Careers in the voluntary sector

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

Charity careers and recruitment: from nervous wreck to interview guru

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As the recession intensifies competition in the jobs market, Gordon Carson asks some experts in charity recruitment for their top tips on interviewing and being interviewed

Rachael Maskell: 'Charity staff are the hardest hit'

Rachael Maskell, national officer, Unite

Long hours, bullying and stress are common, Unite's national officer for the community and not-for-profit sector tells Joe Lepper, in the first of our special series on charity careers and recruitment

 

Latest careers & workplace news

Spinal injuries charity cuts jobs

'Tough times' prompt restructure at Spinal Injuries Association

Redundancies at Diabetes UK

Union tries to extend deadline beyond Christmas

Internocracy offers free guide to charity internships

Social enterprise wants to improve quality of work placements

NSPCC to shed 45 jobs

But charity removes recruitment freeze and plans to grow, says chief executive Andrew Flanagan

Christian Aid to make 70 redundancies and jobs under threat at Cafod and Oxfam

Aid agencies hit by recession and weak value of the pound

Charities more likely to impose pay freezes than private sector

But overall pay gap is narrowing, Charity Rewards survey finds

Scope criticised for not reserving chief executive's post for disabled people

Disability charities say the organisation should be setting an example in its bid to find a successor to Jon Sparkes

Job satisfaction is highest in the voluntary sector

YouGov poll shows third sector workers are happier than those in the private and public sectors

Cranfield School of Management offers free scholarships for voluntary sector managers

Sixth annual round of MBA scholarships funded by the Cranfield Trust will be accepting applications until 31 October

Youth and community workers are underpaid, say unions

Submission to Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth and Community Workers says salaries are too low

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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