Careers in the voluntary sector

News, information and resources to help you start or develop your career in the voluntary sector.

My week: Glyn Levis, regional manager, BTCV

Levis: finalising the finance paperwork

The regional manager for volunteering charity BTCV gets a battering on the cricket pitch.

My week: Rebecca Ram, BUAV

Ram: catches a rare moment with Didi

Buav's cruelty-free officer spends a lot of time in hotels and away from her beloved cat.

 

Latest careers & workplace news

Acevo appoints Ogden-Newton as vice-chair

Chief executives body Acevo has appointed Allison Ogden-Newton, chief executive of Social Enterprise London, as its new vice-chair.

Disability charity creates 'voice for beneficiaries'

Disability charity the Papworth Trust has created a new role to ensure its service users have a bigger say in how it is run.

Confusion over leisure trust job

The Charity Commission has ticked off a Yorkshire leisure trust for describing its chief executive's post as "politically restricted" in a job advert.

So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

Craig Dearden-Phillips, serial social entrepreneur and founder of disability charity Speaking Up, has written a guide for fellow activists who want to follow in his footsteps.

CAF heralds new era with three new appointments

The Charities Aid Foundation has appointed a customer services director, a change director and a chief executive of CAF Bank.

British Waterways launches volunteering drive

British Waterways has appointed its first national volunteering manager as part of a plan to double the number of days that volunteers spend working on its network of 2,200 miles of waterways.

Movers: Scott McDonald, international development director, Climate Group

Scott McDonald has been appointed international development director at the Climate Group in London, heading its global fundraising strategy.

Envoy it while you can: Blair takes roving third sector role

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is to take on the new role of Third Sector Envoy in a move to solve key problems faced by charities and the voluntary sector.

Movers: Amanda Jones, director of external relations, Crafts Council

Amanda Jones is the new director of external relations at the Crafts Council. She joins from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, where she was programme director, arts and heritage, for two years.

NSPCC's Full Stop director crosses the pond

Booth: new chapter

Nick Booth, campaign director of the NSPCC's Full Stop appeal, is leaving the charity after 21 years to move to a new position in the US.

Career profiles

Richard Evans, international recruitment and staff development adviser, Mercy Corps

Richard Evans

As international recruitment and staff development adviser at international humanitarian aid organisation Mercy Corps, Richard Evans is responsible for recruitment, training and supporting staff internationally

Paula Laird, director of finance and IT, WaterAid

Paula Laird

Paula Laird worked for charity auditing firm Sayer Vincent before becoming director of finance and IT at WaterAid

Jordanna Greaves, web producer, Mental Health Foundation

Jordanna Greaves

Jordanna Greaves did a degree in Psychology and trained as a counsellor before becoming web producer at the Mental Health Foundation

Greg Tythe, regional projects manager, Community Service Volunteers

Greg Tythe

As regional projects manager at volunteering body Community Service Volunteers, Greg Tythe works with full-time volunteers across the country

Chris Underwood, deputy director of communications, National Deaf Children's Society

Chris Underwood

Chris Underwood moved from a lobbying role to take on a wider brief as deputy director of communications at the deaf children's charity the National Deaf Children's Society

Emma Harrison, head of campaigns, RNID

Emma Harrison

Emma Harrison worked in the European Parliament before becoming head of campaigns at the RNID, the charity for deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the UK

Philip Pride, fundraising manager, Dreams Come True

Philip Pride

Philip Pride is fundraising manager at Dreams Come True, a charity that supports terminally ill children

Liz Smith, head of guiding development, Girlguiding UK

Liz Smith

Liz Smith, head of guiding development at Girlguiding UK, talks about her 10-year career at the charity

Kevin Lillie, Regional coordinator, Planning Aid North

Kevin Lillie

Kevin Lillie explains how he came to be the Regional coordinator at the community engagement organisation Planning Aid North

Personal account: Saddif Hayee

The individual giving manager at Bliss likes to keep friendship out of business.

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