through this challenging phase, assisting in recruitment planning and prioritization, and providing support in filling new roles as the client and donor require.

  • We provide access to a skilled network of recruiters specializing in development when we lack the expertise or capacity to fulfill your requirements.

What our Clients say

  • Michael Goldman, Sr. Director, Business Development, Mercy Corps

    Delphine is quite simply the best recruiter I have ever worked with. She is passionate about finding the right person to fit a specific role, relentless in doing whatever is required to find that person, and brings an infectious joy to proposal recruitment. She is a creative thinker, extremely well networked, and generally a joy to work with.

  • Mathilda Ayaga, Director, HR, Venture37

    Delphine is an exceptional recruiter; she has a deep understanding of the development industry, has the right network, and knows how and where to find the right candidates even for hardest to fill roles. In addition to her excellent candidate sourcing skills, Delphine brings great interpersonal and organization skills. I recommend her to organizations looking for a recruiting partner who brings not just her heart to her job but also one who combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, cares about your organization's culture and is dedicated to finding the right talent for your team.

  • Henri van Eeghen, CEO KIT Royal Tropical Institute

    Can highly recommend Delphine if you are looking for professionalism with a strong personal touch and dedicated to creating lasting results. I have known Delphine for some 8 years or so and have truly enjoyed working with her.

  • Maggie Janes-Lucas, Regional Director, Sahel - Tony Blair Institute

    I have worked with Delphine while she was with Mercy Corps and really appreciated her approach to talet acquisition and engagement. She worked at finding the non-traditional resources to find the best the candidates on the continent and always followed up and brought us through her process. Now that she has started her own firm, I have engaged with her in a few senior leadership opportunities and non-profit networking: she has been responsive, insightful and knows the context exceptionally well! I highly recommend Delphine through her new company for your Executive Search and Recruitment - her professionalism, network and understanding of the francophone and anglophone context for executive recruitment is impressive. I will absolutely work with her again and recommend you do so too!

Approach to partnership - Clients & Candidates

People & Organization-Centered

We take the time to understand your organization and its’ people. We meet the stakeholders who you deem critical to the process—whether they are decision makers, needed to get buy-in, or simply to gather more information about the role. We are committed to the successful placement of a candidate

Transparent

The mode and frequency of communication is tailored to you. We will communicate our challenges and keep you informed on progress and will avoid overpromising things that we cannot deliver. Transparent and honest communication are part of our promise to you.

Realistic & Market Oriented

We shoot for the perfect candidate but know that market realities can get in the way. We communicate out observations and insights as the process unfolds. We share feedback regarding your reputation, the role, the salary, and any other pertinent information that the market is telling us.

Delphine Barringer-Mills is a multilingual talent and executive search professional with over twenty years of progressive experience working with nongovernmental, nonprofit, and philanthropy organizations in the US, Europe, Africa, Asia, Central Asia, and Latin America.

Delphine has worked extensively in talent sourcing, identification and capture in emerging and developing economies and hard-to-find technical and operational positions. Her broad network consists of technical talent (agriculture, public health, economic development, economic strengthening, nutrition, impact investment) and operational experts sourced across the globe from diverse sectors, professional levels and geographies.

Delphine is a practitioner. She is passionate about her role connecting talent to organizations, where both can develop and grow into future leaders. She complements this passion with a deep appreciation for the mechanics, structures and strategies that constrain, drive, and build opportunities for all those who engage with the development ecosystem.

Specialties

International recruitment (work experience in spans the continents of Africa, North America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East regions)

Surge recruitment planning and execution (ex. project start-up or for quick turnaround including proposal recruitment)

Recruitment for donor-funded programs including (but not limited to) USAID, US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agence Francais de Developpment (AFD), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Foreign, Commonwealth, Development Office (FCDO)

Qualitative and quantitative HR analytics

International compensation and benchmarking. While not a compensation expert, I understand contractual structures and competitiveness in many global contexts.

Proposal capture, recruitment and execution towards a final proposal product.

Talent systems development and management, including the selection and implementation of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems for recruiting/headhunting).

Training, development and mentorship

About Delphine